The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1894-08-29
CLEVELAND SAID
1t Would Be Perfldy and Dis
honor to Accept
The Senate Sugar Trust Tariff Bill
That He Aflerward Advised
the House to Swallow.

The following are the essential
parts OF President Clcycland'S fam
Gus letter to Chairman Wilson of
July "a:
Tie certainty that i conference
will be ordered between the two
houses Of congesss for the purpose Of
adjusting differences on tie subject
Of tariff legislation makes il also GER
tain that you will be again called on
to do hard service in the cause Of tar
il reform.
My public life has been so closely |
related to lie subject have SO
longcd for its accomplishment and
have so often promised its realization |
to my fellow countrymcn as i result
of their trust and confidence in the
democratic party that hop" no eN-
c,lsc is necessary for my earnest an-
peal to YOU that III this crisis you
strcnuousiv insist upon party hon
cstv and good faith and 4 sturdy "d-
hrrcncr to democratic principles.
believe these are absolutely necessary
conditions to the continuation ul
democratic existence.
I cannot rid myself Of the feeling
that this conference will Pl'l1'ENl
rNl'E BEST r. NOT THE ONIi,
HOPE or TRUE DEMOCRACY.
Indications point to its action as the
reliance Of those who desire Tie gen
uinc frutiOn Of democratic effort
the rllltiIlmcnt Of democratic pledges
and the rcdtmpt ion Of democratic
promises to thc people. IorcconclIc
differences in he details comprised
within trC~TIXcd and wr}l-dcinrd
lines of principle will not be the sole
task of the conference. but. as it
seems to me, its members will also
have in charge the quest ion
whether democratic principles them
selves. are to be saved or abandoned.
There is no excuse for 1nlstHklIT
or miapprellcndn@ the feeling and
he temper ni the rank nnG NE 81
the democracy. They arc d"WncHSl
under the assert iul! that >Il"il part"
fails III ability to niitiIHGc nc GOV
cll,mrnt. and They are Apprrh"n>,lN~
that efforts to bring about taril re
form may fail: but they are niHcIi
more duWuc;St and apply llcnsIr III
their fears HAT democrat ic principles
may be surrendered.
Every true dcnr'ciai and every ,Ii'-
ccrc tariff rcfur1lcr knows that TINS
bill in its present form and a5 It VIII
be submitted to the conference ial'S
short ur tile cOnSllmmut ion Tor which
: wc have lone laInred, for which We
have suffered defeat without disc"llr-
awrmrn,. which in lis anticipation
: gave us Il rnIlying cry III out day "'
triunlnll. and which in its pulil:-r ul
accomplishment is 50 interviewer Wit i
democratic pledges Hfld democrat i
success that our abandonment Of 1h,
cause O. he principles upon which i
rests MEANS PARTY pEkFlpl
: AND PARTY DlslluNOh.
One topic will i" submitted TO 'I''
conferences which cHbndls,> demo
cratic principle 50 directly shat /
CANNOT I'E COMPROMISED
We have in our platforms and III 'N
cry way possible declared III 'aE9r :"
:. the free importation Of III" lnAt"rl
ais. We have again and a4;,Il prn11
iScu that this ;|lp;i!d be accorded t
Our people and our manufacturers i
soon as the democratic part. was III
vested with power to dci"r:.lnc TN
tariff policy of the cou11r,.
The party now has hat power. W.
arc as certain lrdlE ;t~ We eyer were
:, Of / We great bcucfii that would ar
rll1c TO the cr,lilrN from I II" illHiIg'I
ration ui his pnic%. and E"'il'h9 iIa
occurred to release Us from our oD!'
cat ion to secure 1ni~ ;ldVanla-" t
!, our people. 1t mus, BE- admitted
hat no tariff measure can acroi'
with democrats. princi '1c> ;,n1 prem
iScs or bear Il genuine urllucrAli
:, badge that doc, not prpNid" lrr II"
= raw materials.
In these circumstances ii may wei
excite oar wonder that democrats ar
willing. to depart from this. the mos
democratic of all tariff princl plc-
and that the most I\CONSlSTE\'
\ AnSI nDiTi Of such a proposed dt
Durtt,rr should be emphasized by tn
,-,ly4c>t ion that the wool Of the farm
* or be pllt On the free list and the pro
" lection Of tariff taxation be pIac"
= around the iron ore and coal Of COZ
= porationS and capitalists. IIDN
CA% VIE FACE TIE PEOPLE \ J.
J. TER IEDTLGlNG IN SUCH Ol1
{. R.\GEOlrS DISCERN NATlO.
a AND VIOLATIONS or PRlNC1