The Globe-republican., 1894-04-13
HILL SPEAKS OUT.

WASHINGTON, April 1O.-When the sen
ate met yesterday, the galleries wer'
crowded for it was known that Mr.
Hill, of New York, proposed to defin'
his policy on the tariff and other mat
ters. After the routine work had beer
disposed of the New Yorker arose and
began: ''The political revolution which
commenced in 1890 and eliminated in
1892 was an emphatic expression of
the popular will in behalf of certain
governmental policies. Rightly in
terpreted it indicated the public
sentiment in opposition to intrench
ment upon the reserved rights of the
| states through odious federal election
laws, some proposed and others then
existing; it voiced the general demand
for discontinuance of the unwise and
indefensible financial system of silver
bullion purchases by the government.
instead of the coinage contemplated
by the constitution, system equally
| a hindrance to the return to bi-
metallism as we'll as a menace to
a sound and stable currency; it
manifested the desire for a better ad-
ministratiOn of public affairs, greater
economy in governmental expenditures
and the eYaction of higher official
standard in the execution of public
traits; it demanded a more safe, digni-
fed and consistent foreign policy; and
it condemned that abuse or perversion
of the taxing power of the government
which is known as the policy of protec-
tion for projections sake alone and de-
clared in favor of tariff for revenue" :"
Mr.. Hill then took up the foreign
policy of the administration and sail:
1t is not denied some mistakes have
occurred. Our foreign policy. especial
ly that relating to Hawaii, it must be
admitted, has not met the expecta-
tions of the people. A sense of humil-
iation prevailed when the prof.
ect for the restoration of a depOsed
monarch was unfolded by the admins
tration and qualification ensued when
its abandonment or failure was reluc-
tantly announced, Influenced largely
by an aroused public sentiment That
unfortunate contemplated policy was
a blunder and blunder 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
placing the department of state in
charge of a republican statesman, dis
tinguished and estimable though he
may be, whose public services have
always been identified in opposition to
the democratic party. who was without
poses, and whose political convictions
upon the disputed public questions
of the day, if changed at all.
are carefully concealed" He re-
gretted that the president should
not have been able to find in his own
party a man of democratic instincts
and training, who would have reflected
credit upon the country and avoided
the PRONUNCIATION of an un-American
policy, and departure from democratic
precedents. In other respects, the
present administration of our govern
ment affords scant grounds for just
criticism"
OF tariff reform, Mr.. Hill said that
revision should be approached with
circumspection and with a realizing
sense of the changed condition of the
country since 1887 and 1890
The rest of the New Workers. speech
was given up to the income tax ques-
tion and his opening words defined
his position in unequivocal language.
Against such a scheme" he said,
unnecessary. ill timed and mischiev-
ous-suddenly sprung upon the coun-
try in the hour of its distress, nn-dem-
ocratic in its nature and socialistic in
its tendencies-I enter the protest of
the people of the state of New York"
1.-The public should not be misled in
to the belief that only those whose in
comes exceed 81, 900 are affected by this
bill. That is mistaken idea. All
those having incomes less than $4,000
but more than 8, 500 are put to the an
noyance of making sworn returns and
they neglect it at their peril"
In outlining his position, Mr. Hill
said that not one dollar of tariff taxa
ton should be imposed where it was
necessary for the needs of the govern
ment economically administered, but
whatever these needs were, the neces-
SdTy 0Ncuuc tucTClOT Uc sup.
piled from tariff taxation and that
alone, save and except the taxes on
liquors. oleomargarine and tobacco to
which the country has long bee ac-
customed and which for obvious reas
sons need not be disturbed.
For my own part as democrat"
Mr.. Hill said, Il prefer indirect taxa
tion and tariff reform above direct tax
alton and tariff extinction. l prefer
taxing foreign products rather than
taxing home products.
''Mr President" said Mr.. Hill, in
closing, this is an important crisis in
the history of the democratic party.
The failure of the tariff revision means
the defeat of the democratic posi- ton.
if not the division and annihilation of
our party. Moreover, it seems. as we
believe, injury to the best interests of
the country. Let those who insist upon
injecting into this bill this odious and
uu-democratic feature of an income
taxa relic of war legislation-pause
nd H.,