The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-07-26
GORMAN'S GREAT SPEECH
HE SCORES CLEVELAND AND CAR
Isle UNMERCIFULLY.
Divulges Caucus Secrets to Show that
They Fully Endorsed the Senate
Tariff Bill as 1t Was in Course
of Construction.

WASHINGTON, July 23.-Perhaps
no more remarkable scene was ever
= witnessed in the United States senate
J han that which occurred there today
when for two hours and half Sena-
tor GsSman, the Democratic political
leadg on the floor, delivered his
spsoch against the president and in
favor of the senate tariff bill. The
galleries were packed to the doors
and 30 great was the interest in Mr..
Gorman's speech the members of the
house f1ocked to the senate end of the
capitol, and the house, unable to hold
quorum, adjourned. Mr.. German
with frankness that hmazed those
present, discussed party secrets,
opened the door to party caucuses and
flashed his search-light into the dark
corners of party history. The presi.
cm'ent was assailed with keenness and
,gor by the leader of his party on the
Y \or of the senate, He defended the
n hate tariff bill and it's preparation
j, i'd charged in terms that both Mr..
tsJarlisle and Mr.. Cleveland were not
only aware OF the concessions in that
bill to procure its passage through the
senate, but had been consulted at
every step and that Mr.. Cleveland
had sanctioned all that was done.
Mr.. German is cool, easy talker
but he gives tone and GESTURE and
dramatic effect that thrill the audi
tors. Today he was at his best. One
by one he called Messrs. Vest, Jones
and Harris as witnesses to the truth
of his statements. Then having freed
himself from all restrain, he told the
inside history of the conference over
the tariff bill. He went back and told
the secrets of the Mills bill and the st.
Louis and Chicago platforms and the
demands upon the national Democrat
ic committee by the sugar senators in
1892. His personal attack on the
president was full of the most sensa-
JionaI characterization. He told how
he had dared when other men falter-
id to walk with Cleveland through
n % filth and slime of the campaign of
~ 394, chow he and his colleagues had
followed the tariff reform when cow
y ds in high places would not show
IL az heads,n how Mr.. Cleveland had
setllM,to "gibbet the senate before the
Wegss% the country and said that
Stat tScesOn must be attributed to "con-
q coess, evanity"-an action which was
such ESge1noy those who "chirped when
as mFEalked."
the ts reference to the president
mayled so much cOmmotion in the
cauferies, sometimes of approval and
-f5onptimes of disapproval, that the
Y prestding officer was obliged to call
on them to preserve better order. He
was listened to with rapt attention
throughout his speech, deep feeling
of excitement being printed on every
face. Among those who listened
most earnestly was Sir Julian Paunce-
forte, the British minister, WHO was
in the diplomatic gallery. In con-
clusion Mr., German practically
warned his colleagues that on the
material points it must take the sem
ate bill or no bill.
Mr.. White of California was the
9 My other speaker of the day. While
personally in favor of free coal and
free iron ore, he, too, declared it to be
the part of patriotism Tor the Demo.
Gratis to stand together for the senate
bill After he concluded the senate
adjourned with the situation seems
ingly in as chaotic state as ever.
THE SENATE.
WASHINGTON, July 23.-The cattle
over the conference report on the