The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1894-07-28
STUNC TO THE QUICK.
Democratic Senators Smart.
ing Under the Lash. :
GROWERS LETTER TO WILSON.

While Senators Nave Bsss Trss - the
Trus,s. They Have Been Ssiss 10 Their
Trust Democratic Ass.bsss ss the
Fimsues Cosusaitsss Amused.
WAsnisGros. July 2l.-Ths position
taken by President Cleveland in his let
ter to Chairman Wilson Of the Ways and
Means Committee II astounding. His
attempt to dictate to Congress during
the progress Of the conference report il
unprecedented. Democratic members of
the Finance Committee arc amazed, and
ray there has been nothing like it since
the stuar,s tried Ia dictate To Pariis-
mcnt. Had il not been for few cool
heads, the Senate would have refused
further conference and Cleveland would
have t-cn r-primandesi by resolution fos
unwaIfahted interference. The Demo-
cratic party 10 in = state Of fcsment never
..p.rirnr~d in the memory Of those
here. Its memt-rs declare that they
~efr tov-.i 10 swallow Cicyrisnd's silver
policy and to indors1 his ooursr in the
suik-. the latter through fear Of public
condemnation; Tor. hal he b--n . Re-
publican President, they would have
criticised him. and nov lie attempts to
dictate the terms vi . Conference agree
m-nt.
Hal the consideration Of the confer
-ne- tvfor, taken place In the Senate ,,-
day. ,ii- President would have t.--n
nrrorly dehoancr,i by his own party. No
a., las caused . greater sensation la
Washington, Many frnorfa,. arc ask.
Ing where lac viii stop. The Drmoc,s,s
OF the Senate sAy lie hall t-ti~r draw up
hiil. approve II and dciAsc il . lac
ami proceed 10 enforc IT, But under
hrA,h /, all they arc cos ards. and rriasc
Ia have their names us~d. They will ios
tic naos, par, m--kiy submit. Cirvc-
land sill no, vim his point, t-rausr his
enemies will lnsist upon the Senate bill,
and They sill hold the senate TO II.
YnE rkrsipKsr's lrrrtx.
Tho l~t,rr sAs marked personal, but
Mi Wilson obtAinr.i tb1 Presidents Der.
mission Ia have u read in the ious- Of
Representatives. The full t-xt ot Ia.
letter Is.
Tho certainty tina, conference viii
t~ osyirf~i t-ts rrh the iiunsrs of Con.
xr-es tuf the pafIsSs- OF adjusting the
differences ou tlt~ sub,rri OF tAfid lrxt..
lAti"n mat~s II Aiss certain tina, ,oa gill
l- called UPON Again To do hard service
In the eaus- OF ,Asitf reform. Nv pablo
Lie has b--n ~ CLOSELY rrla,s~i 10 the sub
Fst. have 81 lons~i ios It's Anrom plish.
mcnt, aud haSr 80 often protnlsci iis
arrum 81 ishiarnt Ia my fellow COUNTRY.
m~n ~ . sv~al, OF their trust and con.
hd"ner In the irtnoratie party that l
-. l.. Il
rc-i appeal Ia you tina, In thi. crisis
you s,srnu"nsis insisI upon party hon.
Getty and g,-si faith and = sturdy alh-r.
sner TO l~mu<ra,ic prlndpl~r. t~i,r,e
th-sr arc absolutely Necessary conditions
Ia the continuation Of Democratic exist
cncc.
:" cannot rid tnvs~lf o! the fc~lins
that this conference will ps~s~n, the t-rsi
u no. Tho only hot-r Of true n~uarfsry
Indications t-oin, ,o i,s Action A. the
reliance Of ,hn.- - bo des.rr tho genuine
ffuitian II Democratic effort, the iuIfll.
mont OF IAcr,a~raiic pledges and the TO-
drmp,inn Of Isrm~cra,ic prun is~s tn the
r~opl- To r~yuncilc differences in the
details. cpmprts~.i within the ans~i and
~~ii.dclinc.i line. o. principle. uill no,
H. tho splc task OF the oont~rrnc~, but,
as II seems Ia me. its mcmt~rr have in
charge tho QUESTION ~b-,her democratic
principles themselves arr 20 In .avr<i OF
abandoned.
"Ther- i. no excuse for installing OF
,nisapprrhcndine tho feeling. OF the tom.
per OF tho rank and file OF democracy.
They arr do~ncA,, under the assertion
that their PARTY has failed In lie ability
tn man age the government, and they ARE
apprh.n-ive that efforts 10 bring ai,ou,
,aria reform may TAIL. hut they arr much
morc iowncast and apprchsnstye in ,hei,
fear~ that I~mrra,ic principles may t-
surrendered. Under ,hc.c necessary cir.
cums,ancrs they do wisely TO look With
confidence Ia YOU and thos~ " no with
championcd the cause of tariff rrfo,n
within ncmars,ic line. and ,uidc,i Inv
thaa. principle., Thi. r,nhdencr Z
vastly augmented bv the action undc,
your lca.icrship ot the Uousc of Reprr.
sentative. mon tho bill nov prndins.
Every tru. Democrat and every ain.
core tariff rciormer know. that thi. hill
In It's pres.n, form and Al II i'm he ,ub.
mitt~i to the conferepc. fall. tsr ,bor,
OF tho communication for which we hay,
long latnrc,i; for which 70 have suffered
defeat without announcement: which
In it's anticipation gives us q rally,ne cry
in our day Of triumph, and which in IL
promise of mplishment IL 10 inter.
woven with Democratic plsdsrs and
Democratic showcases that our abandon.
mrnt Of the cause and Of the psinciplcs
upon which Il rests means party pertidy
and party di.honor.
"one topic will Ire s',bmittei TO the
conference which cm,o,iics Democratic
prnciplcs ~ that II caupot he compru.