The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-07-21
RICHMOND. VA. SATURDAY JULY 81 1894

officer. Of his Cabinet, speaking unques-
upnaDly OK cathodfa, outlined with gr9lt
eeIe the essential provisions OF the pro-
nOted tarln reform bin. but made no
Recommendation whatever for a tax upon
spRar. While free sugar vas being car
~ throufh the House. the Administrd-
tloh remained quiet and passive. but
nOW after the House has acted and the
country has been led TO expect free sugar,
HvVtdfes Tor duty upon Il.
, am not now antaSonizinS It's fug-
- uohs, J am simply stating the facts
1,,.Ilet oa Ieetht history Under the existing cir
G EGut.n,stehees, ., with an income tax retained
and I shell DO so again.
IN my JUDGMENT the House can not now
H.vhpIdhly retreat from its position 80
eestiou came too late The Senate must
Iecede from It's amendments"
yIsT ARnArGSs TIE PRESIDENT.
There was great excitement during the
delivery OF Mr. Hilfs speech. but there
was sun more when Mr. Vest q member
o. lnc Conference Committee. ia a fer
Eid and impassioued burst of oratory, de-
Iended the course OF Democratic senators
against the intimati0n, as ne termed
IT, In the Presidents letter. lie said
II was n subject OF cOngratulatiOn for
New York and the President OF the
United States were at last able 10 stand
toeether on any platform at al. tLau5h-
teT)
They We're both now urgently pleading
for the enactment of law mat would
give absolutely free raw material. The
distinguished statesmen had arrived az
that bnihcauon OF opinion after much
Intellectual struggling ana were no" sub
ject 10 the charge OF much Inconsistency.
40 ng q rrrl he
even 20 a limited extent within tn Demo
cratic party, he ~ est joined IN the CON
gratulatiOns that must come from every
portion OF the country on this union al
last. OF those two distinguished Be"tie-
The political millennium" Mr.. Vest
continued. seems 10 have come upon us
at least IA modified degree. 1ne non
and the lamb OF NcW prk nave ldl4
down together, and the chairman or the
WAYS and Means Committee Of the House
now leads them. Which IS the lion and
which Is the lamb leave 10 future asccr-
enter now on that discussion.
"Thc senator from New YORK tells us, as
does the President of the United states,
that the cardinal principal OF pemocIduc
faith in regard 70 tarin reform Is Tree
raw material. The President even goes
farther than the distinguished senator
and says that 1t is pcrhdy 10 Democfatc
discipline and principles TO cohaidef re-
form until free raw material De EN-
bodied In that reform.
In mis- connection Mr.. Vest referred
sarcasucaNy 20 the fact In the Note ~
yeas and nays, on mOuun 70 put "OYl
on the free list. Mr.. HlII had sat III MS
seat and not voted.
Nlr. Hul stated why this had been So ana
Mr.. Vest exclaimed in q tone OF satire
"If my soul were burning with ehthu-
siasm for free raw material; II i cOud
not rest at night because the Democratic
grpfF "a hHITl
a duty on raw materials ! would slanl
ON no petty technicalities, but would
rush here at the peril ol my ne ana
put myself on record FOR thhl great
cardinal elementary d9ctrlne. Dut rnc
yeas and nays were called and the sena-
Tor from New York declined 10 vote Tor
free wool.
THAT WILSON LETTER.
In the further couse Of mis- remarks the
"The time has come FOR plain speaking
in relation 10 this matter. ] nave been
a consistent friend Of the present ocGu-
naut of The executive chair. ] defended
him I'm this Senate when hls friends could
be counted on the hngers Oi Ohe manu-,
and [ shall still continue ~ support hlH
as long as j believe that MS thd9 ana
objects are In consequence Win the suc-
cess of the Democratic party, when IL, /
believe. necessary 10 the glory ana hohor
of this country. But the Democratic parry
is greater than any man. II SUI ViNtu Jcl,
ferson. 1t survived Madison. II sur i've
Jackson, and IL viii OutliVe GrO' er Cit'e-
land. lie does not embrace al the Dem
ocracy and all the ta1n reform OF inns
country. He had no right 70 disregard
the spirit OF legislation de had 40 flshI
10 trampIe on the sensibihues OF other
members OF his party Tor any purpose
Whatever. Where did the President OF
tbe United States lnd the right by a
private letter 70 Try TO influence leslsia-
lion? When our fathers declared lhat
there should be three great coordinate
officials Of this Government, absolutely
tudeuendent of each other. they dld not
mean that a President or the Jmtei
States by the use of patronage, by the
shadow Of the great Office when me peO-
pie gave him. should IN The teeth oi lesis-
latiOn put into the hands OF a cOhieiee
instructed II have a iun ana free con-
ference i'm matters IN dispute between the
two houses, personal appeal u MS party
friends to stand by his view on any puDlc
question. Mrs Adams. the VIE OF tne
second President of the United states,
in some memoirs has given the reaso.
why the Capitol was placed At one end or
the avenue and the White House al the
other end, saying that 1t was 10 prevent
on the deliberations of Congress
"But I'm a conference committee, WheFe
the conferees are instructed 70 have
full and free conference, the PFesldehl Oh
the United States has deliberately III,
fpctod his personal appeal and personal
0piniOn. In order. in advance, 70 influence
a measure on which he f. the
last. under the Constitution, 20 pass.
He is q part of the law-mak-
Ing power Of the Government put
his functions only begin after the Two
houses Of Congress, unswerFed ana uhlh-
fuenced by the Executive Once nave
rassed upon the questions ana placed
them before him. But the President, WIN
out waiting until the Constitution put the
duty upon him, IN a private letter 10 the
chairman of the cOnferdes on the part Of
Uouse of Representatives threw MS per-
eonal authority. the weight Of hts great
office. his hold upon the American. peo-
ple into the scale ana demands OF TINS
Senate that II shall accede 20 his views IN
reference TO tariff reform. That portion OF
the letter which has struck mo with more
alarm than anything l have heard in
course of my public me- since the ,lec-
laratlon Of war between the sections
thirty years ago, Is the declaration by
the President that il Is Impossible with
ont treason to the party 70 which we
belong, without perfidy 70 S.he principles
which we profess, for this tariff bill to
become law by the votes Of his po-
litical associates.
ATARIFF KEFORMER BEFORE CLEVELAND.
What a mockery II IS Ia talk Of a
fun and free conference, When one con-
feree has In his pocket at the time he goes
into the conference, tho views, II not
the instructions. OF the President OF the
United States as 10 what should he done
II was a tariff reformer before the
President commenced his phenomenal
career. and TO be told now that We are
false 10 the great principles Of the party
is beyond the limit of human endurance.
The traveller who tolls up his course along
the mountain side knows that he cannot
reach the summit In Il single hour or
day. He Is confronted by some marble
cliff, some icy glacier. lie must, by STRAIT
ea.v. make his way around II. But, II
animated by the certainty that he must
succeed at last, he will eventually stand
upon the highest peak and then loos
back upon the tolls and dangers and
"reminiscences Of the past l hope that
of nv hopes in relation 70 tarin reform
shall be witnessed. but until can get
q hnt.nr IN L ehnIl takn smch a measure