The morning call., 1894-07-25
THE NEW CESAR.
Dave Hill Draws the
Parallel.
CLEVELAND'S ONE FRIEND.
Hurling Back the Sarcasm of
German.
''THEY'RE ALL HONORABLE MEN,
Democratic Senators Compared to
the Conspirators Who Stabbed
the Greatest Man in Rome.

WASHINGTON, w July Z4.-A00tn6r ORA
matte scene occurred in the Senate to-day,
but President Cleveland, instead of being,
as on yesterday, the object of attack by
the leader of his party, was defended with
yigor and vim. Mr.. Cleveland's champion
to-day was his old political rival and
enemv, Senator David Bennett Hill of
New York. The New York Senator spoke
almost two hours to breathless galleries
and a full Senate. Several times the pre-
siding officer was unable to restrain the
enthusiasm his remarks evoked, notably
when Mr.. Hill declared that personal con-
siderations would not prevent him defend
ing the President when he was unjustly
attacked. He defended Mr.. Cleveland's
letter. his right to send it and the senti-
ments it contained. and made a strong
point against his adversaries when he
pointed out that they criticized the Presi-
dent for siding with the House. when
they admitted that they had used their
influence TO induce him TO interpose in be-
half of the Senate amendments to the
tariff bill. He took up Mr.. Germans argu-
ment and met it point by point In
manner satisfactory TO himself at
least, and concluded with piece of satire
that stung those on the floor and tickled
the galleries. German yesterday COM
pared Hill to Iago. To-day Hill iikened
those who had joined in the assault on
Cleveland to the conspirators who stabbed
Caesar to death at the foot of Pompey's
statue in the Roman Senate. German he
characterized as the lean and hungry Cas-
sius. Jones as Marcus Brutus. the honest
Brutus Of the Senate, Vest, who struck
the first blow on Friday, as Casca, Voor-
hees as Trebonius, 'testy, but earnest"
and Harris as Metellus Climber. They had
struck down the President. Hill said, not
that they loved Cleveland less. but that
they loved the Senate compromise more.
land yet," he concluded, and every
word rang out like hammer on an anvil,
II can say with Antony. They are all
honorable men,"
Csffsry, who followed Hill with brief
of the secrets of the political prison
house. He detailed the manner in which
the sugar schedule had been prepared, in
sisting it was made by and in the interest
of the sugar trust He then gave way in
order to give the Democrats chance to
caucus. Altogether it was very exciting
day and the indications that others as in
teresting will follow.
Friends of the administration say that
German and his associates tried to bunco
Cleveland. They INSIST that deliberate
attempt was made TO deceive the Presi-
dent while the dickering for the COM
promise amendments was going on, and
that the truth of the situation was not dis
closed until after the bill was passed by
the Senate. 1t is asserted also that some
of the Democratic Senators assented to
the agreement made between the Finance
Committee leaders and the German faction
only because they were led to believe that
it was acceptable to Cleveland. Now they,
too. are said to feel that they have been
buncoed. and the personal resentment pro-
voked is exceedingly bitter.
1t is earnestly declared by friends of the
administration that Cleveland never as
sented to the Gorman-Jones compromise
amendments, and that it was never inti-
mated to him that any agreement could
be entered into between German and the
Finance Committee which would bird the
House and the committee of conference.
It is declared that Cleveland'S uniform
comment was that the Senate should get
some SOEb VI Il Uill lUIOuRu anu UX IL u IN
conference, and that those who talked
with him on the subject always said that
the bill would be improved in conference
The House people are resentiIg the as
sumption on the part of German that he
could control the House by any agreement
with Jones, Cleveland or any one else
and it is asserted that during all the bck-
ering over the Senate bill the leaders of
the House were never consulted as to how
the House would take the proposed COM
promise. Altogether it is very pretty
family row, and questions Of veracity are
thicker than blaekberries. Those who
claim to know assert that Cleveland is, II
possible, frmsr than ever in his position,
and that he would rather see all legisla-
ton fail than have the Senate bill accepted
The line of compromise discussed with
more hope than anything else involves the
Senate yielding on coal and iron ore, and
the House Committee allowing the Senate
to have all the protection on sugar de-
manded. The differential duty on refined
sugar will probably be put in an ad valorem
form if any settlement is reached, but it
will be fully the equivalent of the one
eighth.
DEFEND ED nv HILL