The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1894-07-25
GROVER DISPLEASED
Senates' Attitude on the Tariff
Greatly Annoys His Exce||ency.
He TELLS US ALL ABOUT IT.
"The Bill In Its Present Form VIII Fall
Short Of the Consumation For
Which tho Party Labored."

WASHINGTON, July l9.-President
Cleveland's private letter to Chairman
Wilson OF the house ways and msaus
committee, which was read In the house
today, was . direct attack upon the
senate bill.
In his letter to Wilson, Cleveland
said that he could not rid himself Of
the feeling that the tariff conference
will present the best II not the only
hope Of true democrats. 1.-THE bill in
it's present FORM" he declares, "will
all short of the contamination for
which the party labored, and the aban-
donment of the cause or principles
upon which 1t rests means party peril
dy or party dishouor. 1t must be ad-
mitted that no tariff measure can &C
cord with the democratic principles
and promises, or bear the gen uine dem
ocratic badge that does not provide for
free raw materials.
In these circumstances it may well
excite our wonder that democrats are
willing to depart from this most demo-
cratic OF all tariff principles and that
inco us1stent absurdity, such as the pro-
posed departure, should he emphasized
by the suggestion that the woolens Of
the farmer be put on the free list and
the protection Of tariff taxation be
placed around the iron ore aud coal of
the corporations ana capitalists
Must BE Free Raw Material.
GLOW eau we face the people after
INDUCING in such outright discrimina-
tion and violation of principle? 1t is
quite apparent that this question of
tree raw materials does not admit of ad-
justment on any middle grounds, since
their subsection to any rate of tariff
taxation, great or small, is alike q vio-
iation OF democratic principle and DEM
ocratic good faith.
trusive II soy something in relation
TO another subject which can hardly
fall to be troublesome TO the conference.
refer 10 the adjustment Of the tariff
taxation on sugar. Uader our party
platform and In accordance with our
declared party purposes sugar Is le.
gitinate and logical article Of revenue
taxation. Unfortunately, however,
incidents have accompanied cer-
tain stages Of legislation which
would be submitted to the con-
fereucs that have around them, in con-
nection with this subject. the national
democratic animosiiy 10 methods of
manipulation of trusts and combiua-
tfous. confess TO sharing In this feel
Ing, and yet 1t seems to me We ought.
II possible, to sufficiently free ourselves
from prejudice to enable us coolly to
weigh conside ationa. which In formu-
lating tariff legislation ought to guide
our treatment,0f sugar as q taxable
article.
Advises S:ern Measures.
"While no tenderness should be en-
teftained for trusts and while I am de.
cidedIy opposed to granting them,
under the guise Of tariff taxation any
opportunity to further their particular
methods. l suggest we ought not to be
driven away from democratic principle
and policy which lead to the taxation
Of sugar. W fear. quite likely exagger-
ated. that ia carrying out this princi-
pie and policy we may indirectly and
Unfortunately encourage combinations
In the sugar refining interest.
ssiss the Bull by the Horns.
II know that in the present oondi-
lions this is delicate subject, and I
appreciate the depth and strength of
feeling which ito treatment has
aroused. do not believe that we
should do evil that good may come.
but 1t seems to me We should not for.
get that our aim is the completion Of
the tariff, aud ia taxing
sugar for the proper pur.
poses and within reasonable bounds.
whatever else may be said of our ac-
tlon, we are In no danger Of running
counter 10 democratic principles. With
all there IL at stake, there must be in
the treatment of this article some
ground upon which we are oil willing
to stand. where liberation and concilI-
alton may b allowed to solve the
problem without demanding the entire
surrender Of fixed console tious con.