New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-24

OF party principle" or would expose the sup
porters of these amendments to the charge Of
party perfdy" and party dishonor."
RESPONSIBILITY WHERE 1T BELONGS
The whole history in fact, Of the preparation Of
the compromise bill" as told by Mr.. German,
with the dramatically planned interruption of
Messrs Vest. Jones and Harris fastened inevi-
| tably on the Administration as direct and COM
plete a responsibility for the German bill as that
borne by the Senate managers themselves The
Jones' German amendments were submitted 10
Secretary Carlisle and approved in detail by him;
Mr. Cleveland himself had full knowledge Of the
, changes made in the Wilson-Voorhees BILL and
encouraged the Democratic managers 10 accept
them as an alternative 10 the failure Of all tariff
legislation Even after the date of the letter 10
Mr. Wilson, he was still maintaining cordial rela-
tions with the Senate leaders, and assuring them
| of his willingness to approve the German bill,
| II nothing better could he had under existing con-
| ditions in the "deliberative branch" No stronger
! or more convincing evidence could possibly have
been desired by Mr.. German to convict the Pres-
! dent Of the most fragrant hypocrisy and duplicty
| in his dealings with the Democratic managers
| in the Senate and the overwhelming force Of his
exposure Of the Executives tortu)us and pharisa-
cal conduct was equalled only by the dialectcal
skill lramatic intensity with which many
/ striking passages Of personal recrimnaton were
woven into the solid mass Of damning inferences
! and facts.
/ THE PRESIDENT ANXIOUS FOR A TRUCE.
It is not to be wondered at that. in anticipation
Of the personal and political castgation to which
the TRICKY and laundering letter to Mr.. Wilson
was likely to subject him. Mr.. Cleveland has
sought urgently for the last three days 10 strike
truce with the offended and injured spokes-
man and leader Of the Senate. II IS understood
that tho President sent for Mr.. German in some
trepidaton last Friday TO make oyertures looking
10 a postponcment of his expected reply To the
Executives assaults. The Maryland Senator did
not respond that day. and on Saturday went
away 70 his home in Laurel. Returning to-day
he paid a brief visit this morning to the White
House and had an interview by appointment
with the President. II IS reported that MI
Cleveland asked Mr.. German plainly 10 Withhold
his Intended reply 10 the charges contained IN
tho Wilson letter. and that Mr. German an,
swered with equal frankness that the Issue had
4 been made and that 1t was now TOO late 10 drdW
But. whatever may have happened at the
Waite House this morning. the breach between
tho President and Mr. German has now become
irrcparable: for. with the unsparlng mana lali
today by Mr. German upon Mr.. Ceveands po,
utical and personal credit. and the violent ana
omen repudiation Of his authority as party
leader there seems 70 BE- no hope Of any com
promise of the differences. between me fresi,
don, and the senator: and II their newly aroused
aufaRonlsm il 10 become the issue on whlch
the fight between the Senate and the House upon
the tariff c -heduies Is n continue the Mckinney
Tariff law seems likely To remain on 'he STATUE
books for many years
THE HOUSE. NOT THE SENATE MUST YIELD.
Mr. German. indeed. though expressing perfume
,orilv the hope of an agreement with the House
n REPRESENTATIVES by means Of further com
nromis. plainly told the Senate and the coun-
trv that 10 pass Tariff bill the House must
WELD and echoed the assurance OF MT Sinl'h
las, Friday that II any OF the concessions OF
thc Sena.e bill are TO be abandoned In CONFER
ono. the fate of all arN legislation at this ses-
sion would b. sealed. M German Is not
graceful speaker and his OratOrical style IS iar
from finished or satisfying. HIS utteIah'e Is
labored and his enurciauon ndlstnct ms sen
tcuces drag and trip. and never now hUl ms
speech to-day. though ragged In parts was us,
tened 10 with an intcntnoss seldom manifested
on the noor - the Senate or In the galleries. ID
witch in spite If the chilling rain dense
crow I II eager listeners had been drawn by the
knowledge that the Maryland Senator was 20
speak
Il. d.n,onsfra'iv, speaker But to-day he was full
of scarcely reprcssed excitement. and MS N0i,c
and gestures alike betrayed the intensity Of ms
feeling The strength OF his inv"ciV" against
tie President WAS. as has been said aireany'
something = A surprise In an orator conlHvnl
So calculating and sparing In ms Ih"toric n".
4 Is
today 70 an animosity ana a dsd"th ~ ~NI"."
have been gathering force ana neat tor !edIS'
Tn. uuiimcly upset administered by Mt 'leIe
land 10 the silver compromise of last o''"D.'
bos ranl,led ever since in the Maryland senator
bosom. and the air ~ genuine gnsto "lth Wnrn
The hlttercr parts ~ he attack On IN" fr'Si"1"t
v.r. delivered could not hu: induce the susplN'n N
that m. hostile feeling bubbled from deep
hidden source. -, ,,,.,, 49,
letter To- Mr Wilson as the most uncaU"d for
tba most extraordinary. the most unWise c, m
munication thai ever came from fresid'n'
80 the United states" he had at the very Ut
49,, aosily passei tho furthest limit # criticism
~ tho President Yet set by DemocrAl' Seua-
,nr-,nd that senator Mr. Hill the galleries.
and the listeners on the floor sat aghASt most
v'hen la.er on with passion In his voice. the
srool,er twice sneered az Mr. cleveland COW
ardirc during the fight against the Eec,l'h t'I;
and again when he accused the PRESIDENT OF
h,,.irg coined the commune u why ana
hiarken the Senate" and denounced his CONS
rcnfs In the Wilson letter as charges iouily
made from whatever high source.
prrrERrsr TAUNT IN THE SPEECH
Ne,. he described Mr. Ccveland's opposition
~ any Tariff bill which he could not dictate as
due 20 CONSUMING vanity and the desire I"
"riIe into power on an issue at the expense of
the country's peace and prosperity. WIN dra-
matte effectiveness Mr.. German referred to his
own labora In the Cleveland campaigns of 1884.
lS.S and 1892 and with a whitening scorn In his
voice he launched the bitterest taunt OF the
whole speech. amid an almost oppressive sllehce'
whom ne added: Il walked with him through
th. slime and filth OF his first campaign. where
,hor. were few men who had the moral courage
to follow him" Finally. I'm an explosive OUT
burst he - laimed mcnacinglN as II dlsnlsSlhs
the personal aspect ot the controversy: i am
not his che Presidents) debtor Let nm speak
for himself ~ r
\ few shafts were also aimed at Mt I'M. but
these allusions were goOd-natured. AMI MI Cor
man made II n point To contrast torcpl! MI
Hilrs candid and outspokcn opposition 10 IN,
senate bill with Mr.. Clevelands tortuouS ana
,r,r,hsrnus course toward IT, The New-YOrk
senator in his present part Mr.. German declared
was IAN Iago playing part not At all suited 10
his abilities Next u the personal denuncia ton
~ tho presi lent the most striking feature OF MT
Germans speech was it's frequent incurs.ons INTO
the unwrltten history Of the Democratic part: