Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-08-28

without the signature OF President
Cleveland. The constitutional tea
days allotted the President 10 consider
tie bill expired then.
TINS PRESIDENT ExpLAINA
wAliISoTOS, d. q. Aug. 1.-THE
pisridunt today sent tho following
.rtrf to Representative CAtchings Of
A.s.iuippi, who consented T. iis publ.
r.uin on account o. It's public charAo.
t,rand importance:
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
Washington, ID. g.,
August "a, 1894.
Aiy dear 5ir--5inou tue conversation
hal with you aud Mr.. CLARK, Of Ala.
Uama few days ago, In regard TO my
action upon tho tariti bill now before
me, | have given thu subject full and
mOd arfiuus Considerable. The result
IL, am more determined than ever TO
allow the bill TO become law without
my signature.
When The formulation Of lsgitlatlon,
which II was hoped would embOdy
Democratic ideas OF tarifi reform, was
lately entered upon by Congress, moth.
than Tesult which could not prompt.
ly AMI enthusiastically endorse.
II ~, therefore, with a feeling Of the
utmost disappointment that 1 submit
90 denial Of this privilege.
do not claim TO be better than the
masscs Of my party, nor do 1 wish to
avoid any responsibility which, on
account OF the passage Of this law, 4
ought 10 bear W member OF the Dem.
ucrAllc organization; neither will
ptfmit myself to be separate from my
patty 10 such an extent as might bo
implied by my veto OF ,Arin legisla-
ton, which, though Disappointing,
i sill chaTgeaOle TO Democratic
v10ft. But there arc provisions In this
Til which are not In line with honest
iagin reform, aud It cOntaiuB inoOnsls.
teuclcs anu cruditius which ought not
10 appear In tariff laws OF any kim.
Besides, there was, e. you anu 1 well
know, Incidents accompanying the
passage Of the bill through Congress
which made every sincere TeiurmeT
unhappy, while influences surrounded
u 10 lie later stages aud inletferud with
lie fiuai construction which ought not
10 be- recognized or tolerated In Demo-
cratic tariti reform councils.
And yet, notwithstanding all its
viceS, and all the bad treatment Il TO.
cyive' nj the hands OF pretended
friends, II presents n vast Improvement
10 existing conditions. IL will certain.
~ tighten many tarin burdens that
now rest heavily upon the people. II
IL not only barrier against tue return
OF mad protection. but II furnishes
vantage ground from which must be
waged further aggressive operations
against protected monopoly and gov.
efnmontai iayOfllism.
! take my place with the rank and
lic VI the Democratic party, who DO.
live Ia Tariff reform aud VINO know
what II IL, who refuse TO accept the re-
cults embodied IN this Till as the
close OF tbs war; VINO arc not blinded
10 the fact that tue livery OF the Demo.
cratic taTitl reform has been stolen and
worn Ia the service Of Republican pTo.
touliOn, aud who have marked the
places where the deadly blight Of tfea.
uUn has blasted the councila Of the
brave In their hour Of might.
The trusts anu oombinations-ths
communism OF pelf-whOss mAohtna.
tiOns have prevented us from reaching
tho oueccss We deserve, should not to
forgotten or forgiven. We shall re.
cover from our aslonishment at their
exhibition OF power, anu II then the
question IL forced upon us whether
tney shall sub nit 70 this free legislative
VIII Ot tie peoples representatives, or
ihHll dictate the laws which the people
must obei, We will accept and settle
that issue rs ono involving tho iuten.
fiiy and safety OF tho American instl-
tutiOns.
love the principles OF true Democ.
Tacy because they Aru founded on
patriotism aud upon Justice and fairness
twaTd all Interests, / am proud OF my
party organization because II n con.
trtvatively sturdy ana persistent Ia the
enforcement VI its ptinCipl lee. Therefore
&c not despair OF the efforts made BY
tue House OF Representatives to sun-
element the bill already passed by
iutther legislation aud 90 have engrAfi-
OF upon II such notifications as Will
more nearly meet Democratic hopes
ant hiplrailoua.
| caungt be mistaken IA 10 tho neoes-
city OF free raw materials IN the fOunIa.
ton Of logical and sensible taTin
reform. Tue extent 10 which this ia
recognized In the legislHtlol already
secured Is Ouo Of its encouraging Aud
rtueeming features; but It Is veIaIiuus
20 recall that while nee coal aud iron
Oio have been denied, a letter OF the
HtciuIary OF the treasury uitcl0sss tho
TACT that both might have been made
irtv by the annual surrender OF only
about 100000 VI unnecessary revenue.
am sure there n "a common haiti OF
uuuefestimating the Importance OF free
riw materials la tatlti legislation aud
Ui rlg riding them ~ only related 10
concessions 10 DO made to our manu-.
iscturrTr. Tho truth h their Influence
Is 20 lar reaching lbst II dIsIegardel
complete ana beneilcieut scheme Of
tit.n reform cannot DO successfully In.
augutnted.
When we give TO our manufacturer
rec raw material We un'nUuKlu Amer.
loan tntrrprlse anu Ingenuity mud
lurse VIII open the doors Of foreign
markets to the reception Of our wares
aud give opportunity for tho cOntin.
uOus remuueTitivn employment Of
American lAbIE
With materials cheapened by their
freedom from iafltl charges, tho costs
OF their products must bu correspond
iugly cheApenrd. Thersupon business
and fairness 10 the consumer would
demand that the manufacturer be
obliged to submit TO such ToadJust-
ment ana modification Of tue Iaril