The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-07-20

fire, but was saved after much difficulty.
| taxation. Unfortunately. however, Incl
dents have accompanied certain stages of
the legislation which will be submitted to
the conference that have aroused in connec-
ton with this subiecta natural Democratic
animosity to the methods and manipulations
of trusts and combinations. confess to
Sharing in this feeling; and yet it seems to
| me we ought if possible, to sufficiently free
ourselves from prejudice to enable us coolly
to weigh the consideration which, in for
| mulating tariff legislation, ought to guide
our treatment of sugar as taxable article
| While no tenderness should be entertained
| for trusts and while / am decidedly opposed
| to granting them, under the guise Of tariff
taxation, any opportunity to further their
peculiar methods, suggest that we ought
| not to be driven away from the Democratic
principle and policy which lead to the taxa
! tion of sugar by the fear, quite likely exag
gerated, that in carrying out this principle
and policy we may indirectly and inordi
nately encourage a combination of sugar
refining interests. l know that in present
conditions this is delicate subject, and l
appreciate the depth and strength of the
feeling which its treatment has aroused.
do not believe we should do evil that good
may come, but it seems to me that we should
not forget that our aim is the completion of
tariff bill, and that in taxing sugar for
proper purposes and within reasonable
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tion, we are in no danger of running counter
to Democratic principle. With all there is
at stake there must be in the treatment of
this article some ground upon which we are
willing to stand, where liberation and con-
cihation may be allowed to solve the prob
lem, without demanding the entire surren-
der of fixed and conscientious convictions
ought not to prolong this letter If what
have written is unwelcome, | beg you to
believe in my good intentions. In the con-
clusions of the conference touching the
numerous items which will be considered the
people are not afraid that their interests will
be neglected. They know that the general
result, so far as they are concerned, will be
to place home necessaries and comforts more
ter and surer compensation to those who toll
We all know that a tariff law covering all
the varied interests and conditions of a
country as vast as ours must of necessity be
largely the result of honorable adjustment
and compromise. expect very few Of us
can say, when our measure is perfected, that
all its features are entirely as we would
prefer. You know how much deprecated
the Incorporation in the proposed bill of the
income tax feature. In matters of this kind,
however, which do not violate fixed and
recognized Democratic doctrine we are will
ling to defer to the Judgment of majority
of our Democratic brethren. / think there
is general agreement that this is party
duty.
This is more palpabiy apparent when we
realize that the business Of our country
timidly stands and watches for the result of
our efforts to perfect tariff legislation; that
quick and certain return of prosperity
waits upon wise adjustment, and that a
confiding people still trust in our hands their
prosperity and well being The Democracy
of the land plead most earnestly for the
speedy completion of the tariff legislation
which their representatives have undertaken;
but they demand not less earnestly that no
stress of necessity shall tempt those they
trust to the abandonment of Democratic
principle. Yours very truly,
GROVER CLEVELAND.
SUGAR INVESTIGATION.