Show tae ili E FAI it I 1 BILL IJ baum Bec cLies i a lavi lav the Sign signature aturo of tild president I 1 I 1 a 11 j 0 L E V E L A ND TO th 0 now L ew tariff bill a great improte meat over the mckinley bill but lp oking Sorab somewhat what yat the new tariff tarin bill has bee rile a law without wi the presidents den Vs ai signature pa C C in r an ft a letter t to catchings CAtchi ngSi of tile the ares president gives ives liis his reasons for refusing to sign sian 0 the tho bill biU the letter is ns follow follo wg ialy mi bear sir since tile the coil conversation I 1 h biad ad with you and mr dark clark of Ala alabama barna a few days ngo ago in regard to my action upon the tariff bill now before roc rile I 1 have 0 given L aven tho the subject full and most serious consideration the result is I 1 am more settled than ever in the determination to allow the bill to become a law without my signature bina bi 0 na when the formulation of legislation which it was hoped would em embody b ody d democratic en I 1 0 c r a tic i ideas of tariff reform was lately entered upon by con congress ress nothing a was further from my participation than a re result stilt which I 1 not promptly and enthusiastically endorse eu dorsa it is therefore with a feeling fealing of the utmost disappointment that I 1 submit to a denial of this privilege 0 1 I do not claim do be better than the masses of my party nor do I 1 wish to avoid any responsibility which on account of the passage of this law I 1 ought to beir bear as a member of the democratic neither will I 1 permit myself to he be top separated aratti from my party to such an extent as a mi might ht be implied b by y my veto of barill leg legislation which though 1 disappointing 0 is baill chan chargeable bablo to democratic effort cut but there are provisions in this thi abill bill which are in line with honest tariff reform and it contains inconsistencies and crudities which ought not to appear in tariff laws a vs of any kind besides there woj e as you and I 1 well know incidents accompanying I 1 pan y ilig te the le ot A the bill abill through 0 h congress congress r which made every sincere sincere reformer unhappy while influences bu grounded rounded it in its later sta stages 0 es and with its final C construction 0 which ought not to b be e recognized or tolerated in democratic tariff reform councils and yet notwithstanding all its vices and all the bad treatment I 1 it t received at the band bandol of pretended friends it presents a vast improvement to existing conditions it will certainly lighten many tariff burdens that now rest heavily upon the people it is not only a barrier against 0 the return of mad protection but it furnishes a vantage 1 iago ground aloin which must bo be waged waed further a aggressive C gres sive opedal tons ions 1 against C protective monopoly and governmental favoritism 11 1 I 1 take my my place with the rank and rile file of the democratic party who believe in tariff reform and who know what it is who refuse to tn accept the results embodied in this bill as the close of the war who not blinded to the facts that tho livery of the democratic tariff reform has been stolen and worn in the services of republican krotec tion and who have marked the places where there tho the deadly blight of treason has bas blasted the councils of the brave in their hour of might tile the trusts and combinations tile communism of pc pelf f whose machinations have pre presente prevented ente us from Ke reaching aching the success we deserve should not be forgotten e or forgiven we shall recover from our astonishment at their exhibition of power and it if then the question IS is fo forced reed upon us whether they shall submit to the free legislative will of the peoples representatives or shall dictate the laws which the people must obey we will accept arid and settle that thai isome as one involving the integrity and safety of american Anie rican institutions 1 I love the principles of true democracy because they are founded on oil patriotism and upon justice and f fairness airn ees toward all interests I 1 am proud of my party organization because it is conservatively sturdy and persistent in tho the enforcement of its 1 p principles therefore I 1 do not despair of tho efforts made by the house of representatives to supplement the hill bill already passed by further legh legislation lation and to haye have en grafted upon it such tio tion n as will more nearly meet democratic hopes and inspirations 1 I J cannot be mistaken as aa to tile the necessity of free ravi materials as tile the found and sensible tai lafr ier ceteria fefer ln the extent ailt to this is 3 recognized in t hi leg uncured it ib one int or cr in ind redeeming illig features lait but H t is vexatious to dueall thil that while diee coal and iron ire ore ord have been denied it a letter or tiia secretary of thu trva treasury Sury d dis clues zeb the fact that both might Illi allt J uvo avo been mado fieo fice by the 6 surrender of only about 0 0 of f un ull revenue I 1 a am in sure sura there is a ca conil in non habit of u U der estimating tho import inco of free face raw in material 4 in tariff ings lation and of regarding thern them ns only related to concessions to be made by our manufacturers the truth is their influence lueDee is io fur far reaching 0 that if disregarded a completo complete und and beneficent of reform carmot cannot be inaugurated vf lien hen we give to our free raw materials we unshackle american enterprise and ingenuity and these will open the doors of borei foreign n markets to the le ie caption of olour our wares and give opportunity opt por port t uni unity ity for the continuous and remunerative employment of american labor babor with materials cheapened by their ali air freedom from tariff char charges chares 0 es 0 the cost coat of their product must be ba correspondingly 0 cheapened thereupon justice and fairness thir ness to tile the consumer would demand that the manufacturers be obliged to f submit u 1 to such a readjustment adjustMent ke and ail modification of the tariff upon their finished goods as would secure to the people the b benefit of the reduced cost of their manufacture and shield tile the consumer aga against irit the exaction of inordinate inor dinato profit i it will tius bo aleen that free raw materials and ancl a just and fearless regulation and reduction ot the tariff to meet tho the changed conditions would earry humble home in the land the blessings bles singe comfort and cheaper livin living the millions of our country men who bava fought bravely and well for tariff reform should be ax exhorted to continue the struggle 10 0 ae boldly challenging M open warfare and constantly guar guarding ding against treachery and half heartedness in their camp tariff reform will not be settled until it is honestly and fairly settled in the interest and to the benefit of the n a tient and long ing people aiple fours yours very truly GROVER CLEVELAND |