Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-04-12

Washington, April 9.-NaSt interest
was manifested i'll the speech OF Sen
ator Hill in the senate today. The
galleries We're thronged, Patrick
Walsh was sworn i'll rs selator from
Georgia. Senator Allen offered Il res
olution providing that ON Monday,
June /. at o'clock, general debate ON
the tariff bill shall cease and the sen
ate shall begin the consideration of the
bill and amendments under the five
minute rule. proceed until Thursday
June I, at o'clock, when the final
vote on tie bill shall be taken.
Senator Hill was then recognized
and he addressed the senate on the
tariff bill. His speech was chiefly an
attack on the income tax feature OF the
Wilson bill His opening remarks,
however, took wider range. He
began:
The political revolution which conn
menced in 1890 and eliminated in
1892 was an emphatic expression of
the popular will in behalf of certain
government allopathic measures.
Measures and not men were largely
the issues involved in that II ovcmcnt.
Rightly interpreted it Indicated the
public sentiment in its opposition to
enactment upon the reserved rights OF
the states through odiouS federal cleo
ton laws, some proposed and Others
then existing. it voiced the general de-
mand for Il liscohtinuance of the I'M
wise and intlefensihle financial system
of silver bullion purchases by the gov
ernment instead of the coinage conte1n-
plated by the constitution, Il system
equally a hindrance to the return OF
bi-metalliSm as we'll as a menace to Il
sound and stable currency; it mani
tested the desire for a better admins
tration of public affairs, greater econ
omy in governmental expenditures
and the exaction of a higher official
standing in the execution of public
trusts it demanded Il more safe. dig
nified and consistent foreign policy
and it condemned that abuse or pcrver-
sion of the taxing power of the gov
eminent which is known as the policy
of protection for projections sake
alone and declared in favor of tar
if for revenue"
He then took up the foreign policy
of the administration, saying:
ut is not denied that some mistakes
have occurred. Our foreign policy, es-
pecially that relating to Hawaii, 1T
must be admitted has not met the eN-
pectatiops of the people. A sense OF
humilia ton prevailed when the project
for the restoration of a deposed mon
arch was unfolded by the administra-
ton and qualification ensued when it's
abandonment or failure was reluc-
family announced, influenced largely by
an aroused public sentiment.
THAT unfortunate contemplated pol
icy was blunder. and hlunder Is
sometimes worse than a crime. 1T was,
however. the natural consequence
which might we'll have been antici-
pated from that other mistake in plac-
ing the department of state in charge
Of a republican statesman, distin-
guished and estimahle though he may
be. whose public services have always
been identified in opposition to the
democratic party. who was without
sympathy for its traditions and pur-
poses and whose political convictions
upon the disputed public questions Of
the day if changed at all are care
fully concealed.
1T is to be regretted that the pres
idant should not have been able to
find in his own party some safe and
honored statesman. in whom he and
his party could have placed confidence.
one Of democratic instincts and train
ing. whose management OF foreign af'
fairs would have reflected credit upon
the country. and would have avoided
the PRONUNCIATION of the un-AmeS1can
policy-a departure from democracy
precedents-which was sought to be
forced upon an unwilling people. In
this view of the situation our oppo-
nents must accept some share of the
responsibility of the errors committed
in our foreign affairs. In other re.
spects the present administration Of
our government affords scant grounds
for Just criticism"
He spoke Of the repeal Of the fed
aral election law as a fulflment Of the
rarity pledges and n triumph for the
inst doctrine of state rights. and en-
dorse.d the repeal Of the Sherman law
Coming then to the main question.
tariff reform. he said that revision
should be approached with circumspec-
ton and with a realizing sense Of the
changed condition Of the country since
1867 and 1890.
AN extreme reduction of tariff
duties at a time when he treasury
vas swollen with a surplus Of 800