The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-07-26
GROWERS LETTER.
THE PRESIDENT TAKES A HAND
IN THE TARIFF CONTEST.


IN THE TARIFF CONTEST.
Letter Favoring the Wilson Measure Read
In the House-The Senate Bill Is Faulty,
He Says, and Does Not Fulfill the Pledges
of the Democratic Party.
WASHINGTON, July 2l.-President
Cleveland's letter to Chairman Wilson,
read in the house during the day, is as
follows:
WASHINGTON. July 2, 1894.
To Hon. William l.. Wilson:
MY DEAR SIR-The certainty that a
conference will be ordered between the
two houses of congress for the purpose
of adjusting differences on the subject
of tariff legislation. makes it also GER
tain that you will be agan called upon
to do hard service in the cause of tariff
reform.
My public life has been 50 closely re-
lated to the subject; have so longed
for its plishlnent, and have so
often promised its realization to my
fellow countrymen. as result
of their trust and confidence in
the Democratic party hope no
excuse is necessary for my earnest ap-
peal to you that in this crisis you siren
uously insist upon party honesty and
and good faith and sturdy
Adherence to Democratic Principles.
1 believe these are absolutely neces-
sary conditions for continued Demo-
cratic existence. cannot rid myself
of the feeling that this conference will
present the best If not the only hope Of
pure Democracy. Indications point to
its action as the reliance of those who
desire the genuine fruition of Demo
cratic effort, the fulfllment of Demo.
cratic pledges and the redemption OF
Democratic promises to the people to
reconcile differences in tho details COM
prised within the fixed and we'll defined
lines of Democratic principles, will not
be the sole task of tho conference, but
as it seems to me it's mem bers will also
have in charge the question whether
Democratic principles themselves are to
be saved or abandoned.
There IL No Excuse
for mistaking or 1nisapprehending the
feeling and temper of the rank and file
of the Democracy. They are downc cast
under the assertion that their party
fails in ability to IN anage the govern
ment, and they are apprehensive that
efforts to bring about tariff reform,
may fail; but they are much more
downcast and apprehensive in their
fear that Democratic principle may be
surrendered.
In these circumstances, they cannot
do otherwise than to look with conf
dence to you, and those who with you
have periodically and sincerely cham
pioned the cause of tariff reform,
within Democratic lines and guided by
Democratic principles. This conf
dence is vastly augmented by the &C
ton under your leadership of the house
of representatives., upon the bill now
pending.
Every true Democrat and every sim
cere tariff reformer knows that this
bill, in its present form and as it will
be submitted to the conference, falls
far short of the consumation for which
we have long labored, for which we
have suffered defeat without discour-
agement; which in it's anticipation gave
us rallying cry in our DAY of triumph,
and which, in its promise of accom-
plishment, is so interviewer with Dem
ocratic pledges and Democratic success
that our abandonment of the cause, or
the principles upon which it rests,
means
Party Perfidy and Party Dishonor.
One topic will be submitted to the
conference which embodies Democratic
principles so directly that it cannot be
compromised. We have in our platform
aud in every way possible, declared in
favor Of free raw materials. We have
again and again promised that this
should le accorded to our people as
soon as the Democratic party was in
vested with the power to determine the
tariff policy of the country. The party
has now the power. We are as certain
today as we have ever been of the great
UcUollC lIlIL WOUlU dCCur0 TO the cOuD.
try from the inauguration of this pol
icy, and nothing has occurred to release
US from the obligation to secure this
advantage to our people. 1t must be
admitted that no tariff measure can
accord with Democratic principles and
promises to bear genuine Democratic
badge that does not provide for free
raw materials.
liz these circumstances it may we'll
excite our wonder that Democrats are
willing &c depart from this, the most
Democratic Ut all tariff principles, and
that
The Inconsistent Absurdity
of such a proposed departure should be
Emphasized by the suggestion that the
wool of the farmer be put on the free
list, and the protection of tariff taxa
ton be placed around the iron ore and
coal of corporations and capitalists.
How can we face the people after in
lulging in such outrageous discrimina-
lions and violations of principle?