The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-08-28
CLEVELAND TO WILSON.
Part of the Famous Letter Which
TaIks of ..Perfdy md D~ishonOr."

Part of the Famous Letter Which
Talks of "Peridy and D~isIiOnOr."
For the sake of the contrast to be found
in the Presidents recent celebrated letter
to Chairman Wilson and the one to Mr..
Catchings made public to-day, the follow
ing extract from the first mentioned is
reproduced:
tariff reformer knows that this bill, in its
present form and as il 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 discouragement, which in its an
ticipatiOn gives US a rallying cry in our
day of triumph, and which i'm its promise
of accomplishment is so interviewer with
Democratic pledges and Democratic sue
cess that our abandonment of the cause
or the principles upon which ii rests means
party per1idy and party dishonor.
"One topic will be submitted to the con-
ference which embodies Democratic princi-
pies so directly that ii cannot be compro
missed. We have in our platform and in
every way possible declared in favor of the
free importation OF raw materials. we
have again and again promised that this
should be accorded to our people and our
party was invested with the power to de-
termine the tariff policy of the country
as certain to-day as we have ever been
of the great benefit that would accrue TO
the. country from the naugura ton of this
policy, and nothing has occurred to release
us from our obligation to secure this adj
vantage TO our people. It must be adj
mitted that no tariff measure can accord
with Democratic principles and promises
or bear a genuine Democratic badge that
does not provide for free raw material.
In these circumstances il may We'll excite
our wonder that Democrats are willing 10
depart from this. the most Democratic of
all tariff principles, and that the incon-
sistent absurdity of such a proposed de-
parture should be emphasized by the sug-
gestion that the wool of the farmer be
put on the free list and the protection Of
tariff taxation be placed around the iron
ore and coal of corporations and capital
lists. How can we face the people after in
dulging in such outrageous determinations
and violations of principles? 1t is quite APP
parent What this question OF free raw ma
terial does not admit of adjustment on
any middle ground. since their subsection
to any rate of tariff taxation, great or
small, is alike violative of Democratic
principles and Democratic good faith.
II hope that you will not consider IL in
trrsive II / say something in relation to
another subject which can hardly fail to
be troublesome 10 the conference. / refer
sugar. Under our party platform and In
accordance with our declared party pur-
poses sugar is a legitimate and logical arti-
Gle OF revenue taxation. Unfortunately,
tain stages of the legislation which will be
submitted 20 the conference that have
aroused in connection with this subject "A
natural Democratic animoslty TO the
methods and manipulations Of trusts and
combinations. | confess TO sharing in this
feeling, and yet Ii seems to me we ought.
If possible. TO sufficiently free ourselves
from prejudice TO enable US c0olly TO
weigh the considerations which. in formu-
lating the tariff legislation. ought 10 guide
our treatment OF sugar as a taxable arti-
Gle.
while no tenderness should be enter