Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-10-28

BEFORE The GREAT AuTocaAT
has ths Ias.rdse.s Of the Compro-
uliss Ffsks Esps~es HIS trae
Aunade on ftepe@L


served Il i po-sibls thai the truth Of
-snae tine De wrsttsn AID that the pub
lic va kno~ boa Il happsnsd that the
lselers q the democrat party IN the
senate-ali a the members = the demo
eFat party Ia The senate IN faet With the
exception * seven senators. ave OF Shom
lad Ssea verbal promises 10 sign The
axrsensut-s ero deceived into tRs be-
lief that the administration was favor
abe = that compounds. just nov. Tor
tne s4<e u the party aud 70 curry favor
With The administration. the moat ig
noble eKhi5itloa u cowardiee AID Of
syeogh4ncy which has besn witnessed
ia many generations here. u visibls.
DsGocr4t ssnators VINO have been re-
carried a. the type q chivairy aai honor
aeA berat-ly denouase "a f9lss state
msnfs whica they themselves personally
male IN tbe presence % many Witnesses
ard Sec from what they ssppose y the
secure refuge 81 the senate chamber and
TIE exemption from the responsibility n
dsbatr. 10 den0uncs those newspaper
representatives, Who have been The se-
curat- historians Of the day. The time
Ill aouaa wheo The history u the silver
compounds vii be written. and when
Il - Il will bs shown that IL was the
democrat senators aud not the news
paper men who bors false witness
No Matter What DeniAis Are Made.
IL does not matter what Official de-
nia!s mAy 20 made OF what senators or
cabinet officers. ssger 20 aid thsu party
cause in the state elections or 10 pro
note psrsonai ambition. may say. there
- no doubt that the famous silver eonl-
prgniss ~as well understood by the ad-
mihistrati0n. and that such statements
we're made with regard 10 u BY those
Authorised 10 speak Tor the admiristra.
ton a. convinced practically ali Of tie
democrat senator's that the measure
received the approval both Of the secre-
tary II tho treasury aud Of the presi-
deaf Il xas net until near midnight
is-t saturday that the administration
announced. ia a covert way by the hand
q an anter.ing. that u did not approve
cf the compsom.se. let the terms OF
TIE compounds had been published
here IN the morning newspapers. whi CD
the president always carefully reads. and
kad been pablished Ia the evening
newspapers With full details as 10 the
naHies q the Democrat secators who had
signed H.
The night before Secretary Carlisle
s0ugnt Senator sherman ~ the house Of
thr latter soiicitated his opinion as To
the effect q this proposed COMPROMISE
and discovered that. IN the opinion OF
senator Sherman. ~ vas an imitation
Measure o. an extfeUe sort, and would
receive 90 republican votes, that. on the
contrary q would BE- vigorously de-
u0u0ced b. the republicans and by
s1gna money men eseryv here. Secre-
tsry Carlisle i sad % have driven with
tasf message IArectly froTa senator
sherman house 70 the coantry seat 81
tae president
Mr Benefiict wss Int-rtAted-
Democrats are responsible. also. for
tbs curious story They say that r
G. Berelact the Millionaire broker of
New York and Connecticut promoter OF
The Caitsxo gss trust speculation. who
IL the manager q Mr. Cieveland's p-i-
rats money Affairs. ari - understand 20
hare made for hisa the great foftune
which BE- possesser. had some 20 Wash.
inzf1u az that time. sud vas Ia close
c1rsui taftnn With The president Prior
O. fhaf Welt n .his miiliouaire broker,
hoe1r fsieni srd private financial pgeai
Or the prt-iient ~ The t'uited States
tss democrat senator's bal boeh given "a
understand that The proposed cosn pro
m 80 Nauld recesfe the support u tha
afnic @frsfioa Aftsr TIE visit % the
SECRETARY - tie treasury O. Senator
~tefuan aot the visit a broker Bene
diet p Grover Cleveland. tie adninls-
traten. near midnight u the ley on
whirh the ComYrumise with its sigma.
torres rss published. discovered thhf the
rf-snirat was oppos-d 20 L. and that no
rieu,tsr - his catinet asd ever given II
c,nafirrafiou There are so1s facts
80 tins which Eia some tine Re xiveu
~ the pubiie Ard Nneo they are u vii
a. seen that 0nce u1ore Grover Cieve
land in haraaoey eifh that luck vhsct
f-asis e. make men sSfaisfs has again
ca.nri great credit far ssgacity. fore
sgat psfrlotisn. and Fisdom which n
dos nor deserve
f.sufsnt Favorr,f u.
fr has been discovered since the Ell
vrr com r.vosnis. was defeated End sizes
the rrss.sisrt declared that No raenbei
- ira sim n sfrafion bad ev~r encuur
~ - w Ntt|'h r-f ~ rHF NH1 FH"'h -
that th~ msn In hs -1itast snt Ia to
anfIi shc - the nearest % Pres len
Cleveland Secretary parfel ; Lamont
has frsn the irst ken TIE earn@st Al
eneafs g cass prom isp. II IL kroxr TIA
Secretary Lamont has from ~ begin
ming approved - fae cisurse q Seoatol
t,arasn IN ensi-avcrirg - secnrs = com
rron,i-r which would anifa he demo
rrsf rsrfy Nr Lsnorf has been can
"a enough sin..s the defeat ~ -rraprp
rlf-. - asfx TIA IL IL stated ~ fhos.
wha AZ familiar with sverv detail q
Che =, rrcsniaa that Secretary I.smDu'
rrt srie appuc-rd - the enmprcnies u
gsnertl terms. but that be mad some
sing On io With she particular compro
aiss rhIeh vas asfsaseS sB Saturday
some evsa 81 - Tar as - ssy that Sc
reisr- iasnnt spesa. ~ pretended =
sfras - fae preslaeni. AZ ieaet ina
~as the a,f-rsfsrjiog Il sone - N
uFHifrs ~ ne .eun rrcrni-e coumittee
faey sere 'nlueei - believe ~ NJ
lamont thet shile The president a
ert -ewuait hilns-lf ~ snvthiug IN al
faace. b. Lauirrf. c,uhl assure theu
tt8f ne --urrnnss~ measures then a.
tier rsa<tdessft-n. r. it shsuisl be rs<~~s
~ - twr houses Noud not sneouute
t8e pf>sisientisi veto
sherman. Amendments
one subject bss b-~u mas~ rl-ar -
a. e6ieh hs. greatly rehs~rsl "
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