The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1894-07-25
CLovERPoRT, KENTUCKY WEDNESDAY, 25, 1894.


of free raw material DOES not admit oil
adjustment 90 any middle ground, since
their subsection to any rate Of tariff tax
alton, g,eat or small, is alike violative oI
Democratic principle and Democratic
good faith.
hope that you will not consider II Ia.
trusive IL | say something in relation to
another subject, which can hardly fail 10
be troublesome 10 the conference. re-
fer to the adjustment Of tariff taxation on
sugar Under our party platform, and
in accordance with our declared party
purposes, sugar is a legitimate and logi-
cal article OF revenue taxation. Unfort-
unately, however, incidents have accom-
panied certain stages Of the legislation
which will be submitted to the confer
ence that have aroused in connection
with this subject natural Democratic
animosity TO the methods and manipula-
tons OF trusts and combinations. con-
fess to sharing in this feeling, and yet il
seems to me we ought, ii possible, TO
sufficiently free ourselves from prejudice
to enable us coolly to weigh the consider
atoms which, in formulating tariff l.gis-
lation, ought to guide our treatment Of
sugar as a taxable article.
While no tenderness should be enter
tanned for trusts, and while 1 am decid-
eddy opposed to granting them, under
the guise OF tariff taxation, any oppor-
tunity to further their peculiar methods,
suggest that we ought not TO be driven
away om the Democratic principle and
policy which led TO the taxation Of sugar
by the fear, (quite likely exaggerated)
that in carrying out this principle and
policy we may indirectly and inordinate-
ly encourage combine OF sugar-refning
interests 1 know that in present con-
ditions this is delicate subject, and l
appreciate the depth and strength of the
feeling which its treatment has aroused.
/ do not believe that we should do evil
that good may come, but it seems to me
that we should not forget that our aim Is
the completion of tariff bill, and that
in taxing sugar for proper purposes and
within reasonable bounds, whatever else
may be said of our action, We are in no
danger of unning counter 10 Democratic
principle. With all there is at stake
there must be in the treatment of this
article some ground upon which we are
all willing to stand, where liberation and
Cancellation may be allowed to solve the
problem without demanding the entire
surrender of fixed and conscientious con-
victions.
ought not to prolong this letter. II
what have written is unwelcome l beg
you to believe in my good intentions.
In the conclusion Of the conferences
touching the numerous items which will
be considered the people are not afraid
that their interests will be neglected.
They know that the general result, 80
far as they may be concerned, is to place
home necessities and comforts more
easily within their reach, and to insure
the better and surer compensation y,
those who toll. We 81 kpay T., a., a
and 'asiT Of . saan he largely the
ouy,iiise. Iexpect very few Of us car
Jay when our measure is perfected thai
Fall its features are entirely as we would
| prefer.
You know how much l deprecated the
incorporation in the proposed bill of the
income tax feature. In matters OF this
kind, however, which do not violate a
fixed and recognized Democratic doct-
rine, we are willing TO defer to the judy
ment OF majority OF our Democratic
brethren. This is more palpably appar-
rent when we realize that the business
OF our country timidly stands and watch
es for the result of onr efforts to perfect
tariff legislation; that quick and certain
return OF prosperity waits upon a wise
adjustment, and that confiding people
still trust in our hands their prosperity
and well-being.
The Democracy Of the land plead most
earnestly for the speedy completion Of
the tariff legislation which their repre-
sentatives have undertaken; but they de-
mand not less earnestly that no stress Of
necessity shall tempt those they trust to
the abandonment Of Democratic princi-
pie. Yours very truly,
GaoyER CLEyELAND.