The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-07-20

1OW Can We race tine people after 1n-
duiging in such outrageous dscrimina.
tions and violations OF principleS
1 ID quite apparent that this question
of free raw material does NOT admit Of
adju tment on . ny middle ground. since
their subsection To any rate Oh tariff
taxa' on. @lent or small, is alike viola
tive Deinocratlc principle and Demo.
cratic good aith. hope that you will
not consider IL intrusive ii say some
thing In relation TO another subject
which csn hardly fail 10 be trou blesome
to the conference. / refer to the nd.
justment oe tariff taxation on sugar.
Under our party platform, and in 40
cordance with our declared party pur.
poses, sugar 10 u legitimate and logical
article OF revenue taxation. Unfor-
tunately, however, incil~nts have ac-
companied Ger tain stages Of the legis-
latiou which will be submitted to the
conference, that have aroused in con-
nection with this subject
Natural Democratic AnImosity
to the methods and man:pulations OF
trusts and combinations. I confess to
sharing in this feeling; an yet it seems
to me, we ought. if possible, to sufi-
GENTLY free ourselves from pref ilice to
enable us cooiy 10 weigh the consider j.
tions which, in formulating tariff legis-
lation, ought to guide our treatment of
sugar as taxable article.
While no tenderness; should be enter
tanned for trusts AMI while l am de-
cidediy opposed to granting them. un-
der the guise Of tariff taxation, any
opportunity to further their peculiar
methois. ! suggest that we ought not
to be driven away from the Democratic
principles and policy which led to the
taxation o! sugar, ty the fear, quite
likely exaggerated, that in carrying ont
this principle and policy we may in
directly and Unfortunately encourage a
combination Of sugar refining interests.
! know that in present conditions this is
u delicate 81 ject, and appreciate the
depth and strength of the feeling which
Its treatment has aroused. ] do not
believe we should @ss.
Do EVIL That Good ATay Come,
but 1t seems to me that we should not
forget that our aim is the completion of
the tariff, and in taxing sugar for
proper purpo-es and within reasonable
bounds whatever else may be said Of
our action, we are in no danger OF rum
ming counter to Democratic principle.
With all there is at stake, there must
be in the treatment OF this article some
ground upon which we are all willing
10 stand, where federation and concilia.
tion may be allowed to solve the prob.
lem. without demanding the entire sur.
render OF fixed and conscientious con.
victions.
Iought not to prolong this letter. II
what have written is lnweicome,
beg you to believe in my good inten.
tions.
In the conclusions of the conference
covering the numerous items which are
to be considered, the people are not
afraid that their interests will be
neglected. They know that the general
result, SO far as they are concerned will
be to place home necessaries and com.
forts easily within their reach and to
insure better and surer compensation to
those who toll.
We all know that q tariff covering
all the varied interests and conditions
OF country as vast rs ours must of
necessity be largely the result Of hon.
orrble adjustment and compromises.
Deprecated the Income Tar.
Iexpect very few OF us can say when
our measure is perfected, that all its
features arc entirely as we would pre-.
ter. You know how much deprecated
the incorporation in the proposed bill
OF the income I; feature. In matters
OF this kind, ncwever, which do not vio-
late fixsd and recognized Democratic
doctrine. we are willing to deler to the
jud smens of inajo.i,y of our Demo-
cratic brethren. / think there is II gem
eral agreement that this is party duty.
This IS more pal2abiy apparent when
we realize that the business of the coun-
try timidly stands and watches for the
result of our efforts to perfect tariff
Legislation, that a quick and certain re-
turn of prosperity waits upon wise
adjustment. and that conf6ing people
still trust in our hands their prosperity
and well being.
The Democracy of the land plead
most earnestly for the speedy compile
tion OF tariff legislation, which their
representatives have undertaken, but
they demand not less earnestly that no
stress of necessity shall tempt those
they trust TO the Abandonment OF Dem
ocratic principle.
Yours very truly.
GROVER CLEvELAND.