Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-07-26

tame and weak any bill would be that
did not have the approval of Il demo-
cratic president"
only yesterday" he continued, the
senator from Maryland read from the
farewell addresso Washington on the
el. Uachment of the executive. That
e.,,ract might be read by those who
actCd independently of all outside in.
tiucnceS, out it came with poor grace
flum those who stool here and ad-
United that they had themselves
sought the interposition of the presi.
dent to save them.
Il do not often defend the president
said Mr.. Hill. raising his voce until
it rang through the chamber, but to-
day it is my duty to do SO, and |
hope am broad minded and liberal
minded enough to defend him when he
is unjustly criticised and attacked"
AS he was saying this there were
demonstrations of approval in the gal
lery that broke finally into applause
\ suggestion from Mr.. Hawley that
the galleries should be cleared upon
Il repetition Of the offensc was jeeretl
and hSsd.
Mr. German had said Monday, III
characterizing him (IIilD as an oppO-
ncnt of this bill, that he could dance
Il waltz down the aisle with the sena-
tor from Rhode Island (NIr Aldrich).
Mr.. Hill said he was not aware that
he l. d been waltZing with Mr. AIdrich,
but he remembered last summer when
Mr.. German was Waiting down the
aisle with Mr.. Sherman in the fight
to repeal the Sherman silver law. The
New York senator said this with biting
sarcasm, and then recalled the fact
that his colleagues who were not
propheSying the defeat Of this tariff
bill were then loudly proclaiming that
unconditional repeal could never pass;
that the struggle must be compromised
The president was then the bold and
untlinching champion of unconditional
repeal. You said it could not pass"
said Mr. Hill, turning to the demo
cratic side, but it did pass, and
tell you now that while this cOmpro,
mise may pass do not believe it will"
He then referred to Mr.. Germans
assertion Monday that the Maryland
senator's, Mr.. Brice and Mr. Smith, had
promised the Louisiana senators Il
duty on sugar during the campaign Of
1892. He doubted their authority 10
cunSlrltc platforms. He for one would
refuse to be delivered.
Tie thought that if Mr. Clcvelands
INF ,rf ~ ,.Arnt,Inin,I Of ~,
hest way to avoid such an eutanglr.
mcnt in the future was ito keep away
from the white house as | do
uMugllt"r.)
The idea that these old political
foxes had gone to the white house
and had misunderstood the president
was absurd.
Mr.. Hill proceeded in impa ssioned
tones to say that in the last half cen
fury the senate chamber had wit
messed great scenes and great debates,
burt Monday, in the presence of a
great crowd conspicuous senatorial
leader of the democratic party sum.
moncd senator after senator with the
formality of judicial proceedings to
PUT Tic IlItSlNtlll III lllc ItllllSu ENGlNS
on trial by impeachment The SEMI
tors detailed private conversations with
the president. They admitted that the
president had at all times urged
free raw material. Yet they inferred,
or concluded, or supposed he wanted
the senate bill, and in view of this
apprehension Of the presidents wishes
it WAS but natural he should write an
honest, frank, manly letter to Chair
man Wilson. Surely the president
could never have said anything to
those senators which bound him irlNn-
vocably to the senate bill, us they
would have it understood.
Il have known him long and well"
continued Mr. Hill, "and whatever
may have been our differences, one
thing | know we'll of him, h@ consd-
erS public questions slowly, Deliberate
ly, honestly, sincerely. He says but
little. He weighs all carefully" Con
tinuing Mr. Hill again defined his at
tttude in opposition to the income tax
after which he pointed out the incon-
sistency of his democratic colleagues
when they were placing duty on coal
OH the ground of revenue and LETT
wool untaNed. MIR. Hill closed his
speech with as keen II piece OF
satire as had been heard during the
debate.
The senator from Maryland sought
to term me the Iago of the senate
said he Il might respond with drafts
upon ShakeSpcarian characters. In
thar case | would term the senator
from Maryland rs the Cassius of the
senate" Great laughter I'VE all re-
call Cassius lean and hungry Cas-
Stus." Mr.. Hill leaned over and al.
dressed himself almost directly to Mr..
German. And the senator from Ar
kansas | would call Marcus Brutus
1t is the senator from Arkansas who
labored 50 earnestly for the bill. He
is the honest BrutuS of the senate
I.ong laughter. And Casica is the
name of the senator who struck the
first hlOw Friday last TrahOniIta