The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-07-21

-, srse sngnro the administration osno%s
l.. hand and declares for duty On u
ar not antaxonszing its suggespon@ AA
sinnplv ssating,the facts Of recent nis.orys
Under the existing csFenmstapeess. E..a 81
fncorae tar retained on THIS aails Foss@
e. res su~af before and9shali % s9eagzsns
In nv Judgment the house cAnnDt nos
honoraf,lv rstract from its posiGoa IN
&C., ~ frea sugar The, Dress1en% s1gk
g.xfian came ZOO late. . The senate m1ss
rscsde fron its amendments. csc
yest took The floor when Hill vas
s~ated. After the speech from the sensfoF
from. New YORK, he begAns it5Tas siiss
s.ct of eougratuIation that Hill and fne
yresideut had at last &o1ndon p atforn oa
whleh both could stand. The Ion and fhs
lamb had lain down togsthers and we're
led a. a little child by the ways and fneans
COMMITTEES: He left IL 10 the othersds te'
decide which was the iioa and when vac
the lamb. The senator from Sew YORK
had said free raw materials gas cardlna
pr,ncspss OF Democracy. The pressdsrss
vent further and declared thkt fad ure 10
nlaoa raw materials on the free list vas
Democratic perfidy and dishonors why
did not the senator from New YORK woke
for free wooEf
81 did not vote on several rnoti5Es when
the bin was in. COMMITTEES" replied Has,
..but distinctly voted for flee wool In The
senate"
.If nv very soul was thrilling and pub
.atinx for free raw materials Z replied
Vest. sarcastlcaIiy, lat the pera 6f7my life
I should have been on hanS tOvote on
every roll call for the cardinal principle q
Democracy. Vest said the letter Of ss-
csptance Of President Cleveland in 1892
pronounced IN favor OF frser raw mate
rails, yet now he denounced fgeer raw
materials as perildIoass anda dls Jaaenoran4ee
In scathing lines he agraigned tho presi-
dent He had been bis second; he PAD
defended him on the floor eofo {gIe senate
when bis friends could have been gouftea
on the fingers o6one hand. Wners did the
president get his night 70 dictate 10 con
sre.s. 10 denounceoone branch Of congress
20 the other? Did he embcaiy in his single
being all the Democracy. all the tariff re-
form sentiment. ms tATis country Mr..
Cleveland was . big man, aut the Demo
cratic party was greater than any man. Is
had survived Jefferson, MAIDS sn asTs lack
son, Ii woaId survive Grover Cleveland.
Under what clause OF the consultations did
Mr.. Cleveland get the right, 5aftsr o bill
had been sent 10 full and free conference
between the two houses, to make an ap-
peal to his party friends to stand by his
Individual views7 Mrs. Madison had said
IN her memoirs that the capitol chad been
placed at one:end of the avenue and the
White House at the others toe prevent
the president fsomoexercising an undue in
fiuencs on the Legislative branch of0 tho
government. II the president could send
i.fk 4. H. fri 10. a. nd E~rr haih All
the right 10 send bis cabinet ministers
here 10 coerce members Ia congress- He
had right to do as he had done during
the fight over the repeal Of the sherman
law--punish recalcitrant members Of his
own party. II was mockery 10 talk Of a
full and free conference when one of the
eonferees came to the committee room
with the order of tho president in his
pocket
Vest spoke with bitterness Of the presi-
dents denunciation Of the bill. which had
been passed after four months OF such toll
and responsibility as he could never as
sumo again. Yet, he said. those who were
instrumental in harmonizin& the differ
ences and bringing about It's passage,
tariff reformers before Mr.. Cleveland began
his phenomehal career. had been arfaigned
rs traitors who sought TO dishonof the
party. Personally the bull dd not suit him.
lie was RADICAL reformsf, bus If no could
not get all 7he would take whathe: could
get. 81 give. IL as my opinions he de
clarsd. In conclusion, .that we5wiil pass
this bill or nothing" 9 6
do you mean 10 say, asked Aldrich,
as Vest vas about to take his seat, s'thai
you did not know of the existence of the
presidents letter ofor the ten days during
which Il remained in Mr.. Wilson's
pocketf" D 80
IL do" replied Mr.. Vest. sand further,
desire to say Iknow personally that both
the president and Secretary Carlisle un-
derstood the difficulties under which We
were iabonng. Mrs. Carlisle saw the
original coo amendments. and urged rs &C
secure the passage of the same at any sac
ritce. declaring the failure Of all tariff
legislation to be the greatest calamity that
could happen to the Democratic party
Therefore. when FIRST saw the president,
letter placing on us the odium of framing
bill that means dishonor to the Desno
cratic party. TO use obut Smild expression
was struck with infinite Announcement
am not here TO defend or attack the adj
minissratlon, but to proclaim the rectftuds
of our motives" 0GS9e
"rhesdefense which the senator frop
New York has made Of the president, ,
added Mr. YES. reminds me OF a desper
ate murder case which | once tried. rh,
only defense Il was able TO make va,
that the accused Was suffering froyn such
utter moral deprsvity that he was abso
lutely incapable OF crime lie was aeqsis
ted. Afserward he capas 60 me u thanh
me for the verdict. In doing SO. ne said
however. that be would rather go 70 a.,
penitentiary for life than again listen e
the defense made for him." Laughter
Hill called attention TO the fact that III,
president, whoChas been so oAten quoted n
tariff debate a. favorsng the income tax
had At last como out In no uncertain tor.
agains, IL He tsnsted the PRESIDENT
words would have their effect. elm
wanted 20 perfect this bill. lie knew q
Was claimed that bis wishes should net b,
consulted because be dad not intend 4
vote for the bsll. lie never should vot,
for il as longs as IL Sontaiaed the iacom,
tax. bat he wanted % see n IL ade degsnsl
bic.
While he was speaking on sFee esal an,
free iron Pugh created " Ssation b. ask
ing Hlll who oWuea the coal and iron
which he Hin sud the president desires
should be placed en- the free list
81 do MOI know" renIse6 fin emphat
icAily. 81 know 70 what the senator prob
ably refers. ana Il may be brought tnt,
this debate. Ddo not know who owns th
coal and iron mines v hose coal and iroi
would come in free. DO not care. /
makes nc difference"
slight demonstfationsin the gsilerie
greeted Hill's speech, which was rSnswe,