Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-07-25
CLEVELAND ON TARIFF.
THE PRESIDENT WRITES ALET-
TER TO WILSON.
He Urgently Recommends the Passage
OF the Wilson Bill and scores the sem
ate Measure strong Plea for Free Raw
Materials and Democratic Pledges.

WASHINGTON, July 2O-Soon after
the house began the discussion of the
tariff conference committees report
yesterday, ,ChairmanWilsono of the ways
and means committee arose and amid
intense interest announced that he
had received letter from President
Cleveland which the latter had per-
mitted to be made public
The letter was then sent TO the desk
and read amid profound silence 1t
was in the president vigorous style
and was stirring tribute to the Wiz
son bill and direct blow at any sur
render 20 the senate bill 1t was as
follows:
Personal EXECUTIVE MANSION.
WAsHTNGToN, July >, 1S94.-To the
Hon. William H. Wilson. My Dear Sir:
The certainty that conference will
be ordered between the two houses Of
congress for the purpose of adjusting
differences on the subject of tariff
legislation makes it also certain that
YOU will again be called upon to do
hard service in the cause Of tariff re
form.
conference which cmbodics Demo.
cratic principle 80 directly that it can
not be compromised. We have in our
platforms and in every way possible
declared in favor Of The free importa-
ton of raw materials. We have agair
and again promised that this should
be accorded To our people and our
manufacturers as soon as the Demo
cratic party was invested with the
power 10 determine tn; tariff policy
Of the country. The party has now
that power. We are as certain to-day
as we have ever been of the great
benefit that would accrue to the coun-
try from the Inauguration OF this pol
icy and nothing has occurred to re-
lease ms from our obligation to secure
this advantage TO our people. 1t
must be admitted that no tariff meas
ure can accord with Democra tic prin-
ciples and promises or bear genuine
Democratic badge that does not pro-
vide for free raw materials.
In these circumstances il may we'll
excite our wonder that the Democrats
are willing to depart from this the
most Democratic of all tariff princi-
pies, and that the inconsistent ab-
surdlty OF such II proposed departure
should be emphasized by the sugges-
tion that the wool of the farmer be
put on the free list and the protection
of tariff taxation be placed around
the iron ore and coal of the corpora
lions and capitalists How can we
face the people after indulging in
such outrageous determinations and
violations of principle? 1t is quite ap-
parent that this question of free raw
materials does not admit of ad lust
ment on any middle ground. since
their subjection to any rate of tariff
taxation, great or small is alike vio-
lative of Democratic principle and
Democratic good faith.
Under our party platform and in
accordance with our declared party
purposes sugar is "A legitimate and
logical article of revenue taxation.
Unfortunately, however, incidents
have accompanied certain stages of
the legislation which will be submit
ted to the conference that have
aroused in connection with this sub
lect a natural Democratic animositv
TO the methods and manipulatious of
trusts and combinations. confess TO
sharing In this feeling: and yet it
seems TO me we ought, if possible, to
dice TO enable us coolly to weigh the
considerations, which, in formulating
the tariff legislation. ought to guide
our treatment of sugar as a taxable
article. While no tenderness should
be entertained for trusts and
while | am decidedly opposed
90 granting to them. under the
guise of tariff taxation, any
opportunity to further their peculiar
methods, ] suggest that we ought not
to be driven away from the Demo
cratic principle and'policy which lead
To the taxation of sugar, by the fear,
quite likely exaggerated, that in car
rying out this principle and policy we
may indirectly and inordinatelv en-
courage combination of sugar refin-
ing interests. I know that in present
conditions this is "a delicate
subject and | appreciate the
depth and strength of the feel
ing which its treatment has
aroused. do no believe we
should do evil that good should come.
but 1t seems TO me that VIC may not
forget that our aim is the complet ton
of the tariff and in taxing sugar for
proper purposes and within reason
able bounds, whatever else may be
said of our action, we are in no dan
ger OF running counter to Democratic
principle. With all there is at stake
there must be in the treatment of this
article some ground upon which we
arc all willing to stand where tolera-
ton and conciliation NAV be allowed
10 solve the problem.
think that there is general
agreement that this is party duty.
This is more palpably apparent when
we realize that the business of our
country timidly stands and watches
for the result of our efforts to perfect
tariff legislation, that quick and
certain return of prosperity waits
upon wise adjustment and that
conhding people still trust in our
hands their prosperity and well being.
The Democracy of the land pleads
most earnestly for the speedy com
Pletion of the tariff Legislation which
their representatives have under
taken; but they demand not less
earnestly that no stress of nece ss.itv
shall tempt those they trust to the
abandonment of Democratic principle.
returning to Their Native Land.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 2l.-The Of
fees of the various ocean steamship
companies in this city are besieged by
large numbers of foreigners who are
taking advantage of the present
steamship war and consequent low
rates TO return to their native lands
EmpOrla strikers Ilaccs FILLED.