The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-24
COMPROMISE KNOCKED OUT.
,- Uts PRESIDENT CLETEL1ND's
,trKsOyIAN EIST THAT DID 1T


R.fore tho sen.te-The History or tho
,,.,,romise Told from the Regulating
r.,,o, senators Induced to Pledge Their
vote. TO Comproimse on tho Representa-
,,o,. said to Havo Como from Mr.. Carlisle.
I'm, tho President was In Favor or 1.-THE
p...,dent Greatly Surprised that Mr..
Carlisle should Have Been 80 Misunder-
.,ood, and Declared that Ho Did Not
Favor Compromise In ANY Degree or
Anv Form-Thnt Knocked tho bottom Out
ofIt. and tho Administration Democrats
A., Forced to Rely on Republican Aid.
W,sVISGToS. Oct. % Compromise is
tnocke cd out and unconditional repeal Is again
ths lkellcst card in the pack. Grover Cleve.
land has brought down his Jacksonian fist
npon compromise. and there is no hide or hair
Of It to DO seen anywhere in the Senatorial
.tu.tion. The state Of affairs can best be
made clear Ivy PARABLE. On Saturday COMP
rnIse hung like a lustrous ball from the roof OF
the Senate chamber and Senator German
h,oupht in ladder and asked for vol
nnteers to climb up and reap the thing
and bring 1t down. When the Demo-
cr,ts asked who was going to hold
the ladder, they were told that Secretary Car
Il.le was holding 1t and that President Cleve-
land was going to relieve him after awhile.
Thirty.six creduious Senators began to crowd
ono another to get on the ladder. The silver
men saw one side Of the ball and believed 1t to
be all silver. The repeaers saw the other side
and were sure 1t was all gold Tho whole
thirty six clambered UP the continuance, and
while they were on their way to the top the
Senate adjourned. leaving the whole country
under the impression that they were certain
A.
prize that would satisfy the great majority Of
citizens Monday mornings session opened
with sight Of the thirty-six Senators sprawl
Ing on the Senate floor and the ladder lying
on top OF them. They were rubbing their
heads and their shins. and cursing Secretary
Carlisle. Some said that he had lied about his
ability to get the President to help him
hold the ladder. and others said that the
President had como along and pulled him
sway. lust as he did when Mr.. Car
Isle some time ago. announced all
bis arrangements for meeting the gold deficit
BY paying the Treasury certificates In silver
According to the parable. the President when
Questioned about the catastrophe In the SEN
ste confined himself to an expression Of great
surprise that Mr.. Carlisle should have been SO
misunderstood. However. tho upshot OF the
Incident is return to first conditions The
the purchasing clause Of the sherman law.
and the Administration Democrats are once
again forced to rely on Republican aid to help
them down the silver men. In the mean time
the suffering country must continue to suffer.
Everybody has been fooled. and the Inn
mediate prospect OF q solution Of the Sena-
torial difficulty has disappeared from view.
The Administration Senators who signed the
compromise agreem ent-Gray and Smith and
White OF LOUISIANA. and German and Gibson
and AL the rest-ars very indignant. They
claim that they were led to sign the document
yths statement made by Mr.. Carlisle on FRI
day that such bill would be acceptable to the
President To tell the story from tho
beginning. Messra. German and Faulkner
have been working oil through the fight for
compromise. Senator Faulkner was openly
for compromise. He introduced com promise
bill month ago. and has been working for
that. Mr. German has been posing as an I'M
conditional repeater on the surface. but has
been most busy underground. where he has
been burrowing for compromise Every one
IN the Senate has underBtood all this
thoroughly we'll. Both men were opposed
10 the continuous session and its test
OF endurance. Mr.. Germans aim was
10 bring about harmony in the party
anu an unanimous vote on the financial
question. Surface Indications showed no
change in the situation until ten days or a
week ago, when Mr.. German began to have
daily interviews with Mr.. Carlisle and the
PRESIDENT He obtained these interviews in
MS relation as Chairman Of the steering COM
nittee That is the slang nams OF q committee
tnat was appointed when the fight began as a
partisan committee representing all factions
"the Democrats. The real name OF the COM
IL fhn "a II
ness The fact that he saw tho President and
discontinued to work foc compromise soon
began to create an impression that Mr. Cleve-
nad favored cross-road cut to an ending OF
Tue senate deadlock. On Friday last this idea
H@ confirmed by talk that was had with Mr..
'a'lIsIe by i've members OF the steering COM
aH'ee' They were German. Cockrel. Gray.
nmcKourn and Ransom. They went to SEQ
W. carlisle after long session Of the COM
m"'ee' Ihsy came back with message for
"n,fh senator Gray is now being held respon-
s'oe' 1t wa, IT, the effect that the President
souli accepta ompromlse based on the bill
maj was afterward gotten up.
4ho conpromisers were so cocksure OF
'e'r ground after that that they managed to
wa" Tue mem bers OF the cliques in the Senate
~IsFee not to oppose any motion to adjourn
sa'H IN the evening Of each of the next two
n - '"' DuNlhooS III manu- III tho ocnute was
NJ. te'ier's motion to correct the journal. They |
so' MIN to Withdraw his m o:ion. and all hands
n'h!sea not to demand quorum while |
'"o democrats were patching up the great
ss"npromlse measure. which was neither fish,
n n''h' nor fowl. and yet which represented the
Utmost endeavors Of men who led majority |
=. eh votes in the Senate and were at that
''u,e 'arinG DALI weakening opposition,
."7 was on Friday On Saturday Mr.. Cor
maj, nan opened the doors to his spider web and
.es"h % invite the democrats into the parlor
%'eh away the hope Of n panic-stricken and
''p'F"tc country. Mr.. German and the other
'se'eFs got all the Democrats to sign the
,,., eeheht except eight. This little band Of
ps"t was composed Of the following patriots:
ntH' NrNias. who was once IN q Cabinet under
So'e'and AMI who was not to DO fooled with
N'H Of tho Presidents admiration Of tho !
,"o,,es-oI thiaC that tho rest were agreeing !
me 'e'"nd was his associate from Wis !
"ns'h' M Mitchell Mr.. Villas was so anxious
~ npep Mr Mitchell straight that he went !
,.'" railroad depot to meet him and to |
c nm not to let tho mon at tho |
oa, v.'o' hnnco him into signing tho !