The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-24

being able to induce the House TO agree 10
some of the concessions which we had been
compelled to make in the Senate My dis
tinct understanding Of that interview was
that the President desired that we should
pass the bill as it passed tie Senate. If we
could make no better terms. He was de-
cidedly in favor OF its passing in this form
If the Senate would not recede. He hoped
that We could in some way agree to put
coal and iron on the free list, but L told
him that this was impossible, and my un-
derstanding is that the President MAS de,
cidedly in favor of passing the bill as IL
passed the Senate, if no be..er terms could
be made
the Senator from Tennessee whether in any
of those interviews, the suggestion was
made to him from that quarter that the
taxes placed on coal and iron were a viola
ton of Democratic principles and perfdy 10
the Democratic party. .
me by the President, nor any members OF
the Cabinet, nor by any human being, re-
piled Mr. Harris slowly and impressively.
Now Mr.. President my distinguished
friend, the chairman of the committee, the
distinguished Senator from Indiana, has
had intimate connection, OF course with
this measure throughout. happen TO make
discussion. Therefore. L shall not ask him
to-day TO give the country the benent or
his statement, so that all the truth in con-
nection with this matter may go TO the
people. AS L have said, sir, this is most
extraordinary proceeding for a Democrat
elected to the highest place in the govern
ment to join with the commune TO traduce
the Senate OF the United states, TO blacken
honorable as they dare to be- who are as
patriotic as they ever can be, who have
done as much to serve their party as the
men who are now the beneficiaries OF your
labor and mine, TO taunt and jeer US before
the country as the advocates OF trusts, as
time to speak The limit of endurance has
been reached. The Senate owes IL TO itself.
Every Senator here who is a part of this
Democratic majority owes 1t TO himself.
There is no power, no matter how great,
in this country-not even the President
with his patronage, that would keep me
silent longer under the charges, under the
imputations, fully made from such distin-
guished quarters. l hurl it back TO him and
say that this treatment of his fellows is
infamous. 1t is destructive to the govern
ment that men in high position should at
tempt TO lower this body, a body conserva-
tive, consisting OF eighty-eight great rep
resentatives of States. No man can reach
here by devious ways and remain long.
1t is composed of men who represent the
best thought of the country, men who have
stood and battled for tariff reform when
the towards in higher places dared not
show their heads applause in the CALLER
ies); men who when another place was
overrun and they had not the courage TO
stand and fight tyrant stood here at the
risk of health, at the risk of fortune, of
of the country when these towards could
not be seen. We will not be traduced lon
ger, Mr.. President; the facts must come.
We have seen how this bill passed the
Senate, how only it could pass the Senate.
No man, whether in this or in another
place, no matter what his position may
be, who styles himself a Democrat, who
believes in his party, can change mate
rally this measure without defeating it,
Who dare take that responsibility? can
imagine no man who could do 1T unless
he was consumed with vanity and desired
TO set his judgment above that of his
fellows, or desires 10 keep an issue before
the people that he might ride into power
rather than give content, and peace, and
labor, and prosperity to his fellow country
men,"
AS Mr.. GorTpan made each reference to
the President there was a commotion in
the galleries which compelled the presid-
ing officer TO interpose constant cautions
against further demonstrations
Mr.. German next turned his attention
to Senator HIS speech of Friday, in
THAT letter. said Mr.. German, was a
GodSend ITO the Senator from New York
(AIr HID. 1t was the only comfort he has
had from this administration" Uaughter.)
AS the laughter continued Mr.. Hill arose
and with good-natured deliberateness said:
I'm the last proposition ! will say that the
Senator from Maryland is entirely cor
rect"
Mr.. German proceeded to criticise Mr..
Hills course, and asserted that the New
York Senator had Throughout attempted
to thwart his party. Never before since
the declaration of independence, Mr.. Cor
man went on, had President OF the
United States been guilty of such viola
tfon of the spirit of the Constitution as
had Mr. Cleveland in writing his letter TO
Chairman Wilson. He handed TO Mr.
Blackburn and had the Kentucky Senator
read the extract from Washington's fare
we'll address about the encroachment of
the executive the powers of Congress
as subversive of the principles of the Re-
public. He referred TO the great political
excitement attending the Hayes-Tilden con-
of the army in Washington Forms OF law
had averted that catastrophe There should
be, he went on, no further concentration
of power. Conference committees should be
free from outside influences. THE liberty
of the Senate should not be invaded, he
said in thunderous tones though thou-
sand hirelings write US down and traduce
u.s."
FLING AT THE PARROTS.
The President. he continued, had said it
would be dishonorable to tax coal and iron.
The House. parrot like, repeated the cry,
MEN who set up high Standards" said
the Senator, should come to us with
clean hands" He urged that the House,
if it had been consistent would have placed
all raw materials on the free list He
enumerated other raw materials which the
House had made dutiable. He denied that
it was either Democratic doctrine or in
accordance with Democratic platform
declarations to place coal and iron on the
free list. He enumerated the amount or
the tax on coal placed by different Demo
cratic Congresses. 1.-The same bills you
speak Of interrupted Mr.. Hill, placed
wool and lumber on the dutiable list"
They did replied MIR. German. He pro-
ceeded TO declare that the Democratic
platform did not demand free, raw ma.
1884. on which. he said, Mr.. Cleveland was
elected "by the grace of God and great
for free raw materials. The bill prepared
by his distinguished radical friend (Mr.
Mills) placed Is cents duty on coal,
Il was in the same situation" inter
rupted Mr.. Mills, that / am now. 1 was
in the hands of half dozen men who
forced a duty on coal. 1t was not my
II am not attacking you," said Mr.. Cor
man deprecatingly.
"You said l prepared bill with taxed
coal in it, replied Mr.. Mills hotly.
Mr. German then gave the history Of the
convention of 1885, where. he said. the
radicals were in the saddle a resolution
was adopted indorsing the Mills bill tax
ing coal Mr. Cleveland accepted it and
declaration of 1892. prepared by Mr.. Cleve-
lands friends, commencing the House for
going in the direction of free raw ma
terials' The radical resolution sprung in
the convention was pushed by those who
did not defeat his nomination. No one
expected Mr.. Cleveland to stand on that
radical plank. Mr.. CleveIands letter was
looked forward TO with anxiety. In it
Mr. Cleveland declared specifically against
the destruction. of any industry and in
THAT letter." Mr.. German said changed
the tide and elected Mr.. Cleveland Presi-
Reverting again to the duty on coal, .lr.