The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-10-30
HILL TACKLES arKINLEY.
He Attempts to Reply to Some of the
Governors Statements.

ALBANY, N. Y. Oct. "a mass meet
ing. the proportions of which have never
been paralleled in Albany was the result
tonight of the fusion of the two branches
Of the Democracy to tender a greeting to
Senator Hill, who is now resident of this
city At least four thousand people thronged
the great hall and as many more listened
to speakers on the outside. Mr.. Hill said,
in part:
"I have not time to notice every dog that
narks bar at my heels Zee. deyp5e tine racy yoea 5eat
and vicious in their attacks. | can stand
or I can fall on the principles and nd the
sonaIities" (ApPause) Speaking of the
the short visit of Mr. Mckinley TO Albany
and advocacy Of his own bill, he said: This
question. was passed upon oy the people
in 1892 after one of the greatest educational
campaigns ever known. The decision ex-
pressed then by the people was based upon
intelligence and good Judgment. We have
nothing to fear from a rediscussion cf the
tariff question. 1 do not believe the people
intend to change. nor can they be LED Leo into
L say of Mr. Mckinley is that he has
run mad on the high protective tariff ques-
ton, and he and the other Republican
party leaders seems to have lost their lea
son. You would think from reading his
speeches that high tariff taxation was a
9se that the foTegners @ ' pay the tariff tax.
will not insult your intelligence in again
discussing these questions. Your Verdlct In
questions out for yourself. Mr.. Mckinley
arraigns the Democratic party for the
crime of reducing taxation through a re-
preston of the tariff We are ready 10 he
indicted and convicted on this arraignment
and will confidently abide the decision OF
the people, and, to my mind. nothing but
the repetition of the magnificent vote Of
1892 In this State awaits US as the result
Of such conviction. If we do not succeed
as the sun shines.
',The distinguished author Of the McKin-
ley bill, in his speech at Newburg on Satur-
day last, in advocating a high protective
tariff, made use Of this expression, namely:
For this year politics Is business and busi-
ness is politics. This is indeed a most
extraordinary sentiment and one that de-
which Mckinley intends to convey to the
people is that in some form or another
money is to be made out of politics, mad
inseparable. / repudiate any such sentiment
as demoralizing and as repugnant to the
spirit of our form of government. He
wants US to understood that money can be
made out of the tariff. and that hence the
tariff should be encouraged. increased and
redoubled. The fatal error in his position
lies In the fact that he entirely ignores the
constitutional purpose of tariff and the
nature of its true junction Tarins should
not be imposed to enable any class of peo-
pie to make money out of their provisions
because tariffs are taxes imposed upon i'm
ports under the general power of Congress
to impose taxes for the support of the gov
ernment. He ignores the fact. now thor
oughly understood by the American people,
that the tariff Is tax, and although the
importer pays the tax in the first instance
It is. as a general rule. eventually, paid by
the consumer and no man, no class no
people, can legitimately make money out Of
taxes imposed strictly for the public bene-
fit"