The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-07-24
GORMAN SCORES GROVER
Scathing Denuuciation of the
President.
DOC BILE DEALING CHARGED
Senators Thought Cleveland Favored
Their Measure.

German Speaks of His Fight Against the
Force Bill and of the Efforts of the
Senate Finance Committee Regarding
the TariT-Exciting, Impressive and
Dramatic Times in the Senate.
Yesterday was an exciting day in the
Senate. The most dramatic incident was
the speech of Senator German, the ac-
knowledged leader of the democrats in the
Senate. His arraignment of Mr. Cleve-
land and his denunciation of his letter to
MIR. Wilson was strong and cutting. 1t
is said to have been the finest speech de.
livered in the Senate for years, all the
circumstances being taken into consider
alton.
Senator German accused the president
of ingratitude to the men who had stood
by him in the filth and slime" of his
first campaign and who had given their
time and labor and wealth to secure his
second election (referring In this connec-
ton to Senator Brice, of Ohio, espe-
cially,) and asserted that the conference
bill as prepared by Senators Jones, of Ar
kansas, and Vest, of Missouri, and as
finally passed by the Senate, had been
submitted on several occasions to the
secretary of the Treasury and to the pres
ident AMI had been approved by both of
them; and that it was not until after the
publication of the Wilson letter that the
hostility of the president to the Senate
had been known or suspected. Mr. Cor
mans assertions on that point were fully
corrOborated and with all necessity dc
tail by Messrs. Jones and Vest, and also
by Mr.. Harris, who described two inter
views which he had with the president
the last Of them while the bill was in
cOnference-frOm which he had come
away with the distinct understanding
that the president was strongly in favor
of the bill as it passed the Senate, eff no
better terms could be obtained"
In patriotism the democrats of the
Senate had gone TO work to save the
country and keep their party in power,
when suddenly, in the midst of the strug-
gle, came the presidents letter. at was
the most uncalled for, the most extraor-
dinary, the most unwise communication, ;"
said he in bitter tones, that ever came
from president of the United States. 1t
places this body in position where its
members must see to it that the dignity
and honor Of this chamber must be pre-
served"
1T places me-" said Mr.. German, Gin a
position where | must tell the story as it
occurred. The limit of endurance has
been reached"
AS a compromise, Mr.. German as
serted that the bill as completed was
satisfactory to not q single solitary hu
man being in all its details. But as a
whole, the structure presented, as scan
ned by the secretary of the treasury and
the president, as looked at by US, was
acceptable as the best bill that could be
passed.
Mr.. Vest arose. He began by saying
that he had not himself seen the presi
dent since the repeal of the Sherman law
last summer, but with the secretary of
the treasury he had frequent consulta
tions. Mr.. Carlisle had repeatedly and
distinctly stated TO him that the greatest
possible calamity that could happen
would be the failure of any bill He had
distinctly stated to him that no difference
in rates should be allowed to stand in the
way of the consummatiOn of some scheme
of tariff reform. His colleague, Mr.,
Jones, had seen both Carlisle and Cleve-
land, and they had both declared that the
bill was acceptable to them. The bill did
not suit him (Mr. Eest) He knew it
must have the support Of the administra-
tiCn 10 pass it, and he asked Mr.. Jones if
the President would throw the weight Of
his influence in favor of it. Mr. Jones
replied that the president had said TO
him; Il am willing to do anything to
pass the bill through congress"
If We 60 into this fight the president
must be behind Us" he said.
Mr.. Jones replied that he was
"Thereupon,' said Mr.. Vest, Il gave
my personal expectations up and re-
solved TO support it, The presidents
letter was the first intimation TO me that
he was against it,"