Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-07-26

this body in a position where its mem
bers must see TO ii that the dignity
and honor of this chamber must bt
| preserved.
~ places me In a position where ]
must tell the story as 1t occurred. The
limit of endurance has been reached. =
Mr.. German then proceeded to de-
tail the history of the tariff bill after
II reached the senate, and the manner
in which, to meet the objections anu So
cure the support of certain disaffected
democrats, the changes had been
agreed upon. He stated emphatically
that during the progress of this work
Messrs. Vest and Jones had frequent
conferences with Secretary Carlisle
and oftentimes with Mr.. Cleveland
himself.
No material sacrifices Of principle
were made. The result was, as he
had declared on Il previous occasion.
democratic measure which in his
opinion leaned toward the radical
tarin reform sentiment, and which he
thought would receive the support OF
democratic house, senate and pres
ident. He believed then, as he be
lived now, that he had authority for
that statement. He CHARGED directly
that every one of the senate amend
ments had been seen by Secretary
Carlisle and scanned by him before
they were agreed upon. He drew
from his desk and read an Interview
with Secretary Carlisle, on April so,
in which the secretary of the treasury
gave the same bill his sweeping en-
dorsement.
That Interview, said Mr.. German,
softencd the hard places for those
who wore trying to harmonic differ
ences. It did much to aid the demo-
Gratis q the senate in getting together.
He did not believe that the democrats
would have ever gotten together had
it not been for that interview
The secretary of the treasury nee
cssarily spoke in great measure for
the president in matters relating to his
department. On the morning follow
ing the publication of that interview
the papers announced that the pres
ident was in entire accord with his
secretary of the treasury. If that was
not true then the forty-two democratic
senators on this side of the chamber
had been misled. AS compromise
Mr.. German asserted that the bill as
completed was satisfactory to not
single solitary human being in all
its details; but as a whole, as scanned
by the secretary of the treasury and
the president, as looked at by us it was
acceptable as the best bill that could
be passed
There was no suggestion anywhere
either from the president or the see
rotary of the treasury that tie bill as
modified was violation of the dem
ocratic principle. With dramatic en-
phasis Mr. German called on Messrs.
Vest, Jones and Voorhees, to bear tes-
timony as to whether his statements
had varied hairs breadth from the
truth.
let the people have the TRUTH" he
said as he paused.
that he had not himself seen the pres
ident since the repeal of the Sherman
law last summer, but with the secre-
tary Of the treasury he had frequent
conversations. Mr.. Carlisle had re-
peatedly and distinctly stated to him
that the greatest possible calamity
that could happen would be the failure
of any bill. He had distinctly stated
to him that no difference in rates
should be allowed to stand in the way
of the consummaton of some change of
tariff reform. His colleague, Mr.
Jones, had seen both Mr.. CarlislVand
Mr. Cleveland and they had both de-
clared that the bill was acceptable to
them. The bill did not suit him (VesD.
He knew it must have the support o.
the administration to pass 1t, and he
asked Mr.. Jones il the president would
throw the weight Of his influence il
favor Of it. Mr.. Jones reported that
the president had said to him: 81 am
willing to do anything TO pass the bill
through congress.
Ii we ~ tulo LHlS HSHt, lHt plcci-
dent must be behind u.s. Mr.. Vest
had said Mr. Jones replied that he
was. 'Thereupon" said Mr.. Vest, Il
gave up my personal opinions and re-
solved to support it. The presidents
letter was the first intimation to me
that he was against us"
When Mr.. Vest sat down, Mr.. Jones,
who was in charge of the bill in the
senate, took the floor. He was as
pale as death. He realized, he said,
when the bill came to the senate, that
IT could not be passed in that form and
he had gone to work with infinite la
Dor and pains to interview every dem
ocratic senator. He ascertained every
objection they held, and had carefully
noted them. He had talked with Mr..
Carlisle about his plan and the nresi-
dent endorsed 1t as wise.
Then he gones) prepared the amend
ments in consultation with Mr. Car
Isle. The secretary was thoroughly
informed as to the situation, and he
Jones' had said to him: II will not
go one step further If the administra-
ton is not behind me-