The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-07-25
Brings About It's Reyenges. and
This Truth Was Demon
slrated on Tuesday.
Senator Hill, Long Time Rival
and Enemy, Champions
the President
Dramatic soono in tho senate ne No Re-
piled 20 Cormap'a speech Of the
Day Before.


scene ocourrsd In the aenAte to-day. bat
President Cleveland, Instead OF being. ns
on yesterday, Ihs object OF attack by the
leader Of his party. was defended with
yigof and vim. Cleveland's champion 10.
daY was hia old political rival and onomy.
Senator Hill. Tho New YORK senator spoke
almost two hours 10 bIeAthlens galleries
and full senate. several times the prssid-
ing officer was unable 10 rest nIn the en-
ihnsiasm his remarke evoked, notably when
Hill declared that personal considerations
would not preysn. him from defending the
president when he vas uniustly attacked.
Ho defended Cleysland's letter. his right
to sond IL. and the sentiments il contained.
and made strong point against his advsr-
saries when he pointed out that they orisi-
oised the president for siding with the
house. when they admitted thsy had ussd
all their influences TO induce him to inter
pose ia behalf oflthe senate amendments 10
the tariff bill. He took up Germans afgu-
ment aud met IL point By point, and CON
cluded with piece OF satire that stung
those on the floor and tioklsd the galleries.
Ai1 Nv ttut Nv uHttf Wttu opfhA ~ hA'b
the democratic rarity was in the mids, OF
great crisis The house had passed tariff
bill, which aside from this Income tax
feature, seemed 10 meet with general ap.
proyal. Az il assed the senate. however.
after long and weary months OF debate. IL
violated the pledges of the party. The
house con ferees were confronted with the
| n. 49, n. k.A "A.
worthy of democratic support. They re-
iectsd tho duty on coal and iron ore. His
motion that the senate recede from the
coal and iron duties was in line with ihe
nR cement. Ii would do no good TO obsti-
nately adhere 10 the position taken when
tho bill was passed.
do vou $50 any signs of yielding on the
pHrt OF ths houseY' he asked addressing
| his democratic colleagues. Backed by the
public press OF tho country. by the demo-
cratic masses and the president OF the
United htntes, az IL undoubtedly 10, the
house will never yield. Why not yield on
those two points and sse whether 1t does
| not lead TO an hgrsementT
Even In the senate. Hill said, every dem-
ocratic member Of the fnonce committee
had announced himself ns personally In
favor OF ffeo coal and free iron ore. Tbs
ssnator from Maryland. on the other hand
with that fianknoss and boldncss" which
was his nature. had boldly thrown aside
the mask yesterday and had proclaimed
himself in favor Of a tariff on coal and iron
| ore.
Hill then proceeded to take issue with
Go man's Argument yesterday that the
president had only recently discovered tho
doctrine OF frss raw materials. He csre-
| iuls quotsd from the Presidents public
uiterances 10 demonstrate that Cleveland
had been welded TO that doctrine since lie
sent the famous tariff message TO congress
in 1888. "When Clevelani saw the senate
bill placs q duty on coal and ion ore. the
propsrty OF the rich," said Hill, "and re-
move the Suty from wool. the product OF
thu farmer, he would have bosn false TO
himself, false 10 his plodGes, aud false TO
his party had he not oalled attention TO tho
discr i'm ination and Inconsistency. He
spoke too candidly, too earnestly. That
was why he was criticised,
Il 90 not often defend the president"
snid Hill. rais ne his voice until II rang
through the ch mbcr. "but to-day II 10 my
duty to do SO. aud / hope / am broad
minded nnl liberal minded enough 10 de-
frnd him when he 10 uniustly criticised aud
attacked"
IA he waa saying this there we 0 demon
STATIONS OF a.p oval In the gallery that
brvke finally into applause. A suggestion
from HawleY that the galleries should be
cleared upon repetition OF the ofsnse was
ieored aud b ssed.
II II then proceeded In impassioned tonos
60 ssy that In tue laat half century tho sen
ate ,hsmber had witnessed great scenes
ard gieat debates, but yesterday In the
presence OF n Great crowd. n conspicuous
tenRtorial leader Of the democratic party
had summoned senator alter senator. with
tho fonlality OF q judicial proceeding, to
ut th president OF tho United states on
trial for im enchment. Those senators
ghvo details Of private conversations with
Ito D eaident. They admitted that tho
piesidsnt at all times urged co raw ma
TO ials, vet they infer cd, or concluded, or
aup osed. that he wanted the senate bill,
uhl in vlew OF this app ehension for tho
presidents wiahes II vas bat natural that
ne should wrllo m honest, frank, manly
ivtter 10 Chairman Wilson. su ely the
president could never have said anything
10 these senAtofa which hound him irrsyoe-
ablS to the senate bill, as ihsy would have
u understood.
"l have known him long and WE'LL" con-
tinued Hill, "And whatever may have bOen
oar differences, one thing l know we'll OF
him, he e0nsiders public qneltloas slowly,
dehbs atelY, honestly. aincorely. lie says
but little. Ho weighs all carefully. The
president did not indnlue la idlo aud ran
dom comment" added Hnl.
Hill def0ndod himself against ths rsfeT-
onces OF German and other senators oOn.
cutninR his position on the thtn bill. He
relef red To his past speeches In tho line Of
tariff reform. Ia them hs never failed 70
ins ~ on this democratic principle OF fIe
raw material.
Tho senator [msanina GormAnl says /
anu M opponent OF this BIZ. Then lot II
be So" SAID Hill. Yes, | am In opposition
10 this present bill. The people ara op'
posed TO ~ !. therefore, am opposed 10 ~
] nud myself In good company"
II shall vote to perfect this bill. con-
tinusd Hill. IL shall vote for FREQ coal,
frea iron ore, and FREQ suear."
III the senate rsosdea from every amend.
ment placed upon the bill when II oAmo
from the house" interrupted German,
"will you vote for itl'
IL viii ufoaa ihot bridge when | come to
Il" rut lied Hill. parrving the thfuat OF the
aaluio senator from Mar land.
but YOU hnys aaijn he added, "thai
tho ainate will not recede aud you ara per-
feet eale ih making blun."
"WnS doa't iou call M" inquired Ind
any nayely.
"Ihe senator unde'atsnds tho terms OF
the national gano bottof th0n l do" 10.
To tsd liill,
llHl musel Liza speech with ne keen a
riee oi satire 30 hna been hta q during tht
dolnte.
"l0o senator ffom Mary an has 80 nshi
10 term inn tue logo ~ tha aonatu," said
he u lnght rs.pond With drafts irou
shakfupcNr cha ao,cfA la that caae,
! would torn tho senator from Maryland
tho Caauiua of tha senate. ufoat laugh
ter We all recall GAasiua loan and hun