New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-27
HILL TALKS TO DEMOCRATS.
HE CAsT1GATEs OBSTINATE BOURBON
LEADERSHIP
SEVERE pENuNcATIoN OF PARTY Misr"hN''
INCLUDING THE INCOME TAXA PLEA

! 1t lr,h at M sl7 Fifth-ave.. last night ABOUT
ooo guests 81; down to dinner TIE banquet ha"
was beautifully decorated with hass anu "u'''s
senator Hill was warmly welcomed az soon as ne
, prss,dept John Fox presided at the din
! rar n, his right "a, Senator Hill. while Robert IS
Roosevelt WAS on his left Around the other tables
sat e.-Judge Van Hocsen. Co.onel Wagstan, ASSIST
AN, District Attorney Battle. julius NJ Levy j. r.
| FITZGERALD James Lindsay Gordon, Congressman
william suzer T. T.. CrImmns Judge Van Wyck'
! ex-Pollce Commissioner Charles F. MacLean Coio-
mel George Il. Mcclellan Evan Thomas. john a.
! Sullivan s s. Marshall. Dr. w. 7. jenkins ana
! Edward r. O'Dwyer
When the dinner was ended. President Fox arose
! and made the opening address Then ne introduced
! Senator H.ll
ton that the mission Of the Democratic party Is
not ended and then spoke Of the necessity OF thor
| ough organization The Senator then said:
If corruption unfortunately obtains footing IN
| become corrupt let them be discarded. Better no
organization at all than corrupt one: tnorOush,
| " dcspse that class of men who become actlNe IN
political affairs not to contribute something 70 me
sSSd or fa pS an whch tse
| possess the requisite qualifications. but TO secure
cn a san to hs party they PROBES.
to degra grad the Public yom active pa
ticpation in political effort {, .,ou,d IN. our
pleasure at this crisis, to invite Democrats OF
character. standing and influence to IDENTIFY them
cess for the promotion Of Democratic principles.
and the elevation Of tn. public ssry,cs Lst s
ayarice and freebooting be not regarded as de
srabe Qualities for IN nn
| councils Let better and higher standards be In
sisted upon
After discussing cubs. he continued:
! But / dissent entirely from the propricty or
necessity Of the existence OF any club. professedy
nOminay Democratic but larsSly plu, S%r;.is
| no binding party obligations. which esteems party
proposes to lead rather than TO follow party action
which holds TO IT'S own peculiar tenets regardless
% sS %c d nses IA s
always preferrng to tear down rather than to
| the cardinal virtues I need not name any such
| club here in New-York; you recognize the de-
| scription.
INDEPENDENCE IN POLITICS 4 FAD"
| The fact cannot he disguised that political ties
seem to hang loosely nowadays and that instead OF
| n healthy and vigorous party spirit there largely
exists dlsposl ION the part Of the average clti
zen to cut loose from party associations. ! am not
| complaining of this tendency; am simply noting H.
| Political uphcsvas follow each other in rapid src-
cesslon. first In direction and then In the other
Indicating either popular hckleness popular discon
tent popular Independence. The tendency seems
10 be growing In favor Of freedom from party tram,
mels beray In opinions and individuality In political
effort We have independent politicians. Independent
newspapers. independent churches and independent
COUNT UIa is The ad Of The hour
is in the air. /, IL everywhere lite supremacy may
faithful party service and PARTISAN activity. which
nntortpna,ey pteysils IN some auarers ana 10
in unselhsh. jealous and efficient party management
Independent or non partisan movements VII VII
| authority-and then the people viii turn for relief
to the honest and fearless partisans who believe
express them and who are. after all. the best
sdap,ed to give the cGunry Wis., ars and
We must not forget tho fact that under our
parties. and not by royal families. secis. classes.
| lotteries or clques
| MISTAKES OF HIS PARTY
with no political campaign pending and
with purpose OF influencing public-op!nion gen
orally. but speaking simply as n Democrat to party
friends. comforting with each other. II may not he
amss to pause and reflect whether some mistakes
| of party policy have not been made in the recent
| past. the frank and impartial consideration of
which may furnish light for our future guidance.
| Upon our advent TO power in March 1899. the
| first duty which confronted us was the prompt
| assembling Of Congress In extra session for the
| speedy enactment Of those remedial measures Of
| tarlN. financial and electoral reform which the
| party committed. The redemption Of our
pledges To- the people was the primary obligation
resting upon US. overwhelming all mere questions
| 81 the distribution Of Official patronage. the re-
| wards Of friends or the punishment ~ enemies.
Whatever was TO be done should have been done
With u.s. When they weTe patent OF delay in the
| carrying out Of our principles FOR which they had
would have scarcely resisted. at least by any pro,
| longed opposition. whatever fair measures We had
| then PROPOSED Delays are dangerous In politics as
| well In \ financial panic. OF which the
imperative the oonyening Of Congress in august
1895. at when session the repeal Of the sherman
well duty Is repeal had been explicitly l,n
isss and the business Interests OF the country as
well political good fam. united IN demandlns
sisted bS ' prSfessed Democrats silver
who Imagined that such action would emharrass the
cause OF free bmetalc coinage. seemingly forget.
ting or ignoring the fact that the sherman law
treated silver as commodity rather than as a
money metal: was mere temporary espeni,ent
and makeshft and aniagonzed every UNDERLYING YIN
principle Of true b!metallism THIS was narrow o
until November. 1885. the long delay discussing the
| benefit which otherwise would have accrued by the
repeal arousing the luminosity and losing the con
jurng the cause OF silver. which they professed
The revision OF the tariff. which unfortunately
had been practically POSTPONED until my. seemed
TO widen and extend party dinerencss o, op, nasa
| that their peculiar views should be engratted upon
lIshed bemocrstc principles the provisions OF our
| National platforms. ana the record ana 'raa'"o"s
| OF the party
HARD BLOWS At THE INCOME TAX.
single-tax theories were urged. entire tarir ex-
| tInction was seriously advocated. instead OF rea-
sonable tariff reformation. TO which we were
| pledged: direct taxation was proposed to he SUD
stitutcd for Indirect taxation. radical reductions
| were pressed regardless OF the growing Treasury
| deficit and n war income tax In time OF peace
| was the eliminating atrocity and blunder strenu-
| ously Insisted upon. The great victory OF 1877
| seemed to have turned the heads o, some OF our
friends. II a time for wise. safe and conserva
| tive action. II time for experiments. IL
| was no time for crude theories II Was no time
! for Populistic SocIalistic measures. A wise
| policy dictated that should have surprised and
| at the same time satisfied the country by the mod
| Grafton OF legislative action. Every pledge
| Zee redeemed redeemed Demo
| cratic lines and in accordance with Democratic
| prece3eais.
| Everybody knows that Il folly TO reduce
the revenues below the current expenses OF the Gov
eminent substitute direct taxes for tarlh taxes
| TO discard customs revenue In order to Ill the
| void with income taxa tax never approved In
| any Democratic National platform and never men
finncl In the camIaign OF 1902 excep BY lne Popm-