The evening world., 1894-04-09
HILL ON
the TARIFF.
The Subject Approached by
Way Of Our Recent
Foreign Policy.
RAPS At THE ADMINISTRATION
Hawaiian Affair a Natural Blum
der After the Gresham
Mistake.
THEN AS TO THE INCOME TAX.
Mr.. Hill Will Not Admit that 1t Is
Part Of Real Tariff
Reform.
THEN AS TO THE INCOME TAX.
(Dy Associated Press.)

WASflNbloN, ApTll S.-N men the
Tariff bill was taken up in the Senate,
this afternoon. Mr.. HILL of New York,
proceeded to the delivery of his expected
address on the question. The Senate
chamber was crowded, all the gallery
seats being occupied and nearly every
Senator was in his place.
The speech of Senator Hill was chiefly
devoted to an extensive and bitter at
tack on the Income Tax feature of the
Wilson bill. His opening remarks. how
ever, took a wider range.
The political revolution" he began,
(which commenced in 1890 and cul-
minated in '92. was an emphatic express
sion Of the popular will in behalf of
certain governmental policies. Measures
and .ot men were largely the issues
involved in that movement Rightly in
| terpreted, It indicated the public senti-
hieh. IN Opposition to lntrenchmcnt upoi,
the reserved rights of the States through
| odious Federal election laws, some pro-
posed and others then existing; it voiced
| the general demand for a discontinuance
of the unwise and indefensible financial
| system of silver-bullon purchases by
the Government. instead of the coinage
TEN equally hindrance to the return to
| bmetallism, as well as menace to a
| sound and stable currency; it manifested
| the desire for a better administration of
public affairs, greater economy in Gov
| ernmental expenditures. and the eXac-
| ton OF higher official standards in the
execution Of public trusts; it demanded
a more safe. dignified and consistent
| foreign policy. and 1t condemned that
abuse or perversion of the taxing power
| of the Government which is known as
the policy of protection for protection :
sake alone and declared in favor of a
tariff for revenue"
| The Hnwaiipn Blunder.
He then took up the foreign policy of
the Administration. saying: 1T Is not
denied that some mistakes have oc-
Cured. Our foreign policy, especially
that relating to Hawaii. 1t must be ad-
mitted. hasn't met the expectations of
the people. A sense of humiliation pre-
vailed when the project for the restora-
| tion of a deposed monarchy was unfold
| ed by the Administration, and gratitica-
| ton ensued when Its abandonment or
| failure was reluctantly announced, lnflu-
enced largely by an aroused public sen
| timent.
Gresham Mistake.
THAT unfortunate contemplated pol
| Icy was a blunder, and blunder Il
| sometimes worse than crime. 1t was
| however the natural consequence which
might have been anticipated from tina
| other mistake in placing the Departmen
| OF State IN charge OF Republican
statesman distinguished and estimable
though ne may be, whose public ser
Vices have always been Identified in op
position to the Democratic party, wh'
was without sympathy for its traditions
victi6ns upon the disputed public quca
tions OF the day, If changed at all, are
carefully concealed
'lt Is to be regretted that the i'rIFl
dent should not have been able 10 fnc
In his own party some safe and hon
ored statesman in whom he and MS
party could have placed confidence. one
Of Democratic instincts and training
whose management OF foreign AFFAIR
would have reelected credit upon the
country, and WOULD have avoided the
PRONUNCIATION of that un-American pol
lcy-a departure from Democratic prece
dents-which was sought to be forced
upon an unwilling people. In this view
OF the situation our opponents must ac
cept some share OF the responsibility fol
the blunders committed in our foreign
affairs,
I'm other respects the present admin
istratlon Of our Government anord
I
Mr.. Hill spoke of the repeal of the Fed
eral Election law as fuliilment Of tn
party's pledges and triumph for tn
lust doctrine of States rights, and in
dorsed the repeal of the Sherman law.
Getting Down I" the Tnrin.
Coming then to the main question
tariff reform-he said that rsvisiO
should be approached with circumspec
ton, and with realizing sense Of tn
changed condition Of the country sine
1887 and 1890,
IAN extreme reduction OF tariff dutie
at time when the Treasury wa
swollen with surplus of hundre
million dollars, when the country wa
reasonably prosperous, when all ou
Industries were In motion. and all ou
workingmen were employed, assume
differrnt aspect and presented dif
ferent question when proposed now, wit
large and growing Treasury dehcl
Instead OF a surplus, staring us in tn
face, with our industries paralyzed, ou
. mnnufactories closed, our workingmc
= idle, and following upon the heels c
one of the most disastrous financial par
les in our history.
: No. Time for Pnrtisnpship.
4 "What was safe and prudent and wis