Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-08-03
A BLOW AT CLEVELAND.
Senator German Makes an Attack on
the President.

Tho accusation Of "party perfdy" and
"party dishonor," made by Mr.. Cleveland iu
his celebrated letter to Chairman Wilson,
drew from Senator Gorman, of Maryland,
tho most savage reioinder ever launched,
perhaps. by party leader III Congress
against either friendly or an opposition
President. What makes it all the more re-
markable is that tho Maryland Senator
called at the White House in tho morning
and had a long interview with the President,
and that he went direct from the White
House to the Senate Chamber and delivered
his arraignment OF the man with Whom he
had Just been talking.
The attack was personal. bitter, virulcnt.
Ho called tho President q coward, accused
him Of bad faith and duplicity and told him
and tho House of Representatives that they
would have to take the Senate Tariff bill or
nothing.
senator German was reused at limos al
most to fury. Vest, Harris anG Jones. Of
Arkansas. had planned the attack in dra-
matte fashion. German brought charge
after charge against Cleveland, and Vest,
Harris and Jones sprang up one after
the other as German called upon
them and declared that every charge
he made was true and that the Presi-
dent had put events in wrong lights. In tho
course of his speech Mr.. German said that
Mr.. Cleveland's action in criticising the SEN
ators for their tariff course was infamous
He declared he was cognzant of all the
Senate amendments and agreed to them.
He also declared that tho President and Sec
rotary Carlisle were kept informed of the
ptoposed amendments and were willing TO
accent them in order to pass the bill. This
statement was corroborated by Senators
Vest. Jones and Harris. The unwrtten his
torv of the conventions which nominatet
cleveland and of the campaigns which
followed was then given with dramatic effect.
The MARYLAND Senator in his speech spared
no one who does not agree with his tarllI
views. He censured Senator Hill, of New
York, for his course, as we'll as several other
Senators. In conclusion Mr.. German
said: 'Mr. President, with our rules,
this bill stands, Us l think, i'll the
best shape in which 1t is possible
TO get it to represent our views.
appeal to my colleagues on This side to stand
os we stood during all this long struggle in
the Senate, to stand together with the per
feet knowledge that If we do not the bill is
defeated. If my good friend from New
York, Mr.. Hill or tho Senator from
Wisconsin,, Mr.. Villas, succeeds-and
any Democrat may succeed by unit
ing now with any other-in amending the
bill, you havo heard the declaratlon o.
enough Senators to know that you defeat
IT, II the Senate amendments are not
accented this bill is defeated. You havo
heard enough Senators already to know that
it is this bill or nothing.
After the demonstration had subsided,
Mr. White, of California, took the floor, and
argued that from Democratic standpoint
thero was nothing to do but to adopt the
motion of Mr.. Gray, to insist on the Senate
amendments and to agree to further con-
ference The adoption Of the motion either
of Mr.. Hill or Mr.. Villas, he held, would re-
! suit in the defeat of the measure and the per-
netuation of the Mckinley act.
The question was put by the presiding Of
Acer. on Mr.. Hills motion, when Mr.. Cock-
rell moved to proceed to executive business.
| That motion was agreed TO, and. after Il
| short executive session, tho Senate I'D
| iOurned,