Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-07-16
HILLS DEMOCRACY
IS INTERESTINGLY OlSSECTEO
By W. j BRYAN.
The Editor Of the Commoner Shows Up the
Albany Statesman In Good Style. The
Democracy Of Hill will Never Hurt Him
With the Specially Privileged.


David B. Hill recently appeared before
the New York court Of appeals in oppo.
sition to the franchise tax law of tn At
state. In his arraignment Of that law,
Mr.. Hill said that its passage was due to
"the clamor of certain minor organi
cations, semi-political and largely social.
istic in their character, self.ronstituted,
irresponsible and noisy associations.
mostly non-taxpayers," and that the
''serious consideration, much less the pass
age" OF the Ford bill chad not been re.
garded by thoughtful men as imminent"
The New York World, publication
that has insisted that the Hill brand Of
democracy is the genuine, says that it
"feels it to he a duty to correct 50 gIaring
misstatement. The World insists tn At
the bill WAS subjected to thorough dis.
cussion. One petition for the passage of
this bill, according to the World, was
signed by 10000 taxpayers. in New York
alone, and when presented to the legis-
'ature, that petition contained 10000
names representing every large city in
the state. The measure according to the
World, had the Endorsement of the
organizations OF real estate owners and
dealers; and laboring organizations with
a membership OF 35O, 900 adopted resolu.
tons in its favor. A special train went
to Albany to urge Mr.. Roosevelt, then
governor Vi New York, to release the bill
from the "hold up" in Mr.. Platt's
assembly committee and on this train
there were delegates from fourteen com.
.nercial, financial and other public bodies
having membership of 10000 repre-.
senting $50. DOC, 600 OF capital. The World
says that every newspaper Of standing in
New York favored the bill; that it had
the endorsement OF every republican
county committee in the state together
with the leaders OF Tammany Hail and
OF the sixty-three democratic assembly
men. The World further points out that
when Goveonor Odell recently sought to
secure the repeal of this law, public
opinion was so strongly in its favor that
the governor abandoned his purpose.
Then with an utter disregard for it's
DO ,sted anxiety for harmony the World
adds:
"Mr. Hills sneer at socialism comes
with peculiar grace from the politician
who last year thrust into the democratic
! state platform plank favoring national
ownership and operation OF the anthra-
cite coal mines the most radical social
istic measure ever proposed in this
country. And his course now in de-
nouncing moderate franchise tax on
corporations that reap golden harvests
from public privileges virtually given to
them is OF piece with his vote as sen.
ator who boosted L am a democrat
against the only tariff bill passed by his
party since the war, solely because it
contained tax on incomes-the most
just and easily borne OF all taxes"
1t is too bad that the disciples of char
mony" cannot provide the benighted
I democrats OF the south and OF the west
with better sample than they are now
presenting; and yet by its severe crti-
cism OF Mr.. Hill, the World confesses
that it is the dusty OF newspapers, as we'll
as individuals, to disregard all other
considerations in standing up for the
things they believe to be Of utmost i'm
portance TO the people. And it is also
significant that according TO the testi.
mony of one Of the leadings organs OF the
reoyganizers, Mr.. Hill is engaged in a
desperate effort to destroy law which
is championed b. the people OF his state,
regardless Of politics, and which merely
requires in behalf OF the people simple
Justice at the hands of powerful corpora
tons.
In the light Of these facts, and in the
light OF other facts that have developed
day by day, is it not strange that any
democrat who does not desire that his
party shall become the mere tool Of
powerful and selfish interests should be
persuaded to aid in the effort to restore
such men to control in the party?
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