The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-04-10
SENATOR HILLS SPEECH,
The Income Tax Its Nnin Fcaturc-Tl
Presidents Policy Denounced.

Presidents Policy Denounced.
WASHINGTON, D. G., April 0.-Tho
speech OF Senator Hill delivered in the
senate to-day was chiefly devoted to an
extensive and bitter attack on tho in
come tax feature Of the Wilson bill.
His opening remarks, however. took q
widor range.
= 1.-THE political revolution" he began,
(which commenced in 1890 and culmin-
ated in 1892, was an emphatic ex-
preston OF the popular will in behalf OF
certain governmental policies. Meas
urcs and not men were largely tho
issues involved in that movement"
He then took up the foreign policy Of
the administration, saying: ut is not
denied that some mistakes have &C.
Cured. Our foreign policy, especially
that relating to Hawaii, it must be
admitted. has not met the expectations
OF the people. 4 sense OF humiliation
prevailed when the project for tho
restoration OF deposed monarchy was
unfolded by the administration, and
qualification ensued when its abandon
'nent or failure was reluctantly an.
nounccd, influenced largely by an
aroused public sentiment.
HERE'S A ROAST.
THAT unfortunate contemplated
policy was blunder, and.a blunder is
sometimes worse than crime. 1t was
however, tho natural consequence
which might vol have been anticipated
from that other mistake in placing the
department OF the state in charge OF n
Republican statesman, distinguished
and estimable though no may be, whose
+ public service have always been identi-
fed in opposition to the Democratic
party, who was without sympathy for
Its traditions and purposes, and whose
political convictions upon the disputed
public questions OF the day, If changed
At all, arc carefully concealed.
at is to be regretted that the Prcsi-
dent should not have been able to find
in his own party some safe and hon.
ored statesman in whom no and his
party covld have placed confidence ono
OF Democratic instincts and training,
whose management OF foreign affairs
would have reflected credit upon the
country, and would have avoided the
PRONUNCIATION OF tina. I'M American pol
icy-a departure IRON Democratic nre-
cedents-which was sought to be forced
upon an unwilling people. In this
view OF tho situation our opponents
must accept some share OF the respon.
sibility for the blunders committed in
our foreign affairs.
He spoke OF the repeal OF the federal
election law rs iulfllment OF tho
party's pledges and q triumph for tho
just doctrine OF states rights and en-.
dorsed the repeal Of tho Sherman law.
Coming then to the main question
tariff reiorm-he said that revision
should be approached with circumspcc.
ton and with q realizing sense OF tho
changed condition OF the country since
1887 aud 1890.
"An extreme reduction OF tariff duties
at q time when the treasury was swollen
with surplus OF hundred million
dollars, when the country WAS reason.
ably prosperous, when all our Industries
were in motion, and all our workingmcn
were employed, assumed different
aspect and presented different cues.
ton whom proposed now with a largo
and growing treasury deficit instead OF
surplus staring us in the face, with
our industries parayzed, our manuiac.
tories closed. our workingmen idle, aud
following upon the heels OF one of tho
most disastrous financial panics in our
history.
I'm the lace Of the pros.ration OF pri.
vate industries" he continued. "and in
the face OF such a paralysis OF general
business as tho treasury deficit attests
and prolongs, the bill, rs framed by its
authors and passed by the house,
sought to double the deficit by discard.
ing customs revenue and to fill tho void
with an income TAX"
AGAINST THE INCOME TAX