Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1894-07-28
LEADERS EXPOSED
Senator German Scored the Pres
ident in Plain Terms.
SHED LIGHT ON PARTY SECRETS
CtevslAnh's Treatment Of the Senate said
to Re InfamOns-COai ana Sugar
Duties Discussed

Duties Discussed,
WAsHINCToS, July %. Perhaps no
more remarkable scene was ever wit
messed in the United States senate
than that which occupied it today
when for two and one-halt hours Sen
: ator German, Tie democratic political
leader Of the floor, delivered his
speecl against The president and in
defense of the tariff bill. The galleries
were packed to.the doors and 80 great
speech that the members of The house
Hooked to the senate end Of the capitol
and the house, being unable TO hold a
quorum, ad diourned.
T.. Senator German, with frankness
that amazed those present, discussed
piriy secrets, opened the door to party
caucuses and flashed his search light
into the dark corners Of party history.
The president was assaiied with keen
ness and vi or He defended the sem
ate tariff bill and its pref aration and
charged ia strong terms. that both
Carlisle and Cleveland We're not only
aware of the concessions made in that
bill to procure its passage through the
senate, bat that Carlisle had been con-
suited at every step and that Cleveland
had sanctioned ali that had been done.
A Thrilling D.nunciation.
Senator German is cool, easy taiker,
but lie gives tone and gesture with. q
dramatic effect that thrills his audi
ence. Today he was at his best. One
by ore he called Senators Vest, Jones
and Harris as witnesses to the truth
of his statements. Then, having freed
himself from all restraint. he told the
inside history Of the conference over
the tariff bill. He even went back and
told the secrets of ihe Mills hill and
she ST. Louis and Cncago platform
and the demands made upon the ma
tional democratic committee hy sugar
senators in 1892.
His personal attack upon the presi-
dent was full of sensational character
izaions He told how he had dared,
when other men faltered, 10 walk with
Cleveland through The filth and slime
ot:the campaign Of 1854, how lie ana
his colleagues had fought ior tariff
lGItI W men COW uliS III IltEh piaIC5
would not show their lleaus' Ny.
He was listened TO with wrapl at
sention throughout his speech. deep
feeling of excitement being printed on
every face. Amopgtn those who listened
most earnestly was Sir Julian Paunce
fole, the British minister who was in
the diplomatic gallery.
TWO-FA( LEADERS EXPOSED.
emocratic Plans Agreed Upon by Tho
President and Carlisle.
WASHINGTON, July 23.-The battle
a the conierrees' tariff Till was re-
sumcd in the senate today. The at
tendance was even larger than on Fri
day. Senator Harris, president pro
tenn, was in the chair. After the eX-
piration of preliminary routine busi-
ness Senator Voorhees, called for the
conference report on the tariff bill and
then the storm broke. Senator Cor
man addressed The senate, speaking
from carefully prepared notca.
After reviewing the condition of the
senate which made the compromise
necessary, lie delivered his defiance in
dramatic tones. The infamous calum-
MES e., ed on the heads of the MEM
bers Of tie senate forced from his lips,
he sa'. a plain. nnvarnished. state
meut. He would make il, he said, with
malice toward none, but he would
look his colleagues and The American
people in the ey" and tell the truth.
A Plain, unyarnished Statement.
With patriotism the democratic sen-
ale had gone to work TO save the conn-
try and continue the party in power.
when suddenly in the midst Of the
struggle came Me presidents letter.
at was the most uncuIed for, the most
extraordinary, the most unWise COM
munitation," said Senate" German III
bitter tones, THAT ever came from q
Dresidenl OF tie United States. 1t
placed this body III position where l's
members must see to it that the dignity
and hcnor OF this chamter shall be
preserved II places me in 4 position
where must tel! the story as II oc-
cured"
A story of Treachery.
Senator German then proceeded TO
detail the manner in which. to meet
the objections and secure the support
of certain disa affected democrats, the
change had been agreed upon. lie
stated emn!latcally that during this
work Senator. Vest and Jones had ffe-
nueut conferences with Secretary Car
isle and often with Cleveland himself.
No material sacrifices of principle were
made. The result was, as he had de-
clared or a previous occasion, q demo
cratic measure which, in his oplnio''
leaned towards he radical tariff reform
sentiment, and which lie thought
would receive l." support OF the delIl-
onrutic house, the senate and the presi-
dent.
Ecery raimt Agreed Upon.
He charged directly that every one
Of the senate amendments had been
seen bv Secretary Carlisle bef"le they
were agreed upon. He drew from his
desk and had read au interview with
Secretary Carlisle on April 80, III
which t!:e secretary gave the same OIL
his sweeping Endorsement.
"That interview" said Senator Cor
mau. ''soitened the bard places fol
those who were Trying 10 harmonic
differences and it did much toward
getting The senate togelhtr.'
He did rot believe the democrat:
would ever have gotten together had !
not been for that Interview. The sec
retary of the treasury necessarily spoke
in u great measure for the president OF
matters relating to his department. Ol
the morning following the publication
of that interview the. papers announce'
that the president was in entire accor'
with the secretary Of the treasury.
it was not true, then the forty-tw
democratic senators had been lnisled