Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-08-02
A LITTLE SATIRE.
Senator Hill, of New York, Ar
raigns Senator German.
Defense of the President Bristlinc with
EuioGy-Some Caustic Remarks
Aimed at the Heads of Cleye-
lands Traducers.


lands Traducers.
WASHINGTON, July 24-Another dra-
matte scene occurred in the senate to-
day, but President Cleveland instead of
belng. as on yesterday. the object of
the attack by the leader of his party.
was defended with vigor and vim. Mr.
tleye!and's champion to-day was his
political rival and enemy, Senator
DAVID Bennett Hill. of New York. The
We" DIRK senator spoke for almost
TWO hours to breathless galleries and
lnh senate. Several times the pre-
sio1hE officer was unable to restrain
the enthusiasm his remarks evoked
notaDiy when Mr.. Hill declared that
personal considerations would not pre-
vent MIN from defending the president
"hen ne was unjustly attacked. He
defended Mr.. Clevelands letter, his
rlght to send it and the sentiment it
contained, and made a strong point
against his adversaries when he pointed
out that they criticised the president
Tor siding with the house when they
admitted that they had used all their
influence to induce him to interpose in
behalf of the senate amendments to
the tariff bill.
SYNOPSIS OF SENATOR HILLS SPEECH
"hen- at f2:2S, Mr.. Harris the floor manager
OF the tariff bill. called up the conference re-
port almost every seat on the floor was filed
Mr- Hill was on his feet. and at once rec
osn-zec for speech. He agreed he said, at
the outset, with Mr.. German that the demo-
cratic party was in the midst OF a great crisis.
Inc democratic party, after such u long strug-
gle IN the minority. had at last been intrusted
with power. 1t had gone to work TO redeem the
pledges 1t had made. The greatest OF those was
that to reform the tariff. The house had passed
a tarln bill which, aside from its income tax
feature, seemed to meet with general salts
faction and approval AS il passed the
senate, however. after long. weary months OF
DEBATE II was not satisfactory and violated
the pledges OF the party 1t went to confer
ence.
The house conferees were confronted with
the fact that the senate had made the bill in
consistent: had made IT unworthy of demo
cTatic support. They rejected the duty on coal
and iron ore They refused to Yield and there
was no hope that they would yield If they in
sisted upon their attitude and the senate was
obstinate, al prospect OF tariff legislation was
at an end His tHills) motion that the senate
recede from the coal ard iron duties was in the
line OF an agreement.
II would do no good to obStinately adhere TO
the position taken when the bill was passed.
DO you see any signs OF yielding on the part
Of the house," he asked. addressing mis- demo-
cratic colleagues. Backed by the public press
CT the country. by the democratic masses and
hy the president of the United States as it
ooubtedly is. the house will never yield. Why
f9t Yield on these two points. and see whether.
II does not lead to agreement"
CONCESSIONS MUST MADE
Ee not. he said. talking about Mr. Villas
motion to recede from the diferentian in
favor OF the Sugar trust But concessions
must be made if the bill was to become a law.
Mr.. Hill said he sympathized with the presi-
dents letter to Chairman Wilson. Its Senti-
ments were his The president violated no
clause of the constitution when he sent that
letter. He had the right to Go it, 1t
private communication. The question as to
making it public was one to be decided by its
sender and receiver. It was one with which
senators had nothing TO do.
No democrat on this floor could controvert
the position taken by Mr. Cleveland in that let
Ter. He saw that to place duty coal and
5ron would be TO violate the platform declara-
tons of the party, and would place the
party, whose success he desired.
in false and indefensible posi-
ton The democrats of the country were
in sympathy with Mr.. Cleveland. Democratic
clubs and democratic conventions all over the
country had Endorsed the Wilson bill in
spect to free raw materials. On the other
hand, the sena4e bill had been received every
where with signs of disapproval
Even in the senate every democratic member
of the finance committee had announced him
self as personally in favor of free coal and free
iron ore The senator from Maryland tMr.
GOrman). on TIE other hand, with that frank
ness and holiness which was his nature. had
boldly thrown aside the mask on yesterday and
proclaimed himself in favor of tariff on coal
and iron ore.
"A revenue tariff suggested Mr.. German.
quietly.
Hill but nevertheless tariff. You" contin-
ued Mr.. Hill. looking Mr.. German straight in
the eve, did not, like your colleagues set up
the childish defense that you had been bun
coed into supporting duty on coal and iron
Mr. Hill then proceeded to take issue with
Mr. Germans argument yesterday that the
president had only recently discovered the doc
trine of free raw materials. He carefully quoted
from the presidents public utterances to dem
onstrate that Mr. Cleveland had been welded
to that doctrine since he sent his famous tariff
message to congress in 1887. Neither did Mr..
Hill believe that Mr. Cleveland could be
held responsible for the unofcial utter
ances of Secretary Carlisle but, referring TO
the official utterances of the secretary of the
treasury, he pointed out that until this present
Question arose both Mr.. Cleveland and Mr..
Carlisle were consistent and in harmony.
GLOWING TRIBUTE TO THE PRESIDENT.
When Mr. Cleveland saw that the senate
bill placed q duty coal and iron ore. the
property or the rich said Mr.. Hill. land
moved the duty from wool, the product of the
farmer, he would have been false to himself
false his pledges and false to his party haQ ne
not called attention to the discrimination and
Inconsistency. He spoke too candidly. too earn
estly That was why he was criticised Did
not these very senators who criticised Mr..
Cleveland yesterday go to the president 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
lave the approval of 4 democratic president:
Only yesterday he continued. the senator
from MARYLAND read from the farewell address
of washington on the encroachment of the ex-
ecu;ive That extract might be read by those
who acted independently of all outside inf1u-
ences. but il comes with poor grace from those
who stood here and admitted that they had
themselves sought the interpostion of the
president to save them ] do no. often
defend the present president said Mr.
ELL raising his voice until il rang through the
chamber, but to-day it is my duty TO do so,
and hope / am broad-minded and liberal
minded enough to defend him when he is I'M
Justly criticised and attacked
AS he was saying this there were demonStra-
lions OF approval in the gallery that broke
finally into applause. suggestion from Mr.
Hawlev who was in the chair, that the GAL
lsrieS should be cleared upon a repetition OF
the ofense was ieered and Kissed
Mr.. Hill then proceeded, In imprisoned
tones. to say that in the last half century the
senate chamber had witnessed great
scenes and great debates, but yesterday In
the presence of great crowd, a consplcu-
Gus senatorial leader of the democratic party
had summoned senator after senator, with the
foruality of judicial proceeding, to put the
president of the United States on trial by i'm