The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-07-27
LEAPS TO HIS DEFENSE
Villas Wants tho Country 10 Know That
CleIeland Is Ill Right
HE'S HIS PERSONAL FRIEND
And the Wisconsin Senator 10 Glad
and Proud OF lt-Mr. oorman's
Strictures Examined and
Caustioally Criticised.

Structures Examined and
caustioaily Criticised.
WASHINGTON, July Ex-senator Villas,
who was SECRETARY Of the interior and later
postmaster general during Mr.. Cieve.
lands first administration, replied to-day
to Senator Gorman's attack upon the
presideut. For two hours he held tho
moor amid the wrapt attention Of the sen-
ave ana galleries, delivering scathing re-
Duke to Maryland's senator.
by agreement the conference report
on the tariff bill was deferred when
tho senate met to-day until n.
M, for tho purpose Of giving tho re-.
publicans time to consider. On motion
OF huntoon the resolution directing the
secretary OF tho treasury to transmit list
OF the claims In tho hands Of accounting
officers OF the government, and also all
claims passed upon by the court Of claims
requiring appropriations at this session,
was adopted. Also, Aliens resolution
calling ON the attorney general for copies
OF all correspondence with railroad Of.
ficials In connection with the recent
strikes.
At 2 o'clock Jones called up the report
on the tariff bill. Quay withdrew the
sugar amendments he offered yesterday.
Villas said that on Monday democratic
senator saw fit to attack the president
without precedent. He thought IL there
was precedent II ought to be summed in.
stead OF followed. It was personal as
sault upon the president and his charac.
ter. He had hoped, no said, that tho no.
marks OF German and those who Joined
him on that occasion would have appeared
In the Record before he (vilas) replied !;
but. no went on sarcastically, he pro.
sumed the engagements Of the Maryland
senator wore 70 pressing that he had no
time to revise them. Villas considered il
to bs his duty to reply to that assa ult.
Villas said Cleveland needed no dcfonse,
but he would correct the discoloration of
facts by which the president had been
placed IN false light. Villas then pro-
ceeded to answer tho charges that Cleve-
land had been guilty Of duplicity and on.
croached upon the prerogativcs Of con-
gress and traduced tho senate.
Villas said he would speak as personal,
as well as political friend Of tho presi.
dent. He rejoiced in the honor OF Mr..
Cleveland's friendship. II Was pride to
him. OF the greatest honor that had come
TO him was the intimate association with
that lofty and distinguished man. It was
an honest testimony to his character that
never ut any moment In any temptation,
political or personal, had he failed to see
IN Cleveland the pure white light Of up
right purpose. For such Q man he saw fit
to say some words, not in defense, he
needed none. but In some correction of o
deterioration OF facts by which Mr.. Cleye.
land had been placed In false light be.
fore the country. He would make this
statement In behalf of the truth of his.
tory.
"What were the points OF the accuse.
tion." inquired Mr.. Villas, ''in the remark.
able assault to which I have alluded 2"
lie regretted, he said, that MIR. German
was absent from the senate chamber.
Tho first accusation, he proceeded, was
that the president was open to the charge
OF duplicity. That was based on q letter
In which Mr.. Cleveland expressed the
hopo that iron and coal would 70 ON tho
free list In the tariff bill. The second was
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