The Durham daily globe., 1894-07-25
HILLS REPLY TO GORMAN
lago' Proceeds to Go for
"Cassius."
DEFENSE OF CLEVELAND
Senator Hill Says the President Is
Right.

Hill Is with the House in the Fight
Against the Senate Tariff BiII-Says the
Presidents Letter Is Advice and Not
| Interference-An Able Defense of Gle
veland's Course.
! Yesterday was smother exciting day in
the Senate. Senator Hill replied to the
able speech Of Senator German on the
day previous He defended the course of
| President Cleveland and said he stood
with the House. His speech is said to
have been the finest effort of lis kind de-
livercd in the Senate in many years. He
was cooler and more sarcastic than Cor
man and his speech had telling effect
ReVerting to the presidents letter, Hill
declared it was one honest and manly
letter to the chairman of the committee
on ways and means, telling him of his
doubts and his fears in regard to the bill.
He had not intended, Mr.. Hill asserted,
to dictate to either branch of congress.
The letter could not be construed into
dictation. 1t was a suggestion, an ex-
postuation, warning TO his party
friends not to persist in the Senate bill
AS to the interviews with the president
which had been detailed yesterday, Mr.
Hill asserted that there was nothing in
them to lead senators to believe he was
irretrieVably bound to the Senate bill
He (HilD had known the president for
many years. He was man who said lit
tie in conversation. He was a good lis
tener. He formed his conclusions slowly,
deliberately, honestly and sincerely. He
permitted his party friends to disclose
their plans and purposes. And it was
certain to his (Hilps) mind that the pres
ident did not bind himself to the provis-
ions Of the Senate bill, and that he did
not approve them. The senator from
Maryland had referred Yesterday to him
| UIilDas an opponent of the bill. He
would let that be so far as it applied to
the bill in its present shape. The demo
cratic masses were against it, the presi-
dent was against it, and he (IIilD was,
therefore, in pretty good company.
Hill touched upon that part of Mr..
! Germans speech referring to the prom
ises made in the last camgaign to pre-
teCt the interests Of the sugar planters of
! Louisiana, and said that if that was a
proper ground for urging the adoption
of the sugar schedule in the Senate, it
would make the people desire more than
ever the provision of the House bill
| placing sugar on the free list. He be-
ieved that if the duty on sugar was de-
| fensble at all it should be defended on
the principle of its being requisite for
revenue
/ Mr.. Hill recalled the fact that Mr..
/ iorman had referred to him yesterday
| a. playing the role of Iago, and he said
that that reference to Shakespeare re-
minded him of the great senatorial con-
| Spiracy of many centuries ago when
| senatorial Cabal compassed the death of
great Roman Emperor. If he Mr.
Hid was disposed to make comparisons,
he might speak of the distinguished SEN
ator from Maryland as "the lean and
hungry Cassius." Senators would re-
collect that Caesar said of him che thinks
too much. Such men are dangerous"
| (Laughter) And he might speak of the
| senator from Arkansas, (Mr. Jones' as
Marcus Brutus Honest Brutus" Here
he paid compliment to Senator Jones
for his wonderful patience and sagaCity In
the management of the bill, and said that
| that senator had won the esteem and re-
spect of his countrymen everywhere.
And so he would call him Honest Bru
tus."
"Cassius," said he, with a malicious
tone and look, Il have already referred
to. loud laughter) Then there was
Casca, envious Casca meaning Mr..
/ Nest,) who struck the first blow. Ire
/ bOnius represented the senator from In
diana Mr.. Voorhees, } and CHINA the dis
tinguished senator from Tennessee Mr..
! Harris)
MIR. President" he continued, when
yesterday they struck at our president
and sought 10 strike him down, they
made the same plea which the conspira-
tors of old made, mot that they loved
Caesar less, but that they loved Rome
more''-not that they loved Cleveland
less, but they loved their party and the
president more; and | can say with
Marc Anthony, W hat private griefs
they have, alas ! know not. They are
all wise and honor able men.
S2S in Four Weeks.