The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-08-30

Nartinsburg, w. Va. Aug. 29.-Chair-
man Wilson, of the ways and means
committee, the Democratic tariff leader
in the House of Representatives, was
renominated for Congress today
Wilson made notable address to the
&Rconvention, in which he declared that
the president had scrupulously alb
stained from interfering with the tariff
revision, but held steadfastly for the
fulfllment of the platform pledges, in
letter and spirit.
Greeted With Tremendous Cheers.
Mr.. Wilson was greeted with ire
mendous cheers when he arose to de-
liver his address. He said he should
ask for an honorable discharge from
further public service, but for what
seemed a duty and call growing out of
the tariff struggle.
1.-The Congress which adjourned yes
terday," he said, was charged by the
people with duty, clear, unmistaka-
Lie, transcendent, to secure from the
asp of the selfish hands the power of
4deral taxation: to lift from the backs
Of the American people a burden OF
tribute to privilege and monopoly,
which under thirty years OF Repub-
lican legislation had grown constantly
heavier until it far exceeded their le-
gitimate and necessary taxation for the
support Of government; to reclaim and
make forever sure that heritage of
American youth which is the true
meaning and priceless boon of Demo-
cratic Neutrality-suspicious. opportunity
in a land of equal rights.
The Inspiring Mission.
This was the inspiring mission
which the Democratic party had long
from the, American people,
power and authority to perform, and
to this mission the immediate repre-
sentatives Of the people gave them
selves earnestly and faithfully. In that
work, they were at all times cheered
and encouraged by their great leader.
who for eight years, in defeat and VIC
tory, had led in the movement for tariff
reform. While he scrupulousy ab-
stained from interference with the
work of those intrusted with the re-
form legislation, he was insistent, in
season and out of season, in urging
that the pledges on which we had come
into power should be fulfilled in the let
ter and in the spirit and that the bless
ing of reduced and just taxation
should be fully and honestly secured to
the American people.
"You know for you have followed
with watchful interest the varying his
Jtory of our attempt at tariff reform
AYou have followed with rising hopes
and hearty approval the action of the
House Of Represen tativeS i'm the franz
ing and passing of a measure bearing
. the badge of Dcmocra tic principles and
Afraught with promised benefits to all the
people You have followed with wan
ing hopes and angry disapproval the
tedious and tortuous passage of that
bill through the Senate, and have seen
that, despite a nominal Democratic
majority in that body, the great trusts
and monopolies were still able to write
their taxes as they had done under Re
publican rule in some of its most i'm
portant schedules The burden upon
you is the same, whether they use a
Democratic or a Republican hand as
thtir amanuensis. But the wrong to
ydu is infinitely greater when those
<~Rho bear the commission Of your own
kpartS, thus prove faithiesS to its high
est duties.
The American People Aroused.
81 could not recite to you the success
Sive steps. the material and baneful
relations through which the House bill
quietly passed into a law yesterday
morning without the sigma ture and ap-
prevail of the president, who was elect
ed upon the issue of tariff reform and
who anticipated, as the signal triumph
and historic achievement of his admin
istration, the privilege of affixing his
name to a genuine and thorough re-
form bill: YOU know by what influences
this was brought about. The country
knows this and history Will know
where to put the responsibility for oul
\ partial failure to redeem our pledges tC
= ice people and our partial failure to
oslodge the great privileged interests
EN-; pm our tariff. / am not sure that this
a y no hfa horsl ai crsar
ma assurance of a speedier and more
tbaalplete triumph of commercial free
IN than the smooth and unrestricted
Usage Of the House bill would have
n been.
Deadly Menace of Protection.
''The American people are aroused as
hardly anything else could have arous-
ed them 10 the deadly menace which
protection begets to the purity and the
very existence Of free government.
They have seen a. single great trust
empowered by our tariff laws to con.
troll the production ard sale of a me-
cessity Of life. parceling cut the coun.
try TO its partners and using it's low
made wealth and power to thwart tbs
best efforts OF the people to reduce thesi
own taxation.
They have seen 1T hold UP Congress.
for weeks, and have heard its repre-
sexratives boldly declare that there
interests were not protected, and they
have realized the final falfillment O
the boast When the sugar trust thus
challenged the American people to e
contest of strength, its days were mum
bered; its temporary triumph in Its
epeedier and more complete overthrow
end with its overthrow will vanish its
sister brood of monopolies that are
strong through its support.
The Fight is still On
but as the President well said
we have gained a vantage ground
from which we shall continue to
shell the camp Of monopoly. The day
Of mad protection is over in this coun-
try: MeKinleyism will disappear as 2
clark and hideous Blight from our sta
4. ytHte books The fight will go on; not
- shaybe in such a general engagement
eno protracted struggle as we have