New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-10
THE LATEST FROM TIE SEAT or WAX. !


The latest compromise has been ropud.atcd by
the President though II was more than he coulu
reasonably hope TO get passed in the Senate. and
he was fully consulted about it before II was
agreed upon in Democratic conference. iester-
day morning Democratic journals claimed
great victory for him. and stated that he had
personally directed the acceptance OF free iron
instead of free coal 1t is curious that the l'resi-
dent is 50 lamentably misrepresented as he was
by his Secretary Of the Treasury more than
year ago about payment Of Treasury notes III
silver. and by the same officer about year ago
in regard 10 the German silver compromise, ana
bv Senator Jones and others about the Senate
Tariff BILL and now Professor Wilson and his
associates OF the House are said 10 have done.
after nersonal consultation with the President.
what he Indignantly rcpudatcs. The question
begins 10 force itself upon public attention
whether Mr. Cleveland has a mind OF his own,
or has 10 wait until he can hear from coal syn
dicates and other friends before he decides any
thing finally
The House conferrees seem TO have been
placed in a most humiliating position by the
Presidents performance They agreed TO free
iron ore and a tax on coal. and now The
President tells them they must get free coal
would probably have defeated the bill ms II
stood Wednesday night, with the reported assent
Of The President and It is even asserted that
the Senatorial conferrecs yielded with suspicious
promptltude. being instructed 10 catch the Pres
ident in a trap But he could not have been
caught. 10 any great extent. If he had not con
scented TO the so-called agreement Of Wedncs-
day. With every hour it becomes more prob
ponents being both convinced that the bin must
die, are fighting 10 make each other responsible
for the defeat, and to make that defeat appear
10 turn upon disreputable motives. Thus the
President has been brought to expose his will
ingness 10 accept sugar schedule worse than
the one dictated TO the Senate by the Trust. and
now he is exhibited determined 10 defeat the
whole bill unless his friends Of The Canadian
syndicate can get free coal. Plainly the advan-
tagc Of position is not with him.
1t looks as II the intention had been 10 send
the bill back 10 the Senate in such shape as TO
insure It's defeat The Presidents latest de-
mand. if rightly reported. fits that idea exactly.
But the Canadian coal syndicate ana the Jul
ragua and Sgua iron companies would all pre-
fer the low duties Of the Senate bill il Is prob
able, to the present duties framed for the pro-
the President had really wanted the bill passed,
if he had not been profoundly afraid of its
effect upon his party and his own reputation.
one may guess that some kind Of agreement
would have been effected before this time
While the chance for defeat Of the bill. and Of
all tariff legislation for the session. appears to
be greater than AT any other time hitherto,
body can be- sure what may De- done overnight.
SO 10 speak. by SO: Of men who have been
vocferously Offering for sale every principle and
every conviction which they pretended TO hold
dear. The President has got far that IT
would astonsh nobody 10 see him sign. and
claim "A personal victory, a measure which
he has publicly denounced as full Of ''pertidy
aud dishonor" Whether Senatorial notions Of
integrity are equally elastic is yet 10 be seen
II Senators Murphy and Smith. Caffcry and
Blanchard. German, Brice. Camden and Pugh
act they have publicly declared they would
act, the Tariff bill will not curse American in
duslries and American labor many days longer