Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-07-27

iustment on any middle ground. since
their subsection to any rate of tariff taxa
ton. great or small, Is alike violative OF
Democratic principle and Democratic
good faith.
Il hope that you will not consider it in
trusive II say something In relation 10
another SUI. ject which can hardly fail to
be troublesome to the conference l refer
to the adjustment Of tariff taxation on
sugar.
THE BIG TRUSTS.
| Under our party platform and in &C
cordance with our declared party pur.
poses sugar is legitimate and Logical
article OF revenue taxation. Unfortunate
| ly, however, incidents have accompanied
certain stages Of the legislation, which
will be submitted to the conference. that
have aroused in connection with this
subject natural Democratic animosity to
the methods and manipulatiOns of trusts
and combinations. l confess to sharing
IN this feeling and yet. it seems TO me. we
ought. if possible. to sufficiently free our
selves from prejudice to enable us coolly
to weigh the considerations which, in
formulating tariff legislation. ought to
guide our treatment of sugar as a taxable
article
While no tenderness should be enter.
tanned for trusts, and while l am decided
ly opposed to granting them. under the
guise of tariff taxation, any opportunity
to further their particular methods, l sug-
gest that we ought not to be driven away
from the Democratic principle and policy
which led to the taxation of sugar by the
fear, quite likely exaggerated. that in car
rying out this principle and policy we
may indi, ectly and inordinatelv encourage
a combination of sugar refining interests
| know that IN present conditions this is a
delicate subject and l appreciate the depth
| and strength of the feeling which its reatment
has aroused
81 do not believe we should do evil that good
may come, but it seems to me that we should
not forget that our aim is the completion of a
tariff bill, and that in taxing sugar for proper
purposes and within T, asonable bounds, what
eve else may be said OF our action, we are in
no danger of running counter to democratic
principle. With all there is at stake, there
must be in the treatment Of this article some
ground upon which We all willing to stand
whrre toleration and concil atipn may be al
lowed to solve the problem without demanding
the entire surrender of fixed and % me, ientijus
convictions.
HIS INTENTIONS WERE GOOD.
81 ought not to prolong this letter. If what
have written is unwelc' me l beg you TO be-
lieve in my gOod intentions.
tIn the conclusion of conference touching
the numerous items " hch will bs considered
the people are not afraid that their interests
will be ne elected. They know that the general
result, so far as they are concerned. will be t.,
pluc, home nee, ssares and comforts more
easily within their reach ana to insure better
and surer compensation to those who toll.
1--WE all know that tariff covering all the
varied interests aud conditions of a country a.
vast as ours must of n,c.s ity, be larse.y the
result of honorable adjustment AMI compromise
Il expect very few of Us can say, when our
measure is perfected. that all its TEXTURES are
entirely Ms We w"ud eftr. You know how
much deprec ate the Incorporation in the
proposed bill of the income feature. In mat
/ RS of this kind, however. which do not violate
4 fixed and recoghiz d Democratic doctrine we
are wiliug to defer to the judgment of a ma.
jority OF our D,m cratic b;ethern. I think
here is general agreement that this is a party
duty.
"This is more palpab'y apparent when W.
| realize that The busn SIS of our country timidly
stands and watches for the result Of our effort.
70 perfect tai III legislation, that quick and
certain return of prosperity waits upon a wise
adjustment. and that eonfdins people ct l
trust in our b md, their prosperity and we'll
being.
1.-The Democracy of the land pleai mos
earnestly for the speedy mpleton of the tariff
| legislation which their presentatives buv,
undertaken; but they demand not less ea nestly
hat no stress of necessity shall tempt thos,
| they trust to the abandonment of the Demo
cratic principle,
| ''lours very truly,
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