The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-04-15

had deliberately broken with the South and
the West in order that he might once more
become the sole master and arblter or
New York. But there has been gradual
awakening to the fact that If by June,
1896 Mr.. Hill has become the absolute own
er of the Democracy OF the great Empire
State: III he goes to the Democratic national
convention with-not the Hill Democracy
but the entire New York Democracy at his
back, he will be none the less a strong
ton. Mr.. Hill had his seventy-two anti
snappers behind him at Chicago, but he
had Whitney, Fairchild and Grace and the
millions that Wall street represents against
him. If, in 1896, he has the moneyed inter-
ests OF New Yorw with him, who shall
the money interests, and apparently he has
won them. AS for the South, a prominent
Democratic Senator who has himself taken
an earnest interest at one time or another
in the Southern delegates at national con-
ventions recalled with some contempt yes
terday the promptnessc with which lCfo the ne
looked a winner in spite of his anti-silver
sentiments. In the South the Populists are
more hated by the old line Democracy than
are the Republicans. Mr.. Hills contemptu-
Gus references TO the Populsts were. there
fore. not unwelcome reading in the South.
So that. it seems. all things considered, the
Hill boom has not yet been permanently
retired.
General debate on the tariff bill will
come to an end with this month. and then,
graphs, will come the battle of the giants.
The paragraphs which will arouse the keen
est interest will be those relating to the
income tax, to the wool schedule and to
sugar and whisky. In spite of Mr.. Hill s
onslaught on the income tax it bids fair
TO remain in the bill. The vote will so far
he apart from party lines that II may be
almost called nonparttSan. On the Demo-
cratic side. Messrs Hill and Murphy OF
IN and Of NToy~x
land, Smith and Mcpherson of New Jer-
sey Brice of Ohio and Camden of West
xirginia are re expected to vote vote against it.
Republicans, MessrS. Teller, Wolcott, Du-
bois Shoup, Casey. Dolph. Hansbrough,
Stewart Jones, Power, Pettigrew, Mitchell
and Squire are also counted in favor of
It. There may be one or two OBJECTIONS,
just as German Gibson Camden may
additions from the Republican side OF the
chamber will be sufficient TO more than
recompense for all the Democrats who vote
against it, and the income tax seems a
Hardly less interest attaches to the wool
schedule Free wool Is the he last forlorn
One by one all the lovely blossoms on the
free-trade rosebush have faded away-sugar
fingers droopingly and despairingly on
Comes there now the whiskered despoiler
with his amendment fixing n duty of s
cents on wool The Republicans have not
fully decided on their course OF action re-
eardfng this duty If they vote for it,
thew destroy the last vestige of the tat
tered remnants of the reform tariff bill
and the much-vaunted Democratic revenue
measure becomes after years of campaign
promises and months OF congressional Ia
nor only n petty modification OF the much
condemned and bitterly-condemned McKin-
lev law Politics. played in the shrewdest
way, would demand that the Republicans
turn a deaf ear TO the prayers of the
farmers and sheep raisers and vote against
a duty on wool and make the bin hate
fuI as possible. Should the Republicans
decide to vote Tor a wool duty, Messrs.
Rrice and Roach and several other Demo-
Gratis would find il impossible to with
stand and so free WOOL too, will fade
from the free list.
With the income tax and a wool duty
swelling the revenues Of the bill. Mr. Voor-
bees would himself he compelled to apply
IRE pruning knife. The bill is to be sole
lv a revenue bill. no. n surplus breeder
Mr. Voorhees, own figures show an an
nual surplus or S9,0oDOO TO result from
tional revenue from a wool duty, some
rates must be reduced Naturally all minds
turn TO the trusts, for in no tourney does
Champion Voorhees, the knight Of the
Tall Sycamore: prance on nerier steed; in
no encounter is his armor brighter or his
lance keener than in a hot tilt with the
DRAGON trust Already the friends OF the
whisky Trust are becoming nervous. for
they see the danger OF clash with the
sugar Trust and In the Senate at least,
fhe latter Is infinitely stronger That por-
ton of Mr. Voorhees, report - which he
laid a lance in rest for the v&ky SEIZED
ME NAV prove awkward for hIin when he
finds IL necessary to denounce trusts in
Whisky Trust has but few friends in the
Senate. the Sugar Trust. and the hand
writing on the wall reads that II the in
come tax stays in the blu. as 1t will. some