New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-16
NATURAL ALLIES.

Senator HIS parlisans are ovcrhauling the
newspaper files Of 1892 and publishing extracts
from his speeches in advocacy Of the election
of President Cleveland. Turn about Is fair
play" they are muttcring under their breath
THE Senator sprang 10 the rescue Of his rival.
"Now let the President be magnnnimous in his
.1urn. Let him break silence and show him
self to be Democrat" 1t might be added,
with much force. that the President could prop
crly say something handsome about Senator
Hill. since they have occupied common ground
in opposition 10 the German tariff. The Senator
voted against It, and the President deliberately
refused 10 sign It, They are each on record
against it as an un-Democratic. treaSonabl,
measure. embodying outrageous Determinations
and violations of principles.
President Cleveland has condemned the Cor
man bill as a measure containing provisions
mot in line with honest tariff reform" and
Inconsistencies and crudtics which ought not
ito appear in tariff laws or in laws of any
kind" He has taken his place with the rank
land file Of the Democratic party, who believe
lin tariff reform and well know what ii Is, who
refuse to accept the results embodied in this
bill as the close OF the war, who are not
blinded to the fact that the livery Of Demo
'cratic tariff reform has been stolen and worn
Gin the service OF Republican Protection, and
"who have marked the places where the deadly
blight Of treason has blasted the counscls of the
brave In their hour Of might" He has rcpudi-
ated the work OF his party during the last year
AS 'pcrldy and dishonor."
Senator Hill in like manner has declared:
''rhc Tariff bill as 1t passed the Senate has
'bcen discrcdited by the Democracy Of the coun-
'try. Senators must be blind to the signs of
''thc times, If they cannot see that 1t does not
have the approval OF the Democratic masses.
He has described his party rs substituting
'new-fanglcd Populisic principles for the good
old principles Of true Democracy" as heading a
Solid South raid upon the industries and re-
sources Of the Empire State. and rs adopting
every ism Of the hour" IF political success
"of my party" he has said, lis only TO be pur
CHASED by such methods and such sacrifices, |
prefer defeat and the preservation Of my self
respect
President Cleveland and Senator Hill stand
together on the same ground in opposition to
and in condemnation Of the recent policies Of
the Democratic party With entire consistency
the President can take his stand with Senator
Hill. Having attacked the German tariff and
refused to accept responsibility for the bill by
signing it. he can line up with good grace be-
hind the Senator who voted against it. They
can stand side by side on the skirmish line of
the next Presidential election
With the Gorn.an tariff rs the central issue
of the November elections Senator Ill., by the
force Of his example and by his own nncom-
promising hostility 10 the measure virtually
says TO every Democrat: "Vote against il as
Il did. as Populist measure aimed directly
against the State Of New-York" The Prcsi-
dent standing by the Senator's side cannot de-
fend the measure which he has himself de-
nounced more bitterly than any Republican