New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-20
CLEVEItND BRANDS HIS P1RTY.

President Cleveland has gone too far to t'Hn
back with honor His letter 10 Chairman Wilson
of the House committee is Il passionate arraign-
mcnt of the action of Democratic Senators as
guilty Of party periidy aud party dshonor, "a
alike ylOative of Democratic principles and
Democratic good faith" He declares 1t an Gin
consistent absurdity" to put the wool Of the
farmer on The frce,list and place "the protection
of tariff taxation around the iron ore and coal
of corporations ana capitalists. and Indignantly
asks: How can we face the people after in
dulging in such outrageous determinations and
violations Of prlncplc| 1t is conceivable that
even after this burning denunciation. the Pres
ident might sign tn" Senate bill If passed But
he could not do IT and retain the respect of his
friends. Other men might sacrifice much, but
the President must sacrifice more than all Of
them if by his action the infamous Bill OF sale
and Surrender should become law.
Republicans know that he is wrong IN prln
ciplc, and yet they have 10 commend him
heartily for his upright and manly fidelity 10 his
own belief Grant that Mr.. Whitney and Mr..
Lamont ana others interested in the Nova SEQ
tia coal combination have managed 10 get on
his blind side and TO use him IA their tool 10y
appealing to his scpse Of honor and of party
v. II
appealing 10 high and patriotic motives. He is
fanatical enough 10 believe what The Demo
cratic party has been declaring In all these
wears He is honest enough TO iight for il. even
AZ some risk The country will certainly give
him credit for that. As it has done for his yigor-
Gus suppression If the Debs rebellion, without
forgetting his errors in the past and the mis-
chievous conduct OF his friends IN the present.
rt.f.r f,,ri ha
the President is not equally courageous and
manly in his declarations regarding the sugar
nfamv He calls It n delicate subject" AMI
remembering Sugar contributions TO Democratic
campaign funds. all men laugh thcreat. H.
thinks that Congress ought 10 free itself from
the prejudice which the Infamous bargain has
excited and "coOlly weigh the considerations
which in framing tariff legislation ought to
guide our treatment Of sugar as Il taxable nrli-
Gle" II all this means anything. 1t means that
the Democratic party. having sold ont 10 the
Sugar Trust. ought 10 keep It's bargain. but
ought not to let IL all the other monopol!cs with
which the Sugar Trust has barsainch for votes
enough TO control legislation The President
will find that Il is easier 10 denouncc The com
bnaiion than 10 break It. The country cannot
commend him for yielding weakly on this most
shameless, most powerful and most corrupt Of
all the bargains made in The Senate, but will
none the less honor the fidelity - principle
which he exhibits In other matters
The meaning Of his letter Is that free coal
and free iron must be held essential though The
Sugar Trust NAV get in some al valorcm duty
its price for services rendered. 1t Is n question,
however. whether the Sugar Monopoly can win
alone even with the Presidents help and the
help Of the Nova Scotia coal and the ,Iuragua
iron interests. But the Presidents indignant
arraigDmcnt Of his party In Congress Will fix the
judgment Of millions who know litc aud care
little OF the large personal interests Involved.
If the Tariff bill goes through as it passed in
the Senate. millions will ask with Mr.. Clevc-
land, why the wool Of the farmer was made
free and the great corporations are enriched by
millions for each. That very question the Pres
dent himself may have 10 answer II the bill
goes 10 him for his signature.