The herald., 1894-10-15
HILL ON DEMOCRACY.

Ever since the day that Senator Hill
stepped forward in the United States
eenate and manfully took his stand with
President Cleveland in favor of free raw
materials. in q speech full of wit and
wisdom, he has steadily grown in the
estimation OF those who had classed him
among etatesmen of the second rank.
Even the mugwump now refrsins from
designating him as "a peanut polii.
cisn."
In his great speech opening the New
York campaign the senator appeared to
the best advantage. Dignifed, cour-
teous in the treatment OF his opponents,
but incisive in his analysis of the eitua-
tion, he added new distinction to his
candidacy. 'Facts and arguments are
the weapons which shall invoke" said
he. rather than vilifcation and vitu-
psration. In great political contests
measures. not men, should be essen
TALLY the controlling factors" He dis
closed in the opening of his speech q
political state of affairs in New York not
unlike that which oonfronts US in Cali
fornia. There, as here, political boss
nominated the Republican ticket, and.
in the event of Morton's election as
governor OF New York, Thomas @. Platt
will be the real chief executive, ss Burns
will be OF California should Estee be
elected. The senator's review of the
tariff work OF the Fifty.third congress
and the present attitude of the party on
the question is succinctly and admirably
stated, as follows:
The Democratic party in 1898 took
charge OF the government under unfav-
orable and adverse circumstances with
a slender majority in the senate and an
unwieldy majority in the house; it ia
not to be wondered that the measure
now submitted to the judgment OF the
country does not in sll respects meet the
public expectations. It is. however, a
vast improvement over the Mckinley
Law and will clearly demonstrate it's su-
periority as time rolls on aud the busi-
ness interest of the country shall adjust
itself to the new conditions. 1t recog-
nizes in part, at least, the Democratic
doctrine of free raw materials, aud in re>
ment has appropriately provided for
free wool, free lumber and free ealt. 1t
has largely increased the free list in
other respects. II has reduced the duty
on coal and iron nearly so per cent The
opno--l ~->~~sU --al-.: - -h- 10
Kinley rates is nearly 3311s per cent. 1t
may be safely asserted that the new law
will not cripple or embarrssa single
industry in the land or throw out OF
employment single workman, or un-
duly stimulate over production on the
one hand or exorbitant importations on
the other. The elimination of sugar
bounties saves to the American people
nearly $15, 100000. If it be said that
the new law in single respect is unduly
favorable to one particular trust. my
answer is that the old favored dozen
trusts. Every man, despite the Re-
publican statement to the contrary,
should understand that another general
or extensive tariff revision is not con-
templated by the Democratic, now or in
the future. This determination does
not preclude the desirability Of redeem
ing, by the passage of special bills.
whatever pledges we have made in our
platform or otherwise for raw materials
or the readjustment of any objection
able sugar schedule.