Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-02-20
HILLS ATTACK.

wants to AnOW What Dem. 0cracy Stands for--Wil- Hams Reply.
 1 Washington, Feb 1a.-During the 1 oepaoe or the forrification bill late 'yestefuay afternoon Congressman Hull replied to several speeches made by the democrats during the past two weeks, and notably to one by Congressman Williams of Misslssip- pl. Mir Hlll undertook to explain what democracy stands for and spoke in part as follows:
 1 Ut is hot one of the pleasant fea- turess Of congressional life, to be com peiled to listen from day to day, as we have done for the past few 1 weeks, to the bitter denunciations Of the republican party and it's policies. even though uttered by the gifted leaaer Of a reformed and expectant democracy. It is not a positive sat isfaction to have 1t driven into our Fdull minds over and over again that l fiscal policy adopted by every civ alized nation but one, and a very live ! subject of debate just now by that one, is a system of robbery of the
 
 sIt remains for the gentleman from Mississippi. himself the finished product of hegedity and environment, , to attempt to turn this nation back centuay and again make it an ex- porter of natural products only, Ito dig, and delye, and plow,' for Flu rope. It is well for the country to know clearly and definitely what democracy now stands for But first let me say to. him that when he talks of the men of Massachusetts and Connecticut coming before con gr'ess crawling upon their stomachs, with their tongues hanging out, lick ing up the dust and begging for ia vors, that he not only shows him self an injudicious party leader. but 1 he forgets the history of his coun- try. Fargetful, because from 1889 when Connecticut gave to the world the first written constitution ever cent years, Connecticut men X have bowed to none but God. and will not in the future. Injudicious because Iha industrial center Of this nation has long since left New England and is now in central Ohio, and fifty eight of his party followers in this house hall from republican states. and their constituents, like mine, without regard to party. will resent his bitter words. and the constitu- ellts of those nfJy-elght denloci ats Ill the last elecLlOn cast l,3t6,s5o votes, CT 1S5,S17 more than were cast fot the enlire l3O democratic members from the democraulc states, the ag- gregate vote being l,7S1, ,l19.
 What does democracy stand for now and on what issues WM yoa
 make your fight for the control ot. this house Ill the next campaign: :: Four years ago your natlonal con- yesltion re-lhirmed the Chicago plat form of a36 and reiterated it's demaAA for free colnage of silver at 1t to l. Eighteen months ago the demo cratic congressional c0mmlttee au- thOrized the statement that tne dem- ocratic congressional committee Is standing squarelv on the kansas City platform. That is the only de- mocracy we know anything about, and it will be the only sdenoetacy there is until another national con- yention is held To-day the repre- sentative from the eighth district of Mississippi, distinctly stating that he speaks only for himself, relega-es the silver question to the rear, but still holds to the front the far more dangerous heresy of fiat government paper in lieu of. national bank note issues.
 But there is one subject upon which the democratic position, ac- cording to the, chosen leaders of the party in this house, is clear and ex- plicit, and that is the tariff question, 1 uuote, as to the tariff, the demo cratic party stands for the principle that protectionism is q system of taxation, whereby many are roDDea that few may be hot-housed by legislation into artificial prosperity Tile ultimate goal Of democratic striving is tariff for revenue only. The general principle that protection is wrong, morally wrong, pfostl- tuition of government to private ends, should never be forgotten; the goal ought not to be lost sight or.
 Even the details of procedure are set forth by the familiar illustration of the destruction of the house i'll which we live. not rashly and reck- lessly by blowing it up with dyna- mite. but by first taking off the roof and so proceeding gradually to dis mautling and removing 1t, While still continuing in its competit' on. Let me say to the gentlemen from Mississippi that neither the manu- facturers nor working men Of Con- nectic,lt1 are ready for alingering death by Slow torture Wtth the definite knowledge Of the end sought under your control, We would prefer to have the method of obtaining IT, short, sharp and decisive. We give you fair notice that if the time should ever come that the recon struction of our financial system de- wolves upon those who would con struct a tariff with all protection eliminated. 1t is better to have the dynamite applied at the start. for in our northern climate. when the roof is gone and the windows out and the walls taken down and the floors removed, there is nothing left but a foundation which serves no other purpose except as a monument to| make 8 hole in the ground and a residence of that kind will not. Del ss tiSfa a ctorv t0 OUT people.