Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-04-12
Hill on the Income Tax.
THE New YORK SENATOR SE.
vERELY ARRAIGNS THE MEAS
URE IN 4 REGULAR RE.
PUBLICAN. SPEECH.
The Self-Styled Democrats Denuncia-
tory Of the Income Tax-Dayid
Ii. Trucking TO Eastern
Millionaire.

NASHlNGT0N, ". u, apfti D.
David B. Hills long-expected speech
was delivered this afternoon. 1t
was all along the line an assault on
the Democratic party, on the ad-
mlnistration, the tariff generally and
the income tax specifically.
Hill burns his bridges behind him.
He did not say directly that he
would not vote for the bill if the
income tax feature was eliminated,
but he did say specifically that he
would not vote for the bill if the
income tax feature was included.
The speech was such as a republican
could have made. 1t conceded all
the Republican contentious, even
down to the silly assertion that the
foreigner under the tariff system
pays the tax.
The whole effort of the speech
was a defense of the custom-house
taxation. 1t was the most thought
full, from a mental standpoint, and
the ablest speech that Hill has ever
delivered in the Senate. 1t created
great Joy and rejoicing among the
! Republicans, but cast gloom and
disappointment over the Democratic
side. 1t was listened to with pro-
found attention. Nearly; half the
members of the House of Represen-
tatives were present on the floor of
the Senate and there we're a thous-
and people in the corridors trying
to get into the galleries, but without
success.
Mr.. Hill spoke for two hours and
ten minutes. His speech vas print
ed and he read from the proofs.
When he finished he was congratu-
lated by the Republicans for fully
10 minutes, but the Democrats cut
him entirely, and SO far as his own side
was concerned he was as isolated
as if he we're in the northernmost
part of Alaska. 1t vas what might
be called a mean speech. 1t was a
speech the Republicans can use to
great advantage. 1t can be quoted
against the Democrats with great
success. The general assault on
, the administration was particularly
vicious. The arguments used by
=, the speaker were such as Republi-
cans habitually use. He raised the
? sectional question and intimated
: that the South was forcing an in
r come tax in order to get even with
the Northeast for being defeated in
the Civil War. His defense of the
. rich moneyed men of New York a
: almost sensational. 1t was a plain
!, bid for the support of that element.
, Heretofore Hill has generally been
supported by the toughs and the
professional politicians, and been
opposed generally by the so called
"better element and by the rich
people.
PAINFUL sYCoPHANCY.
: In the course of his speech to day
. he bid plainly for the support of the
: rich of New York. He groveled to
them and his sycophancy and adula-
. ton of them was painful. Hill
sneered at the States of Texas, Ar
kansas and Missouri because the
, Senators from those three States
. had performed voluntary work on
: the tariff bill when it reached the
Senate from the House. He made
it apparent that it was his intention
not only to defeat the tariff bill, but
permanently embarrass, and, if
possible, defeat the Democratic
party.
1t has become apparent to Hill
from the conversations that he has
had that his chances are spoiled for
, the Presidency in the South and
West, as those sections will never
take him. Next to being President
his greatest ambition is to destroy
the Cleveland administration. 1t
was in furtherance of that ambition
that he made his speech to. day. 1t
. was, however, we'll that he made
the speech. There is no longer
doubt as to his position. Demo-
cratic Senators can now act accord
ingly.
] One Democratic Senator said to
The Republic correspondent this
: evening, after the Senate adjourned,
, that he intended to offer a res olution
at the next conference of the Demo-
Gratis to instruct the doorkeeper and
messengers of the Senate not to al
| low Hill into a Democratic caucus
| again. 1t is no doubt the purpose
; OF The Democratic majority in the
Senate to isolate him and have no
more political dealings with him.
AS told heretofore in these dis
patches, Hills principal chum 10
Washington is Bill Chandler. 1t is
undoubtedly the desire and the
wishes of the Democratic Senators
at this time to make Hill a present
to Chandler, and not to give Hill an
opportunity any more of piping off
the secrets of Democratic confer
ences to Chandler and other Repub.
%licans. Hills position is not con
cealed or disguised. Everybody
recognizes that he is paying his
political debts. He mortgaged him.
self to the Republicans for Repub-
lican support to defeat Hornblower
and Peckham. He is but paying
debts.
THE TARIFF BILL IN DANGER.
1t must be said, however, that the
tariff bill is in danger. If German,
Smith and Murphy go with Hill the
bill can be defeated in the Senate.
While it is known that German is
opposed to the tariff bill, those who
know him best believe that he will
not commit hara kiri by voting
against it. There is no doubt that
German willtry to cripple the bill by
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