The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-24
! ILL AGAIN
IN the FIGHT.

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YOU" continued Mr.. Hill looking Mt
German straight in the eye, did not.
like your colleagues, set up the childish
defense that you had been buncocd
into supporting II duty on ccil and iron"
The Presidents 'Onsistcncy.
Mr I'M then proceeded to take issue
with Mr.. Gorman's argument that the
cred tn. doc,rin, OF free raw mate
RAILS. lie carefully quoted from the
Presidents public utt"rauces to demon
stratc that Mr.. Cleveland had been
his famous tariff message to Congress
| in 1887 Neither did Mir. Hin believe that
Mr. cleveland could he held responsible
for the unofficial ut'eranc.s Of Secretary
| Carlisle, but, ref rrinE to the official
| uttefanCcs OF the Secretary Of the Treas
| ury, he pointed ont that until this
present question arose 10th Mr.. Cleve-
land and Mr.. Carlisle were consistent
| and in harmony.
| When Mr. Cleveland saw that this
Senate. bill placed u duty on, coal and
| iron, the property of the rich" said MIR
| Nm dramatically. aud removed the duty
| from wool the product of the farmer,
he would have been false t. himself "a IS
TO his pledges and false TO his party had
|
| ton and inconsist sncv.
Cic,cInnd Too Candid.
-. He spoke too candidly, too earnestly
/ not these very Senator's who criticised
/ Mr.. Cleveland yesterday go to the Presi
dent and plead and badger and implore
| him to stand by the bill they framed
Did they not realize how tame and weak
any bill would be that did not have the
approval OF a Democratic PRESIDENT
ON yesterday the senator from Marylant
read from the farewell address of Wash
| ,ngtOn on the enCroaChment Of the EN-
ecutive. That extract might be read by
thC6n who acted Independently of al
grace from those who stood here an'
admitted that they had themselves
sought the interposition of the Presiden
to save them.
Defends Cleveland rs IL DUTY.
81 do not often defcal tn" President
said Mr. nm, raising his voice until !.
rang through the chamber. but to-day
broad minded and liberal enough to de
fend him when h Is unjustiy criticised
and attacked"
As he was saving this there wer,
demonstrations Of approval in the gal
lery that broke finally into applause
which compelled MIR. Harris. who wa
in the chair. to caution the galleries t.
desist
A suggestion from Mr., iawley (Rep.
Comm that the galleries should %
cleared upon "A repetition of the offens
was jeered and Kissed.
Gormnnr witnesses scored.
: Mr.. Hill then pi oceeied In impassione
tones to say that in the last half centur
, ! the Senate Chamber had witnessed gcea
scenes and great debates. But yesterday
. In the presence OF great crowd, con
spicuous Senatorial leader of the Demo
cratic party hai summoned senator al
Sxa,,. ton h flF
dicial proceeding, to put the President Q
,, the United States on trial by impeach
1 mcnt. Those Senators detailed pr
vute conversations with the Pres
3 dent They admitted that the Presider
? at all times urged free raw materia
5 Yet they inferred. or concluded, or slI
posed that he wanted the Senate oil
l And in view of this apprehension OF IN
Presidents wishes II is but natural I
should write an honest frank. man!
letter to Chairman WILSON
I. surely the President could never hay
said anything to these Senators who
bound him irretrievably to the Senal
= bill, as they would have it understood.
Cleveland Not n Trihcr.
. II have known him long and we'll
3 have been our differences. one thing
+ know well of him. he considers publ
|, questions slowly. deliberately. honestl
e weighs all carefully"
r The President did not indulge. in i'd
and random comment, added Mr. HI
. These Senator's. therefore, had discuss
y "a subject in general terms. They hf
. not received the matured and wei
"a weighed opinion of the President
had not attempted t. pass in dellbera
Il judgment IN propositions they preseht'
S MIR. Hin defended himself against Il
IS references OF Mr. German and 9th,
:. Senators concerning. his position on Il
~ / 10 tafa
II speeches in the line of tariff reforr
In them he never failed to insist on Il
Democratic principle of free raw mi
terial
Good Company Opposing the Bill
The Senator (meanins Mr.. Gormal
Ia says / am an opponent of this bill. The
lie. it be sS yes said am Mr. in a dnpo Miio
= this present bill. The people are o
lives is opposed to II. II, therefore.
, tives Is opposed to H.. lf therefore,
! am opposed to it, l find myself in goo
/ While Mr.. Hill was saying this NJ
German arose from his seat and WEI
ID about on the Democratic side, holdil
ID whispered conferences with his &C
Ie leagues,
HtIIs own THrin Ideas.
Continuing. Mr.. Hin again defined h
attitude in opposition to the income ia
sistency OF his Democratic colleague
when they placed a duty ON coal and ire
on the ground Of revenue and left We
:. untaXed. A revenue tariff bill must
consistent His own idea was that
articles should bear their due propc
. ton of taxation, except the necessarl
u OF life, like tea, coifee. sugar, &c., u
p less the absolute eXigeucies of the trea
J.. ury demanded n revenue duty on suSi
m Mr. German hod said Yesterday,
u characterihing him hHilD as an oppoNe
II down the aisle with the senator frC
- Rhode Island ,Mr AlarichD.
~ Mr.. Hill said that he wds not ava
~ that he had been Waiting with NY.
~ drich, but he remembered last Sumn''
when Mr. German MAS waNzirS doN
'e the aisle with Mr.. sherman, in the iie
to repeal the Sherman silver law. r.
New York Senator Shid inns Win pm
s1rrlsm and then recalled the fact In
his colleagues who " re now prov hes
ing the Lefrat Of this Tarn bill We