The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-23
NEAR THE END.
So Says Gormanin His Speech
in Senate.
Democratic emancipation" Is Close
at Hand-Epigrams Galore.

WAbhiNoIoN, May zos--l no piobP0Se ~
q speech today from Senator German, the
political tactician OF the Democratic side OF
the chamber was the subject OF q good deal
OF gossip when he Senate met at 10 O'Clock
today. After the reading OF the journal,
Mr.. Kyle pop. N. d. offered q resolution
declaring IL To be the sense Of the senate
that the Government Of the United
States should not aid In an attempt to
restore Queen Lilioukaiani to her throne
and that interference with the political
affairs OF the Hawaiian Islands by any ma
tion would be regarded as an act un-
friendly to the United States.
Mr.. Kyie's resolution went over until
tomorrowtwhen ne gave notice he would
submit some remarks upon it.
AT 1920 o'clock the tariff bill was taken
up. The pending paragraph lllO related
10 the duty on railway bars, Il. rails, etc:
At IL o'clock Senator German who had
entered the chamber during the debate
center of the: Democratic side. His
recent illness had told. upon him and
he looked pale. He spoke in low voice,
but his tones were clear and penetrating.
The Senators in the chamber wheeled
their chairs around and faced
the Maryland Senator. Those VINO
had been lounging in the cloak room
hurried in. The galleries, owing to the
early hour, were but thinly occupied.
Gorman's Speech.
Mr.. German said: "Mr. President: We
are nearing the end. After 20 years OF
political progress, OF positive growth,
OF constant development and OF
universal enlightenment the Democratic
party and the American people are
within sight of the promised land.
Emancipation Is at hand, emancipation
from partisan oppression, from the greed
OF classes, from extortion from
wilful extravagance, from financial fan
tasy, from spoils, from restrictions upon
individual liberty. from Jingoism,
from all those evils in belief, that
the Democratic party inherited as
maladministration. Years OF arduous
labor by unselfsh and patriotic men can
not count for nothing.
"Fruition is as inevitable as fate.
81 repeat: 1t is near at hand"
He (Gorman) was not surprised that the
people had been disappointed In the delay
but much more had been expected from
the Democratic party than ever had
been wrung from the Repu blicans,
and every Senator knew that the deplora-
BILE delay was unavoidable because of con-
ditions that could not be ignored.
Mr.. German dwelt on the difficulties
that had confronted the Democratic party
80 years of opposition, showing how
after victory had been achieved the di-
verse elements became not demoralized,
but disputatious; all could not agree upon
the methods by which the fruits OF vic
tory should be secured. Dissention bred
discouragement.
The bold were impatient, the timid hesi-
tated. Inability TO make others think
| as they did clouded the judgment OF
| honest minds. Few appreciated the
extent of the undertaking. Needless Re-
publican administrations had yet to bear
fruit and the. country seemed likely
| to be panic sts8aAsen. 1t was absolutely
| necessary to subordinate all other
| questions to the prompt eradication Of
| this evil. None of us who were here at
| that time (the reference being to the be-
! ginning OF the tariff revisiop) will
| soon forget the memorable struggle
| which followed. Party lines were broken
at the beginning OF Democratic admins
| trstion; but patience and courage
| triumphed in the end, as patience and
/ courage always do. The Democrats
were not only encouraged, but ordered
| peremptorily TO reform the tariff at once,
! vote first and talk afterwards.
'I do not propose to discuss the merits
| OF the original Wilson bill or the
measure first reported by the finance
| committee. 1t is sufficient to say that
| there has never been a moment when
either could command majority OF the
votes in this chamber"
| pucn WIS tHe slludtlOu the DeuO-
cratic Senator'S had to meet and they
met it by the introduction of a Demo-
cratic measure of tariff reform which
| merits, ana / believe will receive, every
Democratic vote i'm this body, the en-
| dorsement of the Democratic House, the
signature OF Democratic party"
Mr.. German asserted that the bill had
| been constructed on the Democratic
| theory OF tariff for revenue with such
incidental protection as could be given
| consistently to the industries OF
| the country. 1t followed strictly the
course marked out by President Cleveland
| in his letter of acceptance, upon which
he was reelected, and the Democratic
party entrusted him with full power.
Trusts Not Considered.
Mr.. German speaking on the matter o.
trusts, said: ''The assertion that any
trust or trusts have dictated any par,
OF any schedule OF this bill / pronounce
unqualifiedly false"
Much had been said in criticism OF the
| sugar duty, he continued. The Democrats
were bound TO strike down the paterna
bounty system. "Yet," he asked
"wouid it be just to the people o.
Louisiana 10 deprive them o.
their very means of livelihood anc
give nothing in returng Louisiana stood
on the same plane with Pennsylvania
titled to the same consideration"
Upon the subject of the incom,
tax, Mr.. German said: 'T ma,
say that l am personally, in
full accord with the sentiments
so ably and eloquently expressed by tn,
Senators from New York and New Jersey
| regarding the income tax"