The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-07-24
HOT SHOT FROM GORMAN.
No Secret Sacred When SeIf-Preser-
walton Is at Stake.

walton Is at Stake.
WASHINGTON, July 23.-The battle over
the conferrees' report on the tariff was
resumed in the Senate to-day. The al
tendance was even larger than last Friday
Harris. President pro tenn, was in the
chair. After the expiration of the pre-
hminsry routine business at l % o'clock
Voorhees, called for the conference report
of the tariff bill, and then the storm broke
German, who had a short conference
with the President this morning, ad-
dressed the Senate speaking from care
fully prepared notes.
He hoped be appreciated the gravity Of
the situation, German began. Ordinarily
the situation would be easy of solution.
There would ord nsrily be no difference OF
opinion about sending the bill to confer
ence where the differences between the
houses could be adjusted. He drew a
graphic picture Of the anxiety with which
the country awaited the fate of the bill
the idle factories, the closed workshops
and the unemployed. Further suspense
was Eeither to the best interests of the
country nor of the Democratic party. He
hoped that the Senators would meet the
situation as became patriotic men and
duty bound Democrats. 1t was idle for
him to add anything to what had been said
last Friday by the Senator from New Jer-
sey Smith.
In the House there was an overwhelm-
ing Democratic majority. Here in the
Senate the Democrats were at the outset
confronted with tie fact that there were
but forty-tour Democrats. a bill must be
framed which will secure tho support Of
all these Senators. all of whose votes save
ore were necessary TO pass 1t. That one
vote was lost. The Senator from New
York (RilD had from the first opposed the
bill, openly and manfGlly. The Demo-
Gratis had gone manfullv TO work 10 har-
monte the differences, aud had accom-
plished it by many sacrifices almost at
the sacrifice of principles. No legislative
body in this country had ever been con-
frohted with such a condition. The Rep
resentativcs of the States of New York,
New Jersey, virginia. Ohio and Maryland
al the outset announced that the House
bill was 80 radical, so destructive of the
in interests of the people that they would
not support it. BE paid a high tribute to
Senators Yes, Jones, Voorhees, and Har-
work had at last ACCOMPLISHED the feat of
adjusting these differences and had made
the possage of the bill possible Then, in
a dramatic tone, be delivered his defiance.
The Infamous calumnies heaped upon
the head of the Senate forced from his
lips, he said, plain. unvarnished state
ment. He would make it. be said, with
males toward none, but he would look his
colleagues and the American people in the
eye and tell the truth. In patriotism the
Democratic Senate had gone to work to
save The country and continue the party in
power, when suddenly in the midst of the
struggle came the Presidents letter
~ was the most uncalled for, most ex-
traordinary, most unWise communication"
said German in bitter tones, that ever
came from a President of the United
States. It placed this body in position
where its members must Sea to it that the
dignity and honor of this chamber be pre-
served. 1t places me in position where
l must tell the story as it occurred"
German then proceeded to detail the
manner of meeting the Djections and sscur-
ing the support of certain disaffected
Democrats a change had been agreed
ing this work Vest and Jones had fire.
Quent conferences with Secretary Car
Isle and often with Cleveland himself.
No material sacrifices of principle were
made. The result was, as he had declared
on a previous occasion, a Democratic
measure which, in his opinion, leaned
toward radical tariff reform, and which
he thought would receive tie support of
the Democratic House, Senate and Pres
ident.
He charged directly that every one of
the Senate amendments had been seen by
Secretary Carlisle before they were agreed
upon. He drew from his desk and had
read an interview with Secretary Carlisle
on April 30, in which the Secretary gave
the same bill his sweeping Endorsement
After the reading of the Carlisle inter-
view, Mr.. German led up 10 one of the
most dramatic episodes OF the day, the
summoning of Messrs. Vest, Jones and
Harris as witnesses TO his statement that
the President approved the Senate COM
promise by making the following remarks:
''Such was the declaration of the Secre-
tary of the Treasury. That statement
from him had probably wonderful effect
1t softened the hard place with which we
met when we came to confer and to act
1t was accepted. 1t did much to enable US
to bring together forty-three Senators in
this body. repeat but that for it do n ot
believe we should have ever succeeded in
getting together. But it did not stop
there. 1t was not alone with the Secretary
of the Treasury, who necessarily speaks
for the President in matters concerning
his department. The President was not
ignorant of what we proposed to do.
Nothing was concealed from him. The
papers announced on the day following
the interview with Mr.. Carlisle that the
President himself coDcurred with his great
secretary. So we understood, and if it is
not true, then forty-three Senators on this
side Of the Chamber have been misled.
Every prominent amendment to the bill
was as we'll known to him as to me. While
neither the President nor his secretary was
In love with all the provisions of these
amendments - aye, sir, l may say
In fairness that there were many Of them
to which they were opposed, as the Sena-
tor from Missouri and the Senator from
Arkansas aud the distinguished chairman
of the Finance Committee were opposed TO
many Of them. and as il was a compromise
measure it was not satisfactory to a single
solitary human being on this side Of the
chamber in all its details, but assert as
whole the structure as presented and
scanned by these gentlemen was satisfac-
tons and was recognized as the best it was