New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-14
;oTSE SWALLOWS IT ALL.
c.,,;uued from second Page.

OILS ,o work undaunted. though practically
be n.rded. to resist its progress and revolu-
~0nsss It's character
." ,u IVES intrusted to subcommittee of
iD uss,rs. Jones, Mills and Vest all at that
nv ,.dioal reformers Of the Wilson type Their
uD ..araf, Of the House bin met with criticism
~'.uv and before the full Finance Committee
~ :, accept and indorse 1t, Mr. German. as
CIV" IMAM Of the Democratic steering COM
'D convened a general caucus to consider
a.meri,s In this caucus the dissatisfied
.,os who had gradually been increasing IN
Is, had theii hrst unhampered chance to
lDn,,, heir grievances and state their demands.
ul'. hree days Of wranging the first revise
Az soaual.hcdly rejected. and the full Finance
tcsree was ordered TO remakr a bill which
PA come apprecjably nearer to securing party
sllaony ill.,, ,.oorh.,os or ,r,,,,,o o,o.,,,,,,,o.
- ,sforted on April g was the result This
et . was a great advance toward the goal Mr..
ga had for himself. but it still failed to
", the wishes Of the conservative element In
~sry maieriai respects. Unable 10 work any
a ~sr an the way Of influencing the Finance
cSsmittee's judgment, Mr. German set about in
.s.s~,y 10 Ovorturn its work in the open Senate.
sssssd by h.a suggestions, Mr. Hill and Mr..
Smnh came forward TO attack the income-taX
.son and threaten the defeat Of the bin II IL
80 no, eliminated altogether. The Louisiana
s,,s,ors ana Messrs. Brice and Murphy and
Snyh were also induced 10 make persistent de-
1snds on tlfr-f;lanagers of the bill for modihca-
Us without " hich they refused utterly 10 sup
w. tho BIZ Finally. without a direct menace
J. sny sort from NJ. German. but through his
sas,l use Of others who were more outspoken.
~ members of the Finance Committee We're
S.,ysn 10 abandon the voorhees, measure. and al
W n be engrafied on it 400 odd amendments.
r..s,sred by Mr. Jones and Mr.. Carlisle. which
raly altered both its scope and character. \
rsmocra'ic caucus was again called. and the
- German bill was submitted To II for APP
ra So complete had been the control now
GIA,,ined by the MARYLAND Senator over the
,iani Democratic majority that. with but one
ss.senting voice. that of Mr. Hill, the terms OF
,ss nsw compromise" Were declared binding Oh
.rsrv Democratic Senator until carried out In
actual legislation ..,
.ra In a speech IN the Senate. for the first time
Lily denounced the Wilson bin as crude and
s~rrac;ic9b le declaring that the Jones-CiOrman
,.tson alone could and would be accepted by
me Senate and the country. BY dint OF effort
,ri perseverance the German measure was
.~;hed through many perils in Committee of the
ahole and the Senate. and at last on July
,assed by majority. In the first conference
gSbirh followed the Senate and House cdnferrees
made no seri us effOr, TO adjust the radical differ
.r,ae between the TWO houses. each side pre-
ssrr,ng 10 test again the opinion Of its branch
before agreeing 20 any material sacrifices
Then came the first disagreement and the
rublicatfOr OF the tNtraOlNlnaTN lettcI Oh
dent Cleveland t. Mr.. Wilson. 1t Is not I'M
nrohable that. in the natural course OF negotia-
lions between the two houses, Mr.. German ana
The conservatives would have allowed the Rouse
10 have its way on many OF the less hIPoi 'a an
itans In dispute IN the conference. Bul Nj,
Cgsyeland's letter changed all that. lis Vloleht
dsnunciation Il the Senate leaders as gu1ty oI
party pcrildy' and party dishohor' anu IL
pointed stroke at Mr.. German persuhai!' III ''e
paragraph demanding the removal OF the outS on
coal were accepted BY the Senatorial leader anu
his party as a declaration Of war open ana iIre-
vocable. Mr. Germans answer 70 the IIesinei -,
and the House WAS blunt Wl'hdia"aI oI a.
former concessions and an announcements tna a
they must accept the Senate bill unconoluona"y
OF get nothing al all ,ro,,o
In tha negoti9tions Of the second conference
the main idea Of each Of the warning itaue,S
the President having virtually assumed the di-
reciion Of the Houses alleged fight was 10 Pu'
the other IN such position that NJ must SUN:
me humiliation Of complete surrender or aNcept
the responsibility before the country ol Iv'e@oI.s
eu tsriff legislation at this session. The same
MAS played with great caution ana not a niue
craftiness on both sides. but the President ana
his Congressional agents were no match ioT their
more Ingenious and resOurceful opponent. having
~ degrees forced the House into the position OF
iying bargained away its alleged principles
ty agreeing to accept free iron ore without Irec
cal or free coal without free iron ore, MI Hor-
rsr went one step further and drove his an
,arDnsts t. decline the offer OF free sugar al
though free sugar has been from the peeii!hils
the most pressing Of all the contentious oi IN
House This declination precipitated the Crisis
IN the negotiations between the two mousse.
which were apparently about to be Vioieh''s
broken off. ,o,.,
Al This iuncture the Maryland Senator PLAYED
his master stroke. Drawing up in his own manu- anu,
writing a resolution recalling the senate Gun
.errees. he gave it ID Senator Murphy 70 pas.
Senator Hln with the suggestion lha' V.ie "a .
offer |, last Friday morning; ne ,iiotSo,', re
offered. and the House and the fresioel. w
thrown al once into a panic. as II was ih'en ~,
they should be- Speaker Crisp ralseu ulc
nag an saturday deposed Mr. Wilson from leader
ship and arranged for an 'mineuid'e -rha cancus
ditiona surrender to the Senate. Inc cau .t
this morning carried out his edict. conso!!is 'i'e
discounted conferrees ana the fIes'iei. nov
little display Of harmless hrc"ofks III a.,
Of "por-gun'' legislation for bunc ON! ~-,-
AZ n,e - ,be members II the House Com
ul,tee on Rules put II ,0-day. afteI thc Vdue -,
was over: we We're NJ match loi AZ, hy thn
in political strategy EV'ry NOV t,do,led Nv The
Senator from Maryland The House nau n ~
s,a,n. - cnro,a W. were fairly outman-
s~,, Ia ,,,,e1 and surrender was the oniy
ray ont ~ thr impossible situation into whic"
Mr. Germans diplomacy had driven Us ,o,o
Mr. German has come out o, ny ,,rars
struggle over the tariff with the aInpIest
no man has emerged fiom II more dlscreu.'.It
md battered than Mr. Wilson. No CHAIRMAN va
he WAYS and Means Committee for y Years ,as
sorei complete and pllao,, roomn.tax
Daten IN his own committee oi - ,,salf on
nction OF his BIZ beaten In the house - ~ a.
The sugar schedule. he has been hght'ng ior ID d
month 70 save from the wreck OF MS measu.o g.,
The Senate the two Fundamental De t.n" row
principles" Of al valOrem duties ana IT,
materials To-day by the irony OF msi9 sar the
he has been obliged TO cast MS own We 80 noli-
very measure which made mockery vi NE Sic
tcal credit and all his past professions. AZ ~
Downfall Mr. Wilson has. unhappy; ~
pathizers His fraty OF purpose ana !uas d b,c
his AFFECT subservency to the Presldent ~ -
self-satsfed indifference 10 the reai ~S,J o.s1
the House during the negotiations JUST cio9e co.
have SUBJECTED him - severe and merited re-
proach -.
No party leader with opportuniies, nn aanen.
Wilson'S can afford to throw away an nu u, "a
denee Of character and personal scl-TrspeI, u
become the merely automatic agent Z" ~ fate
outside the HOUSE. Mr. Wilson's rate Is W., ,nc an ~
o. all "cuckoos' in politics. who surrehnri1 an1
osIendence and sink all freedom OF marty
acton In a slavish devotion 10 acceP,eu go.
authority Mr. Clcvelands present Adfilih, .ai,,
S s,1 has been prolific II such exaP Inaaers ike
IA decadence once cUnspicuous .sdirorted
SarSle Nus or1 GRAY having, by UiSu