Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-07-28
Gorman Storms With Raee-

German storms With Rage.
When the senate met after adjournment
from Friday TO Monday, the tariff conference
report was still on deck.
Senator German opened the ball.
In the house there was an overwhelmingly
democratic majority. Here the democratic
senators we're at the outset confronted with
the fact that there were but forty four dem
ocrats. bill must be framed which would
insure the support of all these senators, all
of whose votes save one we're necessary to
pass it. That one vote was lost.
The gentleman from New York (Mr. Hid
had from the beginning opposed the bill,
openly and manfully. The democrats, faced
with such condition, had gone manfully to
work to harmonic the differences and had
accomplished it by many sacrifices almost
at the sacrifice of principle. No legislative
body in this country h d ever been con-
fronted with such condition.
Then in dramatic tones be delivered his
defiance. The infamous calumnies heapei
upon the heads of the senate forced from his
lips. he said, plain unvarnished statement
OF the facts. He would make 1t. he said,
with malice toward none, but he would look
his colleagues and the American people in
the eye and tell the truth.
In patriotism the democratic senate had
gone to work to save the country and
keep their party in power when suddenly in
the midst of the struggle came the presi-
dents letter.
1t was the most uncalled for, the most ex-
traOrdinary, most unwise commun ication,
said he, in bitter tones, that ever came from
a president of the United States. 1t placed
this body in position where its members
must see to it that the dignity and honor of
its chamber must be preserved.
Senator German then proceeded to detail
the story of the tariff bill after it reached
the senate. Senators Vest and Jones had
frequent conferences with Secretary Car
Isle and often times with Mr.. Cleveland
himself. He charged directly that every one
of the senate amendments had been seen by
Secretary Carlisle and scanned by him be-
fore they were agreed upon. He drew from
his desk and had read an interview with Sec
Petary Carlisle on April 80, in which the
secretary of the treasury gave the sane bill
nis sweeping endorsement.
On the morning following the publication
Of the interview the papers announced that
the president was in entire accord with his
secretary of the treasury.
With dramatic emphasis Senator German
called on Senators Vest. Jones and Voorhees,
to bear testimony as to whether his state
ment had varied a hairs breadth from the
truth.
Senators Vest, Jones and Harris. with sup
pressed excitement, confirmed the statement
that the president had approved every senate
amendment to the house tariff bill. both in
personal conversation and through the Sec
retary of the treasury.
Senator German then resumed his speech.
He said he could conceive no reason for the
remarkable action that had been taken un-
less, perhaps, the one responsible for it was
consumed by vanity" in having the coun-
try regard him as the author of all that was
right in tariff reform.
Never before since the Declaration of In
dependence, Senator German went on, had
the president of the United States been guilty
of such violation of the spirit of the con-
stitution as had Mr.. Cleveland in writing his
letter to Chairman Wilson.