Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-07-28
GAVE HIS VIEWS.
President Cleveland Writes a Let
ter to Chairman Wilson.
He Indorses the House Tariff Bin-Favors
Free Coal and Iron-In the Interest
of Peace Would Compromise on
Duty on Sugar.
TEXT OF THE LETTER.

WAsHINeToN, July 20.-The follow
ing is the full text of President Cleve-
lands letter to Chairman Wilson
which the latter had read in the house
during his speech on the tariff disa-
greement:
"ExEoUTvE MANSION, Washington, July 9,
1894 (PersonaD, William L. Wilson-My Dear
Sir: The certainty that conference will be
ordered between the two houses of congress
for the purpose of adjusting differences
on the subject OF tariff legislation
makes 1t also certain that you will
be again called on to do hard service in tho
cause Of tarif reform. My public life has
been SO closely related to the subject, I
have SO longed for its accomplishment,
and l have often promised It's real
ization to my fellow countrymen as o
result OF their trust and confidence in
the democratic party, that hope no ex-
cuse is necessary for my earnest appeal to you
that In this crisis you strenously insist upon
party honesty and good faith and u sturdy ad-
herence to democratic principles 1 believe
these are absolutely necessary conditions to
the continuation of democratic existence
There is no mistalSing misapprehending
the feeling and the temper of the rank and file
of the democracy. They are downcast under
the assertion that their party fails In ability to
manage the government and they are appre-
hensive that efforts to bring about tariff reform
may fail; but they are much more downcast
and apprehensive in their fear that democratic
principles may be surrendered In these
circumstances they cannot do otherwise than
to look with confidence to you and those who
with you have patriotically and sincerely
championed the cause of tarlff reform within
democratic lines and guided by democratic
principles.
This confidence is vastly augmented by the
action under your leadership of the house of
representatives upon the bill now pending Ev-
cry true democrat and every sincere tariff re-
former knows that this bill in its present
form and as 1t will be submitted to
consummation for which we have long
labored for which we have suf-
fered defeat without discouragement; which,
In its anticipation, gave us ralying cry in
our day OF triumph, and which, in its promise
OF accomplishment, is so interviewer with
democratic pledges and democratic success
that our abandonment Of the cause or the
principles upon which 1t rests means party
perhdy and party dishonor.
lone topic will be submitted to the confer
ence which embodies democratic principles so
directly that 1t cannot be compromised. We
have In our platforms and in every way possi-
Bile declared in favor of the free importation
OF raw materials We have again and
again promised that this should be accord
ed to our people and our manufacturers
as soon as the democratic party was invested
with power to determine the tariff policy OF the
country. The party now has that power We
are as certain to-day as we have ever been of
the great benefit that would occur to the coun-
try from the Inauguration of this policy, and
| nothing has occurred to release us from our
obligation to secure this advantage to our
people.
and promises or bear n genuine demo-
cratic badge that does not provide for
Stances a II may We excite our Wonder that
democrats are willing to depart from this
the most democratic OF all tariff principles.
and that the Inconsistent absurdity OF
such proposed departure should be en-
phasiZed by the suggestion that the wool
OF OF, the e., farmer sd,p be put on the free list,
be placed around the iron ore and
coal OF corporations and capitalists. How
| rageous Determinations and violations OF
| principle. 1t is apparent that this question of
| free raw material does not admit of ADJUST
ment on any middle ground since their sub
lection to any rate OF tariff taxation, great or
small, is alike violation OF democratic princi-
| pies and democratic good faith.
II hope you will not consider 1t intrusive IL
| say something in relation to another sub
1ect which can hardly fail to be trouble
adjustment of the tariff taxation on sugar.
nde Under our party platform and in ac-
| poses sugar is legitimate and logical article
of revenue taxation. Unfortunately, however,
| Incidents have accompanied certain stages of
the legislation which will be submitted to the
conference that have aroused in connection
with this subject q natural democratic ami
mostly to the methods and manipulations of
trusts and combinations confess to shar-
| ing in this feeling. While no tenderness
should be entertained for trusts, and while
under the guise OF tariff taxation any oppor-
| tunity to further their peculiar methods
| suggest that We ought not to be driven away
| from the democratic principle and policy
which lead to the taxation OF sugar by the fear,
quite likely exaggerated, that In carrying out
| this principle and policy we may indirectly and
| inordinatefy encourage q Combination of sugar
refining interests.
Il know that in present conditions this is
a md NJ Nfntn thA dAN and
strength of the feeling which its treatment
has aroused 1 do not believe we should do
that We should not forget that our aim is
the completion OF a tariff bill and that in tax
| Ing sugar for proper purposes and within rea-
| sonable bounds, whatever else may be said Of
| our action. we in no danger OF running
counter to democratic principles. With
all there is at stake there must be in
| ground upon which we are willing to
| stand, where toleration and conciliation may
| manding the entire surrender of fixed and con-
I'm the conclusions OF the conference touch
| ing the numerous other items which will be
considered. the people are not afraid that their
interests will be neglected They know that
| the general result, so far as these are con-
cerned, will be to place home necessaries and
| comforts easily within their reach and to in
| sure better and surer compensation to those
We all know that a tariff law, covering
| all the varied interests and conditions
] OF country us vast as ours, must OF
| necessity be largely the result OF honorable
adjustment and compromise. expect very
| few of us can say when our measure
| is perfected that all It's features are entirely
as we would prefer You know hoa' much
| deprecated the Incorporation in the proposed
bill of the income tax feature. In matters of
| tlAs kind however, which do not violate
fixed and recognized democratic doctrine,
we are willing to defer to the judg-
ment of majority OF our democratic
brethren. L think there is a gener-
al agreement that thai 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 efforts 10 perfect tariff legislation, that q
| quick and certain return of prosperity waits
| upon wise adjustment and that contiding
| people still trust in our hands their prosperity
| and we'll being
| THE democracy OF the land pleads most
| earnestly for the speedy completion of the
| tariff legislation which their representatives.
have undertaken, but they demand not less
| earnestly that no stress of necessity shall
| tempt those they trust 70 the abandonment OF
| democratic principle. Yours very truly,