Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-14

There was a time-and that not SO long
aSo-when David Bennett Hill of New York
was generally believed to be nothing more
than a shrewd and somewha: shallow poll
tician whose only object was the political
and, .consS. uentiy. financial betterment of
himself and those with whom he had Joined
hands. Today the country has another and
q bette opinion Of Senator Hill-based on
more solid ground than that which served
as q foundation for the earlier theory. Full
y fifteen thousand New Jersey farmers
Were present at :he Somerset county fair
yesterday and most of them listened atten-
lively to a speech by the Senator which had
In II very much that sensible individuals can
commend ard little or none that can fairly
be criticised. 1t was craftsmanship and not
Political considerations that led the Senator
to direct the special attention of his audi
ence To the unfortunate tendency of the
times toward class legislation and to the
legislative weakness which encourages the
neutrality-suspicious. tendency. 1--WE are re-
minded every hand" said the Senator
that the farmers want this, the working
nan wants that. the corporation wants
something else; the manufacturers want one
thing. the importers want another, and all
are intent upon the pursuit of their own
selfish interests. regardless almost of the
common good" This is the truth in a nut
shell. and although demagogues may and
doubtless will endeavor to persuade those
same farmers who yesterday heard Senator
Hill that the Determinations which he con-
dennis will benefit the agricultural classes,
II should be evident to farmers the whole
country over that in the adjustment of in
qualities the bulk of the burden is always
ttrDe by the actual producer. In spite of
the fact mat the tariff bill and all that in
II is Is a law for which the democratic party
must be held responsible Senator Hills op-
Position to that infamous discrimination
the income tax-has not in any sense d.
FINISHED. On that point he spoke bravely
81 have" said he. no sympathy with that
Glamour that is always seeking some new
scheme to reach the rich OF to Cypress the
Poor. Equal and just laws for all classes is
the true theory of our free Institutions . .
A system of taxation designed especially to
make unjust Determinations against the
rich is equally as Objectionable as one
which casts all the burdens upon the poor
If real estate is to taxed, then all real es-
tate should be taxed; if personal property
is to be taxed. then let substantially all of it
be taxed; If incomes are to be taxed then
let all incomes be taxed or none at ALL - .
i object to tax upon the thrift, the ener-
Gy. the brains. the earnings of a citizen
Any system of taxation is Objectionable
which proposes to relieve any citizen, no
matter how humble he may be, or whether
he owns property, real or personal, or not
from having some share of the burden of
government, either national. state, county
or town"
Upon that unyielding rock of true prin-
ciple the Senator upreared a substantial and
logically-built structure which showed con-
clusively that compelling the rich to pay
substantially all taxes will ere long result
IL the taxpayers demanding the right to
control the elective franchise of the country;
to establish. in fact, plutocracy.