The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-20

/ New York vote for free wool, he asked;
! Il did not vote on several motions when
! the bill was in committee" replied E1r
Hill, shut | distinctly voted for free
wool In the senate"
"If my very soul was thrilling and
pulsating for free raw materials re-
! torted Mr. Vest, ssrcastically, "at the
! peril Of my life, I should have been on
hand to vote every rollcan for the
cardinal principle Of the Democracy
Mr.. Vest then proceeded TO read the
letter of acceptance of President Cleve-
land in '92 pronouncing in favor OF free
raw material. Yet now he denounced
free raw materials as perhdy and dis
/ honor
! In scathing tones he arraiCned the
/ president had been his second, he
had defended him on the floor of the sem
ate when his friends could have been
counted on the fingers of one hand
Where did the president get the right
to dictate to congress. To denOunce one
branch Of congress to the other. Did he
mbody IN his signal being all the De-
mocracy. all the tariff reform sentiments
IN this country. Air. Cleveland was
great man but the Democratic party was
greater than any one.
It had survived jefferson, Madison,
Jackson; il would survive Grover CieVe-
land
Under what clause Of the constitution
did Alr. Cleveland get the right aiter
ference Detw cen the Two houses 10 make
an appeal 10 his parry friends To
sLAnd Dy his in1lviuuaI views. Mrs.
Nj zdISOn had SAID her memoirs
that the capl.Ol had been placed al one
eud OI The Avenue and the " me- house
al the OLher 10 prevent the president
from exercising undue lnt1ueAce on
lie legislative Drancn vi the government
Ii the presIuenr could send mere 10 Els
friends 10 stand tlrm, he mad the
right to send his cabinet minis
ters here To coerce members III
congress- ne had ragnL to uO ne had
done during the ngnL over the repeal Of
the SHERMAN Law, punish recAlcIlrant
memb bers OF his own party. IL was a
mOcnery To talA Of fuIl and free con-
terence when one OF the conferrees came
10 the committee room with Lne Orders
of Lne president IN his pocket
V.sl spoke win 1af.lsrness.
Mr.. Vest spoke with bitterness OF the
presidents denupcIatIon Of the senate
UliI, winch had ueen passed after four
months Of such toll and as he could never
assume again. Yet, he sad, those who
differences and bringing abOut It's pas
sage-tarIH retorfhers before Dir. Cleve-
land began his phenomenal career-had
been arr4igned traitors, who sought to
dlskOnOr tneIr party.
Personally Ine bill did not suit him.
He was q radical tariff reformsr, but if
he could not get all, he would take what
he could get
Il give it as my opinion" Ire declared.
IN conclusion, That We pass this bill or
nothing
''Do you mean to say" asked Mr..
Aldrich, as Cir. Vest was about to take
has seat, s'that you did not know of the
existence of the presidents letter for the
fifteen days during which it remained in
Mr.. " ilson's pOcket:"
Il do" replied Mr. Vest
Yes. Was Am .xsd.
ssAnd further, l desire to saw that
know personally that both the president
aud Secretary Carlisle understood the
difficulties under which We were labor
ing. Ar. Carlisle saw the original 400
amendments and urged US to secure the
passage Of some bill at any sacrifice de-
claring the failure of all tariff legislation
to be the greatest calamity that could
happen to the Democratic party.
q Il therefore, v hen / first saw the presi-
dents letter placing on US the odiufn Of
framing bill that means dishonOr to the
Democratic party TO use but a mild ex-
preston, 1 was struck with infinite
amazement. am not here to defend or
attack the administration but to pro-
claim the rectitude Of our motives
''The defense which the senator from
New York has made of the president
added Mr.. est, reminds me of des-
perate murder case which l once tried
The only defense / was able 70 make
was that the accused was suffer
ing from such utter moral -depravity
that be was absolutely incapa BILE Of
crime. He was acquitted. Afterward
he came to me TO thank me for the YER
dict In doing SO he said, however, that
he would rather go to the penitentigry
for life than again listen to the defense
made for him" Laughter
Senator Gray followed, urging that the
senate insist upon its amendments He
intimated that in his advocacy OF free
raw material the senator from New York
! (HilD was insincsre. He had never. in
, the long conferences of Democratic SEN
ators that preceded the adoption of this
bill, raised his voice in behalf of free
coal and iron ore. An angry coIloquy
between the two senators ensued
Senator Villas moved that the senate
recede from the sugar differential
The motion of Senator Villas to strike
out the one-eighth of a cent per pound
differentiaI on refined sugar carsgd a
great deal of uneasiness on the Demo
cratic side. This one eighth was re-
tanned in the bill by bare majority Of
one vote.
Mr. Mills has pecIared his intention Of
supporting the motion of Mr.. Villas The
Republican senators are reticent most
of them saying that az they voted to
strike out the one-eighth BEFORE they
cannot change their position. Senator
Brice says be thinks the mosion will be
mod fed SO that Republicans will vote
against it.
Senator Henderson intends TO move as
substitute for all motions pending a
motion 10 instruct the senate couierrees