The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-07-20

Washington, July 19.-President
Clevelands letter to Mr.. Wilson, which
was read in the House today, was as
follows:
Personal, Executive Mansion,
washington. July 2. 1894.
ITO Hon. w L. Wilson-My Dear Sir:
The certainty that a conference will
be ordered between the two houses of
Congress for the purpose of adjusting
the differences on the subject of tariff
legislation makes it also certain that
you will be called upon again to do
hard service in the cause of tariff re-
form.
my public life has been so closely
related to the subject, I have so longed
for its accomplishment and [ have SO
often promised it's accomplishment to
my fellow countrymen, as a result Of
their trust and confidence in the Demo-
era &c party, that [ hope no excuse
is necessary for my earnest appeal to
you that in this crisis you strenuously
insist upon party honesty and good
faith and a sturdy adherence to Demo-
cratic principles. 1 believe these are
absolutely necessary conditions TO the
continuation of Democratic existence.
Only Hope of Democracy.
81 cannot rid myself of the feeling
that this conference will present the
best. if not the only, hope of true
Democracy. Indications point to its
action as the reliance of those who de-
sire the genuine fruition of Democratic
effort. the fuIillment of Democratic
pledges and redemption of Democrat tic
promises to the people.
''To reconcile differences in the details
comprised within the fixed and we'll
defined lines of principle will not be
the sole task of the conference, but as
it seems to me, its members also have
in charge the question whether Demo
cratic principles themselves are to be
saved or abandoned.
There is no excuse for mistaking or
MISUNDERSTANDING the feelings and the
temper of the rank and file of the
Democracy. They are downcast under
the assertion that their party failed irs
ability to manage the government, and
they are apprehensive that efforts TO
bring about tariff reform may fail; but
they are much more downcast and APP
prehensive in their fears that Demo-
cratic principles may be surrendered.
''In these necessary circumstances,
thea cannot do otherwise than to look
with confidence to you and those Who
with YOU have periodically and sin
cerely championed the cause of tariff
reform within Democratic lines and
guided by those principles. This con-
fidence is vastly augmented by the &C
ton under your leadership of the House
of Representative upon the bill now
pending.
The Bill Falls Short.
every true Democrat and every SIN
cere tariff reformer knows that this
bill. in it's present form, and as it will
be submitted to the conference, falls
far short of the contamination for
which we have long labored; for which
we have suffered defeat without dis
couragement: which in it's anticipation
gave US a rallying cry in our day of
triumph, and which in it's promise OF
accomplishment iss so interviewer with
Democratic pledges and Democratic
successes that our abandonment OF the
cause or the principles upon which it
rests mean party perfidy and party DIS
honor.
Zone topic will be submitted to the
conference which embodies principles
so directly that it cannot be compro-
missed We have in our platforms and
in every way possible declared in favor
of the free importation of raw materl-
ais We have again and again prom
ised that this should be accorded to our
people and our manufacturers as soon
as the Democratic party was invested
with the power to determine the tariff
policy of the country. The party has
now that power. We are as certain
as we have ever been of the benefit
that would accrue to the country from
the inauguration of this policy and
nothing has occurred to release us
from our obligation to secure this adj
vantage to our people.
No Middle Ground.
"It must be admitted that no tariff
measures can accord with Democratic
principles and promise or bear genu-
inc Democratic badge, that does not
provide for free raw materials.
'In these circumstances it may we'll
excite our wonder that Democrats are
willing to depart from this, the most
Democratic of all Democratic princi-
pies, and that an inconsistent absurdfty
such as the proposed departure, should
be emphasized by the suggestion that
the wool of the farmer be put on the
free list and the protection of the tariff
taxation be placed around the iron ore
and coal of corporations and capitalists.
How can we face the people after in
du1ging in such outrageous dlscrimina-
tons and violations of principle?
ct is quite apparent that this ques-
ton of free raw materials does not adj
init of adjustment on any middle
ground, since their subsection to any
rate of tariff taxation, great or small,
is alike violative of Democratic prin-
ciples and Democratic good faith.
II hope you will not consider it in
trusive if say something in relation
to another subject which can hardly
fail to be troublesome to the confer
ence. [ refer to the adjustment of the
tariff taxation on sugar. Under our
party platform and in accordance with
our declared party purposes sugar is
a legitimate article of revenue taxa
ton Unfortunately, however, incl
dents have accompanied certain stages
of the legislation which would be sub
mitted to the conference, that have
aroused in connection with this sub
iect national Democratic luminosity to
the methods of manipulation of trusts
and com binations. L confess to sharing
In this feeling and yet it seems to me
we ought, il possible, sufficiently to
free ourselves from prejudice so as to
enable us to weigh cody considera-
tons which, in forming tariff legisla-
ton, ought to guide our treatment of
sugar as a taxable article.
No Tenderness For Trusts.
While no tenderness should be enter