The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-07-26
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1h1xln1 H. t0b tooliug; ana Yet de eeen1e
to me, No ought IL possible. to sufd-
ciently free ourselves from prejudice to
enable Us cody to weigh the considera-
tions which, in formulating tariff legis-
lation, ought to guide our treatment OF
sugar as taxable article.
While no tenderness should be enter
tanned for trusts and while am de-
cidedly opposed to granting them, nm
der the guise of tariff taxation, any
opportunity to further their peculiar
methods, I suggest that we ought not
to be driven away from the Democratic
principles and policy which led to the
taxation of sugar, ly the fear, quite
likely exaggerated, that III carrying out
this principle and policy we may in
directly and Unfortunately encourage a
combination of sugar refining interests.
] know that in present conditions this is
delicate sui ject, and 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
the tariff, and in taxing sugar for
proper purposes and within reasonable
bounds whatever else may be said of
our action, we are in no danger of run
ming 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 all willing
to stand, where liberation and concilia-
ton may be allowed to solve the prob
lem, without manding the entire sur
render of fixed and conscientious con.
victions.
I ought not to prolong this letter. If
what have written is unwelcome,
beg you to believe in my good inten-
tons.
In the conclusions of the conference
covering the numerous items which are
to 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 COM
forts easily within their reach and to
insure better and surer compensation to
those who toll.
We all know that tariff law cover
ing all the varied interests and condi-
tions of country as vast as ours must
of necessity be largely the result of hon
orrble adjustment and compromises.
Deprecated the Income Tax.
Iexpect very few of us can say when
our measure is perfected, that all its
features are entirely as we would pre-
fer. You know how much I deprecated
the incorporation in the proposed bill
of the income tax feature. In matters
of this kind, however, which do not vio-
late fixed and recognized Democratic
doctrine, we are willing to defer to the
judgment of majority of our Demo-
cratic brethren. I think there is a gem
eral agreement that this is party duty.
This is more palpably apparent when
we realize that the business of the coun-
try timidly stands and watches for the
result of our efforts to perfect tariff
legislation, that quick and certain re-
turn of prosperity waits upon a wise
adjustment, and that confiding people
still trust in our hands their prosperity
and well being.
The Democracy of the land plead
most earnestly for the speedy compile
ton of 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 Dem
ocratic principle.
GROVER CLEVELAND.