The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-08-28

WAsnIxGToS, D. O., August T-The
President to-day scnt the following let
lar u Representative Catchlngu, Of
Mississippi, who consented TO its publi'
cation in view Of its public character
and Importance.
hExEcuTIvR MANSION. /
WAsuixoros, D. O., August 27, 1891 J
40 Hon TO. cutehtaaL
MYDsAR sIn,-sinco the conversation
I had with you and Mr. Clark, OF
Alabama, a few days ago IN regard to
nv action upon the tariff bill now be-
fSre mo, Lhave given tho subject further
and more serious consideration. Tho
rssult n. 1 am moro settled than ever
in tbe determination 10 allow tho bill
10 become a law without my signature
GWhen the formulation Of legislation
which Il was hoped would embody DOM
osratlc ideas OF tariff reform wns lately
entered upon by tho Congress. nothing
was further from my anticlpation than
n result which could not promptly
and enthusiastically endorse. It is
therefore With q feeling Of the utmost
disappointment that l submit 70 do
NAL Of this privilege.
II not claim TO be better than the
masses Of my party, nor do l wish to
avoid any responsibility which on &c
Count of the passage Of this law / ought
10 beRr as q member Of the Democratic
organization; neither will permit my
seif TO be separated from my party 70
such an extent Us might be implied by
veto Of tariff legislation, which, though
disappointing. Is still chargeable TO
Democratic effort
But there are provisions In this bill
which ara not In fine with honest tariff
reform, and Il contains Inconsistencies
and crndities which ought not to appear
In tariff laws or laws Of any kind:
Besides, there were, as you and / we'll
know. incidents accompanying the pas
aaee Of tho bill through Congress.
which made every sincere tariff re-
former unhappy, while influences sur.
rounded IL Ia its latter stages aud inter-
iered with lie final construction, which
ousht not to be recognized or tolerated
In Deniocratic tariff reform councils.
1And vet, notwithstanding oil its
yioissituies and all the bad treatment II
received at the hands OF pretended
friends. IL presents O vast improvement
10 eYistinu conditions. It will certainly
iI,bten many tariff burdens that now
rest heavily upon the people II 70 not
only a barrier against tho return oil mad
protection, bot II furnishes o vantage
ground from which must be waged
further aggressive operations against
protected monopoly and governmental
II take my place with tho rank and
file OF the Democratic party. who be-
Lave In taritf reform and who know
what Il is. who refuse to accept tho re-
sults ombodied in this bill as tho closo
al tbe waY. who are not blinded to the
isrt that tho livery Of Democratic tariff
rciorm bas been stolen and worn In tho
service Of Republican protection, and
will have marked the places whore the
deadly blight Of treason has blasted the
counsels OF the brave In their hour oi
%The trusts: and combinations-the
communism Of pelf-whoae machtna-
tions have prevented us from reaching
Tho success we deserve, should not be
iorpotton or forrivon. Wo shall recover
nom our astonishment at their exhibi-
tion Of mower, and II thon tho question
Il forced upon us whether they ahall
submit 10 the FREQ legislative will Of tho
peoplo's representatives, or shall dictate
the laws which the people must obey,
wo will accept and settle that issue as
involving tho integrity and safety OF
American fnstitutions.
"I love the principles OF true Dem
ocrncy because thoy arc founded IN
patriotism and upon justice and inir;;
meas toward all intorests. ! am proud
OF nv party organization because It ls
conseryatiyely sturdy and persistent In
Tho epforcenlent Of It's principles.
Therefore / do not despair Of tho efforts
made by tho house Of representatives to
supplenent the bill already passed by
further legislation, and to have ou-
grated upon it such notifications as
will moro nearly meet Democratic hopes
and aspirations. .,...----
IT cannot be mistaken as TO the neces-
si.y OF free raw materials as tho found
alton Of logical and sensible taril re-
form. The extent to which this is
fecORnlZeu III tho lekioiubOh
secured is ono Of lie encouraging and
fedeeming features; but II ig vcxatious
"a rocnlI that whilo FREQ coal and iron
ore have been denied, lcttor OF tho
socretary OF tho treasury discloaes tho
fact thnt both might have been made
FREQ by the annual surrender Of only
about soyen hundred thousand dollars
OF unnecessary revenue.
az am surc that thero is common
habit OF undertaking tho Importance
Of frse raw materials 10 tariff loRisla-
ton and oi regarding them as only re-
i,ted 10 CONCESSIONS to be maho 10 our
unonuforintcrs. Tho truth is, thoir In
tIuonco Ia 90 far.reaching that, II diarc-
Carded. complete and boncGcent
scheme Of tariff reform cannot DO sue
cosstully innugurated.
"Whcn wo give to our manufacturers
FREQ raw materials, wo uushackIo Amer
ican entcrprlso and ingenuity. aud those
will opcu tho doors Of foreign markets.
10 tho reception Of our wurcs ana giVo
opportunity for tho continuous md ro'
munoraiivo employment Of American
labor. 49,
with material chcaponed by thelr
freedom from tariR charges, tho cost Of
their product must bo corrospondingly
chcnponed. Thuroupon justice aud fair:
ness 70 tho consumer would demand
that the manufacturers DO Obliged to
submit 10 snch ro.adIustlnent and
modification Of tho tarla upon tho.f