Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-07-21
TO THE BITTER END
German Combination Will
Make a Fight.
THAT LETTER THE CAUSE.
The House. Backed bv the President,
Will Stand Firm.

" AsHIAGIoS, July 2l. - Emphatic as
were the declarations ON the Dsmo, ratio
side Of the senate cham Der yesterday, and
important and interesting as the proceed.
inss we're as whole. there was nothing
IN them TO definitely mark the situation
with reference 70 the tariff bill
When the senate adjournsd, after Ave
hours OF exchange OF views on the part Of
Democratic senators, the senators sx-
pressed themselves a. being AZ much at
sea as when the days session began
While all Of them confessed the fulfill
ity OF an effort to outline the future Of the
bill. in view Of the expressions Of the
day, they did not. az rule. hesitate to
express their individual views These
were of different and varied shades. rag
ing all the way from . prediction that an
amicable understanding would be
reached before the meeting on Monday 70
the defeat OF the bill There was no effort
ON the part OF Democratic senators to
conceal the fact that the adjourn ment
till Monday was taken for the purpose Of
making an effort TO bring the diverging
elements Of the party together.
There In no doubt that Monday will be
mainly devoted by Q large element In the
party 70 cause Senator Villas 70 withdraw
his amendment 70 the sugar schedule
providing for q recession by the senate
from the portion Of the sugar schedule
OF the senate which provides differential
duty Of la cent pound on refined sugar.
The introduction Of this amendment by
the Wisconsin senator was the one event
Of importance yesterday bearing upon the
fate Of the bill
The amendment, II Il should prevail.
would strike the bill In what the rlem-
bers Of the finance committee believe
would prove 20 be q vital part, and they
will exhaust all their resources to have IL
withdrawn. II is generally believed &C
this time that II q vote II taken upon the
amendmsnt In any shape IL will prevail.
The temptation II strong with many
Democrats TO take this course. and the
only thing that will restrain them 10 the
fear of the defeat Of the bill IL 10 should
carry.
Gorman Forces Won't Yield.
The senate is now the focus Of pu blic
attention. The gage OF battle which
has been flung into the arena was taken
up and will be contested to the bitter end.
It is evident from the indignation mani
tested, and the tone Of their conversation
among their friends, that the German
com binstion Is smarting under the sting
Of the presidential lash.
The belief 10 now very general that the
house will not yield 20 the senate. The
belief is equally strong that the senate
will stand firmly BY the position which
they have taken. In other words. that
the German -Brice-smith- Camden COM
b,nation will nsvcs yield. and that tho
production OF ClevelAnd's letter will de-
feat the purpose OF those who produced It.
The publication at this particular tims,
Il 10 believed. will have the effect Of
widsnins the breach that already existed
IL will unQuestionably strengthen and 70
assure those who advocated the original
Wilson bill But that IL will convince or
placate the authors Of the senate bill Is
ineonceivable.
It is admitted that the little coterie OF
Democratic senators hold the key 70 the
position; that no tsrin Legislation can
pass that does not meet their approval.
They took that position early In the con-
troversy. and have repeatedly announced,
and they now announos again, that IL
must be the senate bill or pothing.
VIII the little band Of Democratic SEN
tori IN aintain their influence over the 81
Democratic senators Who yielded TO them
In the FIRST instsneei VIII the 81 still
continue 20 stand together now that they
know the position Of President Cleveland
and his administration on the pending
tarld legislationi VIII they persist In
their attituiei
President Touched . Tender Spot
The Democratic senators generally. as
did also the Republicans, felt sure that
the lower house would dnaiiy rather
yield than TO have no tariff bill Now.
however, the situation 10 changed. The
president has touched q teuder spot In
the Democratic creed concerning tarin re.
form, which they not only promised but
pledged themselves to the people 70 So
cure ia the event that success crowned
their efforts.
VIII there be any tariff legislation at
the present sessiont The concensns of