Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-10-25
will follow. Virginia Democrats have
acted more wisely than those OF Men
lucky.


one OF the largest meetings ever he'u
IN New York assembled In that cry on
Wednesday night 10 hear Senator III"
sneak. Take notice that this was not
Tammanv meeting. but was held un"er
tho auspices Of the state Deinoci"'o
Committee, and the fact that MT III"
was selected by that committee 10 ""-
dress q New YOyk audience AT 'his ''"o
Indicates that the prospect Is goo' lot 'h'
success ~ the Democratic party at the
o,n-oachjpf election. Nr. Hill received
an ovation lasting several minutes ne
Is the boldest public man In TINS country
and nearly always surprises even many
mon in his own party by the boidhess
with which he defines his position on
any disputed point
7, may he said that in his New YORK
s,nocb Mr. Hi did not say much on the
silver question. though That IS one u
the most important Of the subjects which
now claim the attention or the people
Probably MIR Hill thought that he had
81 recently defined his position on tha'
question that II was unnecessary for him
"a do so again Just now. He is in favor
of the international free coinage Of silver
and believes that with the cooperation
OF certain commercial nations gold ana
silver can be kept at a parity. we are
not sure that he is not or the opinion
that the United States could unaided ac-
compIish this desirable result. Anyhow
Mr. Hin In his New York speech made
the tariff the leading topic Of discus
sion; and yet whilst discussing 1t came
ont against tariff agitation, though ne
defended the Democratic tariff passed
nv the last Congress. We quote Mr.. Iiill
az follows:
What tho business interests of New
York require At this time is lndusirdl
peace. Renewed tariff agitation can serve
no useful purpose. because no legislation
hostile to the principal features OF the
present law can possibly be enacted until
after March 4, 1897
industrial peace is a most expressive
phrase. 1t describes what the whole
country needs. We quote Mr.. Hill fur
Their:
"If our opponents really desire to pre-
sent the issue OF a continuance OF the
present tariff versus return TO the Nc
Kinley law we shall welcome that issue
and shall have no fears Of the result
Mr.. Hin pledges the Democrats that the
moral effect OF the election Of the Demo
cratic State ticket will be an assured Sc
curity TO the manufacturers. business
men, farmers, and workingmen Of the
state that a crusade in favor Of sub
stantial tariff changes viii not be at
tempted. He adds:
"No one should be heard to object that
the duties upon the necessities of life were
either removed or largely reduced in the
existing law.
This much may be safely stated-that
the duties are reasonable. fair, and I'M
posed with good judgment and discrimi-
nation. They were honestly designed for
purposes Of revenue. and not for the
fostering Of mOnopolies or the aiding Of
private interests The principle OF no pub
lie taxes except for public purposes has
been cndeayored TO be preserved.
"The interests OF labor have not been
lost sight of nor ignored. for while the
duties imposed have been only directly
for the purposes Of revenue, they have,
in all instances. been sufficiently large TO
represent the difference in wages paid
between this and foreign countries 50 far
as the cost OF labor has entered into the
production Of a manufactured article.
This IS an important fact, and cannot be
successfully disputed
These are words which our readers are
asked 10 ponder.