The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-07-30
A RINGING DEFENSE OF THE SENATE
Mr.. Cleveland Charged with Strad-
ding and Playing the Demagogue.
VEST, HARRIS AND JONES TESTIFY
All Confederate Every Word the Leader
Says-An Immense Audience Attendsto
Hear the Sensational Speech.

Washington, July 23.-(Special.)-lt has
been charged that Senator German is not
a bold man. 1t has been charged that he
worked from behind the scenes; that he
was neither courageous nor bold. SUCH
charges will never be repeated. Senator
German was the centerpiece OF d scene in
the senate today which will go down in
history as the most remarkable occurrence
in the legislative history of this county to
date.
Mr. German, the democratic leader Of the
senate, the man who speaks for democracy
in that body. stood out boldly and ar
raigned the president of the United States,
elected by his party. He not only ar
raigned the president for bad faith to his
party in t 2 senate, charging that the
president had misled the senators, but he
stood back and dramatically called for
one after another of the leading demo-
cratic senators in witness to convict the
president of the United States of practicing
deception. 1t was &c reputation of the
president by his own party in the senate,
the first case of the kind in our history.
Such a scene has never occurred in a leg
islative body in America before Such may
never occur again. No play was ever more
dramatic. That Mr.. German would SPEAK
every one know. That announ cement nat
Irally drew a crowd. That the session of
the senate would be interesting was eX-
pected Consequently everything was
crowded. But that Mr.. German would
speak as he did no one dreamed. In de-
tending his honor and the hohor Of the
senate from the charges Mr.. Cleveland lad
made in his letter TO MIR. Wilson il which
he charged the senators with pCr'tlY, Mr..
German bid denarCe to the Dre 5iC"nt- lie
gave the inside history OF the compromise
tariff bill. He declared that the senate
amendments had been approved ~ Mr..
Cleveland and Secretary Carlisle; he CrarG-
Ell that the president had not been NJ nest
with the senate in writing that le:er to
Mr.. Wilson and then he proceeded 10 give
proof of his charges in a manner dramatic
in the extreme. He called upon senator
Vest, Senator Jones. and Senator harris IN
order to substantiate what he had said in
defense of the honor of the senate ~ mar
rating their interviews with the pres ldent
in which to each of them ne approved the
senate compromise bill and aided III its
passage through The senate. AS these SEN
ators one after another bore testimony
aeaiI,sT H. 4-~-i1~--- - - ~
G,rnan's charges of having approved 'i'e
senate amendments and theH' " VIZ ie
ia Them unpopular oro caeded 10 accuse
Iou"G .,l:oorots Of the senate of pertidy, the
,,,r,te,nent became intense. Inc Gt.+eIIe9
1yara filled and by applause, which A. W.
ia,.uIt To STOP they rendered FE'u'C''
Dramatic Scene.
MI, Nv German. with bold deliberauoh'
,,l,o Of the efforts ON the part Oh INC - p
dent 10 try and gibbet the seii''.I 49, ~ 49,
a., COUNTRY He characterized lheih %
IN, made from a distinguished Souic0'
;,5aa5 he boldly denounced the Pi
+r his attempts to crIhllndle INC % -
Iefore the American people. ne ,;u
boy- The senate had killed the lol Dtii'
of =
reople when towards III H1on
ed to show their heads. <,,o,o7,s
-, ha went on through Mr.. CleVeiahU
rerold. He gave inside history ~ - tariff
~ cleveland had straduled Oh INC ~
in his last letter OF accep."IO0 .,a+ vas
to1J lots of other tariff history ~ - tIa
- md will be read with interest ne
',,,,.T,.d NV reasserting that IL must NC
a. .anate bill just as IL StaliU9 49,
nothing II was not SatlSiactoly ~ a,id
Iod, hut it was the only pill 'Irt $500
80 ITO senate Mr. German Skohe ~
p%SS ~ t,o,,rs The galleries ana the
60 1,lore crowded. Apparently, al VI me
-. IA adjourned to the senate W INC
he smoke not man left. Every oi'S 49, ta.
81 With intense interest. HiS.olS "o
inc divulged at every instant ~ .fad
-. ,1ndpr n charge. German WAS rei0iioi
49,. -. he was making counter Chars
against the president ana pTofih5 Ill
r. was not mincinS matters put W ~
i,a straight to the point III cEeI 80
~ was frank fearless ana lorce-uI, ite
was not attempting eloqUeHce puo ,iain
-, mon his power of statemeht-plaiH'
deIiharatfye. belief and masterful IN men men
-, the audience and from 1t opld1heu
his verdict. ,.4oa
whether the descriptive powers OF the
corrasuondents and the correctness Oh 'lie
sta,,oeraDh ers can do him justice anu VIII
a similar verdict from the country re-
mains 10 be seen. Certainly no Such d
eth has been delivered in the senate IN
,oan,, wears Before its delivery every
deroocrati. sen tor was indignant; every
one was mad with the president. 1hey
were on the verge of a stampede NO" Inc
senate feels that il has been acquitted OIL
The charges preferred against II by the
T,rceidant Every senator feels that the
American people will see. appreciate, I'M
derstand and approve his position; that
they VIII say the Individual senators olu
right in taking the best tarln Dill they
could get rather than have no Dill a loao
has been removed from the senate, ana the
outlook is brighter.
Mr. White, of California, maze CON
ciIiatorv speech after Mr.. German con
Guided. Then the senate quickly ADJOURNED.
The democratic leaders have been confer
r.ng since They want Mr.. Was to With
INV his sugar motion, and want the SEN
ota 70 send the bill back to the confer
anca without instructions to the con1erees
eJrther than the insistence OF the senate
mon its amendments IN that event they
GeIieye an agreement between the tWo
bouses might possibly be reached.
r,,t. MEDICATION OF THE SENATE
c,.r,,un Was in Fine Fighting Trim
The Chamber Thronged.
1vosbinoton, July 23.-NOt for many q
49,, tho senate chamber, rich as it /!