The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-07-24
IT WAS GORMAN'S DAY
He Says the Senate Has Been
Traduced.
SCORES PRESIDENT CLEVELAND.
Free Coal Would Help None But
the Great Canadian Pacific
Trust.
SCORES PRESIDENT CLEVELAND
Associated Press.

Washington, July 2S.-After the rou-
tine business, Voorhees, called for the
conference report on the tariff bill; then
the storm broke. German addressed
the senate, speaking from carefully pre-
pared notes. After reviewing the con-
dition of the senate which made COM
promise necessary, he dilivered his de-
fiance in dramatic tones. Infamous
calumnies heaped on the heads of the
senate were forced from his lips, he
said, in plain unvarnished statement.
Referring to the presidents letter. he
said: 1T was most uncalled for, most
extraordinary. and most unwise COM
munication that ever came from pres
ident Of the United States" German
then proceeded to detail the manner
in which to meet the objections and
secure the support Of certain disaf-
fected Democrats, the change having
been agree upon. He stated emphati-
cally that during this work Vest and
Jones had frequent conferences with
Secretary Carlisle, and often with Cleve-
land, and himself. He charged directly
that every one of the senate amend
ments had been seen by Secretary Car
Isle. before they were agreed upon.
He read an interview with Secretary
Carlisle on April SOth, in which the
secretary gave the same bill his sweep
ing endorsement. 1.-THE secretary neces-
sariy spoke in a great measure for the
president on matters relating to his de-
PARTNER t." said German. In response
to an appeal from German, Jones, Of
Arkansas, related conversation he had
with President Cleveland before he pro-
posed the Jones amendments to the
tariff bill He said he told the presi-
dent he had not gone step further
with the compromise measure until he
was assured 1t would have the presi-
dents support. The president told him
he would favor almost any compromise
to secure the passag of the bill. Villas
asked whether President Cleveland had
no expressed desire for free coal and
iron Jones replied the had not, but
had urged the senate to get the COM
promise bill through.
German resumed with one of the
most sensational references of the day.
He said the senate had been traduced. |
An attempt had been made to try and
gibbet them before the country. The
charges had been "foully made from
sources" and must be met
and refuteG. The charges were echoed
by men who chirped when he talked.
The senators who had been traduced
had fought for tariff reform when '.cow-
ards in high places would not show
their heads " He said he could con-
ceive no reason for the remarkable ac-
tion taken, unless perhaps the one re-
sponsible for 1t was consumed byl
vanity" in having the country regard
him as authority of all that is right in
tariff reform. Never before since the
declaration of independence had the
president Of the United States been
guilty OF such violation of the spirit
Of the constitution as had Cleveland in
writing his letter to Chairman Wilson.
German had Blackburn read an extract
from Washington's farewell address
about the encroachment Of an executive
on the powers Of congress as subversIve
Of the principles Of republic. "The lib
erty Of the senate had been invaded, ,,
he said. in thunderous tones, though
a thousand hirelings write us down and
traduce u.s.