The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-24
HILL ARRAIGNS The G. o. P.
BIG CROWD OUT TO HEAR HIM AT
COOPER UNION.


posed to Any TinkerinG With the
Tariff by the Republican Congress.
New York Oct. 2s.-One of the largest
mass meetings ever held in this city
crowded Cooper Union tonight. The
meeting was held under the auspices of
tas state democratic committee and the
r,fnripal speaker of the evening was
senator David B. Hill. Long before the
hour set for the opening Of the proceed
irzs. crowds began to gather about
Cooper Union and within few minutes
after the doors TO the hall were thrown
omen every. seat was occupied, every aisle
was iammed and hundreds had to be turn
ed away unable to gain admission.
The meeting was called to order by
Chairman Kinkey of the democratic
state convention, who introduced the
chairman Of the evening, Frederick r.
Coudert
Mir. Coudcrt made a short speech in
which he said he favored partisanship,
bat wished it to be understood that the
Democratic party was in the majority
and should rule. He then introduced
senator Hill, who received an ovation
lasting several minutes.
When the cheering and hand-clapping
had subsided sufficiently to allow his
voice TO be heard, Senator Hill began his
address. The senator began by paying
his respects to Warner Miller, who, he
said, was like his party n many respects
absolutely without fixed principles. OI
late years, the party mas drlIteu from
one position to another, resortlng nrsr 10
one eXpedient and then 10 different one,
bowling to every passing breeze o1 puoIc
opinion making combines" with every
ism" that presents itself and without
adhering to any steady policy for any eN-
This has been its attitude in relation to
both national and state affairs. 1t has
"wabbled" ON the tariff question IN almost
every national platform, scarcely ever
clared in favor of reserVing the pubic
lands for actual settlers. and then, Wheh
in power, with lavish hand, II gave lhose
lands away to favorite railroad corpora
In State affairs, its record has been equal
" inconsistent, exhibiting an entire ab-
sence of permanent principles.
1t has declared In a general way for
local self-government and then its leg
islation has centered power at Albany II
has been for hOme-rule for cities and
then against it-usually against it, It
has advocated non-partisan municipal ad-
ministration in democratic cities and
maintained partisan ones in republican
cities. 1t has opposed every effort TO hb-
eralize excise laws, and then has Winked
at their violation in republican cities, or
at least enforced them with extreme lib
erality and tenderness, and then arbltra-
hem in democratic cities according 70 the
most strict narrow and harsh construc-
tions possible.
are SO plain and explicit that they do not
need to be avoided. My party principles
are my own, and in their presentation on
this occasion l assume that speak Dy
its authority as well as in ITS pehah
I have no apologies to make Tor them-I
defend these principles because DeheVe
~ rbn NEIL Tariff hin enacted in 1894 by the
Democratic party went into effect on Aug
2s 1884 and thus has been IN operation
only a little over one year. lhat tlme mas
not been ample to determine It's Nalue
and usefulness. .,
that the measure may have Ialr test
No new tariff law can demonstrate It's
capacity within a single year S trlal anu
no sensible man should expect olneIWlse..
The dfTculty is that the country has not
Vet recovered from the far-reachlng ana
Injurious effects of the terrible panic OF
1888 caused by the repubncan ShefIlan S
silver act of 1880, passed Dy repupACdils
over the vote of every democrat IN CON
gress This fact, however cannot escape
observation, and that is thal IhS Ii nloiilehC II
the Mckinley law was repealed anu tne
new tariff law enacted-Aug. ZS, lo54-lhe
times began to improve and have contin-
ued to improve ever slnce-sioWly iiS II may
be, but surely safely and satisfactorily
What the business interests of New
York require at this time is industrial
peace Renewed tariff agitation can serve
no usefI1I n1rpose because no legislation
hostile to the principal features oil the
present law can possibly be enacted until
after March 4, 1S97-the expiration OF the
term of the present executive: ..
IL is folly 10 attempt it-it is unwise TO
advocate it,, A visit to any manufacturing
town in this state will convince the most
skeptcal that the practical operation OF
the new tariff is reasonably Satisfactory;
Some establishments are working gay anu
night others are working largely over
time, wages are being increased ana new
operatives are being employed.
If our opponents really present TO the
public for a continuous principle the pres
ent tariff VS.. a return to the Mckinney
law, we shall welcome that issue, ana
shall have no fears of the result. While
the election of no federal officials lex
cept a congressman in single dlstrleO
are involved in this state electlon' tne
moral effect of the election or the ushlo-
cratic state ticket will be an assured Sc
curity to the manufacturers, business
men, farmers and worklngmen OF Ine stdIg
that a crusade in favor OF suDstahual
tariff changes will not be attempted. no
one should be heard to object thal the uu-
ties upon the necessaries OF nIe "ebe tt
either removed or largely reduced IN lle
existing law The average genera reuuc-
ton in tariff taxes was about 50 Id per
cent from those in the Mckinley law, anu
it is barely possible that considering the
revenues which now seem TO pc heeuS9
by the government, less reducLlon WouIu
have been preferable, but that fact is not
by any mans conceded and time alone can
determine it. This much may be saIely
stated that the duties are reasoha51
ble and fair, and intelligently imposed
with good Judgment, and discrimination; @ iInadeI:
ley were honestly designed for purposes
of revenue and not for the fostering Of
monopolies or the aiding of p,;l private e in in
terests. The principle of nc, pubic taxes
except for public purposes has been en-
deavored to be preserved. Undue anX-
iety for the tax payers may nave mani MANI
Tested itself, but that is a creditable fauIt,
or at least not heinous one, ana one
that will be duly appreciated Dy the peo-
PIE. The interests Of labor have MT nqt been cen
duties imposed have been only direct
" for the purpose of revenue, they nave
in all instances, been sufficiently large
TO represent the differences in wages pald
between this and foreign couEries, SO
Tar as the cost of labor mas entered into
the production of the manufactured ar
ucle. This is an important fact ana can
not be successfully disputed.
The Democratic party may not always
nave acted with entire wisdom in regard
u silver, but this much can be said. that
II was not responsible for the Sherman
SILVER law. That law was republican in
~ inception, in its enactment, and in its
Aiorcement. The President called an ex-
ttd session of congress to secure its re-