Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1894-07-29
oLErELAsD.s TARIFF LETTER.
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terest was created by Wilson's an.
nouncement in the House to day that
he had received a letter from Presi-
dent Cleveland, which the latter had
permitted to be made public. The
letter was read amid profound silence.
1t was in the Presidents vigorous
style and was a stirring tribute to the
Wilson bill and a direct blow ut any
surrender to the Senate bill.
In the letter to Wilson. Cleveland
said he cannot rid himself Of the feel
ing that the thrift conference will
present the best il not the only hope
OF true Democracy. The bill in the
present form, he declares, falls far
short Of the contamination for which
the party labored and ~our abandon
ment OF the course Or principles upon
which 1t rests, means party perfidy
or party dishonor.T II must be ad.
mitted that no tariff measure can ac-
cord with the Democratic principles
md promise, or bear the genuine
Democratic badge that does not pro-
vide for free raw materials. In these
circumstances it may well excite n
wonder that Democrats are willing to
depart from this most Democratic OF
all tariff principles, and that in the
consistent absurdity such a proposed
departure should be emphasized by
the suggestion that wool be put on the
free list and protection OF tariff taxa
ton be placed around iron orc and the
coal OF corporations and capitalists
How can we face the people after in
dulging i'll such outrageous discrimin-
atoms and violations OF p~rinciplesr It
is quite apparent that this question of
free raw material does not admit the
adjustment on any middle grounds,
since their subsection to any rate OF
tariff taxation, great or small, is alike
violatiye Of the Democratic principle
and Democratic good faith. 1 hope
you will not consider it i~nstrusive il
say something in relation to another
subject which al hardly fail to be
troublesome to the conference, 1 refer
to the adjustment OF tariff taxation on
sugar. Under our party platform and
in accordance with ourdeclared party
purposes, sugar is a legitimate and
ogical article Of revenue taxation.
Unfortunately, however, incidents
have accompanied certain stages OF the
legislation, which would be submitted
to the conference, that have aroused in
connection with this subject a Ma
tional Democratic luminosity to the
methods and manipulations of trusts
and combinations. / coniessto shar.
ing in this feeling, and yet, it seems to
me, we ought, il possible, sufficiently
free ourselves from prejudice to en-.
able us coolly to weigh the considera-
tions, which, in formulating tariff leg.
islation ought to guide our treatment
oisugar as n tariff article. While no
tenderness should be entertained for
trusts and while I am decidedly op.
posed to granting them, under the
guise Of tariff taxation, any apportun
ity to further their particular methods,
/ suggest We ought not to be driven
away yfear, quite likely exaggerated,
that in carrying out this principle
and policy, we may indirectly and in
ordinately encourage the combination
sugar refining interests. know that
in the present conditions this is a deli
cate subject, md l appreciate the
depth and strength Of feeling, which
it's treatment has aroused. I do not
believe we should do nm evil that n
good may come, but it seems to me VIC
should not forget our aim is the COM
pletion 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 running counter to Demo.
cratic principles. With all there is at
stake. there must be in the treatment
OF this article some ground upon
which We are willing to stand, where
liberation and Cancellation may be
allowed to solve the problem. with
out demanding the entire surrender
OF fixed conscientious convictions"
The galleries were crowded in an
~ticipation OF a debate on the Tariff
conference report when the House
met to-day. When Chairman Wilson
entered with his head bound with a
handkerchief and evidently suffering
greatpain, the Democratic members
cheered wildly. AS soon rs the read.
ing OF the Journal was completed
Cultivate OF Ohio, front the committee
on Rules, offered the following resolu.
ton:
THAT after the adoption Of this
resolution IL will be in order when the
House conference on House bill 1904,
the Tariff bill, make n report Of dis.
agreement, to move TINT the House in.
sist upon It's disagreement to the Sen.
ate amendments to said bill in the
gross and ask for Il further conference
with the Senate on the disagreement,
and the vote Of tho two Houses there.
on; that two hours debate be allowed
upon the said motion and without
other motion n vote DO taken thereon
should the motion prevail, tho Speak.
or shall at once appoint the House
Confcrees and tho matter shall then
for tho time being pasa for the con
sideration OF the House,
Hopkins attempted 10 offer nm