Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1894-08-31
BER 81.
PRINCIPLE is THERE
CHAIRMAN WILSON TALKS ABOUT
THE TRIFF BILL.

CHAIRMAN WILSON TALKS ABOUT
THE TRIFF BILL.
He Says That the Principle Is There
and That the Struggle Has Been to
Secure Recognition of the Prfnci-
pie Rather Than the Perfection of
Detail.
Washington, Aug 29.--Chairman Will
son leaves today for West Virginia to
be present at the congressional CON
vention in his distric. tomorrow. His
RECONCILIATION is conceded. as he is
without opposition. He will address
the conventions and his speech will be
his first utterancc outside of congress
on the tariff act Mr.. Wilson said to-
day:
The outlook for genuine tariff rc-
form is very bright. We have taken
the first step, and that is always the
hardest, and having done that much.
and dane it perhaps perfectly. it Will
be easy to proceed TO IL full realization
Of tariff reform.
MIR. Wilson was asked il he con
Sidcrcd that the principle Of tariff re-
form characterized the present act.
even though The rates were not all that
was wanted.
Yes" said he. "the principle is there,
and after all the great struggle has
been to secure recognition of the princi-
pie. rather than the perfection of do
tail. The detail must come by the ir-
rcsistible force of circumstances, now
that the principle is established"
What is there Mr. Wilson was
asked. lin the assertion that q restimp-
;ion OF tariff agitation next winter will
bring a recurrence Of business uHrest:'
That is wholly unwarrantrd.'' said
he, there need be no general bill reach
lug all industries, so that the legislation
will not be such as to affect commercial
affairs generally. The tariff rates will
remain stable on tho very great ma
.jcrity of articles, and it Will he upon
comparatively few that the pelfecting
of details will be necessary in order
that the tariff reform placed on the
statute books shall be Il consistent
| whole
Mr.. Wilson spoke in warm approval
of President Clev"land's letter to Mr..
Catchinss, saying it was strong in OK
preston and in the sentiments set
forth. Several Democratic congress
men criticised President Cleveland for
writing the letter, while others ap-
proved his course
The new tariff act was sent from the
White House to the state department
at $50 this morning, where it will be
| carefully scanned and then sent to the
government printing Office and printed
in the form of an act. How the bill
oron at &c. III 1@l>. -
records by the following statements by
the president:
'Note-The following named bill hay
ing been presented to the president on
the 18th inst, and not having been re-
turned by him 10 the houses of CON
gress, i'll which il originated. within
the time specified by the constitution
! of the United States has become "A law
| without his approval:
''H. II. No. 4S64--An act to reduce
taxation; to provide revenue for the
government, and for other purposes
Hon. ]. w. Babcock, chairman of the
national Republican congressional COM
nittee, said:
| Il confess that have a great deal OF
sympathy for the president in the po-
sition in which he finds himself. He
has been humiliatcd by his party and
| obliged to give his consent tacitly to
| The enactment of a law which is posi-
| lively against all his convictions on tar
| itf legislation. I can really appreciate
| the situation in which he Is placed, he
being obliged to subordinate his own
| feelings as to what is right to the be-
| hests of the trusts and corporations.
The letter OF the president to Mr..
Catchings very positively indicates the
disappointment he feels The admis-
sion the president makes that he will
hot permit himself to be separated from
| his party to such an extent as might
| be implied by a veto of this tariff legis-
| iation, and that the provisions of this
| bill are not in line with honest tariff
reform all makes it embarrassing for
Democratic speechmakers who will
find it necessary to say that Mr.. Clevc-
land is still a Democrat cuckooing the
words of Mr.. Hill, and that this is tar
iii reform, notwithstanding it has been
repudiated by Democratic president.
The plain admission that the president
makes i'll his letter as to the commun-
ism Of pelf, whose Vaccinations have
| prevented us from reaching the success
we deserved, must indeed be very hui
initiating to him and disgraceful to the
| Democratic party, who are response.
! hle for the enactment of this bill. l
cannot help but look upon the letter OF
the president as being an excellent doc
ument for the Republicans"