The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-07-21
VESTS BITTER WORDS
Ha Roasted President Cleveland 10 a
Turn Yesterday.
HILL WITH THE PRESIDENT
The Wrangle Over the Tariff Bill
In tho Senate.iResuited In q
Pretty Interesting Row
Yesterday.

WASHINGTON, July 20.-The senate gal.
lcry was packed with crowds to-day. The
house and the president had yesterday
thrown down the gauntlet on the tariff
question and pitched battle was cx-
pecicd. Blackburn, in o pink negligec
shirt, stood watching his hand while the
chaplain delivered the invocation. looking
like judge at Kentucky Derby.
voorhees,. chairman OF tho finance com.
mittee, called up tho conference report on
the tariff bill and yielded the floor to
Smith of New Jersey, who read care.
fully prepared speech. He hoped, he said,
that when the bill passed tho senate two
| weeks ago 1t had been perfected. but
events Of the last II hours had confronted
tho democratic party with tho possibility
Of tho failure Of all tariff legislation at
this session. II so the responsibility must
be placed where IL belonged.
He criticised the president for violating
the principles OF his party In attempting
to interfere with tho prcrogatives of the
legislative branch OF the government, but
declared he would mover bc intimidated
by threats from the president or by tho
uttcrances OF his party associates Mt tho
other end Of the capitol, who had been
SO uproariously applauded. lie called at.
tcntion to the differences between tho sit.
uation In tho house aud that In tho sen.
ate. He reviewed tho events in tho house
which eliminated In tho passage OF tho
bill with q loss Of IL democratic votes. In
tho senate every democratic vote was
needed to pass tho bill aud tho finance
committee went hcroically to work to
harmonic differences. They had ac-
complished that purpose: to their ever.
lasting credit be il said. He delivered o
eulogy on tho tariff bill as II passed the
senate, which. unlike tho house bill, he
declared, contained no menace to tho in.
dustries of tho country and was not
framed by men from sparsely settled dis.
tricts who know nothing of tho great com.
mcrcial interests of tho United States. He
asserted that the trainers Of the house bill
and large proportion of the democratic
party were not tariff rcformers, they
wcro free traders.
| II say In conclusion. In all friendliness
towards those who have aspersed our mo.
tives, that so far as nm concerned they
need expect no further concessions.
have labored earnestly and honestly TO
bring about o satisfactory settlement OF
this question. But. sir, ! havo reached
the limit. II would be unbecoming IN me,
Mr.. President, to suggest to our confcrecs
what they should do, but IL 10 certainly
fitting they should understand tho wishes
Of their colleagues. And SO say. for my.
self and for many others, believe, that
II l was member of that committee
II should say to tho conferees
from the house in answer 20 the defiance
which has been flung m our faces, Gen.
tlcmen, there is our bill. II 10 the result
of great labor and infinite pains. II has
met tho approval Of both tho free trade
and protection elements Of our party. II
10 adapted to conditions, not theories. Il
IL not perfect, but II IL as nearly perfect as
We can hope to make it ut this session. In
any event. such as IL 10, thcro II lies.
You're ut liberty to take II or leave it,
"That, sir, would DO my position.
would not rcccdo from II so much rs .
hairs BREADTH
Hill said: "A theory as wcll as condi.
tions now confronts US. The theory Of the
democratic party is that in tho enactment
Of tariff legislation free raw materials
should always be an essential aud con.
spicuous element. Tho best interests Of
the manufacturers as well rs tho consuIn.
ers OF the land demand the recognition oi
this wise discriminati Until recently
supposed there was not q dispute upon
this question Of principle. but that every
democrat worthy the namo wns willing 10
concede that II there was Que thing moro
than another TO which the democratic
party was committed, II was the doctrine
Of absolutely free raw materials. The
true and honest construction OF every
democratic national platform for Il years
irrevocably commits US TO this just and
reasonable principle"
Hill read the democratic national plat
form OF 1892 and continued: "To repea
the Mckinley Law in form, simply to re
enact II in effect is keeping this promise
to tho letter, but breaking II in spirit.
"Thc platform pointed with pride and
deliberately approved tho measures FOL
free iron ore. free lead ore. free coal and
free wool, which were pending in congress
at the time OF the convention. The dem
ocratic position was SO plain and Is 81
clear that he who runs may read. If an,
democratic senator in any part of th'
country, forgetting tho interests ot thu
whole land, subscribing supposed inter
cs,s OF locality, promised the people o
any state or section that there would b,
an exception made to the enforcement o
the general principle OF raw material,
when tho democrats should obtain power
he exceeded his authority and misinter
pretcd our position"
Hill then said the presidents letter o
acceptance was not that bold, ringing ant
expressive declaration in favor OF the plat
form the party had right TO expect, bu
his remarkable letter" read in the hous,
yesterday left no doubt OF his positio,
now. Hill read extracts from th,
presidents letter, every word OF whtcl
he approved, although hc would not de
fcnd lis cxpcdiency. He declared III
senate bill violated the democratic theor'
Of tariff reform by lcvyinG a duty on iron
coal, lead. anl some other raw materials
He said the president would veto the sen
ate bill If passed, and appealed TO tn
senators to Surrender while they can d
50 houorlhly.
Upon yHg question Of free raw mltcril
the presllrHt j, riSht and you know J,
You cannot sus&er hi- sr.gwcHIs. N1t
; cannot ,lccrss!il.y dispute his propgsi
,iou. You cannot doubt ais sincerity an,