Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-08-31
HIS OBJ JEC | IONS
I President Cleveland Tells Why
He Could Not Sign the
Tariff Bill.
ITS MANY INCONSISTENCIES.
Free Raw Materials the Foun-
dation Of All Logical Tar
iff Reform.

Gent has sent the following letter to
Representative Gatherings of Mississippi,
who consented to it's publication in view
of it's public character and Importance:
MY DEAR S1R-Since the conversar
ton had with you and Mr.. Clark of
Alabama few days ago in regard to-
my action upon the tariff bill now be-
fore me, have given the subject fur
Their and most serious consideration.
The result is, am more settled than
ever in the determination to allow the
bill to become law without my sigma
ture.
When the formulation of legislation
which it was hoped would embody
Democratic ideas of tariff reform was
lately entered upon by congress, moth
ing was further from my anticipation
than a result which I could not
promptly and enthusiastically endorse.
Greatly Disappointed.
It is therefore with feeling of the
utmost disappointment that submit to
a denial Of this privilege. I do not
claim to be better than the masses Of
my party, nor do wish to avoid any
responsibility which, on account of
passing this law, ought to bear as a
member of the Democratic organiza-
ton, neither will permit myself to be
separated from my party to such an ex-
tent as might be implied by my veto of
tariff legislation, which, though disap-
pointing, is still chargeable to Demo-
cratic effort. But there are provisions
in this bill which are not in line with
honest tariff reform, and it contains
Inconsistencies and Crudities
which ought not to appear in tariff
laws or laws Of any kind. Besides,
there were, as you and well know, in
cidents accompanying the passing of
the bill through congress-, which made
every sincere reformer unhappy, while
influences surrounded it in it's latter
stages and interfered with it's final con-
struction, which ought not to be recog-
nized or tolerated in Democratic tariff
reform councils.
And yet, notwithstanding all it's vi
cissitudes and all the bad treatment it
received at the hands of pretended
friends, it presents vast improvement
to existing conditions. It will GER
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Tighten Many Tariff Burdens
that now rest heavily upon the people.
It is not only a barrier against the re-
turn Of mad protection, but it furnishes
advantage ground from which must be
waged further aggressive operations
against protected monopoly and govern
mental favoritism. I take my place
with the rank and file of the Demo.
cratic party who believe in tariff re-
form, and who refuse to accept the re-
suits embodied in this bill as the close
of the war, who are not blind to the
fact that the livery Of Democratic tariff
reform has been stolen and worn in the
service of Republican protection and
will have marked the places where the
Deadly Blight of Treason
has blasted the councils OF the brave in
their hour of might. The trusts and
combinations-the communism of pelf
whose Vaccinations have prevented
us from reaching the success we de-
serve, should not be forgotten or for.
given. We shall, recover from our as.
tonishment at their exhibition of power
and if then the question is forced upon
us whether they shall submit to the
free legislative will of the peoples rep
resentatives, or shall dictate the laws
which the people must obey, we will &C
cept and settle that issue as one involv
ing the integrity and
Safety of American Institutions.
love the principles of true Democ
racy because they are founded in pat
riotism and upon justice and fairness
toward all interests. / am proud of my
party organization because it is con
servatively sturdy and persistent in tn,
enforcement of it's principles. There
fore, I do not despair of the efforts
made by the house of representatives K
supplement the bill already passed BY
further legislation, and to have en-
grated upon it such notifications a!
will more nearly meet Democrat,
hopes and aspirations. I cannot b
mistaken as to the necessity of =
%'% Free Raw Materials
as the foundation of logical and .sensibl,
tariff reform. The extent to which thi
is recognized in the legislation ALREADY
secured is one Of its encouraging AM
redeeming features; but, it is vexatiou
!. to recall that while free coal and rol
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