The herald., 1894-07-20
TARIFF REFORM.
Continued from second page.


necessity shall not tempt their trust ts
the abandonment of Democratic princi
pies.
Yours very truly,
GROVER CLEVELAND.
REED REPLIES TO WILSON.
At the conclusion OF the reading Of
the Presidents letter, Mr.. Reed, the
leader OF the minority, rose, and for
almost a minute the cheers and shouts
of his political colleagues rang out. Mr..
Reed said:
II take for granted. Mr.. Speaker, that
the gentleman to which the letter is sd-
dressed, to whom l have just listened,
has observed all the prophecies which
gentlemen ordinarily observe in regard
to their correspondence. and that q let.
ter which is marked 'Personal,' having
been addressed to him. he has not been
guilty in any way OF making it public in
this fashion without the express con-
sent Of the author. Hence we have
here today the somewhat remarkable
spectacle OF a message sent by the presi-
dent of the United States to the house
of representatives, through the faithful
committee on ways and means. This
seems to be just reciprocal action on
his part, for the house will recolleet
that the committee on ways and means
communicated to this house its inten-
ton of having an income tax, through
the kindness OF the president of the
United States. Applause on the Re-
publican side.
"Whether this relationship thus in
timated between q committee of this
house and the president was contem-
plated by the constitution of the United
States 10 hardly worth the trouble of in
quiry in the shape in which the naattor
now stands before the house. Least OF all
would anybody on this side find fault
with the severe language which the
president-ths Democratic president
has seen fit to use about Democratic
senate. Applause and laughter on the
Republican side.
"Undou btedly his personal intercourse
with the members OF that body and his
official relations with them have en-
abled him to put all the strength of re-
proof which the letter contains. But
the transaction, as it stands today, is be.
tween them and him. Far be it from
US to interfere. II he has made right
eous charge, their characters are black
ened; and if he has made Q false
charge, it ia for them to see that justice
is done for the truth OF history. APP
plause on the Republican sde.l
1--WE have no concern with it. except
as spectators. The public aspect OF this
affair, however, shows that the news.
paper rumors nave had all the truth
that newspaper rumors ever have in re-
gard to the relations between this com.
mittes Of the house and the presi-
dent OF the United States, and it is
shown very clearly the committee has
his directions to consent to sutfic ient
tax on sugar, in consideration of the
fact that coal and iron ore shall be
brought here free. In other words, in
the great contest between the tru.t
which manufactures the sugar of this
country and which is q home corpora
ton, and the great corporation which is
to exploit the mines of Nova Scotia and
enrich by $40, 600, 900 the set of men who
are engaged in that enterprise. the pres
takes the side Of the Boston corporation.
Laughter and applause on the Repub.
licsn side.l
(Which is best, let them decide.
Which is the most satisfactory to the
people, let the country decide. 1t is q
matter that does not concern us.
"The gentleman from West Virginia
has pledged this house, amid the up
roarious applause of their side. to stand
out against the senate to break the let
tiers which bind these gentlemen to their
present positions. / have no doubt that
what the gentleman says is true. but the
southern gentlemen in the senate met
their southern brothers here with sad
ness. / have no doubt that sorrow filled
their hearts, becsuee there are many
amendments in the senate which 1T is
fair to say are Improvements on the
house bill and in the direction OF protee-
ton.
"The senate bill 10 not what this
country ought to have. 1t is not such a
bill az would do justice to it's industries
but the house bill was 80 bad that almos'
any change in an upward direction
would be better.
but what was the trouble with these
southern gentlemen? These southern
gentlemen met what interests the indus
tries of the northern Democratic confer
eeo-their fellow senators. And what ii
a tariff bat one which relates to the in
forests of the industries of the country
w hsn distinguished senator held ou
for collars and cuffs, and the Democratic
party in the senate marched up to thu
poor measure Of protection on them
that senator was acting not merely fol
his own protection, but for the interests
of his constituents, and if it is true, as i
stated, that he, himself. was in any wa,
interested in business in that town. blu
not OF that kind, and that businss
would lose it's vgor and life on accoun
of the destruction of the collar and cut
industry, he was representing his PEG
pie. because this country and its pros
perity is made up OF ita Industries an
its interests. Applause on the Repub
lican side.l
1.-The gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Outh
wsite) in that moment of truth whic
sometimes comes in the exhaustion {
intellect daughter and applause on tn
Republican sids)-I meant wearinesi
for | do not mean to be disrespectful-
says the southern gentlemen who ar
running this matter have sacrificed the
own interests. and not only their ow
interests but the interests OF their col
stituents, and the Democrats on tn
other side aprlauded this ssntimen
showing that, in spite of all they ga,
they do recognize the fact that the tai
ing off of the tariff is the sacrifice OF a
interest and an industry. No, M
Speaker, if they did sacrifice their ow
states, it was because they wanted
sacrifice us with the rest still worse, ar
thav ara euvaced TODAY in theae pr