Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-07-28

oohdbOE ldTTlS Sdlu, III Ills uSudiiy lhi-
pressive manner, that the interview
was correct.
"Did the president ever say to you,"
Senator German asked him, that a
duty on coal and iron ore was
violation of democratic principle?"
mo such sentiment was ever ex-
pressed to me-" Senator Harris cried,
melodramatically, "by the president,
by any member of his cabinet or by
any human being"
Charges Cowardice.
Senator German spoke of the deep
regret that he was compelled to ask
the public testimony of these SEN
ators. But the time had come to
speak. The limit of endurance
had been reached. The senate
had been traduced. An attempt
had been made to TRY and
gibbet it before the country"
These charges had been foul y made
from distinguished sources" They
must be met and refuted. The charges
were echoed by men who chirped
when he talked" These senators who
had been summoned had fought for
tariff reform when towards in high
places would not show their heads"
Senator German said he could con-
ceive no reason for the remarkable
action that had been taken unless,
perhaps, the one responsible for it was
consumed by vanity" in having the
country regard him as the author of
all that was right in tariff reform.
AS Senator German made each ref
erence to the president there was a
commotion in the galleries which COM
PEELED the presiding officer to interpose
constant cautions against further
demonstrations.
Friendly to the President.
Senator German said he had moth
ing but the lsindest feeling for the
president. He had labored hard to Sc
cure his election on the occasion of his
first candidacy. Said he; Il stood by
him when he had but few who had the
moral courage to walk through
the slime and filth and up
hold him" He had stood by
him throughout his second and
third campaigns for the presidency.
He did it with an admiration for the
man, with belief that he would serve
his country well, but he did it also in
| order that there might be democratic
control in this government. The SEN
| ator continued: 81 have given the
| president a fair support and an honest
support; never subservient, never
swayed by the want of patronage,
ready to stand with him on whatever
was right. He has no cause for COM
plant against me. am not his debtor.
Let him answer for himself"
Senator German next turned his at
tention to Senator Hills speech OF
Friday indorsing President Clevelands S
letter. THAT letter." said Senator
German, was a godsend to the sena-
tor from New York HILL 1t was the
only comfort he has had from this ad-
ministration. Laughter
AS the laughter continued Senator
Hill arose and with good-natured de.
liberateness, said: I'm the last propo
sitlon will say that the senator from
Maryland is entirely correct"
Senator German proceeded to criti
else Senator Hills course, and assert,
ed that the New York senator had
throughout attempted to thwart hi:
party.
The Letter Again.
Never before since the declaration o.
independence, Senator German wen'
on, had a president of the United
States been guilty of such violation
of the spirit of the constitution as hat
Mr.. Cleveland in writing his letter
to Chairman Wilson. He handed tt
Senator Blackburn and had him reat
the extract from Washington's fare
we'll address about the encroachmen
of the executive on the powers of con
gress as subversive of the principles o
the republic. There should be, h,
went on, no further concentration o
power. Conference committees shoul(
be free from outside influences. "Th,
liberty of the senate should not be in
vaded," he said in thunderous tones
Though 1000 hirelings write us dowl
and traduce u.s."
The president, he continued, ha,
said it would be dishonorable to ia:
coal and iron. The house, parrot-like
repeated the cry. ''Men who set u
high Standards" said the senator
''should come to us with clean hands
, Defended the Compromise.
Senator German then defended tn
senate bill at length and in considers
BILE detail. He saw fit to refer to tn
time the president was nominated ''il
, the dead of night, with the wind how
, ing, the rain falling, the thunde
: crashing and everybody in that build
, ing afraid for his life"
, Then he told how President Clevs
, land in his letter of acceptance of tina
nomina tion had declared for freer, no
: free, raw materials. "And but fo
that declaration he could not" Senate
: German exclaimed, ''in my opinion
have been elected"
a House Should Recede.
g Senator German ended at 2:45. Ii
t declared that the conference commi
! : tee had difficult duty to perform
g Almost irreconcilabie difference
. blocked the way. He believed ther
would be an agreement. II
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