The record-union., 1894-07-24

time to speak. The limit OF endurance
has been reached. There is no power, no
matter how great, i'll this country, not
even the President, with his patronage,
that would keep me silent any longer un-
der the charges and imputations SO fully
made from such distinguished quarters.
hurl it back TO him, and say this treat
ment of his fellows is Infamous. 1t is
destructive to the Government that
men in high positions should attempt to
lower this body, body conservative,
consisting Of eighty-eight great repre-
sentatlVes OF States. No man can reach
here by devious ways and remain long.
1t is composed of men who represent the
best thought of the country, men who
have stood and battled for the tariff re-
form when the towards in higher places
dared not show their heads. [Appiause
from the galleries. Men who, when an
other place was overrun, and they had
not courage to stand and fight tyrant,
stood here at the risk of health, at the risk
OF fortune, OF all that is dear, and saved
the liberties OF the country when these
towards could not be seen.
I'VE will not be traduced longer Mr..
President; the facts must come. We have
seen how this bill passed the Senate; how
only it could pass the Senate. No man,
whether in this or any other place, no
matter what his position may be, who
styles himself Democrat, who believes
in his party, can change materially this
measure without defeating it. Who dare
take that responsibility? / can imagine
no man who will dare do 1t, unless he
was consumed with vanity and desired TO
put his judgment above that OF his fell
lows, or desires to keep an issue before
the people that he might ride into power.
rather than give content and peace and
l1 U n n0 ~
trymen."
German then proceeded 10 detail the
manner in which TO meet the objections
and secure the support of certain disaf-
fected Democrats the change had been
agreed upon. He stated emphatically that
during this work Vest and Jones had fire.
quenr conferences with Secretary Car
Isle, and often with Cleveland himself
No material sacrifices of principal were
made. The result was. as he had declared
on a previous occasion, a Democratic
measure, which, in his opinion, leaned
towards a radical tariff reform sentiment
and which he thought would receive the
support of the Democratic House, Senate
and President. He charged directly that
every one of the Senate amendments had
been seen by Secretary Carlisle before
they had been agreed upon. He drew
from his desk and had read an interview
y
which the Secretary gave the same bill
his sweeping Endorsement That inter
view, said German, Softened the hard
places for those trying TO harmonic the
differences, and it did much to aid the
Democratic Senate in getting together.
He did not believe that the Democrats
would ever have gotten together had 1t
not been for that interview. The Secre-
tary of the Treasury necessarily spoke in
6nr1
tiers relating to his department.
on the morning following the publica-
ton of that interview, the papers an
nounced that the President was in entire
accord with the Secretary Ofthe Treasury.
Ii it were not true, then forty-two Demo-
cratic Senators had been misled.
AS to the compromise, German asserted
that the bill, as completed, was not salts
factory to solitary human being in all of
its details, but as whole it was accept
able as the best bill that could be passed.
There was no suggestion anywhere
either from the President or Secretary of
the Treasury that the bill, modified, was
a violation of Democratic principles.
With deliberate emphasis, German
called on Vest, Jones and Voorhees, to
bear testimony as to whether his state
ment had varied hairs breadth from
the truth.
hob Luo p6Op1o AdN0 OHG tiutLf u0
said, as he paused.
Mr.. Vest arose. He began by saying
that he had not himself seen the Presi-
dent since the repeal of the Sherman law,
but with the Secretary Of the Treasury he
had frequently conversed. MIR. Carlisle
had repeatedly and directly stated to him
that the greatest possible calamity that
could happen would be the failure of any
bill He had distinctly stated TO him
tI,a Il rafn hn nj
lowed to stand in the way of the con-
summation Of some change of tariff re-
form. His colleague, Jones, had seen
both Mr.. Carlisle and MIR. Cleveland
They both declared that the bill was ac-
ceptable to them. The bill did not suit
him Vest. He knew it must have the
support of the Administration to pass it.
and he asked Jones if the President
would throw the weight of his influence
into il. Jones replied that the President
had said to him: 81 am willing to do
anything to pass the bill through Con-
gress." "If we 60 into this fight the
President must be behind u.s." Vest had
said. Jones replied that he was.
"Thereupon,' said Vest, IL gave up
my personal opinions and resolved to
support it. The Presidents letter was
the first intimation to me that he WAS
against IT,"
in charge of the bill in the Senate, took
the floor. He was as pale as death. He
realized, he said, when the bill came to
the Senate that it could not be passed in
its form then, and he had gone to work
with infinite labor and pains to Interview
every Democratic Senator. He ascer-
tanned every objection, and had carefully
noted them. He had talked with Mr..
Carlisle about his plan, and the President
L. 1e.l Il
the amendments III consultation with
Mr.. Carlisle. The Secretary was
thoroughly informed as to the situation.
and he (Jones) had said to them: 81 will
not 90 one step further if the adminis-
tration is not behind me-"
ST requested him to explain every
thing to the President" said Jones. 81
saw the President. He told me Mr..
Carlisle had explained all. He (Cleve-
land said he thought we were doing
what was wise and the proper thing.
Among the amendments thus prepared
were those placing coal and iron on the
dutiable list. Until ] read Mr.. Cleve-
lands letter to Mr.. Wilson, said Jones,
emphatically, II believed he cordially
approved our action. | had expressed to
him the opinion that it must be either a
modified bill or none at all, and he re-
piled that in the alternative he favored
the modified measure
AS Jones sat down, German arose to
resume, out Villas interposed with a
series of questions to Jones.
"In your interview with the Presi-
dent,u asked Villas, were the subjects
Of"
"Yes," replied Jones, with explosive
yehemence, "at every conversation be-
tween the President and myself, coal and
iron were specially mentioned"
There was burst of applause from the
galleries, which the presiding officer had
difficulty in checking.
And" continued Jones, with meas
ured emphasis on each word, "the Presi-
dent never uttered one solitary word
about going ahead with coal and iron in