The morning call., 1894-08-29
LEVELAND'S BAD ERRORS.
The AIlusion to Perfidy and
DishonOr.
sPERRY's POINTED CRITICISM.
Hopes the President VIII Cease
Writing Campaign Documents
for the Republicans.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26.-The few Sena-
tors at the Capitol to-day refused to ex-
press any opinion for publication on the
letter of Mr.. Cleveland to Mr.. Catchings.
The Democratic Senators said they had
nothing TO say, but they seemed to feel that
it was aimed at them.
The Republicans said there seems to be
no necessity at present for them to get
into the fight in the ranks of their oppo-
nents and they would not be quoted re-
gardingi it. Members of the House were not
as reticent as the Senators were. Repre-
sentative SDerry DEMOCRACY of Conn ecti-
cut, who opposed the Wilson bill, said
Il was in hopes the President would
spare his party the infection Of another
letter. The tariff bill is distinctly a party
measure and according 10 the Presidents
letter to Mr.. Wilson it is measure per-
meated with perfdY and dishonor. II that
is a correct description of the bill 90 not
see on what ground the Democratic party
can ask to be continued in power. It
seems By the second letter that the tariff
fight must be continued. This position
must be disqueiing to all the business in
terests of the whole country. The Demo-
Gratis this fall are placed on The defensive
by these two letters, first in defending a
policy of perfidy and disbonor, and second
by threatening all the business interests Of
the country with further attempts at tar #
legislation.
Every campaign speaker this fall is
compelled to defend his party against the
allegations contained in these two letters,
or else 10 defend the President against
the allegations in the letters themselves.
NV own opinion of the bill is that there is
no perfdy or GishonOr in The bill itself
nor in the motives Of Senators instrm tai
in its passage. 1t is more mature and
equitable measure than the Wilson bill,
and will produce a revenue which the
Wilson bill pTOfessedly would not, and
that is what tariff bill is for. 1t is hoped
that the President will not write any more
campaign documents for the Republican
party pending the coming election"
Representative johnson of Ohio said
"Fhe effect of his failure to sign the bill
and writing letter will be to intensity
and continue the fight against protection
not protec ion as be puts If, but Demo-
cratic protection"
Representative Warner D) of New
York said: The Presidents letter will
true friends Of revenue reform, and es-
pecially on the party policy there out
lined and the programme Of aggressive
action. first against trusts and then in
favor of free raw material. and in favor
of every other Democratic principle to
reach the fulfilment of which tariff COM
blnations must first be broken."
RepreseD tative Mcguire 3D. Of Califor-
MIA said: Il consider the letter very
valuable contribution to the Democratic
literature of the campaign, because it will
remove from the mind Of the people gen.
orally the impression derived from the
Presidents letter TO Mr.. Wilson that the
tariff bill, as amended by the Senate, was
regarded by him as vicious and it's enact
ment perfdious and dshonorabIe His
present letter specifically points out his
objection to the measure, while fully con-
ceding its merits as great step in the
direction of true tariff reform and as afford
ing new ana excellent point of vantage
in the fight for Democratic principles"