Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-07-26


wool Of the farmers be put on the free
list and the protection of the tariff tax
alton be placed around the iron ore
and coal Of corporations and capital.
lists. How can we face the people az
ter INDUCING in such outrageous dis
examinations and violations of princi-
pie:
1T is quite apparent that this ques-
ton Of free raw material does not adj
NIT Of adjustment on any middle
ground. since their subjechon to any
rate Of tariff taxation. great or small,
Is alike violative Of democratic good
| faith.
II hope that you will not consider 1t
intrusive If | say something in rea-
ton to another subject which can
hardly fail to be troublesome to the
conference. | refer to the adjustment
Of tariff taxation on sugar
Under our party platform and in
! accordance with our declared party
| purposes sugar is a legitimate and
| logical article of revenue taxation,
Unfortunately, however, incidents
the legislation which will be submit
ted to the conference that have
aroused in connection with this sub
ject a natural democratic animosity
to the methods and manipuations Of
trusts and combinations. | confess TO
sharing in this feeling; and yet I'll
seems to me we ought, If possible to
ar In
judice to enable us coolly to weigh the
considerations, which, in formulating
tariff legislation, ought to guide our
treatment Of sugar as Il taxable ar
ticle
"Wlilc no tenderness should he en- |
tertancd for trusts, and while | am
decidedly opposed to granting them,
under the guse Of tariff taxation, any /
opportunity to further their peculiar
mctl obs, | suggest that we ought pot |
t. be driven away from the demo :
cratic principle and policy which
lead TO the taxation Of sugar, by The
fear, quite likely exaggerated, tat
in carrying out this principle and pol
ley we may indirectly and inordina,r-
refining interests.
81 know that in present conditions
this Is a delicate subject, and | appre
ciatc The depth and strength of the
feeling which its treatment has
aroused do not believe We should |
do evil that good may come, but it
seems to me that we should not for
~ I'm nj m IL ~ M
the tariff, and that in taxing sugar
for proper purposes and within rcA-
sonabIe bounds, whatever else may bf
said Of our action, we are IN no dan
ger 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 are all willing to stand, where
liberation and Cancellation may be al
lowed to solve the problem, without
demanding the entire surrender Of
fixed and conscientious convictions.
Il ought not to prOlOng this letter.
II what have written Is unwclcomc,
beg you to believe In my good in
tcnti0ns.
I'm the conclusion of the conference
touching the numerous items which
will be considered, the people are not
afraid that their interests will be neg
lcctcd They know that the general
result SO far rs they are concerned
will be to place home necessarics and
comforts more easily With" their
reach and to insure better and surer
compensation to those who toll.
I'VE know that Il tariff covering all
the varied interests and conditions of
Il country MS vast rs ours, must OF
necessity be largely the result Of hon-
orable adjustment aud compromise.
Il expect very few of us can say,
when our measure is perfected, that
all its features are entirely as we
would prefer. You know how much
| deprecated the incorporation in The
proposed bill of the income tax fca-
turc In matters OF this kind how
ever, which do not violate Il fixed
democratic doctrine, we are willing .
to defer to the Judgment OF our demo
cratic brethren. think there Is
general agreement that this Is 4 party |
duty
This is more palpahly apparent !
when we realize that the business of
our country timidly stands aud watch
rs for the results of our efforts to per /
feet tariff legislation, that a quick aud
certain return of prosperity waits Up
OH wise adjustment, and that con
nding people still trust in our hands
their prosperity and wcll.heing.
THE democracy of the land pleads
most earnestly for the speedy compile
ton OF the tariff legislation which
their representatives have undertaking.;
but they demand not less earnestly
that nos trcss of necessity shall tempt
those they trust to the abandonment
of democratic principle Your very
truly,
Grover Cleveland.
The reference in the presidents let
tor TO the sugar question MS Il "dch-