The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-22
How the "Tall Sycamore" Whipped Ger
tain Indiana Congressman Into Sup
port of the Senate Tariff Bill.
THE THUMB-SCREWS PUT ON
And Promises Exacted Under
Threats of No More Office Pie.
Talk with Senator's German and Hill
The Tariff Debate-Only Four
Votes for Free Iron Ore.
Special to the indianapolis Journal

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, May A.-When the
finance committee of the Senate reported
the trust amendments to the Wilson tariff
bill the Indiana Representatives were loud
and outspoken in their denuncfation OF the
committee for having surrendered TO the
Sugar and Whisky Trust Hobbies. They
proclaimed they would never vote for the
Senate amendments when the bill was re-
turned to the House, stripped of every ''re-
form" on which they had based their bun-
combe speeches when the bill was
sidered in the House. They boasted they
would remain here till the 4th Of next
March rather than submit to the dictation
of the Sugar and Whisky trusts. But grad
ually they have washed of their war paint.
and il is safe TO say that If the bill should
pass the Senate tomorrow just as IL now
stands nearly all the Democratic members
from Indiana would vote. promptly. to ac-
cept the AS Senate amendments. Sugar
Trust, Whisky Trust, Rice Trust and all.
Why this apparent conversion to the
VOORHEES, idea of tariff reform? They have
not been converted, but they have been
subdued. That is the reason. They realized
that to go before the people next fall with
their Sugar and Whisky Trust records
fresh on their hands meant defeat Not
long ago seven of the eleven Democratic
members of the Indiana delegation, by pre-
arranged plan, visited Voorhees, In his
committee room. one at a time, ostensibly
to see him on matters remote from the
tariff. When Cooper, who was the last one
to appear, arrived, the tariff question was
incidentally made the subject of discussion.
Cooper acted as spokesman. Voorhees, did
not allow Cooper to proceed with the recital
Of p-rfau
lumbus statesman reached the point where
he said the people of Indiana believed the
trusts were running Congress. and that un-
less the Indiana Senators attacked the
Whisky and Sugar trusts on the floor Of the
Senate with speeches and amendments.
there would not be one Democrat returned
to the House from Indiana, the Tall Syca-
more of the Wabash arose from his seat.
and, with an imperious wave Of his hand.
silenced the young Congressman.
VOORHEES, WAS wROTH.
Voorhees, was indignant He stormed as
he referred to his thirty years devotion
and services to his party. He would allow
no member Of the House TO intimate that he
was wrong. He knew more about the tariff
than the people who were criticising him.
He even limited that Cooper had joined the
conspiracy to elect Governor Matthews
to explain, but VOORHEES, would not allow
him to argue the matter. 1t had been
McSsanY ,nas and iIa hammond should follow in
the order named, on the line marked by
Cooper, but while Voorhees, was lecturing
sneaIed out of the committee room. leav-
ing Cooper to make his peace with the big
man from Terre Haute. Cooper was told
that the administration was back or the
Senate amendments of the tariff bill, and
he was warned that any member opposing
place at the "pie counter" That was
enough. If there is a member who would
surrender his principles for PATRONAGE II
is Cooper. He is the most inyeterate place
hunter in Congress. In fact, he does very
little else than hunt offices to placate re-
bellious Democratic constituents. 1t is safe
to say that no member OF the House has
presumed TO advise voorhees, on the tarin
since that fiasco Indeed, one by one the
scare Voorhees, on the tariff managed to
call on him during the day to say that be
was entirely right; that the Democrats or
Indiana approved his course and that the
next convention would indorse him Since
that meeting these members have been very
reticent as to their course on the. Senate
the House. Privately, they condemn the
measure as much as ever, but most or them
admit that they viii have 10 swallow the
Senate bill.
1t is known that VOORHEES, will make
desperate effort to induce the House TO ae-
severely criticisd for his support Of the
whisky schedule, which gives the trust an
tax. He has been charged by some Of the
leading Democratic papers In his State with
having supported the sugar Trust amend
sion of the bonded period or the whisky tax,
to help out his Terre Haute friends who
are members of the Whisky Trust. Now,
should the House reject the Whisky Trust
amendment the odium would have 10 be
borne by Voorhees, alone, while IL the hill
bonded period the odium will be attached 10
Congress as a body and not to Voorhees,
Views the situation.
DANIEL GUARDS THE PIE.
1t is a weIl-known fact that no Indiana
member can secure the appointment OF
even a. watchman without the 80. K" OF
Voorhees, An application for an Office
without his Endorsement outside Of post
offices is not considered. even IL urged by
half dozen members. The members know
that from bitter experience. Holman, By
mum and Brookshire, who have refused 70
submit TO the dictation OF Voorhees, have
not been able to secure appointments for
their friends outside OF wnat really be-
longed to their districts. IL may be said
that Holman was given Bracken, collector
of internal revenue, but in reality, Voor-
hees forced him upon Holman because
Beggs and Fairbanks, Of the Whisky
ing thus the power TO deprive any member
of the delegation Of patronage, VIII have
bers of the delegation to vote in the House
to accept any bill the Senate may formu-
late.
AS to the course of the three members
who do not wear the Voorhees, collar IL can
be said with certainty that all three VIII
1oin the fight against the whisky tax ex-
tension period; that Brookshre and Holman
will also oppose the tax on sugar. By
NUNS opposition 10 the sugar tax, however,
is not so pronounced. He says he would be
willing to accept tax on raw sugar, but
would make IL specific. He Is opposed 10
ad valorem rates as rule, and he Is graft
ified ar the action of the Senate finance
committee in converting ad valOrem rates
10 specific schedules all along the line. By
num- on account Of being a specific" man.
will be left off the conference committee.
the Speaker having agreed with Mills 20
make up an lad valorem' committee. The
time when the tariff bill will be considered
.a conference between the two houses IS re-
mote, but the action OF the Indiana Demo-
Gratis can be predicted at this time. With
the exception Of Holman and BroOkshire
they will accept the compromise anend-
ments of the Senate Bynum conditi0nally
and the others Internationally at the COM
nand of Voorhees,. Brown has been away
nearly all the time since the discussion OF
the tariff question began, and his presence
Is not expected here when the bill is
turned 10 the House. on account OF sick
ne IS. Should he be on hand at the time he
would vote TO sustain Voorhees,, in return
for No0rheess support OF Frank Burke for
United States district attorney.