The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-07-26
Mr.. CLEYELAND'SL LETTER
TO REPREsENTATI WILSON ON
THE TARIFF SITUATION.
He Farors Free Raw MaIerieI-Op
poses the Income Tax But Will Ac-
cept it If the Party Wants 1t.

He Favors Free Raw MaterieI-Op
poses the Income Tax But VIII Ac-
cept tiff the Party Wants 1t.
In the House July 10Th Representa-
tive Wilson read, as a part of his re-
marks upon the tariff situation, let
ter written him under date July I'd
| By the President from which we make
the following extracts:
| There is no excuse for mistaking
| or misapprehending the feeling and
| temper of the rank and file Of the
! Democracy. They are dOwncast I'M
| der the assertion That their party
| fails in ability 10 manage the govern
| ment, and they are apprehenslve thai
| efforts to bring abont tariff reform
| may fail: but they are much mere
| downcast and appreheDsiYe IN their
| fear that Democratic principles may
| be surrendered. In these circum-
stances they cannot do otherwise than
| 10 look with confidence to you and
| those who with you patrlOtlcalIy and
| sincerely championed the cause of
| tariff reform within Democratic lines
and guided by Democratic principles.
This confidence is vastly augmented
by the action under your leadership Of
the bill now pending. Every true
Democrat and every sincere tariff re-
tOImer knows that this bill in its
present form as IT will be submitted
to conference falls far short OF the
ConsummatiOn for which we have long
iabored: for which we have suffered
defeat without encouragement;
which, in its anticipation, gave Us
ralIying cry in our day OF triumph,
h inl, TNF ~
plishment Is so interviewer with Dem
ocratic pledges aud Democratic euc-
cess that our abandonment Of the
cause or the principles upon which il
rests means party perffdy and party
dish0nor.
FREE RAW AATERIALS.
The President next emphasizes the
Importance of the party redeeming It's
pledges with reference to free impor
tation of raw materials. He says:
1T must be said that no tariff
measure can accord with Democratic
principles and promises, or bear gen
uine Democratic badge that does not
provide for free raw materials. In
the circumstances, it may well excite
our wonder that Democrats are will
ing to depart from this, the most
Democratic Of all tariff principles,
and that the Inconsistent abSurdity of
such proposed departure shonld be
emphasized by the suggestion that The
wool ef the farmer be put on the free
list and the protection Of tariff taxa
tion be placed around the iron ore and
coal OF corporations and capitalists.
How can we face the people after in
GufEing In such outrageous diSCrimi
nations and violations Of principle?
1t is quite apparent that this question
of free raw materials does not admit
Of adjustment on any middle ground,
since their subsection to any rate or
tariff taxation, great or small, Is alike
violation of Democratic principles and
Democratic good faith"
TAXATION OF SUGAR.
The President declares his sympa-
thy with the Democratic animoslty
to the methods and manipulatioHs of
trusts and combinations, but thinks
that sugar sis a legitimate and logical
article of revenue taxation" II do
not believe we should do evil that
good may come" says the Presi lent,
"but 1t seems that we should not for
get that our aim is the completion OF
the tariff bill, and that in taxing
sugar for proper purposes and within
reasonab bic bounds, whatever may be
said of our action, we are in no dan
ger of running counter to Democratic
principles.
THE INCOME TAX.
"You know how much l deprecated
the incorporation into the proposed
bill of the income tax feature. In
matters of this kind, however, which
do not violate a fixed and recognized
Democratic doctfine. we are willing
TO defer to the judg Inent OF d majority
of our Democratic brethren. l think
there is general agreement that this
is party duty. This is more palpably
apparent when we realize that the
business of our country timidly stands
and watches for the result of our ef-
forts to perfect tariff legislation, that
a quick and certain return of prosper
ity waits upon wise adjustment and
that a conffding people still trust in
our hands their prosperity and we'll
being. The Democracy OF the land
pleads NEST earnestly for the speedy
completion of the tariff legislation
which their representatives have un
dertaken; but they demand not less
earnestly that no stress OF necessity
shall tempt those they trust to the
abandonment of Democratic princi-
pies"