New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-24


ever launched perhaps. by party leader In
Congress against either 4 friendly or an opposi-
ton President Il had been we'll understood that
II Mr.. ClovclanIs sweeping charges - party
fa!thlessnoss were aimed a. one Democratic Scna-
TOR more than another. they carried an especial
sting for Mr German. the real author of the
Seraio's "rampr mise" bin and The controlling
force behind me supp0sor "surrenlors % prin-
clplo." condemned WITH such vir'uous uncflon by
the President Tn. Maryland Senator's reply
has. Therefore. been looked - from The start as
the vital feature q tho Sonatc's defence. the key
note O., lis defiance - the President and ~ ia
indignant reputation of hts assumed authority
- dictate the 'prnclplcs' TO which. and 70 which
alone pending iaHn legislation - bc genuine
must conform.
T. was supposed that Mr. German would take
NJ fhe Prcldonts direct and pointed personal
challenge nt the stormy and excited session -
the senate hold last Friday. trusting - the
supcrhca'.I feeling - the moment for com
rlc'e and lmpassioncd expression u his indigna-
t'ln ~ the Presidents fragrant offence against
All legislative proprieties and - his complete
contempt flr th" INSTRUCTIONS 20 IN" S'nat" con-
yoycd In The Executives oN'raori'nnry ard irreg-
ular mandate" Bu' NJ German is cool.
wary and pracilred political ducllis,. and he was
no doubt unwilling 20 deprive his counter attack
on the Prosllcu, - the dcadliuess wi'h which
delay and a certain air ~ d.l.beration could not
fan 20 invest f.
ACCEPTING THE GAGE OF BATTLE.
Not in tho hea, II passion. bur after three days
~ calculation ami I'm spite of numerous direct
and indirect advances from 'he Prcsldeni with
n View to cessation of hos'ilities the Maryland
Senator this afternoon accepted the Presidents
gage of bnttlc and closed with the Executive in
an assault. political and personal which FOR bit
tcrncss dramatic intensity and withcring cf-
feet VIII long lc memorable in the annals 81 this
Administration. Mr. Cleveland In his "unof-
ncial message" 10 Mr Wilson had sought To-
fasicn on the Democratic leaders II the Senate
tho roproach ~ party pcrhdy" ami party dis
honor" In Mr. Gorman's scathing return IN
dictmcnt the President was pillorcd to-day not
only as himself an accomplicc In the "bctrayals
% Democratic "princpe" involved In an indorse-
ncnt Of the compromises" II the Senate bill.
but as a political trickser PLAYING fas, and loose
between the leaders n tho House and those In
IN" Senate and guilty toward both alik" ~ the
grosscst political duplicliy and pharisaism.
To those who listened :, the savage personal
criticisms o., the President scattered freely
throughout Mr.. Gormans speech. som" motive
explanatory Of their astonishing bitterness AMI
Of the amazing disclosures made not only by Mr.
German himself. but by Mcssrs. Vest. Jones and
Harris It gradually became possible - under
stand and appreciate the violence and intensity
of the resentment with which the Presidents
hypocrltical dcnunclation to the country Of the
"pcrndcs" ~ the German bill has filed the breast
Of every self-rcspcctlng Democratic Senator.
THE PRESIDENT n \ DILEMMA.
Mr. = nd
on Mr.. Cevclands part I'm publicly assiillng the
Senate bill are Of the most serious and sub
stantial character and they can be- Ilct. APP
parently. by Mr.. Cleveland only through a re-
sort to the embarrassing and painful eNpelient
Of impugning the veracty Of the various MEM
bers of the Finance Committee To whom n gave.
according To their statements today in the
Senate. repeated ana uncquivocal eNpre's 'ns OF
his approval Of the Jones-Gorman bill Mr..
Jones and Mr.. Harris both testi Il This after
noon that during the progress of the "com2io'
mise" measure through the Senate they had
frequent interviews with Mr.. Cleveland, 1T all
Of which ne indorsed their policy of accepting
and passing modified tariff bill, rather tran
face the risk of passing no bill at all Even
after the conference had been ordered. and Mr..
Clevcland's letter denouncng as part, pcrhdy
the Senate amendments making coal and iron
ore duiabe was safe stored away In Mr. Will
sons inside pocket" Mr.. Jones and Mr. Harris
both talked with Mr.. Cleveland about the pros
poets OF agreement. and both came aVa ay
from the White House satisfied that ihe IreSi-
dent fully prepared to accept and sign the
Senate bin If no more favorable terms in the
way OF tariff legislation could be obtained Tha'
free iron ore and free coal were to be d"minhed
by party honor MS essential and indiS-
pensabe features Of any Democratic tarin Dill
was never even suspected by Messrs Jon's ana
Harris after their talks with Mr.. Clev'lin ma;
and according 10 Mr.. Jones's testimony, though
coal and iron were mentioned in eN'ry con-
versation he had with the President poth before
and after the conference had been ordered a'
NO time did the President announce that the