Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-07-27
SOME HOT SHOT
Senator German Aims His Or
atorical Batteries Against
the President.
THE SENATE BILL DEFENDED,
Cleveland and Carlisle, He
Says, Sanctioned Conces-
SionS Made.
PARTY SECRETS DISCUSSED.
Inside History of the Demo-
cratic Party Made Public
Property.
PARTY SECRETS DISCUSSED.


messed in the United States senate than
that which occurred there during the
day, when for two and half hours
Senator German, the Democratic polit-
ical leader on the floor, delivered his
speech against the president and in de-
Tense of the senate tariff bill.
The galleries were packed to the doors
and so great was the interest in Mr..
Germans speech that the members of
the house f1ocked to the senate end of
the Capitol, and the house, being unable
to hold quorum, adjourned.
l4r. G orman, with frankness that
amazed those present, discussed party
secrets, opened the door to party eau
cuses and flashed his searchlight into
the dark corners of party history. The
president was
Assailed With Keenness and Vigor
by the leader Of his party on the floor of
the senate. He defended the senate
tariff bill and it's preparation, and
charged in turn that both Mr.. Carlisle
and Mr.. Cleveland were not only aware
of the concessions made in that bill to
procure it's passage through the senate,
but that MIR. Carlisle had been consulted
at every step and that Mr.. Cleveland
had sanctioned all that was done. Mr.
German is a cool, easy talker, but he
gives tone and gesture dramatic effect
that thrill the auditor, and he was at his
best. One by one he called Senators
Vest, Jones and Harris as witnesses to
the truth Of his statements. Then, hav-
ing freed himself from all restraint, he
told the inside history Of the conference
over the tariff bill He even went back
and
Told the Secrets
of the Mills bill and the ST. Louis and
Chicago platforms and the demands
made upon the national Democratic
committee by the sugar senators in 1892.
His personal attack on the president
was full of the most sensational charac-
terizations. He told how he had dared,
when others had faltered, to walk with
Cleveland through the ''filth and slime
of the campaign Of 1884," how he and
his colleagues had fought for tariff re-
torn ''when towards in high places
would not show their heads" how Mr..
Cleveland had tried to ''gibbet the SEN
ate before the eyes of the country" and
said that his action must be attributed
to CONSUMING vanity''-an action that
was echoed by those who "chirped when
he Talked" His references to the
president created SO much commotion in
the galleries, sometimes Of approval and
sometimes Of disapproval, that the pre-
siding officer was obliged to repeatedly
caution them
To Preserve Better Order.
He was listened to with wrapt attention
throughout his speech, deep feeling of
excitement being printed on every face.
Among those who listened most ear
Mostly was Sir Julian Pauncefote, the
British minister, who was in the diplo-
matte gallery. In conclusion Mr.. Cor
man practically warned his colleagues
that, on the material points, it was the
senate Dill or no bill.
. Mr.. White Of California was the only
other speaker of the day. While per-
sonally in favor Of free coal and free
iron ore, he, too, declared it to be the
part Of patriotism for the Democrats to
stand together for the senate bill. After
he concluded the senate adjourned with
the situation seemingly in as chaotic a
state as ever.
Mr. German Leads.
At 1896, when the conferees report
was laid before the senate Mr.. German
arose and began his address, speaking
from carefully prepared notes. The
speaker at once proceeded to detail the
history of the tariff bill after it reached
the senate, and the manner in which, to
meet the objections and secure the sup
port Of certain disafected Democrats, the
changes had been agreed upon. He
stated emphatically that during the
progress of this work, Messrs. Vest and
Jones had frequent conferences with
Secretary Carlisle, and often times with
Mr.. Cleveland himself. No material
sacrifice Of principle was made. The
result was, as he declared on q previous
occasion, Democratic measure which,
in his opinion, leaned towards the radi-
cal tariff reform sentiment, and which
he thought would receive the support Of
a Democratic house, senate and presi-
dent. He believed then, as he believed
now. that he had authority for that