The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1894-07-26
PROVO CITY. JULY
CLEVELAND AND GORMAN.


and Mr. German, both equally right,
many things are to be considered. Mr..
Cleveland is right so far as the under
lying fundamental doctrine of democ-
racy go, o,and Mr.. German is right SO far
as the policy of his position is con-
cerned. Democratic party principles
demand free raw materials. The doc
trine is old az Jefferson and the spirit is
the spirit of the past with all of lis
wisdom and commercial possibilities
speaking back from the other shore to
the working patriots still working and
striving on this mundane shore. Mr..
Cleveland's position touches the ex-
tariff question. Under other conditions
than those which prevail today-with
semi panic conditions still prevailing
and which have prevailed for year or
80, is it best, is it most prudent TO
push this extreme doctrine to con-
clusiUn2 Congress has labored for
three months almost exclusively upon
the tariff law. 1t has already cost the
country many millions OF dollars, yet
by Mr.. Cleveland's letter to Mr.. Will
son which is virtual veto, all this Ia
Dor goes for neught. The senate is SO
constituted that in its amendments to
the Wilson bill cit has approached as
near to free trade as the present SEN
ate will ever be induced to go. 1t is
resolved to this: Is half loaf better
than no bread at all? Is the medium
tariff just from the senate real reform
as compared with the robber exactions
of the Mckinley lawP We fear that if
the American people were called upon
to answer the question it would be an
swered in the affirmative, and that, too,
by very dense majority, We can
not afford to waste much more time on
tariff this session, and we can lily
afford to daily much longer under the
heavy burdens imposed by the Nc
Kinley law. Something must be done
to relieve the drastic situation into
which the country has been plunged
by the extraordinary schemes of con-
traction which have worked out here in
the last few years. Will we best attain
that extremely desirable end by stop
ping now to construct another bill on
the basis laid downiby Mr.. Cleveland
or can we do it best and more quickly
by accepting the senate's bill?
1t seems to us that there can be but
one reply to these inquiries. We say
this, too. with a most solemn convic-
ton Of the correctness and fairness of
Mr.. Cleveland's position both as a
matter Of true democratic policy, as
well as patriotic wisdom. But we are
confronted by perfectly intractible
senate ami another drearY wait of at
least two years Gorman's position
will give us what measure of reform
We may now hope for and without any
more delay. Under the circumstances
prevailing TODAY, which is best? We
need relief, need it badly and need it
soon. Shall the president or the SEN
ate give way? One or the ,other must
OF we will have two years more of the
Mckinley iniquity which both parties
unite in declaring the monster imposi-
tion of the age. 1t seems that little
patriotism on both sides will help out.
Let Mr.. German consent to little en-
longation of the free list and Mr..
Cleveland 10 little curtailment and
peace thus be patched up until a refer
ence to the people at the ballot box
will indicate how the sovereigns feel on
the matter themselves. We believe as
little in senatorial dictation as we do
the one-man article, and that is the
voice of the people.