The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-08-31
Inc Presidents Letter.

The German tariff till became a law
at twelve o'clock on Monday night with
out President CeveIand's signature.
The President has written a letter to
Congressman Catchings, of Mississippi,
from which we take the following ex
tracts:
Il do not claim to be better than tn.
masses of my party, nor do | wish I,
avoid any responsibility which, on ac
count of the passage of this law, | ought
to bear as a member of the Democratic
organization. Neither Will / permit my
self to be separated from my party to
such an extent as might he implied
by my veto of tariff legislation which,
though Disappointing, is still chargeable
to Democratic effort. But there are pro
visions in this bill which are not in line
with honest tariff reform, and it con
tains Inconsistencies and cruditieS which
ought not to appear in tariff laws or
laws or any kind. Besides, there were
as you and | well know, incidents ac-
companyIng the passage of the bill
through the congress which made every
sincere tariff reformer unhappy, while
influences surrounded it in the latter
structiOn, which ought not to be recog
nized or tolerated IN Democratic tariff
reform cOunSels.'
IL take my place with the rank and
file of the Democratic party, who believe
in tariff reform and who know what il
is, who refuse to accept the results EN-
bodied in this bill a5 the close of the
war, who are not blinded to the fact
that the livery of Democratic tariff re
form has been stolen and worn in the
service of Republican protection, and
VINO have marked the places where the
deadly light of treason has blasted the
counselS of the brave in their hour of
might.
The trusts and combinations the
communism of pelf, whose Vaccinations
have prevented us from reaching the
success we deserved, should not be for
gotten nor forgiven. We shall recover
from our establishment at their exhibi
ton of power, and if then the question
Is forced upon us whether they shall
submit to the free legislative will of the
people : representatives, or shall dictate
the laws which the people must obey, we
will accept and settle that issue as one
involving the integrity and safety of
American institutions.
Il cannot be mistaken as to the ne
ceSSIty of free raw material aS the found
alton of logical and sensible tariff reform
The extent to which this Is recogniz d
in the legislation already secured is one
of its encouraging and redeeming fea-
lures; but II Is veXatiOnS to recall that
while free coal and iron ore have been
denied us, recent letter of the secreta-
ry of the treasury discloSes the fact that
both might have been made free by the
annual surrender of only about 500. 600
Of unnecessary revenue.
81 am sure that there is a common
habit of understanding the importance
OF free raw materials in tariff legislation,
and of regarding them as only related to
concessions to be made to our manufac-
turers. The truth is, their influence is
so far reaching, that if ii is disregarded
"A complete and beneticient scheme of
tariff reform cannot be successfully in
augurated.
The millions of our cOuntrvmen who
have fought bravely and well for tariff
reform should be exhorted to continue
the struggle by challenging to open war.
fare and constantly guarding against
treachery and half heartedness in theil
camp.
Tariff reform will not be settled un
til 1t Is honestly and fairly settled in tn,
interest and to the benefit of patien
and long suffering people"