The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-08-28

Cleveland has written the. following
letter to Representative Catchings Of
Mississippi, in which he sets for tn his
views of the new tariff law, and gives
his reasons for not approving the bill:
''EXECUTIvE MANSION,
WASHINGTON, Aug. 81, 1894.
Zion. L. O. Caichings.
"MY DEAR SIR.-Since the conversa-
tion had with you and Mr.. Clark, of
Alabama. few days ago. in regard to
my action on the tariff bill now before
me, I have given the subject further and
MOST serious consideration. The result
Is am more settled than ever in the
determination to allow the bill to
become law without my signature.
when the formation Of legislation,
which 1t was hoped would embody
Democratic Ideas of Tariff Reform,
was lately entered upon by the Con-
gress nothing was further from nv
anticipation than a result which could
not promptly and enthusiastically in
dorss. 1t Is therefore with q feeling of
the utmost disappointment than sub
NIT TO denial Of this privilege
81 do not claim to be better than tho
! masses OF my party, nor do 1 wish to
avoid any responsibility which, on ao-
count>of the passage Of this law, 1
ought to bear as a member of the Demo.
cratic organization. Neither will per e.
NIT myself to be
Separated From My Party
to such an extent as might be i'm
piled -by my veto Of tariff legislation,
which, though disappointing, is still
chargeable to Democratic effort. But
there are provisions in this bill which
are not in line with honest tariff re-.
form, and it contains inconsistencies
and crudities which ought not to appear
In tariff laws, or laws of any kind.
Beside there were, as you and we'll
know, incidents accompanying the pss i.
sage OF the bill through the Congress-
which made every sincere tariff re-
| former unhappy, while influences sur
ghunded 1t in its later stages, and inter-
fTed with Its final construction, which
Dwight not to be recognized or tolerated
by tariff reform counsels. And vet,
notwithstanding all its vicissitudes and
all the hard treatment 1t received at the
hands of party and friends it
Presents n Vast Improvement
to existing conditions. 1t will certainly
tighten many tariff burdens that now
rest heavy on the people. 1t is not only
barrier against the return OF mad pro-
lection, but it furnishes vantage
ground from which must be waged fur.
Their aggressive operations against pro.
tected monopoly and governmental IA.
voritism.
81 take my place with the rank and
file OF the Democratic party who believe
in tariff reform, and who know what it
is; who arc not blinded to the fact that
the livery of Democratic tariff reform
has been stolen and worn in the service
OF Republican protection, and who have
marked the places where the deadly
light OF treason has blasted the counsels
Of the brave in their hour of might.
THE trusts and com
communion OF pelf-whose Vaccinations
have prevented US from reaching the
success we deserved.
Should Not BE Forgotten
or forgiven. We shall recover from
our astonishment at their exhibition
OF power, and. If then the question Is
forced upon us whether they shall sub
nit to the free legislative will Of the
peoples representatives or shall dictate
the laws which the people must obey,
we will accept and settle that issue as
one involving the integrity and safety
of American Institutions.
81 love the principles of true Democ-
racy because they are founded on pa
triotism and upon justness and fairness
toward all interests. am
Proud of My Party Organization
because it is conservstively sturdy and
persistent in the enforcement OF it's
principles. Therefore 1 do not despair
II the efforts made by the House OF
Representatives to supplement tho bill
already passed by further legislation,
and to have engrafted upon it such
notifications as will more nearly meet
Democratic hopes and aspirations.
~ cannot be mistaken as to the
necessity of
Free Raw Materials
as the foundation of logical and sensi-.
BILE tariff reform. The extent to which
this ia recognized in the legislation
already. secured Is one of It's encoursg-
ing and redeeming features, but it is
vexatious to recall that while free coal
and iron ore have been denied US, a re-.
cent letter Of the Secretary of the
Treasury discloses the fact that both
might have boon made free by the an.
nual surrender Of only about 800, 900 Of
unnecessary revenue.
VI am sure that there Is common
habit OF Understanding the import
ance of free raw materials in tariff legis.
lation and of regarding them as only
related to concessions to be made to our
manufacturers. The truth Is their
Influence Is SO Far Reaching
that IL disregarded complete and ben
efcial scheme of tariff reform cannot BIO
successfully inaugurated. When we
give to our manufacturers free raw ma.
terials we unshackle the American en-
terprises and ingenuity, and these will