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his letter Of acceptance in litigation or
no doubt as to the Presidents position
upon its essential principle OF free raw
materials. Let me rexd from that re-
markable letter of the President, which
was yesterday submitted to the House OF
Representatives. 1t expresses better than
! can hope to DO the true, sound and logi-
cal position OF the Democratic party upon
this question:"
After reading extracts from this letter,
Mr.. Hill went on az follows
Mr.. President, approve every word
that have quoted. 1t IL an honest and
which the party should assume in this
crisis.
am not required to defend the pro-
priety OF wisdom OF the promulgation OF
this letter ct this peculiar time. IL may
have been indiscreet, it may operate as
asS flames 0rana Of 70 aiscorsp spread alresdS .hs
kindled among party friends. 1t may
widen the breach already existing in this
Senate and In that view 1t may be regard
ed as unfortunate and ill-advised. 1t was
time for diplomacy, statesmanship and
conciliation, rather than recrimination,
denunciation and arraignment. But
aside from the question OF its mere ex-
pediency, upon the question OF free raw
know 1t.
"You cannot doubt his sincerity and
patriotism. You must yield in the end to
his views. The time to yield is now, be-
fore there is further humiliation, en-
barrassment and discord.
1.-THE true Democratic theory Of revenue
reform requires that free raw materials
should be its distinguishing features.
The Senate bill, which had been passed,
violates this theory and while ii reduces
nd
other raw materials, from those imposed
under the Mckinley law and in that
respect Is commennable, IL nevertheless
imposes some duties thereon and thereby
fails to redeem our pledges.
"The House of Representatives fresh
from the people which represents more
distinctly and peculiarly than we do the
taxing power OF our people, repudiates
our bill and Democratic president has
emphasized that reputation and the
condition which confronis US is one Of
extreme embarrassment.
In the light of the latter, the House
cannot honorably retreat, and the Presi-
dent cannoe approve the Senate bill after
what he has said in this letter. He ar
raigns the Senate and intimates that the
enactment Of the Senate bill means
Party perfidy and party dishonor.
" This letter, unusual and unprece-
dented in its character and method of
PRONUNCIATION though it may be, never
theless clearly shadows a veto OF the Sem
ate bill, even IL the House should finally
concur In our amendments.
"This letter is significant,it is bold wig
orous, even IL imprudent; it means war
to the knife against the Senate bill. 1t
means that the Senate cannot be permit
ted to abandon or surrender the great un-
derlying principles for which we struggled
and lost Ia 1855, and fought and won in
II the President in his wisdom
had seen fit, while the debate
aided my efforts to secure adhesion to
this principle, by expressing his views in
favor thereof in some proper and legiti-
mate way should have been gratified,
and 1t unquestionably would have been of
practical benefit to the cause. rejoice
that hs' has expressed them even now, al
though l am not required to defend the
manner and form OF their presentation.
respectfully differ from the Presi-
dent in his assumption that q tax upon
sugar 10 necessasy at this time conceding
that an income tax Is to be retained.
Clearly both are not needed for any legi-
innate purposes of the Treasury.
II desire only to suggest that IL it was
desirable that sugar should be taxed as a
Legitimate and logical article of revenue
taxation as he now says, 1t seems strange
that the President did not in his last an
Dudi iueSsdSe muke some lnt1mat1O0, sug-
gestiop or Recommendation to that effect.
"The President endorsed the Wilson bill
explicitly -in-his message, although it
provided substantially for free raw sugar.
He permitted the House to pass that
measure without a word OF protest, sug-
gestion or advice that there should be
tax upon sugar, which has come to be
largely regarded as one of the necessaries
of life.
"While free sugar was being carried
through fhe House, the Administration
remained quiet and passive, but now after
the House has acted, and the country has
been led to expect free sugar the admins
tration shows its hand and declared for
a duty upon It.
81 am not now antagonizing its sug-
gestion. am simply stating the facts of
recent history.
"Under the existing circumstances,
with an income tax retained in this bill,
voted for free sugar before and shall
do SO again. In my judgment the
House cannot now honorably retreat
from its position in favor of free sugar.
The Presidents suggestion came too late
The Senate must recede from its amend
ments.
Villas Moves to Recetie.
BIZ The Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, July Ex-senator Villas
has moved that the Senate rncedA from