The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-25
MR.. HILLS PLATFORM.

may comfortably and tremendously sit
together. First of all, he declares that
Democracy is the maintenance of pop
ilar rights. while Imperialism is exclu-
siye privileges for tho few. Democracy
favors the preservation Of personal I'D
erty OF the citizen; imperialism exalts the
nation and beiittles the individual; I'M
perialism makes what its apolosists call
a splendid government; Democracy makes
q happy, and liberty-loving people"
We believe that the difference between
Democracy and Republicanism has never
been more comprehensively expressed
than in these words OF Mr.. Hill. Demo-
cracy had always stood for the individual,
for the individual as opposed to the or
ganizaton. Time and again has this
Government been compared to Rome. and
warnings from Roman history have been
held up The Times has replied to all
such that our Government was founded
upon totally different principle from
that of the Roman Government; that
Americans are not Romans: that the
American idea is not the Roman idea.
In Rome the Government was everything;
the individual counted FOR little, except
so far as he might contribute toward
The support and glory Of the Government.
Ours is a government for the individual;
for the benefit OF the individual; for the
uplifting of the individual; and if our
Government ignores any individual and
his rights under the law, it is a failure
TO that extent. But the Republican party
believes in a strong government for the
benefit Of certain classes. II is for some
individuals but not for all Individuals;
it is. as has been said. for the classes
instead of for the masses The difference
;;atween the Democratic idea and the Re
publican idca is admirably put by Mr..
I'LL.
Proceeding, Mr.. Hill said that the Dem
ocratic party should adhere to the policy
involred in Jeffersonian expansion-the
reasonable requirement of territory adj
iacent to our own, either largely unset
tied or pcaple with inhabitants capaci-
tatcd for ultimate citizenship and the en-
joyment Of all tlieslHivilegcs of our free
institutions He demanded absolute jus
tice for the Philippines and absolute JUS
lice for Cuba. The Democratic party
cannot go wrong by planting itself on
that doctrine.
Coming then to speak of~the question
Of taxation, he said that revenue reform
may he Mctined as that policy which
forbids the use of the taxing power OF
the Government for the accomplishment
of private purposes The Government
has no right to use the taxing power for
any purpose save that of raising revenue.
SVhnnevc. it is used as a regulative meas
trev or as a pBphibitivc measure 1t be-
comes a rank abuse and a public outrage
Therefore, Mr.. Hill says that the Demo-
cratic party should still stand for
ta1iff-for-revcnue-orl and must continue
TO protest against Il tariff for private in
forests.
Speaking of reciprocity, he declared that
it has always been d Democratic policy,
hut that there was little necessity for
negotiating commercial treaties with
countries which have always been will
ling that their ports should be as free
as our own. "ln such cases." he con-
cludcd, 1.-The objection to rcsorting to
treaties is that it ignores the popular
branch of Congress, and the object de-
sired can Ire secured as we'll by statute.
That is admirably expressed.
Passing on 10 the discussion Of the
great Democratic doctrine of States
rights, he said:
I'VE believe In home rule for States
The Federal Government should be kept
within its own proper sphere. 1t should
assume no questionable jurisdiction over
matters peculiarly AMI inherently belong
ing To the province Of the States. Each
State should control its own elections
and regulate its Own domestic concerns
in it's own way. These are elementary
principles OF government about which
there ought not to be any dispute, BIZ.
they have been repeatedly violated by our
opponents st different periods OF the ma
tons history. We should resist the
policy of Capitalization of power in the
general Government to the detriment OF
the States. an6 eyer remember that the
former has no powers except those OK
rressiy granted or necessarily implied
and that ali other powers are reserved
TO the States or to the people,
and must ever be so long as the party is
true toitself ono of its cardinal principles
Mr.. Hill is also in favor OF an amend
ment TO the Constitution providing for
the election of United States Senators
by the people OF the several States rath-
err than by State Legislatures. The Times
has long advocated such a change, and
we believe that there is a popular de-
,nana for it. Mr.. Hi! is opposed to dan
serous corporate combinations" and says
that the people should control The cor
porations and not the corporations the
people He declared that the Democratic
party would protect the vested rights of
capital on the one hand and the IN
terests of labor on the other. I'VE do
not regard the mere possession of wealth
as crime" said he. "nor. do we con-
viz ~, a (ilStiN-