Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-07-27
CLEVELAND RISES As A NEW
CZAR.
He Declares That the Senate 4,
Trying to Destroy Democracy.

Trying TO Destroy Democracy.
WASHINGTON, July l9.-President
Cleveland sent message to the
House to-day, for such it must be
called despite its transparent dis.
guise as personal letter to the
chairman of the Ways and Means
Committee, and it has excited the
utmost astonishment and the most
profound Indignation. This latter
feeling is by 10 means confined to
Republicans, but so permeates the
ranks of the Democracy in the
House and to even a greater degree
in the Senate that in the first shock
of emotion and revolt to-day against
this executive interference the pre-
diction is heard upon every side
that the Tariff bill will ultimately
be killed.
Chairman Wilson presented the
letter to the House with the state
mcnt that although it was marked
"personal' he had secured the per-
mission Of Mr.. Cleveland to make il
public.
THE LETTER.
The message read thus:
'ExECUTIvE Mansion, WASHINGTON,
July 9, 1894. Personal Hon. William
l.. Wilson-MY DEAR SIR: The certainty
that conference will be ordered between
the two houses of Congress for the pur-
pose of adjusting differences on the sub
ject of tariff legisla'i IN makes it aloe r
tain that you will be again called on to do
hard service in the cause of tariff reform.
My public life has been so closely re-
latcG TO the subject, have so longed for
its accomplishment and l have so often
promised its realization to my fellow
countrymen as a result of their trust and
confidence in the Democratic party that |
hope no excuse is necessary for my earnest
appeal to you that in This crisis you slrenu-
Ously insist upon party honesty and good
fai h and a sturdy adherence to Demo-
cratic principles. believe these are abso
1utely necessary conditions to the con-
tlnuatiOn of Democratic existence.
cannot rid myself of the feeling that
this conference will present the best if not
the only hope of true Democracy. Indi
cations point to its action as the reliance of
those who desire the genuine fruition of
Democratic effort, the fultilment of Demo
cratic pledges and the redemption of
Democratic promis es to the people. To
reconcile differences in the details com
prised within the fixed and well defined
lines of principle will not be the sole task
of the conference but. as it seems to me.
its members will also have in charge the
question whether Democratic principles
themselves are to be saved or abandoned.
WHAT THE PEOPLE THINK
iS 60 iSta l.
misapprehending the feeling and the
temper of the rank and file of the Demo
cracy. They are dowrcast under the as
sertlon that their party fails in ability to
manage the government, and they ale ap
prehensive that efforts to bring about
tariff reform may fail, but they are much
more downcast and apprehensiye in their
fear that Democratic principle may be
surrendered.
''1n these circumstances they cannot do
otherwise than to look with confidence to
you and those who, with you have patrio
tically and sincerely championed the cause
of tariff reform within Democratic lines.
and guided by Democratic principles
This sction is vastly augmented by the
action, under your leadership, the House
of Representatives upon the bill now pend
ing.
tiuC anu every SIN
cere tariff reformer knows that this bill.
in IFS present form and as it will be sub
mitted to the conference falls far short of
the contamination for which we have long
labored, for which we have suffered dt :
feat without encouragement which in its
anticipation gave us rallying cry in our
day OF triumph. and which in its promise
OF accomplishment is so interviewer with
Democratic pledges and Democratic sue
cess That our abandonment of the cause of
the principles upon which il rests means
party perhdy and party dshonor.
lone topic will be submitted To the con
ference which embodies Democratic pin
ciple so directly that it cannot be COM
promised. We have in our platforms and
IN every way possible declared in favor of
the tIee importation of raw materials.
We have again and again promised that
this should be accorded to our people and
our manufacturers as soon as the Demo
cratic party WAS invested with power 10
deter mine the tariff policy of the country.
THE party now has that power. We
are as certain to-day as We have ever been
of th. great hencht that would accrue TO
the country from the Inauguration of this
policy. aud nothing has occurred 10 re-
lease us from our obligation To SECURE this
advantage To our people. II must be adj
mittei that no tariff measure can accord
with Democratic principles and promises
OF bear genuine Democratic badge that
does not provide for free raw IA tterial.
OUTRAGEOUS DETERMINATIONS.
TN these circumstances i may well ex-
et'e our wonder that Democrats are will.
ing to depart from this the most Demo
cratic Of all tariff principles. and that the
most Inconsistent ahsuriiiy of such pro-
posed departure should be emphasized by
the suggestion that the waal Of the farmer
be put on the free list aud the protection
taFin taxation be placed aFaund the Iron
ore Il coal Of corporations aud capital
lsts. How can We face tue people after
indul fing ia such outrageous dtserimina.
tion aud vioiatioas af priueipisf
''tI i quite apparent thai this question
of ffee raw material does aQl admit VI al