New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-14
JUBILATION IN THE SENATR
MIR. GORMAN'S TRIUMPHANT VICTORY

HIs-- FRIENDS ovERwHELM HIM WITH co..
CIVILIZATIONS SUPREMACY DEXoN.
srRATEp AGAINST TREMENDOUS ODDS
ct TELEGRAPH I'VE TRIgryp
washine,on Aug l3-On the Senate side a
the Capitol the news OF the Houses abject and
humi.iatlng surrender was received with an as
~ complacencc and somewhat patrorizng jubk
laton Mr. German. the triumphant leader In the
arht against the House and the President w
on hand to receive the fluctuations Of his e.
infant followers, and he was quickly over.
whelned with congratulations from his asso.
ciates The Republican Senators, though In &
measure disappointed that tariff bill Of any sort
should have run the gantlet OF both Houses sue.
cessfully. were frankly gratihed that the con.
servatlye element in the Democratic party. led
by Mr. German, had administered SO signal .
reverse to the radical free-trade wing. captainA
by President Cleveland and Mr.. Wilson, and they
were not behind their Democratic colleagues 10
expressing a full appreciation OF the political ss.
nificance Of M. Germans decisive triumph
No one on either eide OF the Senate could b
misled OF course, by the pueri,e and ridiculous
attempt OF the House managers 10 soften The
humiliation Of their defeat by gong through
the empty form Of passi.s number OK r.
taliatory "popgun" tariff measures. Such N
ostrich-l,ke proceeding WAS laughed al us
clownish device to divert attention for day OF
two At the utmost frorl the absolute and N
oualifed acceptance by the House and the PresL
dent of a tariff measure which they had both
ma sonately denounced as vioatve OF 'lunds
mental Democratic principles" and tainted With
! GI., I'D ~ vf
! passage Of "popgun" bills FOR free sugar. free
iron ORE free coal and FREE barbed wire vel
understood BY everybody IN Washington to b
the mere firing OF round OF blank Carriages
over the grave Of genuine tariff reform 50
terpretcd by Mr. Cleveland and Mr. Wikn as&
this empty ceremony OF respect to a ~ owa
once over. any further tariff Legislation vi
quickly seen TO be out OF the question at us
session OF Congress.
No one Of the four bills which the House 80
pass under whip and spur can be gotten 'n''usa
the Senate and Mr.. wilson and his de'cated ans
discredited associates are as fully aware OF u.
fac. as are the now eyultant and HndAIss
Democratic Senator'S.
Mr. Germans triumph was complete. lnceea
when the House caucus this morning W.
der the spur Of Mr.. Crisp's new leadership tne"
overheard ANONYMOUSLY the policy ana proe'
| sions Of Mr. Wilson and voted by TO 10 coz
! cur absolutely and unquestionngly In all y"
"perfld,es' OF the Senate measure tine MAT
land Senator's prediction. in his reply OF 'uv
! % to the challenge Of President CleVeAhu'
letter to Mr. Wilson. that the Senate Dill mus
! pass or bill pass. had after three weeks 49,
literally accomplished. and only the later fa'"!'
| ing vote In the House was needed 10 pu' W.
! nitely upon his discounted opponent in the h'.
House the responsibility OF defeating al 'A'.A
! legislation by this Congress or conih'''."e '"'
| public penance Of approving measure WIZ"
! had already stamped involving parry w.
hdy" and party dishonor'
Probably no great party leader IN Cohs'e
| has ever engaged in warfare against o'"e'
! leaders so one-sided and unpro"ii'"e' No..
smerSed from the struggle with anything ".'
Mr.. Germans Napoleonc success MS s'' ''.s,.
| irg victory over the seemingly ,r'.,.,
strength OF his great rival In the ""''e -,
restores him once more 10 the uhuou0 y.
premacy In party leadership when ne 'e' .',,,
have lost for a time after the disastrous a..
OF his silver-purchase compromise Oh '"s' -
Der. He has shown that he must no" w ..,,.
oned with as the most potential inhue".e III,
the Democratic party and as one VI w ~ non
dominant forces In American politics .,a..
mans extraordinary skill as a politlea' 49,
has been demonstrated nowhere more ..,,.
ingly than In the history OF the piece - ~ "A,
ton sent shamefacedly by the ho"se m,
10 an incensed and protesting EAe0u "A
original Wilson bill as It reached the n
February 2 last. defective ana repue ,ha
many details as 1t was to MI lo''"'" IND
other conservative Democratic Senators -. INA
practically assured Of a comparau'eN W M
unobstructed passage through the Se"a..' M
House had Endorsed 1t by decisive 'o'' IN
President favored it, the party press az" -,
country were clamoring for action anu W. ,.nu
apparently no element in the peiho''"" .aou
in Congress strong enough VI ..n,sncA
enough to dispute It's unconditional aeeep v.
The chairman of the Finance Co''''''''s ,,.u.
w .hees issued at his first oppor'u'"" IA a.
festo denying all hearings on the Bill A"-