Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-07-26

years. He was u man who said little |
in conversation. He was good diistencr.
He formed his conclusions slowly,
deliberately, honestly aud sincerely.
He permitted his party friends to dis
close their plans and purposes. And it
was certain TO his (AIr. Hill's) mind that
the President did not bind himself to
the provisions of the Senate bill, and
that he did not approve them.
The Senator from Maryland had re-
ferred yesterday to him MIR. HID as an
opponent to the bill. He would let that
be, SO far as it applied to the bill in its
present shaI G. The Democratic masses
were against it. The President of the
United States was against it. And he
(Mr. HilD was therefore in pretty good
company. Laughter.
Abiding to Mr.. Gray's remarks a
few days ago, which spoke OF him as
waltzing down the aisle with the Sena-
tor from Rhode Island" Mr.. Aldrich),
lie said that he was not aware that he
was engaged in any such dance. He
had co-operated with Republican Sena-
tors in their opposition to an income
tax, and had eadeayorea SO to shape
the bill as to compel, if he could, its
elimination from the scheme. He had
pursued the same course which, early
in the silver debate last fall, the Senator
from Delaware (Mr Gray had pursued
when he was "waltzing down the
aisle" with the distinguished Senator
from Ohio (Mr. ShermanI in advocacy
of the bill for the repeal of the purchas-
ing clause of the Sherman act. The
President of the United States was
believed to have occupied then the same
position in regard to that bill which ,he
occupied to-day in regard to the Senate
bill. He was the bold, untlinching cham
pion of repeal. 1t had been said then
that the Repea! bill could no. pass. But
it did pass. The President had an
nounced in formal interview through
| the United Press that he stood where he
had always stood, for unconditional re-
| peal. Those prophecies had then fallen
to the ground. The compromise had
failed and the bill had passed. 1t was
not unlikely that some tariff bill would
| pass now; but it was not likely that the
compromise bill would pass.
Mr.. Hill then touched upon that part
Of Mr.. Germans speech referring to the
promises made in the last campaign to
protect the interest of the sugar planters
of Louisiana, and said that if that was
proper ground for urging the adoption
of the sugar schedule in the Senate bill,
it would make the people desire more
than ever the provisions of the House
bill placing sugar on the free list He
believed that ii the duty on sugar was
defensible at all, it should be defended
on the principle of its being requisite
Tt ,l,N 10 lnE. IoI
on the broad ground that the Senator
from Maryland had given his word oil
honor that the sugar interests wouldibe
protected. Mucn as he (Mr. HilD re,
spected the national Democratic com.
mittee and appreciated its great labors
for the Democratic party, he was MOI
here to be delivered in any such ar
rangement.
Coming back to the interviews o
Senators with the President, Mr.. Hill
told them that it was not right for then
to be running to the White House, seek
ing instructions, and, he added, annie
much laughter: II suggest to my friend
that they do as l do--keep away from
the White House. The idea that TIL
President of the United States over
reached these old politicians, who hat
been through many a campaign; that h
was too sharp for them, and that thel
came away with different sort of i'm
preston from the ideas which he had !
absurd And then, when the Presiden
wants to clear the atmosphere, and tell
the Democratic masses just what tn
: bill is and what he wants it TO be, the
say that they were overreached by thi
ambitious President" Laughter.
Coming again to the question of tn
proposed duties on coal and iron ore
, MIR. Hill said that it had been suggeste
! by Mr.. German that there were som
great interests somewhere demandin
free coal and free iron ore. lie (Ml
HilD did not know where those interest
We're; and he presented petition c
} citizens of Baltimore asking for free iro
! ore. lie did not know what interest
were seeking for free coal. He had yt
to hear any Senator suggest that th
Q President of the United States, j
making these recommendations, had de
a sired to subserve the interests OF an
. monopoly or of any individual. He be
/ lived that the President had made thes
Il recommendations because they were fc
n the best interests of the country.
9 Mr.. German asked Mr.. Hill whethe
I if the Senate would recede from ever
amendment which it had placed on tn
/ House bill and would let that bill stant
with free sugar, free coal, free iron an
u free wool, he would still vote for I'll
" Wilson bill.
s 81 will cross that bridge when CON
/ to it," Mr.. Hill replied. and his answt
% was greeted with contemptuous laugh
&c ter ON the part of many Democrat
IS Senators. And lie added, taking Il
9 notice of this manifestation. 9TH
q Senator from Maryland has said that Il
y President would not recede; and he
q pretty safe, of course, in making Il
bluff which he makes now"
+. "Do not let him bluff you," said NJ
70 Gray, without rising.
st II do not think | will" Mr.. Hill sal
rs "Call him." Mr.. Gray suggeste
l. amidst laughter.
70 1.-The Senator from Delaware" M
N Hill remarked, sis more used to tho
RS figures of speech than | am. sugSe
le to the Senator from Maryland to t
lie me; remove the duty on these raw m
" terials; make sugar free; take of u
IS, one.eighth Of a cent pound differentii
of relieve this bill from the suspicion al
m scandal attached to it; place all the;
A articles on the free list, and then | W
er talk with you about how you vote and
g vote" Laughter and applause
q; Then Mr.. Hill recalled the fact th
at Mr.. German had referred to him ye
ID terday as playing the role of lago, al
as he said that that reference to Shake
ae peare reminded him of the great Sen
as torial conspiracy of many centuries az
n when Senatorial cabal compassed t
death of great Roman Emperor. Ii
IT. (NIr. Hilp were disposed to make col
st parisons he might speak OF the d