The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-07-25
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v tsuINGTON, July =. ISDf.
To the Hon. william O.. Nsiisoni
Wy Dear Sfr-Tbc ccrtainty tha3 q
conference viii bc ordered bet,Ne cen
the two houses of contsroS~ for the
purpose of adjusting differences on
the subject Of tnrIH legislation makes
81 niso certain That on viii he ngnin
called upon to do hard service in the
cause of fariH reform. W public life
hns been ciu-rIS related 10 the
subject. have - IonEed for its ac-
cnmpiisLment. and have 81 often
promised SIS realization To my fellow
eountrs n'en. result of their
trust and confidence In the demo-
cratic party, that hone no excuse
- necessary for nay earnest appeal
to you thnt ia This crisis You siren
uousfy insist Hpon party honesty and
s EOod fRith and Stendy adherence
10 democratic principles. ! believe
these are absolutely necessary con-
ditions to the continuation Of demo-
cratic existence.
can mot rid myself of the feeling
hest. e. not the onIy. hope OF true
dcnI"crHcN. Indications point to it,
action uS the reliance Of those who
desire the genuine fruItion OF demo-
cratic effort, the fuIiiiIment of demo-
cratic pledges and the redemption of
democratic promises to the people.
To reconcile differences in the details
comprised Ia the fixed aud vreII-de-
hned lines Of principle, viii not be
the sole task of the conference, but,
1t seems to me. It's members VIII
have In chnrSe the question whether
democratic principles themselves are
to be saved or abandoned.
THE PEOPLE APPREHENsIVE.
There Il no excuse for miStalSfng
misrepresentation the feeling and
the temper OF the rank and file of
the democracy. They are douncast
under the assertion that their party
fails in ability To manage the gov
ernment, and they are apprehenSive
that efforts to bring about tariff re-
form may fails but they are much
more dOvvRcast and HpprehensiVe i'm
their fear that democratic principles
may be surrendered. In these cir
cumstances they can not do other
wise than To look with confidence
To you and those who, with you, have
patrioticnIIy and sincerely cham
pIoned the cause of tariff reform
within democratic lines and guided
by democratic principles. This con-
ndence is vastly augmented by the
action, under your leadership, of the
house of representative upon the
bill now pending.
Every true democrat and every sin
eere tariff refOrmer knows that this
bill In its present form and as it will
be submitted to the conference, falls
far short of the contamination for
which we have long Iabored, for
which we have suffered defeat with
out encouragement, which i'm its an
ticipatIOn Enve IA raIISfnE cry in
our day of triumph, and which in its
promise of accomplishment is so i'm
tcrIvOven with democratic pledges
md democratic success that our
ubnnaonment of the cause or the
principles upon which 1T rests means
party perfidy and party dishOnor.
one topic will be submitted to the
Inference which embOdfes demo-
crntic principle 80 directly that IL
en- not he compromised. We have
in our platforms and in every way
possible declared I'm favor of the free
importation of raw materials We
have again and again promised that
tbiS should he accorded 10 our people
and our manufacturers soon as
the democratic party was invested
with the power to determine the tar
IN policy of the country.
PARTY Is NOW IN POWER.
The party now has that power. We
are as certain today as we have ever
been of the great benefit that would
accrue TO the country from the in
auguration of this policy, and moth
ing has occurred to release us from
our obligation to secure this advan-
fage to our people. IL must he ad-
plittes that no tariff measure can ac-