The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-07-24
CLEVELAND'S LETTER.
WHAT Is SAID OF IT BIZ TIM con.
GREsSMEN.
Senator Gormsn's speech ia the Senate
festerdHy-scesss IN tho Chamber
During its Delivery.
TINES BUREAU, RAPLHr BUILDING. }
WAsHINGroN. July q. 1894 |

several days that Is more generally ac-
ceptable TO the Democrats OF the House
than the editorial OF The Times. refutins
the proposition that the Democratic par
~ was absolutely pledged 70 the uncondi-
uohal surrender Of so-caled free raw
material great many members OF Con-
gress fail TO see any reason or desirable
lty In the letter OF Mr. Cleveland 10
Chairman Wilson. and there Is unques-
uonably a rapidly growing sentiment I'm
favor Of the passage OF A tarim mea-
sure. and It is reasonably certain that
to-day a majority OF the Democrats In
the House would cheerlully accept the
Senate bill, rather than have no bill
at all. and IL would not be a wonderful
thing II some Democrat did not offer a
motion before very long 10 instruct the
House conferees 10 accept the Senate
bill. This would likely lead 10 the with
drawal Of the present couferees, but
would Just as likely as not receive a
majority vote In the House. Certainly
this would have been accomplished had
Mr.. Wilson refrained from injecting the
extraordinary letter Of Mr.. Cleveland into
the already complicated situation.
THR SENATE WILL aEMAIN FIRM
II is safe to say that the Senate will
not recede from rs position. There 10
not a sufficient Democratic majority In
that body for the creation OF any such
expectation. ana the only reliance now
for a tariff bill at all seems 10 be- the
conservative element In the House which
would accept the Senate bill as long
step In the direction OF tarn reform.
ana relieve the present business situation
by the immediate adoption OF some
thing that was definite and desirable.
The bitterness against the action OF
the President In writing his letter Is
steadily growing In the senate, and the
speech of Senator German to-day was
the elimination OF the affair. The fact
that II IL asserted that these amend
ments were submitted 20 Mr. tleVe-
land and endorsed 10y him, gives the seha-
tors ample opportunity FOR their denun-
citation Of his present attitude.
ale SCENE IN rHE SENATE.
That the conflict would be renewed this
morning In the crater OF the ehploue'i
mine Notwithstanding the armistice OK
two days. drew ar immense crowd 10 the
Senate. The galleries were packed lOns
before the hour OF convening, ana wheh
TO order every available space on the
floor and I'm the galleries was occupied,
and hundreds on the outside struesled Tor
standing room within rafrhol Oh lhc
speakers The news that Senator Gorman,
the senior senator from Maryland, and
the reputed leader of the conservatives
I'm the Senate. would defend the senate
bill from the attack made on 1t by the
President I'm his letter. was the drawing
card The report that In order TO Jusufy
the course of himself and his colleagues
who, with him. are responsible Tor the
compromise tariff bil the Maryland sena-
tor would "hew to the line and let the
chips fall where they may, gave The
Proceedings of the Senate an interest un-
equalled since the days OF the Famous
hght on the force bill. when this same
Senator was the LeOniias. who, with
a few heroic souls, held al bay the fierce
crowd that strovo 70 rvet shackle5 on
the men OF the South more CALLING than
slaves ever wore before.
Mr.. GORMAN's OPENING.
When. after a brief morning hour.
Senator German was recognized by the
chair, the silence I'm the Senate chamber
was almost oppressive. lie spoke from \
seat near the centre Of the Democratic
side. on his right was Senator Vest. II
Missouri: on his left, Senator Voorhees,.
with the balance OF the members OF the
Senate Finance Committee grouped IN
front Of him. while Senator Gibson rapved
up a seat or two, and placed himself i'm
mediately behind him.
He was not in good voice, but spoke
strongly and deliberately, as II he knew
he had 70 make a great effort, and wished
TO husband all his strength for the occa-
sion.
His speech was a statement Of the many
difficulties that prevented the passage Of
the Wilson bill, as II came from the
House and how he and his colleagues set
10 work TO frame some measure that
would pass the Senate. believing that any
step toward tarff reform would be more
acceptable 10 the country and the Demo-
cratic party than the Mckinley law.
His statement that Secretary Carlisle and
the President were consulted more than
once, and that they both knew OF and
offered no objection 20 the Senate amend
ments. he called on Senators Vest, Jones
and Harris 10 ratlfy.
HIS arraignment Of the President FOR
writing the letter which he characterized
as the most unwise and uncallcd for
that any President ever wrote 10 a leg
islativc body" was severe and bitterly
denunciatOry lie arrayed him with the
towards who dared not show their faces
when he and other senators were risking
health and fortune 10 defend the DEM
ocratic South from the odlous and oppres-
sive force bill"
COMPROMISE TARIFF.
He dld not attempt 10 avoid I'm tho
least any responsibility he had Incurred
I'm bringing about the compromise tarin
bin. and stated directly that he and
forty-two other Democratic senators were
led 70 believe that that bin was approved
by the Administration. not because n was
what they wanted. bur because IL was
the best they could do III. l. W.