The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-24
As "Confidant'' of the President, the
Hoosier Slave to Patronage Can
Give Interesting Evidence.
NO OTHER COURSE POSSIBLE
The President and Cabinet Hold
ing a Secret Session.
Representative Tucker Believes the
Constitutional Amendment Will
Eventually BE Passed.
,Dao,s, % tho INDIANAPOLIS Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, July BIN addition to
placing President Cleveland before the peo-
pie of the United States as an INSCRIPTIONS
politician who does not hesitate TO stoop
to double dealing to gain his ends, Senator
German has placed Senator Voorhees, the
chairman of the finance committee, In
most embarrassing position. Ever since
the fatal letter of President Cleveland Mr..
Voorhees, has been in d quandary. lie Is
too fond of patronage TO dare offend the
President by resenting the latter's interfer-
ence as do all his colleagues, but at the
same time he feels that if he wishes TO
retain the friendship of his associates he
must join them in public denunciation or
the President. Hitherto he has most sue
cessfully evaded declaring himself, but to-
day the willy Senator from Maryland cor
nered him, and tonight Mr.. Voorhees, is
considering how TO escape from the predica-
ment Senator German, after that dra-
matte moment when he charged President
Cleveland with falsehood and duplicity, and
called on Senators Vest, Jones and Harris
TO prove his statement. turned TO Senator
voorhees,, who sat beside him, and whis-
pered something into his ear. Mr.. Voor-
hees shook his head in the negative and
then left the chamber his usual course
when confronted with embarrassment.
Mr.. German turned away and listened
while Vest, Jones and Harris spoke. Just
as Harris had concluded Mr.. voorhees, re-
turned. Mr.. German rose and, in his most
suave manner. said:
Il might call on the Senator from Indi-
ana, the distinguished chairman Of the
finance committee, TO bear me out. but I
will spare him the present effort because
II tAo@ h. mill lima
have a statement to make.
Mr.. voorhees, looked at Mr.. German in
amazement and distress. Several Senators
smiled at the adroit way that the astute
Marylander had trapped the Indiana Sena-
tor into making a statement There is
now to recourse, since Mr.. voorhees,, as
chairman of the finance committee and
chairman of the joint conference committee,
cannot, of course, afford to plead ignor-
mace of the Presidents wishes, but must
assume an accurate knowledge OF every
detail of the history Of the tariff bill and
of the Presidents wishes, especially as he
is always posing as the especial confdant
of the occupant of the White House. Mr..
German took care that Mr. Voorhees, should
not escape from making clear his position.
This the latter sought earnestly to do.
AT the executive session that followed the
SpeecneS to-day Mr.. voorhees,, as chairman
of the finance committee, informally sug-
gested to Mr.. Blackburn, the chairman of
the committee on rules, that in his opinion
sufficient time had now been expended on
speech making and that the country i'm
peratively demanded a conclusion OF the
tariff discussion. Mr.. Blackburn at once
recognized the willy Daniels game. He no
titled Mr.. German, who, as leader of the
Democratic steering committee summoned
Messrs. Blackburn, Brice, Cockrell, Ran
som and Faulkner into conference, but
carefully emitting Mr.. Voorhees,, who as
chairman of the committee whose bill was
In conference and chairman of the confer
ence, had every right to be present in order
that he might be consulted. A very brief
conference was held, might be imagined,
and when IL was concluded Mr.. Blackburn
was authorized to inform Mr.. Voorhees,
that one or two days more would be given
TO debate as il was understood that he
was anxious to make official statement
which, coming from the chairman of the
finance committee and of the joint confer
ence, would have great weight before the
country. Mr.. Voorhees, saw he was again
balked, and is now endeavoring 10 prepare
statement which will satisfy his party
associates and at the same time not close
off the supply of the future pie at the
White House counter.