The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-07-21

Mr.. Htll-Does the senator mean 10
say that have endeavored TO instruct
him?
CLOSE YIoHTiS0.
This was said with such deliberate
distinctncss, and Mr.. Hill had advanced
from the back row to within SO short a
a distance Of Mr.. Gray, that there was
anticipated very close and bitter war
oil words.
Mr. Gray gazed into the Dyes of the
senator from New York for second,
and said: II do not want q personal
controversy with the senator from New
York. The Democrats Of tho senate
know, and l know, that tho scnHtor
from New York has taken every oc'
cQsion to tell tho Democratic senators
what they should do and how they
should proceed in the matter Of dealing
with this bill"
Mr.. Hill asked Mr.. Gray to say what
hO had said in tho Democratic conier'
enco referred 10, but Mr.. Gray retorted
that no would mot be led into tho i'm
propri0Ly OF disclosing what took place
there.
Mr., GRAY, continuing, said that tho
New York senator had no authority to
lecture and instruct tho senate. at which
point Mr.. Hill interrupted him 10 say
that no had not endeavorcd to instruct
tho Delaware senator nor TO reflect
upon any member Of tho senate, but,
lie added, that If in pursuing what he
conceived to be proper course in tho
senate he had reflected upon any one
he could not help it, and he supposed
that it was because OF such reflection
that the Delaware senator was
sQuirming now.
Mr.. Pugh sought to ask question,
but 1tr. iiiti declined to hear at tho
time, at which Mr.. PuGh remarked
that no had hoped to end the contro'
vcrsy by such question:
"Nlight open it." Mr.. Hill remarked
us he took his scat, Mr.. Gray resumed
his speech. He said ho would not at
tempt to gain brief applause by declar-
ing what his individual views we're.
IN A HOLE.
Hore Mr.. Aldrich was recognized to
put question. He said that Mr.. Gray
had called attention to tho fact that the
senate tariff bill was an abandonment
Of Democratic principles, and he want.
cd to ask the senator whethor he did
not think tho Presidents letter justified
that view.
Mr.. Gray replied that tho President
had shown himself abundantly able to
vindicate himself. He said tho Prcsi-
don't had tho confidence OF tho Amcri-
eau people and had mover betrayed IL
As ior himself he was as much in favor
of tree coal and FREQ iron ore as tho
President and he thought hc had an.
nounccd such advocacy before the
President had.
Mr.. Aldrich-But tho attitude Of the
President is that any duty, however
small, Ia an ret OF pertidy and dIskonor.
Replying to this thrust, Mr.. Gray de-
Clared that Mr.. Aldrich was simply
joining with Mr.. Hill in his attempt to
create discord. "Ile is" said Mr. Gray,
"simply doing his utmost to hclp along
the dance, and he and the senator from
New York can simply waltz down tho
aisle together"
vEsT's SPEECH.
Mr.. Vest took tho floor and said:
After the speech OF the senator from
Now York, ho began, 1t was subject OF
congratulation that be and the Presi.
don't had at last found platform on
which both could stand. Tho lion and
lamb had ut last lain down together
and wero led as q littlo child by the
wavs and mems committee. He loft to
others TO decide which was tho lion and
which was tho lamb. The senator from
New York has said that FREQ raw ma
ierials was q cardinal principle OF
Democracy. The President wont further
and declared that failure to place raw
materials on tho free list was Demo.
cratic perldy and dishonor. "Why did
not the senator from Now York vote for
free raw wool?" he asked.
II did not vote on several motions
when tho bill was in committee" ro-
piled Mr.. Hill, "but | distinctly voted
Tor frce wool in tho senate"
"If my very soul was thrilling and
pulsating for free raw materials" re-
tortcd Mr.. Vest sarcastically, "at the
peril OF my life, should havo been on
hand to vote at every roll call for the
cardinal principle OF Democracy.
Mr.. Vest then proceeded 10 read the
letter Of acceptance Of President Glove.
land in 1892, pronouncing In favor OF
frcer raw material. Yet now hc de-
nouncel froer raw matoriaIs as pcrtidy
and dishonor.
CLEVELAND DENOUNCED.
In ecathing tones he arraigned the
President, He had been his friend, he
said, in thundorOus tones. He had dc.
iondcd him on tho floor o: tho senate
whom hia fricnds could have bCen
counted on the fingers Of ono hand.
Where did the Prosidont got tho right
10 dictate to Congress 2 to denounco enc
branch OF Congress to tho other2 Did
ho embody in his single being oil the
Democracy, all tho tariff reform senti-
meut in this country. Mr.. Cleveland
was big man, but tho Democratic
party was creator than any
ono man. 1t had survived
Jcncrson, Madison, JACKSON: it
would survive Grover Cleveland. II tho
President could send hcre to toll his
friends to stand firm. he had tho right
10 sOnd his cabinet ministers horo to
coCrcu members OF the Congress; hG had
right to do us ho had dOno during the
fight over the repeal of tho Sherman
law, punish recalcitrant members Of his
own party. 1t was morkcry to talk OF
q full and froo contorOnce, whom ono OF
tho contorecs camo to tho committee
room with tho orders OF the President IN
his pocket. Mr.. Vest spoke with bitter.