Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-07-26
slID BY CLEVELAND.
,.rrER TO CHAIRMAN WILSON
SIS Ls ~ THE TARIFF BILL.

.tton Of Raw Materials,
free n.,t.ed by the Democratic
a. r,n.unauaed-The President Fa-
Par. u ON sugar
~..,,nrton, July l9.-The following Is
Nss,I text Of President e'eNNiaha ie''er
te CHAIRMAN Wilson: - n r
"EiecssSa. To Hon. William l.. WILSON,
July = Sir. The certainty that a confer
Ny pea, no ordered between the two
snee " congress for the purpose or ADJUST
houses " on the subject Of tarif leg
ing dlneHaSas II also certain that you will
station aalIed upon to do hard service in
BE asan ~ tariff reform. My public life
the eaaSs so closely related to the subject,
ts Oesu o longed for Its accomplishment
na~ have so often promised Its reaiiza-
sou INV fellow countrymen as a result OF
W. trust and confidence IN the Demoera.ic
ther : hane no excuse Is necessary Tor my
party : nnpeaI TO you tina in this crisis You
esrnesa I insist upon party honestyiiand
sHei u I'm and a sturdy adherence to Dem
scod Anrinciples. / believe these are abso-
Gcfaus ponossary conditions for continued
n"mocratic existence.
sannot rid myself Of the feeling that
! nsarence will present the best, IL not
tbs N'n hone of true Democracy. Indica-
the omsnt 70 its action as the reliance OF
o0Ds mo desire the genuine fruition of
mus snc effort, the fulfllmsnt Of Demo-
pe.s nledges and the redemption OF Demo-
a n,. promises to the people. To reconcile
aaus in the details comprised within
diuesn n and well defined lines Of Demo
ne nr,nclples will! not be the sole task
aana conference, but, as Ii seems to me,
u nhers will also have In charge the
maaan whether Democratic principles
Sus~sslyes are to be saved or abandoned.
democrats Downcnst.
erhere is no excuse for mistaking or
r,sspprehending the feeing ana temper OF
a rank and file Of the Democracy. They
.s sarncast under the assertion that their
s @ fails In ability to manage the govern
p~asast and they are apprehensive that ef-
I - !, bring about tariff reform may fail;
~, thev are much more downcast and APP
sshsnsiye In their fear that Democratic
ssDcnles may be surrendered. In these
Srcun stances they cannot do otherwise
NJ 70 look with confidence 10 You and
those who, with you, have periodically anu
sincerely championed the cause OF tarin re-
farm within Democratic lines and guided
!, Democratic principles. This confidence
tu vastly augmpnLeu Uy tue dIlloAi uiutA
,onr leadership of the house OF representa-
srps upon the bin now pending.
every true Democrat and every sincere
,,rlF reformer knows that this bill. In its
,rassnt form aud as IL will be submitted
"a the conference, falls far short OF the
~o,summation for which we have long la
horsd FOR which we have suffered defeat
vithout Encouragement; which In its an
teipation gave us a rallying cry in our day
n triumph, and which In its promise OF &C
eo%mplishment is so interviewer with Demo
erstic hedges and Democratic success that
cur Abandonment of the cause or the prin-
cples upon which 1t rests means party per
tdy and party dishonor.
zone topic will be submitted to the con-
ference which emhsdies Democratic prin-
epes so directly that ii cannot be compro-
missed. We have In our platforms and in
every yay possible declared In favor of
The free importation of raw materials. we
have again and again promised that TINS
should be accorded To- our people ana our
manufacturers as soon rs the Democratic
party was invested with the power 20 &c
tamine the tariff policy of the country. The
party has now that power. We are as Ger
tain to-day as we have ever been OF the
great benefit that would accrue to the coun-
try from the Inauguration of this policy,
ku EUlUlUE u W AVN" 'N W. NN
our obligation to secure this advantage to
our people. 1t must be admitted that no
tariff measure can accord with Democratic
principles and promises to bear a genuine
Democratic badge that does not provide Tor
Free Raw Materials.
aTn these circumstances it may well ex-
cite our woI der that Democrats are willing
to depart from this. the most democrats!
Of all tariff principles, and that the incon-
sstent absurdity of such a proposed d.
pafture should be emphasized by the suc-
gestion that the wool of the farmer should
be put on the free list, and the protection
Of tariff taxation be placed around the iron
ore and coal OF corporations aud capitalists.
How cal We face the people otter indulg-
lag in such outrageous determinations and
Violations Of principle? 1t is quite apparent
that this question OF free raw II aterial does
not admit Of adjustment OF any middle
ground, since their subsection to any rate
OF tarin taxation, great or small, is alike
Holatiye OF Democratic principle and Demo-
cratic good faith. i hope that you win not
consider 1t intrusive If / say something in
relation to another subject which can hard
y iaii to be troublesome to the conference.
REFER to the adjustment of tariff taxation
on sugar.
Under our party platform and in ac-
'Ahh Va Nh purity pun D'TCfp
sugar Is a legitimate and logical article
y revenue taxation. Unfortunately, how
sef, incidents have accompanied certain
"sses OF the legislation. which will be
.uomutea TO the conference, that have
soused In connection with this subject a
as.ufai Democratic animosity TO the meth
"s ana manipulation Of trusts and combi-
E1auons' L confess to sharing in this feel
Ms, shd yet, 1t seems TO me we ought. il
p.ssluie' 10 sufficiently free ourselves from
r.sIuslce 10 enable us coolly to weigh the
,%aSuetations which, in formulating tariff
ssation, ought to guide our treatment Of
sa'as a taxable article. While no tender
WIN should be entertained for trusts, and
tha ae l am decidedly opposed TO granting
an an uhaer the guise of tariff taxation,
~ opportunity to further their peculiar
!" Iaosus, 1 suggest that we ought not to
c,, ahYen away from the Democratic prin-
T. ana policy which led to the taxation
al 'ssar oy the fear, quite likely ~exaggerat-
no,on nal IN carrying out this prin ciple and
sna.! we may Indirectly and i~nordinately
,n,auuage a combination of sugar refining
taues's. l know that in present condi.
ihis Is n Delicate Subject,
tba !. appreciate the depth and strength Of
sieeing which its treatment has aroused
~ not believe we should do evil that
sS %u may come, but 1t seems to me that we
navad not forget that our aim f. the com
proner I Tue tasin, and in taxing sugar for
borras purposes ed within reasonable
action Whatever else may be said Of our
ounter "" ' are In no danger Of running