The Washington times., 1894-07-25
HILL QUOTES AVoN'S BARD
Shakespeare a Cudgel for German,
Vest, Voorhees,, and Harris.
MODERN POLITICAL TRAGEDY
cassius German, casca Vest, Brutus JONES'
Metsllus Climber Harris, and Trebonius
Voorhees, Conspire Against Cesar Cleve-
land-Au Honorable Men.

Inc senate chamDer was the scene OF an
other drama yesterday, scarcely less startling
or less expected than the remarkable occur
renees of Monday. Senator Hill, the bittel
and lifelong enemy of the President; the man
who had savagely fought him on every occa
sion, from polling-box to conventions; from
legislature 10 Senate, came to his defense in q
speech OF great vigor and vim. For two hour:
breathless Senate and breathless galleries lis
tened in amazement to turn of front as
complete as any American statesman has evel
made.
In his defense OF the Presidents position
and his letter, Senator Hill had the support o.
the galleries. On several occasions the out
burst was Sudden and enthusiastic. 1t went
almost unrestrained at times, and the audi
ence even hissed when Senator Hawley sug.
gested that the galleries be closed on n repeti.
tion Of the applause. The most dramatic
scenewas at the close when Senator Hill made a
remarkable adaptation from" JuliusCaesar, ''iI
which he punished the Senators who had op-
posed him, and defended the Senate bill with
his stinging sarcasm.
The New York Senator began his remarks
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saying that he hoped he, no less that the Sen
ator from Maryland, appreciated the gravity
Of the situation. bill had been framed
which had gone to conference, had been re-
jected there, and the House was refusing to
yield. 1t would serve no object for the Sem
| ate to obstinately insist on its amendments.
With the support of the press, the public, and
the President the House would never yield.
CLEVELAND HAD A RIGHT.
Senator Hill next defended the President s
letter. The President had a right to send it,
and the question of making it public was one
to be decided by sender and receiver. Sena-
tors were not concerned in it.
As to the Presidents position In favor OF
| free raw materials no one could successfully
impugn it. 1t was Democratic doctrine and
the President had supported it since his
famous tariff message OF 1887. The Presi-
dent say the mistakes in the Senate bill
and his earnest and candid criticism had an
noyed the very Senators who had sought him
to stand BY their bill. Only yesterday the
Senator from Maryland had had read the
farewell address Of Washington on the danger
from a strengthening of the executive power.
Such n quotation came with poor grace from
the men who had sought the Presidents in
terposltion to save their bill. while / do not
often defend the President. >" said Senator Hill
attacked, am broad minded and liberal
enough TO defend him." Tho applause that
followed this utterance did not die away for
some minutes.
His colleagues had done differently" Mr..
Hill continued. Yesterday the remarkable
spectacle was presented OF Democratic leader
calling up Senator after Senator with all the
formality of judicial proceeding. to put the
President on trial for impeachment. But
their testimony showed that at all times the
President had urged free raw materials.
Somehow they all inferred or supposed he
wanted the Senate bill. Surely the President
could not have said anything to these Sem
ators which would warrant their suppositIon
that he wished to be bound definitely by the
Senate bill. In view of this misunderstand-
ing the President had written his letter 10 Mr..
Wilson.
PRESIDENT HONEST AND SINCERE.
81 have known the President well enough
to know that he is slow, deliberate. honest
and sincere in considering public measures.
He evidently had intended to pass delib
erately on the propositions advanced to him,
and now there was the ridiculous spectacle of
these old Senatorial leaders. these tried poll
ticiaas coming out and pleading that they
had been deceived and buncoed by the Presi-
dent.
Il am opposed to this BILL" he added.
The people are opposed to it. The Presi-
dent is opposed TO it. think am in pretty
good company"
The Senator from Maryland had. he de-
clared, accused him of waltzing down the
aisle with the Senator from Rhode Island.
Did not the Senator from Maryland waltz
down the aisle last summer with the Senator
from Ohio (Mr. Sherman) in the fight to
repeal the Sherman bill. These very Sena-
tors who are predicting the impossibility of
the passage OF the tariff bill are the men who
last summer predicted that the Sherman law
could not be Internationally repealed. 1t
was Internationally repealed. YOU" said
Senator Hill turning to Senator German, ,"said
it could not pass, but it did pass, and tell
you now that while this compromise bill may
pass, l do not believe it will"
The Senator from Maryland was, he went
on to say, an honorable man and kept his
pledges. He had told on Monday how he had
promised the Louisiana delegates in 1892 that
sugar should be taxed in any tariff bill. Why
should the Senator from Maryland expect to
bind other people by that bargain. Il. for
one," added Senator Hill, turning directly to
Senator German, "rcfuse TO be delivered in
any such way. The Senators from Maryland,
from New Jersey, and from Ohio had no au-
thority to construe platforms or to add one
word to them. Ifthe Senators had staid away
from the White House in the future they
would not get into such entanglements.
''Do AS DO" SAID HILL.
"Do rs do" said Mr.. HILL amid general
laughter. $50 to the White House just as lit
tie rs possible" The idea of such old politi-
cal foxes being deceived and misled up at the
White House was alb surd. 1t was childish to
plead that they had been misled by an '.ambi-
tious President"
Senator German then jumped up and in
terrupted Senator Hill. "If.'' said he, ''this
bill is changed and the Senate recedes from
every amendment will you vote for this bill?"
81 will cross that bridge when get to it. 1
will not be bluffed."
"why don't you call it," inquired Senator
Lindsay.
1.-THE Senator understands the terms o. our
national game better than l do" was the
ready response.
Then came the keenest satire that has been
employed in the Senate for many day,
as Senator Hill continued:
"Mr President, have thus discharged my
duty from my standpoint. The Senator from
Maryland yesterday started to describe me as
the Iago Of Shakespeare. and then he with
drew the comparison. That reminds me OF
the senatorial conspiracy of years ago in the
Roman Senate when senatorial cabal con-
spired to assassinate the great Roman EN-
peror.
"If were disposed to make comparisons,
might speak of the distinguished Senator
from Maryland as the ''lean and hungry Cas-
sius.' You recollect what Cesar said of him.
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