The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-29
THE PRESIDENTS LETTER.
What He Meant by The "Blight of Trea-
son"-Whas Is Said Of g.

The Washington correspondent Of the
New York Herald thus comments on
President Cleveldnd's letter 10 Repre-
sentative Catchings, reviewing the tariff
measure:
President Cleyeland's letter will do much
10 ana the Democratic representa- YES VINO
voted 10 accept the German bill IN their
campaigns for recollection. lie Ju<tlues
their action in taking all they could get In
the way OF tariu reform ana endeavOrlnS
10 follow II up at once by the passage %
other bills 10 correct the worst features
of the measure. His general arraignment
OIL the trusts VIII BE- construed by MS par
" associates % De specifically aimed at
the sugar Trust, though many OF the most
pronounced Opponents OF the sugar trust
viii regret that he did not see iii 20
specifically mention this organization and
as earnestly urge the release OF the cOun-
try from its domination as h- does the
placing OF coal and IRON ore on the Tree
1t was the Sugar Trust that formed the
backbone Of tina German combination,
ana II is the domination Of that oreaniza-
uon which created the most serious scan
dais that marked the course Of the bill
through the Senate. 1t J. only by 4
declaration OF open war against this Trust
mat many Of the representatives, can
hope for reelection, ana they would 60
Into the fight much better equipped II
they had the support OF the President IN
"a fOrceful declaration against any more
IMAM a purely revenue dlt} on h4-di,
and in favor OF Wlping out At least part
Of the difIerential duty on refined sugar
which pays revenue Only into the golfers
OF the Trust
The President makes no direct reference
to the Senate or 10 any senators. but the
readers OF his letter VIII have no difficulty
in understanding what he means By r.
ferrsng to the blight ~ treason" in the
pArty. This letter, no less than the let
ter to Representative Wilson. IS al ar
raignment OF the men who dominated the
Senate and forced upon the tariff reform
ers OF that body some or the most odlOus
examples OF protection that have ever
been carried by any tariff law since the
foundation OF the Government.
There Is nothing IN the letter that VIII
have any tendency e. heal the breach
but there is every prospect that the war
fare between the Executive and the House
OF Representatives on the aide Of ;ariu
reform, and the Senate on the side of pro-
lection tO the trusts and monopolies, Is
70 be waged as vigorously as ever. as far
as the President is concerned. at least.
The letter is a distinct appeal u the
people on the issue between the Presi-
dent and the senatorial cibal and the
President apparently does not shrink from
making that. Is far a possible. the lead
ing issue I'm the approaching campaign
There are individual representatives. who
are AT heart protectiOnists Just as S-na-
tor German il. and they may not approve
the Presidents course and ma" prefer TO
have the campaign I'm thei. districts
fought on different lines but the great
majority OF the Democrats in the House
are sincere In their advocacy Of real tariff
reform, and they viii make the Prssi-
dents letter the Keynote Of their cam
paigns.