New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-24

| ,riot,c men desiring TO serve common country
as we bo ften 70 every member Of this body on
this side OF the chamber in private that no S',a,i
| matter no personal wish no desire TO seIEe my ny
S.a.r in onoostlon 10 other States. no pride OF
opinion will prevent me from meeting any d1,y
OF all Is IS serve country and Keep our parry
in power. -. so,,-.,A, ., tho chairman Of
b Mr cdnfsrance Committee OK the part Of Co
ordinate branch which have a right TO a'lude 10
as a matter which concerned both houses accom-
nonIed as !, was by the extraordinary. ne
most uncalled-for and the most unw'se conrnoh m
cation mat was ever penned by President or me
1'nel states. places this body in position where
It's members must see TO il mat the d,gn1y "'i
places me- Sir President in position where must
tel the story 1t occurred 81, ,.,.o ,od
connection with party management amoF ali my
lfe-have ever thought ne provoca tlon was o,.
enough or the dispersion OF character sufhcient 10
induce me to talk Of private iva ndn matters repcb nut
my honor; It s the honor OF many OF my 'sioWs
which impes mo to make the statement when no"
make.
NECESSITY FOR COMPROMISE.
Mr. President, you know CIr Faulkner, OF West
Virginia in the chair. and all the fory-three Demo-
Gratis here know that when we ascerta'ned the fact
that the wilson bill as such. could not pass; when
we ascertained the fact that the first amended bill
as reported by my distinguished friend from ind.
il could receive forty-three votes. we couhsee1
again The sub-coUmittee In charge OF TN Dill vac
soIri (Mr vesO and the distinguished Senator from
Arkansas tMr. Jones( Every Democra,c senator s,
gesons were ascertained ana meinr ri h "n
made Of every amendment proposed Ihen nose o'
nsc,m.n ~ "rtria, connection with the party
gauiza'ion said TO them: Mlh me 'hni ,ra Tin
the excitement in the public mind. which i> phc-
no,nena. growing ont OF the great irdustrn. reyo.I
ton II viii be impossible 20 gather together on
the basis which the bill suggests for,y-'hr~e votes
in the Senate to pass II IN "s@ we nav" tne CO
rneni. IL hearty good viii. ard lie earnest 'nppo-
81 what 20 do" .
These Two gentlemen not on:y cohferrel WIN the
executive branch. AZ they had right 20 -. bu'
thev conferred with their fellows The other Hous-
origlna. measure which 70 mis- body. 50.
when were informed snf mere can be ~ M
take az 20 the Information hat this thorough CO.
operation this hearty support which We knew -
be necessary 10 the pa@sage ~ the measure anl 'ne
sirel We went on secure the passage ~ ING
BIZ on the 28d ~ May. when We had reachel
r rnn' wRIch then made mat this Mi ,ne,n
ing the bill with the Jones amen lrn,nn - H''n ma
believe viii receive every democratic VT IN
this body the Endorsement Of penoofsstuc ''''
THE PRESIDENTS ENDORSEMENT SECURED
Mr. President ! believed then AZ believed NV that
had the right 20 make tha, statement Whi" those
amendments were being considered before ,hoy w're
offered to this body by the Senator from Aik1nsis
there was in.ense anxiety. there vas great ieaine
among may say a minority Of The Democrats IN
both houses OF Congress- hat re appointments wer"
would not be Agreeable 20 them. 20 say ne least
and they hesitated about accepting the am"nl-
line OF free rad II became necessary % assure
the hesi,ating TO soften ne blow n Il was a blow
.S- r. reforner. % ie them know ana 10 %, tho
country know, that MS coTpromise was com IN
forty-three votes on this Side OF the chamb"r
but that /, had the Endorsement Of the executive
Mr Gray Dem. Debit was no compromise IN
Mr Gorman-Ana tina, {, compromise In
principle / wish to emphasize that fact Il was
directly IN the line Of tho Democratic promise
There was no principle compromises from the be-
ginning - the enc !; was pa,e.S revenue nl;
ard and no favortsm 10 any interest Then.
understood and vii not now be denied, ne
great Secretary Of the Treasury himself tarn
reformer Of me foremost regarded by his party
fellows IN that particular line az without peer
within his party in all probability. who had seen
was afterward proposed, who scanned every amend
az he DID, looking II all over knowing the condition
which confronted the party wanting to e, the
favor Of H. and that i was a measure which the
T. pa 9d TG bon Sn ao+ gon
1894. the statement which will ask 70 have read
His statement s not an interview given casually
was sent directly from the Treasury Department
% the press organizations that It might he pub
lishcd and become Official | ask my friend from
Missouri Mr. Cockrell read II.
SECRETARY CARIsLEs INTERVIEW READ
Mr.. Cockreii then read the statement Of Secretary
Carlisle, which was contained In the United Press
dispatches Of April 20. favoring the pasSage OF a
compromise measure.
Mr.. Gorman-such was the declaration OF the
Secretary Of the Treasury. That statement from
him mad probably a wonderful effect 1t softenel
came no 70 confer and to act II was accepted 1t
did much to enable us 10 bring together forty
]
succeeded in getting together But II did not stop
Treasury who necessarily speaks for the Pres-
dent in matters concera.ng his department, The
d. 5'' Sothn M~S was s cencesed from him Th2
announced on the day following the interview with
Mr. Carlisle. that the President himself concurred
with his great Secretary So we understood, and n
It is not true. then forty-three Senator'S or this
pTSrninen IN" amendment to the bni was as web
known TO him as 70 me. While neither The pres-
provisions Of these amendments-aye sir may
say, in fairness that there were many Of thcrn to
souri, on my right the senator from Arkans,T
en- ono finance I'm We're opposed to many of ihem
assert that as 1t was compromise measure. II
being on this side Of the chamber In all rs DO
tails; but l assert further that as a whole. the
gentlemen whom I have named as looked into by
u.s. was satisfactory was rec9gn5ea n as nd ,hS
that no suggestion from any quarter, high or low
from the President through n ms or
that there was any violation Of Democratic prln-
cipr In anything we did,
mcnt ] call upon two gentlemen, who had III"
Immediate control OF the biz. the senator from
lMr Jones'. and ask them y have made state
truth and II Is due TO the Senate 1t is due TO
themselves 1t is due 10 me- II Is due TO the country
that the truth shall be known Let the people nave
the truth J pause for reply from my irend
from Missouri
VEST CoRROBoRATES GoRMAN.
Dir Vest then said. in reply to Mr. Germans
question
Mr. Preeiden/when addressed III" senate on on
which might add 10 the irritated feeling that was