Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-06

Cleveland, Hill, and Walsh.

Cleveland, Hill, and Walsh.
We printed yesterday two OF the let
tiers which were given TO the press by
Tammany on the Fourth OF July-naIneiy.
those of President Cleveland and Senator
I'M. These two letters were fun of what
Rufus Choate once styled 'glittering gene
ralities." They tell Us nothing new ana
signify nothing Nobody can point TO any
thing In either Of them calculated to en-
tighten the public or 20 benefit them.
President Cleveland's letter IS short ana
Senator JInrs not long. 1.-THE country de-
mands the exhibition OF true statesman
thlp at this nour on the part OF those
administering the government" writes Mr.
Hin. thus stirring up the President ana
reminding him that he Is to be helh re-
yponsible II he fails TO exhibit truo
Workmanship" and thus also Implying
that II true statesmen were at the head oil
the government "the financial chaos To-
wards which, the Senator says, the coun-
try IS drifting would have no terrois
Tor the people. Drifting towards hnanclai
lhaos' Is likely 70 be a memorable phrase.
IL comes. however, not from the Presi-
lent but from the Senator.
ANYBODY might endorse every WORD III
Yither the letter Of the President or tha'
n the Senator. Both write az If they con-
ridered themselves beacon-lights VI the
party 10 which they belong. Both write d.
Y they expected their utterances to be care
Tuliv scrutiniz-d and fearessly commehl'
vi upon. Neither suggests remedy lot
The hard times. Neither says word
touching the tariff, or the income-taX, or
the silvsr problem. or the state-bank sys-
lem. or any other matter now pressing
upou public attention. The finance poi
lrv" which the senator intiinates ne
,yould resort 10 # he could have ms own
lv,eet will ia the matter Is not de~
s,y.bei nor even outlined by him. lex
,.sss,ye silence" may therefore be called
mon ~ muse the praise Of the TWO
great Sew Workers. They are certainty
Ia, 81 the foremost men In the land, yet
We are not sure but thet both OF th'Hi
are on a downward road to a iu'uie oO-
security never 70 be ended.
E1t not non.committal was the speech
of senator Walsh, OF Georgia, VINO STOOD
up before New York audience an"
told them that the South believes that the
peseral Government should restore the
In. silver ana gold coinage OF the Con
,titntion which IT maintained until 1873
- q ratio first Of 10 and then Of 10 to J.
md that it should do this with or without
national agreement
Senator Walsh also came out boldly Ior
In income-taN. He SAID:
'orhe income-tax is an absolute neces-
slty. IL has come TO stay as pa. "
nur system Of Federal taxation. IL Is
a,n,,,ntiv lust and equitable. as 1t faIls
nnou those who are best able TO bear H.
rbere are thousands of Americans VINO
,r.nd most Of their time In Europe. Ihey
aravv millions OF dollars annually from
their investments in the lmted state
aud do not contribute one dollar 10 uhe
support Of the goveInment that gave 'hthl
the opportunity OK accommodating hitd'
wealth and that protects Their properly f.,
In other countries they would be taAeu
g. he s,nnort OF the government wheth-
or nresent or absent. This same rue
.houh amply in the United States. Inc
,ora this question OF an mcome-taN
Is discussed the more popular VIII IL ~
come II is founded upon the eternal law
OF right. The wonder Is That the people
did NOT demand Its enactment INTO law
hefore or rather retain II while IL was
In existence. 1t IS correct principle OF
state and national taxation. II ~ etef-
ally ,irht and should become q perna-
nnnt fixture in our Federal system OF
taxation .,,o,,
DWealth is secure under the protection
~ our law, but It must bear its just
,hare Of the burdens OF Federal taxation
/, me United States as il does In Eng
iand and other countries of Europe. IL
the DEMOCRATIC party did no more thaIl
,nxraft an income-tax into our Federal
sys,e,n II would he entitled to the ever
lasting gratitude and support OF the
American people
What contrast between the live speech
of Senator Walsh and the non-comml'tai
letters OF President Cleveland and sena~
nor Hin? The argument for the income
tax is all epitomized in the above extract