The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-08-02

nal right in their CRITICISMS OF Mr.
Cleveland. Mr.. German failed to esrab-
fish the fact that Mr. Cleveland had
given his unalterable adhesion and
consent to the final passage OF the
senate bill and left himself in the posi-
ton of quarreling with Mr. Cleveland
for taking sides with the house, when
German and his coterie were indus
triously attempting to Influence Mr.
Cleveland to take sides with the sem
ate, admitting that the bill could not
pass without his cooperation.
The Courier Journal is not in a po-
sition to consistently demand a more
radical advance by Mr.. Cleveland, be-
cause on the same page in another art
icle the Courier JouTnal declares that
''free raw materials constitute an in
cident of Democratic tariff policy, not
an article of Democratic faith, which
declaration is. not borne out by the
record made by the platforms of the
party. The last Democratic platform
declared specifically in favor of free raw
materials in the following plank, to
wit: I'VE endorse the efforts made by
the members of. the present congress to
modify its most oppressive features in
thu direction, OF free raw materials
and chelper manufactured goods that
enter into general consumption"
Free raw materials" are, therefore,
part and objective good of the De-
mocracy. The New Jersey Democrats
declared in state aconvention2in. favor
of the taxes being removed from raw
materials, thai will give profitable
employment to the workmen of the
country. In Mr.. Germans own state
the Maryland Democrats declare for
free raw material. In fact, all the
state conventions have so reiterated
the free raw material idea that it has
become interviewer into the very tex =
ture of democracy, and yet the Cour~
ier- Journal, while urging Mr.. Cleve-
land to break the bonds of ali modesty
and march boldly in takingsthe lead
ership of both thei house and senate,
lead on to more radical Democratic
tariff measures, while. it declares free
raw material is not a. principle but
an incident of the party.
Mr.. Cleveland in his letter has gone
Just far enough as a wise and prudent
man. He is. compelled to pay due de-
ference to the other Coordinate
branch of the government, the law
originating and the law making power
of the government, and he is
compelled to take into
consideration the demands Of the
masses of the. Democracy as expressed
by their national and state platforms
and by their votes at the polls, and
while he is accused by one faction of
his party in going LOO far, he is re-
preached by an influentiah journal in
coming up to the exigencies of the
times, he had best consult his own
judgment and conscience and act ac-
cordingly. Mr. Cleveland's letter Ger =
tainly is recognized. by the people and
the press of the party as furnishing the
shibboleth for the battle cry in behalf
of tariff reform. That letter is suffi-
cient for any good Democrat to pin his
faith to. 1t is an open epistle read Of
all men to mean that the mem bers of
congress are put upon their good faith
to pass a tariff bill In accordance with
the demand of a large majority of the
people as expressed at the polls and in
their state and national platforms.