Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-08-31
TRUE TO TARIFF REFORM
President Cleveland Declares the
Struggle Is Not Ended.

President Cleveland Declares the
Struggle Is Not Ended.
TRAITORS OF DEMOCRACY
MARKED.
Washington, Aug. 27.-Iht
President today sent the follow
letter to Representative Catehings'
of Mississippi, who consented to
its publication in view of Its pub
lie character and Importance:
Executive Mansion, Washington,
D. c., Aug. %, 1S94.-Hon' Z. G
CatchingS My Dear Sir: Since
the conversation had with yor
and Mr.. Clark, of Alabama, a few
days ago in regard to my actor
upon the tariff bill now before me
l have given the subject further
ami most serious onsideratiOn.
The resnlt il, | am more settled
than ever ia the determination to
allow the bill to become a law
without my signature. when th'
formulation of legislation which 1t
was hoped would embOdy demo
cratic ideas Of tariff reform was
lately entered upon by the Con-
gress nothing was further from my
anticipation than a result which !
could not promptly and enthusias
tlcally indorse. 1t is, Therefore
with a feeling OF the utmost disap
pointment that | submit to denia
OF this privilege.
| DO not claim to Oe better thar
the masses of my party, nor DO
wish to avoid any responsibility
which on account of the passage
of this law | ought to bear as
member of the democratic organi
Izltion. Neither will permit my
self to be separated from my par
ty to such an extent as might be
implied by my veto of tariff leglSla
ton, which, though disappointing
is still cbargeable to DomocrOtic eft
fort. But there are provisions In
this bill which are not in line with
honest tariff reform, and 1t contains
inconsistencies and crudities which
ought not to appear IN tariff laws
of any kind. Besides there were,
as you and l well know, Incidents
accompanying the passage OF the
bill through tie Congress which
made every sincere tariff re!Ormel
unhappy, while influences sur
rounded it IN It's latter stages and
interfered with its final cOnStruc-
ton which ought not to he recog'
nized or tolerated IN democratic
tariff reform cOuDselS.
And yet, notwithstanding all Its
Iicissitudes and all the bad treat
ment it received at the hands OF
pretended friends, it presents a
vast Improvement to existing con-
dltions. 1t Will certainly tighten
many tariff burdens that now rest
heavily upon the people. 1t is
not only a barrier against the re
turn of mad protection, but it furn'
ishes vantage ground from which
must be waged further a! gresslye
operations against protected mono
poly and governmental tayoritism.
take my place with the rank
and file of the democratic party,
who believe IN tariff reform and
who know what it is; who refuse
to accept the results embodied in
this bill as the close Of the wal;
who are not blinded to the fact
that the livery OF democratic tariff
reform has been stolen and worn
in the service Of republican pro
lection, and who have marked the
places where the deadly blight oil
trtaso has blasted the cOanse's of
the brave IN their hour of might
T Q trusts and combinations
the communism of pelt-whOse
Vaccinations have prevented us
from reaching the success we de
served, should not he forgotten MOI
forgiven. We shall recover from
our astonlshmenta at their exhibition
of power, and if then the question
Is forced upon us whether they
shall submit TO the free legislative
will Of the peoples representatives
or shall dictate the laws which the
people must obey, we will accepI
aud settle that issue as one inyOlv
ing the integrity and safety o
Am rlcIn institutions.
l love the principles of trde
democracy because they are foun
Ided on patrioti-m and upon jus
tice aud fairness toward nll IN
tcrests. am proud of my party
organization because it is con
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