St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-07-25

II the bill were TO become 4 law.
Mr. Hill said he was In sympathy
with the presidents letter to Chairman
Wilson. Its sentiments were his sentl-
ments. The president violated no clause
of The constitution when he sent that
letter. He had the right to do 1t. 1t
was private communication. The
question as to making it public was one
to be decided by its sender and receiver.
1t was one with which senators had
nothing to do.
No Democrat on the floor could con-
trovert the position taken by Mr.. CleVe-
land in that letter. He saw that to
place duty on coal and iron would be
to violate the platform declarations OF
the party, and would place the party,
whose success he desired, in false
and indefensible position. The Demo-
Gratis of the country were in sympathy
WITH MIR. CLEVELAND.
Democratic clubs and Democratic
conventions all over the country had
indorsed the Wilson bill in respect to
free raw materials. On the other Eand,
the senate bill had been received every
where with signs of disapproval. Even
in the senate every Democratic member
of the finance committee had announced
himself as personally in favor of free
coal and free iron ore. The senator
from Maryland (Mr. Gorman), on the
other hand, with that "frankheSS and
boIdneSs" which was his nature, had
boldly thrown aside the mask yesterday
and had proclaimed himself in favor OF
| Il tariff Oh coal and iron ore.
"a revenue tariff" suggested Mr..
| GOrman, quietly.
"a revenue tariff as you Will, re-
pIied Mr.. Hill, "5ut nevertheless tar
| iff. YOU" continued Mr.. Hill, looking
| Mr.. German straight in the eye, Ibid
not, like your colleagues, set up the
childish defense that ) Ou had been bun-
coed into supporting duty on coal and
| IRON"
| MIR. Hill then proceeded to take issue
with Mr.. GOrmau'S argument yesterday
that the president bad only recently
| discovered the doctrine of free raw ma
| terials. He carefully quoted from The
| president public utterances to demon
| strate that Mr.. Cleveland had been we'd
| ded to that doctrine since he sent HIS IA
nous tariff message to congress i'll 1887.
| Neither did Mr.. Hill believe that Mr..
| Cleveland could be held responsible Tor
the unofficial utterances of
| SECRETARY CARLISLE,
| but. referring to the official utterGnces
of the secretary of the treasury, ne
pointed out that until tins question
| arose both Mr. Cleveland and MIR. Car
Isle were consistent and in harmony.
'sWhen Mr.. Cleveland saw that the
senate bill pl ,ced duty on coal and iron
ore. The property of the rlch,' SAID MI.
| Hill. dramatically, land removed the
duty from wool, the product of the
| farmer. he would have been false to
| himself. false TO his pledges, and false
to his party, had he not called attention
to the discrimination and inconsistency.
He spoke too candidly, too earnestly.
That was Why he was criticised. Did
not those very senators who criticised
Mr.. Cleveland yesterday go the presi-
dent and plead, and badger and implore
him 10 stand by the bill they framed?
Did they not realize how tame and
weak any bill would be that did not
have the approval OF Democratic
president? Only yesterday the senator
from Maryland read from the farewell
address of Washington on the encroacf-
ment of the executive. That extract
might be read by those who acted inde-
pendently of all outside influences. but
it came with poor grace from those who
had stood here and admitted that they
had themselves sought the interposl-
ton of the president to save them.
IL do not often defend the president"
said Mr.. Hill, raising his voice till it
rang through the chamber. but today
1t is my duty to do SO. hope AIN
broad-minded and liberal enough to de-
fend him when he is unjustiy criticised
and attacked"
As he was saying this, there were
demonstrations OF approval in the gal
lcries that broke finally
INTO APPLAUSE.
which compelled Mr.. Harris, who wa:
i'll the chair, TO caution the galleries tC
desist. a suggestion from Mr.. Hawley
that the galleries should be cleared upoI
a repetition of the Otfense was jeereC
and hiSSed.
MIR. Hill then proceeded in impas
stoned tones to say that in the last half
century the senate chamber had wit
messed great scenes and great debates
But yesterday,in the presence of grea
crowd, a conspicuous senatorial leade
of the Democratic party had summoned
senator after senator, with the formalit,
of a judicial proceeding, to put th'
president of the United States Ol
trial by impeachment. Those senator
|, detailed private conversations with th'
, | president. They admitted that the presi
dent at all times urged free raw material
Yet they inferred, or concluded, or sup
posed that ne wanted the senate bill. .ant
in view of this apprehension of tin
presidents wishes it was but natural h
should write an honest, frank, mani,
4 letter to Chairman Wilson. Surely tn
president could never have had sail
p anything to these senators which boun,
him IRE Iocably to the senate bill, a
they would have it understood.
II have known HIM long and well.
t continued Mr.. Hill, land whatever ma
have been our differences, one thing
know well of him-he considers publ
questions slowly, deliberately, honestly
sincerely. He says but little. Il
weighs ali carefully"
The president did not indulge in ldl
and
t RAMBLING COMMENT,
4 added Mr.. Hill. These senators, there
fore, had discussed a subject in genera
terms. They had not received the ms
tured and we'll weighed opinion of th
president, he had n0t attempted to pas
, deliberate judgment OH proposition
hey presented to him.
MIR. Hill defended himself against til
references of Mr. German and othe
senators concerning his position on tn
: tariff bill. He referred to his pas
: speeches in the line of tariff reform. l
IL them he never IdileQ 10 insist on IN
S Democratic principle of free raw MI
q terial.
"The senator (meaning Mr.. Gormal
> says 1 am an opponent of this bill. The
' let it be so,' said Mr.. Hill with vehe
y mence. "Yes, 1 am in opposition {
this present bill. The people are or
posed to it. If, therefore, am oppose
8 to it, | find myself in good company"
" While Mr.. Hill was saying this, M
German arose from his seat and WEI
J. about on the Democratic side, holdiu
Il whispered conferences with his co
y leagues.
e Continuing. Mr.. Hill again defined h
# attitude in opposition to the income ta
after which he pointed out the Incol
sistency of his Democratic colleague
y when they placed duty on coal an
e iron on the ground of revenue and lie
wool unta&ed. 4 revenue tariff hi
n | must be consistent.