Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-04-13
Hill Assails the Wilson Bill.

Senator Hill is nothing ifnot audacious.
His attitude towards the Wilson bh Will
attract universal attention because OF i'S
boldness. He is opposed 10 the sncome tsA
and he saws so. He believes in genuine
revenue tariff bill, and he has no neslta-
ton in denouncing the monstrosity before
the Senate in vigorous language. IL was
weil enough few years ago. he says
when there was q great surplus IN the
Treasury, to talk of tariff reductions oi
tb;s sort. but what was safe and prudent
then would be criminal folly to attempt
nov. Whyf Because "our industries are
psralyzed, our manufactures closed our
vorkingmen idle" That is why, and IL Is
good reason; .,;. hill 10
that IL proyidas from duties only partial
income to the government; that in the de +
sire to reduced duties great annuai den
c,ency is to be made up by increased lnter
mai revenue tn xation and by tax upon In
comes-a discriminating tax that ID exceed
inaly vicious in its application. IL ID pure
lv class tax without particle OF excuse.
He holds to the enlightened opinion thai
the complete substitution OF internal. di-
rect. or income taxes for tariff taxes
vould prove utterly ruinous to the busi-
ness interests OF this country under e1ist
ing conditions abroad and that paruai
substitution at this ii me would De proper
tionately oisasterous What ls more, Ir y,
refers to the Wilson bill as "sulcidaf
when "it seeks by its extreme provisions 4
To discard numerous reasonable tsnH
duties. and thereby imperil many indus
tries and create deficiency in necessary
revenues, simply for the purpose OF anora-
ing an oppurtunity or excuse Tor the SUD-
stitution Of an income tax"
Senator Hill has convictions on this SUBJ
iect and, what is better, he has the nerve
to make them known, although they run
oross-current to Democratic party discip
line. he has been looked upon as mere
uolitician. His political affiliations have
led him in the paths of political scheming
and plotting. He has been accused oi
being . demagogue without principle:
But in this speech to majority party, OF
of which he Is member, he rises DANGER
ously near the level of statesman. he
throws aside partissnship.. He knows tna'
his own State of New York will have MOTH
ing to do with an income tax. He under
stands that the Wilson bill means any
thing but prosperity to industry and ne
has the bravery to declare bis hostility
This is statesmanship-to take hold OF .
great issue from business and not point
ical standpoint, and Senator Hill does tais
knowing that his party papers In New
York, papers that have not the lnteih
Rence or the honesty to look through any
other than mere party spectacles, Will de-
nounce him just ss strongly as he denoin-
css the ruinous bill that Democratic ad
ministration has made itself responsible
for.-Phila. Inquirer.
RuMoRs have been floating about the
State for some time to the effect that GER
tain influential politicians are planning to
put a radical free silver plank in the Re-
publican State platform and the project
has become definite enough to call tor
comment. Such a platform utterance on
behalf OF the Republican party OF this State
would not merely be unwise, it would be
Q betrayal of the party's best interests 10
few fancifnl demagogues.
There can be no doubt about the position
of the great mass Of intelligent voters oi
this State on the money question. They
favor sound money, good finance and hon.
est currency. They have oyerwnelmingiy
condemned every financial heresy that
has ever been brought before them at the
ballot box. They have shown their steady
Adherence to sound finance as strongly as
TO protective tariff. To put Populist
money plank in the platform of the May
convention would be an insult to the great
majority of nearly 200, 900 given to Grow
and protection in February.-Pittsb'rs
n.-nttn