Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-07-20

/ Interests. ] know that In tho present
conditions this IS delicate subject.
and appreciate the depth and
strength of the feeling which its treat.
ment has aroused. ! do not believe
We should do evil that good may
] come, hut Il seems 70 me that we
should not forget that our aim Ia the
completion 81 n tnriN hiil aud that
In taxing sugar FOR proper purposes
aud Within reasonable bounds, what
ever else may be said Of our action we
are In no danger of running counter
to Democratic prsnelrles With ali
\ these at stake there must ha In the
treatment OF this article scmc ground
upon which We ate Willing 10 stand,
| whore toleretion aud cancellation may
/ be allowed to solve the problem with
/ out demanding the entire surrender OF
fixed and conscientious convictions.
"A .ouKht not 10 prolong this letter
] " what | have written ~ unwclcomc |
beg YOU TO believe In my good lnten-
tons In The CONCLUSIONS OF the cou-
ference touching the numerous items
which Will be considered the people nre
not afraid that their interests Will be
I neglected. They know that the general
result SO FAR as they are concerned
! VIII he TO place home ncccBsarivs and
comforts more easily within their reach
and To ensure better and Burcr com-
! peusatlun 60 those who toll We all
know that iarltf law covering all the
sacred lntereats and conditions OF n
country as vast as ours must Of ne
cessity be largely the result Of honor
able adjustment and oompromisc /
expect very few OF us can say when
our measure IL perfected that all it's
fcsuttes are entirely MS we would pre-
fer You know how much | depre-
Gated the Incorporation Ia the proposed
hili OF the lneome taa feature. In
matters or this kind however, which do
not violate liked and recognized
Democratic doctrine we are willing TO
defer TO the Judgment OF a majority OF
our Democratic brethren. think
there Is a general agreement that this
IL party duty This Is more palpnhly
apparent when we realize that tho
business Of our country thirdly stands
and watches for the result or our ~
forts to perfect tariff legislation, that
a quick aud certain return of proH-
perlty waits upon "A wise adjustment
aud that connding people eun trusts
IN our hands their prosperity aud well
being. The Democracy OF the land
plead most earnestly for the speody
completion Of the taNn legislation
which their representatives have under
tnl,on. but they demand not less car
nestly that no stress of necessity shall
tempt those they trust to the abandon
maut OF Democratic principle
Yours very truly
"GROVIeR CLEVELANDn."
Az the conclusion OF the reading OF
the presidents letter MIR. Reed the
lender Of the minority. arose, For al
most a minute The cheers aud shouts
OF his political colleague rang out.
81 take Il FOR granted, Mr., Speaker"
he began, What the gentleman TO
whom the letter was Addressed. 70
which We have Just listened, has OBJ
served ali the pr0prlctits which gem
tiemen ordinarily observe with regard
to their correspondence, and TINT
letter which IN married personal hav-
Ing hem addressed to him, has not
lepn guilty In any way Of making II
public in this fashion without the eN-
press content OF tile author. Hence
we have here today the somewhat
remarkable spectacle Of message
aent by che president Of the United
States 20 the house of represcnta-
tivea through his faithful ponmltter
on ways and means. This Hoems to
be a Just reciprocal action on his part,
for The house VIII recollDct that tho
committee on ways ana means CONF
nunicated to this house It's Intention
OF having nu income tax through the
kindness " the president OF the United
States tApplausc on the Republican
slde) Whether this relationship. thus
intimate between committee Of this
house ana the president Of the United
States was contemplated by the con-
atltutlon OF the United Stntes or not
g. linrlly worth 'he 'rouble Of inmiiiy
IN the shape IN which tho matter
now stands before the house. Least
OF all wouid anybody outside nnd faul,
with the severe language which the
pfesldent--the Democratic president
has seen NJ "a use about Democratic
senate daughter and applause on
the Republican side) Undoubtedly his
personal Intercourse with the MEM
bers OF that body and his official re-
lationH with them have enabled him
to put All the strength Of u reproof
which that letter contains But the
Transaction MS II stands today Is hes
tween them and him Far be II from
us to Interfere. II he has made a
righteous charge, their characters are
blackened and II he has made a false
charge II II for them TO see that JUS
tlce In done 10 the truth of history.
applause on the Republican side)
ave have no concern with II except
as spectators. The public aspect OF
this nffair however. shows That the
newspaper rumors have had all The
truth that Newspaper rumors ever have,
In regard TO the relation between this
committee OF the house and tile prchi-
dent OF the United States. and u IL
shown very clearly that the committee
has lis tlfscuOIlh 10 Consent 10 n
sufficlcnt tax upon sugar IN considera-
tion OF the fact that coal and iron
ore shall be brought hare free. In
other words. IN the great contest be-
tween the trust which manufactures |
tho sugar OF this country. and which |
IA a home corporation, ana the great
corporation which IL 10 exploit the I
mines OF Nova Scotia ana enrich by 1
SIC. 200. 900 the Hct OF men who are en- /
gagged IN that enterprise. the president 1
and a committee OF this house takes /
the Side OF the Boston corporation. ]
G.aupiicr ma applause on the Hepubli- /
can slde) Which ~ bcst2 Let them |
decide. which is the most satisfactory
to the peoplo2 Let the country de-
eide. II ~ matter that does not |
concern us. The gentleman from West |
Virginia WIS Kind enough TO cofnpli- I
ment the Republican cOnfcroes IN the |
senate and inference 10 refrain from I
compllmentinR us III stating the declnr-
alton that was made. He said by K
the Republican conferec that The Demo-
Gratis hrd better dirrRrec II ~ curious |
how two men witnessing the same
scene put different interpretations
upon r., TO my mind the scene which
occurred was only part and parcel |
OF the statement which was made that I
inasmuch as these gentlemen had called !
us IN, not for the purpose OF conHulta
tlon. although that there was their