The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-07-27


,e u the tariff between the house and
lhe .ate in the open, took place in the
mouse when Mr.. Wilson in the House
said he was directed by the confer
ees on the part OF the house to report
that they had been unable to agree upon
the amendments made by the senate to
the Wilson bill In his remarks, Mr..
Wilson sent to the clerks desk and had
read a letter from President Cleveland,
dated July 2nd in which among other
things Mr.. Cleveland said: There Is
no excuse for mistaking or misappre-
hending the feeling and the temper of
the rank and file of the Democracy:
They are downcaSt under the assertion
that their party fails in ability to man
age the government and they are appre-
henSive that the effect to bring about
tariff reform may fail, but they are
much more downcast and apprehensive
in their fear that the Democratic prin-
ciples may be surrendered. In these
than to look with confidence to you and
those who with you have patriotic
ally and sincerely championed the cause
of tariff reform within Democratic lines
and guided by Democratic principles.
This confidence is vastly augmented
under your leadership of the house of
ha i
ing.
Every true Democrat and serious tariff
reformer knows that this bill, in lis
present form, and as it will be submit
ted to the conference, falls far short of
the consumation for which we have long
labored; for which we have suffered de
feat without discouragement; which, in
It's anticipation, gave us a-allying cry in
our day of triumph, and which, in It's
day of accomplishment, Is so interviewer
with Democratic pledges and Democrat
ic success that our abandonment of the
cause or the principles upon which it
rests means party perfdity and party
dishOnOr.
One topic will be submitted to the con-
ference which embodies Democratic
principles SO directly that it cannot be
compromised. We have in our plat
forms and in every way possible declared
in favor of the free importation of raw
material.
that this should be accorded to our peo-
pie and our manuf rcturers as soon as
the Democratic party was invested with
the power to determine the tariff policy
of the country
The party now has that power. We
are as certain to day as we have ever
been of the great benefits that would ac-
crue to the country from the inaugura>
ton of this policy and nothing has Oc-
Cured to release us from our obligation
to secure this advantage to our people.
1t must be admitted that no tariff
measure can accord with Democratic
principles and promises, or bear a genu-
AhC lCCitlOSIdt4C bdNI St llldl uOtS HUI pTD~
vide. for free raw material.
In this circumstance it may well ex-
cite our wonder that Democrats are will
ing to depart from this, the most DEM
ocratic of all tariff principles and that
the incOntrovertible absurdity of such a
proposed departure should be emphasized
by the suggestion 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 corpor-
ations and capitalists. How can we
face the people after indulging in such
outrageous determinations and viola
tion of principle?
1t is quite apparent that this ques-
tion of free raw material does not admit
of adjustment on any middle ground,
since then subjectment to any rate of
of tariff taxation, great or small, is alike
violative of Democratic principle and
Democratic good faith"