New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-11

II Is idle 10 pretend that Senator Hill repre-
scnts the Democratic party in the speech he
made on Monday but he does represent public
sentiment and that is much more worth ms
while There may have been time when the
doctrine he advocated would not have sounded
STRANGE from Democratic tongue, but That
,.os bcforc the tavs Of Grover Cleveland the
NugwumDs and the PopulstS. The Democratic
Marty Of today is fad party. and. curiouSly
enough nj the same time party intense win
The ancient spirit of opposition. Senator lilll
undertook to arouse an instinct OF reverence
for the old-timc Democratic principles but he
might rs we'll have saved his breath and energy
Nobody can he sure what ii is that the Demo
crafts believe and aim to enforce, but In so far
rs they are agreed about anything. they agree
in opposing the tariff doctrines OF Jefferson and
Jackson. and in supporting AIugwump Free
Trade and the Populist fadS of free silver. 'irce
rov materials" and an income tax Mr.. liill
may succeed in cGccting a change in tn" pros
emf Democratic programme. lie certainly "o"ii
succeed if he We" dealing with men whose per
sonal careers depended on loyalty I" p'p"'''
sentiment I,ut to the Democrats Of the South
and thoy are tho absolute rulers Of their party
WARNINGS and protests are matter oil 10
.orcorn ,,b,tcycr The elections in Newly ork
PENNSYLVANIA and Rhode Island do not impress
th,sc men. because they expect that their party
will he in the minority in the next Congress
and they know that they are themselves All
right. They will come back to Washington III
50 far rs they " ISL to come. without trouble
and their idea now is that they must get all the
Tr,c Trade. silver imitation and direct tax laws
,hoy c;in while the opportunity still ayails thcm.
q, the Northern Demo
crot. He asks that the scheme ~ general de-
s,,,,,.tior which the Southern and Western Gle
monts Of his party have entered upon shall he
blocked before il has absolutely ruined the buSl
ness interests Of he country and before 1t has
become So firmly fastened on the party as I"
make its Endorsement the test of Democracy
His criticism of the income tax Is SplcndldIy
effective. \ better description Of the operation
of direct tax laws could not be- given than Rat
which appears In his address II is an inqulsi
forill outrageous system. II subjects the en-
zeu io every sort of piiouS and impairment in
reference with his private affairs. In dcclar
ing that he would oppose that feature Of the
proposed law with all the forces ~ hl~ command
hn snraks for the State Of New York without
reference 70 party. and be- places NJ the MS
nasal II Ncw-Nork the service II j. entitled Ia
require For This Senator Hill * To- be CEN
m,udcd lie has manifested form ~ courage
which Is extremely rare. In arraylng himself
against the vast majority Of his party IN Ton
crrSS he takes great chances with his political
future. The people Of New York should make IT
their business To- demonstrate" 10 the S"nat"
and 10 the country that Mr. llill speaks their
sentiments faithfully. They should com" strong
IL 70 his support. and give him assurances 80
carnr,, and powerful n Ia render his attitude
significant and his opposition TO ih" Income
tax effective.
Senator HI did not say that h" would sup
porf the Wilson bill II the income tax provisions
were stricken out. ON the contrary, he init
mated that much more would have To- be- don"
before the vote, 81 The State Of Ncw-lorK
would be- cast for the bill lie said that the
Democratic members Of the Finance Commit
Ice for the express purpose of cpnlriyinG To III
corporatc into the bill this hateful Sociallstic
fad had lowered duties far beyond the point NJ
which il was safe and iudicious 10 lower them
and had reduced the revenues 50 as 10 leave
them insufficient. Now. hc said in effect throw
out the income tax and then We Will consider
what next should be- done. This was both
necessary and prudent. With or without the
income tax the bill * utterly miSchicvous 10
fine industries which II Is Mr.. Ills prime duty
to regard He went, however quite rs far aS
could be reasonably expected
II is idle 10 Speculate on the results Of his
speech but they cannot fail 10 be great The
Southcrncrs are right in thinking that they can
not now save their party from dcfcai however
much they conccde TO Mr.. Hill and the CON
seryatlycs: they will he beaten whatever they
do But there is one other thing that can hap
prn to them worse than defeat and that Is
annihilatiOn.