Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-01-18
Senator Hills Letter to Mr.. Howell.

Inc letter or senator Hill to Mr.. CLARK
Howell. Ct the Atlanta Constitution. pub
lished In the Dispatch of yesterday. i:
Characteristic OF its distinguished author
In fact. IT is SO clearly marked as the
production OF Mr.. Hin that shrewd
politician ought to be able without as
slstsnce to recognize II as his work. As
IL requires the highest art to conceal
art. SO 1; requires the highest art 10 ena-
BILE a public speaker TO make his
speeches read as II he had never once
allowed a thought Of the people to whom
they were really addressed. AS We remark
ed several days ago. Mr. HIS speech on
the income tax read as II he had never
Cor a moment turned his eyes towards
the great public whilst preparing it. BY
the way, Mr. German said last Saturday
In a running debate in the Senate that
he had never thought for single mo-
ment In his public life that any act of
his required vindication. Mr.. Hills
speeches read as II he thought he could
BAY the same thing OF himself.
The rrst feature OF Mr.. Hills Howell
letter TO which we wish TO direct atten-
ton is his apparently unmistakable COM
initial OF himself to the proposition TO
provide by law for the free coinage OF
silver. He declares himself 10 be in IA
vor Of b!metallism as the issue for the
future. 1--WE should GEEK" he says. ito
keep that issue 20 the front" II we
rapnot get an international agreement 10
open the minis 10 the free coinage o!
silver, then he declares that we must so
for Independent bimetallisn." Does any
bimetaIlist natter himself that Mr.. Hill
IL In favor OF real bimetallism? How Is
A. possible FOR him to stand up In New
YORK for free coinage? AS we under
stand him. Mr. Hill is in favor or the
free coinage OF both gold and silver; but
the silver dollar is TO have gold dol
lars worth OF silver bullion I'm II, just AS
G. gold dollar has gold dollar
worth OF bullion in II. This IL mol
real binetallism. We say as to Mr.. Hilrs
scheme only that 1t Is not what the sill
yer men all over the country regard as
real blmetallsm.
So as TO the repeal Of the law taxing
the circulating notes OF State banks. Mr.
Hni does not like that law, but ne Is
afraid to repeal It. But out OF the abun-
dance Of the heart the mouth speaketh'
and SO MIR. lin tells us unintenuonaliy
how he stands affected towards state
banks. when he says: 81 fear the ex-
pertinent Of wildcat State-bank cur
rency will not be success. This SEN
tence Is carelessly worded, but II informs
us that Mr.. Hll regards the attempt
60 restore the State banks as an expe-
yiment in wildcat banking. So he de-
c,a,cs that eve should not allow our
.elvea 20 be switched OF from the gold
snd-sllyer issue upon any such side
track" II Is clear case that Mr.. I'M
has no more intention Uf supporting a
real State-bank system than OF support
Ing a bill 20 provide for real blmetal'
Ism. What with his position on these two
questions and his advocacy OF the re-
peal OF the income tax. Mr.. Hhl VIII
hardly be considered In 1886 In the South
ern States an available candidate Tor
president However. there Is no telling
what a day may bring forth. MIR. Cleve-
land was once nominated for President
against the protest OF a New York dele
cation unanimously opposed TO him. ana
the next Democratic National Convention
may do as much for Mr.. Hin.
one may smuse himself In reading what
|. Mr.. Hill Gays on the subject OF the tariff
and forecasting how his utterances will b.
received by professional tarlff reforiners.
1--WE must make little tariff reform 20
q long way" says Mr. HILL He smiled
s he penned that sentence. and then
added that the tariff ought 10 be re-
.ained on those articles which come In
competition with our own workmen'
Why, this IL rank protection" IL not'
what IL a protective tariff?
Mr.. Hlll 10 right In opposing the re-
storation Of the sugar-tax.
Mr. Ixfils saeacitY WAS clearly shown IN