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| language; to reveal the secret history of
the Senate compromise Tariff bill; to
show that the Administration was fully
aware of the nature of all the Jones
amendments; to prove by unimpeachable
witnesses that the President had prom
ised bis support to the passage of the
Senate bill; to establish the irresistible
conclusion that in writing his letter to
Mr.. Wilson Mr.. Cleveland had violated
his word; to expose the inner political
history OF the Democratic party in every
national convention and in every Presi-
dental campaign since 1884; to reveal
the connection between the Administra-
tion and the Nova Scotia coal syndicate,
and, finally, as elimination to this Sc
ries of crushing blows, to reveal in all
its nakedness the fact that Mr.. Cleve-
land, to secure political support, had
made pre- election promise for the pro-
| lection of sugar.
1t had been so widely published that
| Mr.. German would fearlesSly arraign the
President of his own party in the Senate
that Mr.. Cleveland himself became
alarmed and in the morning hurliedly
sent personal request to the Maryland
Senator to call at the White House.
With this request Mr.. German, who is
most punctiious in the observance of
official etiquette, at once. though unwill-
ingly, complied. Just what passed be-
tween the President and Mr.. German is
known only to those two men themselves.
1t leaked out, however, that Mr.. Cleve-
land had the almost childish effrontery
to say to Mr. German that the time had
come to stop talking in the Senate and
to take steps toward passing bill in ac-
cordance with his wishes. He asked
| Mr In, Nt,itI
The exact phraseology of Mr.. Gorman's
reply to this audacious command will
never be known, unless Mr.. German
himself should choose to make it public,
for it is certain that the President will
not be the one to reveal it. 1t is said
that Mr.. Gorman's reply was mot un-
less l am dead man."
As Mr.. German emerged from the
White House he met personal friend
who inferred the nature of the request
which the President had made. This
friend asked Mr.. German what reply he
had made to Mr. Cleveland. Mr.. Cor
man grimly replied: eff you want to
know what said to the President you
had better come up to the Capitol this
afternoon and hear my speech"
Only upon some great occasion, such
as an Inauguration or other State Gere-
mony, is the Senate chamber ever so
crowded as it was Monday. The CALLER
les were filed to their utmost limit, and
the corridor outside was thick with peo-
pie unable to crowd within the doors.
The international importance of the day
was indicated by the fact that even the
diplomatic gallery, usually empty, was
thronged. Conspicuous among those in
this gallery was Sir Julian Pauncefote,
4 Al. D,.ks
obliged to hear the Canadian Pacific
Railway denounced as the most danger
GUS strategic work which his government
had constructed on our borders. On the
floor of the Senate there was scarcely
foot of standing room. So many men,
bers of the House came over to listen to
Mr.. Germans excoriation of the Presi-
dent that the lower branch of Congress
was forced to adjourn for lack of a
quorum. All the leaders of both sides
of the House were conspicuous among
the throng. Among the Senators them
selves'there was scarcely an absentee.
The Senator rushed through the rou-
tine business of the morning hour with
almost feverish haste, so that it was only
12.20,when Mr.. Voorhees, formally called
up the report of the Conference Com
mittee, and Mr.. German was immediate
ly recognized by the chair. Mr.. Cor
mans entire appearance was indicative
of the storm which ragged within his
breast Usually calm and placid, with, a
countenance concealing rather than re-
vealing emotion, on this occasion his in
tense pallor, his flashing eye, his whole
figure trembling, partly with physical
weakness and partly with excitement,
showed that he had nerved himself to
the greatest effort of his career. During
the delivery of his speech, which occu
pied nearly two hours and half, he
maintained his keen voice at high key,
never lowering nor raising the even
shrillness with which he poured forth
his denunciation. In view of his recent
illness and his present enfeebled condi-
tion, Mr.. Gormau's entire effort was a
wonderful example of the control of will
power over the body. Nevertheless, at
times he was forced to lean against the
desk beside his own.
His speech was not written out in full,
but he frequently referred to a skeleton
outline, which covered several sheets of
foolscap. He refreshed himself at fire.
quent intervals by drinking water and
by pressing lemon to his parched lips.
At the close of one passage of his speech
a friend, alarmed by his pallor, sent to
his desk drink of whiskey in a cup,
but Mr.. German, who never uses stimu-
lants, caused ripple of amusement by
exclaiming to the Ganymede, Take it
away. don't want drink"
The interest in every word which fell
from Mr.. Gorman's lips was so eager
that the silence was intense. There
we're Two or three exceptions to this at
the more violent passages of his speech,
but these outbursts of applause were
quickly checked by the gavel. Mr.. Cor
mans first reference to the President
was when he spoke of the letter to Mr..
Wilson as 'the most extraordinary, un-
called for and most unwise ever penned
by President" Mr.. German then de-
clared that he would expose the entire
history of the compromise bill. He said
that he perceived that the aid of the Ex-
ecutive would be required to pass such
bill, and for this reason the Secretary
OF the Treasury had been called in and
had seen every amendment. To corrobo-
rate this he had Senator Cockrell read
Mr.. Carlisles famous interview, publish
ed April Both. Mr.. German said that all
of the forty-three Democratic Senators
understood that the President was in
accord with his Secretary of the Treas
ury, and to cOrroborate this statement
he announced that he would call wit
nesses.
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