The Somerset reporter., 1894-07-26
The Senate Discussion.

feaulhg.
senator German arraigGed the Presi-
dent for the course he took in writing
the letter 10 Chairman Wilson aftei
agreeing 10 the Senate bill, a. he states
, he did and seems to prove the statement
by no less famous witnesses than Seua-
tor, Nest, Jones and Harris.
some OF senator Germans passage,
were signeficant and we give few u
them a samples:
Mr.. President hope that fully
realize the conditions under which VT
are about 10 act The country is anXi-
ouslY waiting for a speedy determine
ton OF ths question, our Treasury i
depleted There is not sufficient money
with which 70 pay the current expenses
of the government. Factories are idle
workshops are closed, and honest me
chanics and laborcr, are trdtnpng
through he country begging that they
may be employed. Further suspease Is
destructive OF the best interests Of or
common country. Further delay, fur
ther agitation. will be laid at the door oi
the Democratic party. which now CON
trolls every branch of this Government
that deals with legislation. What Il
fearful possibility; greater perhaps,
than has ever deyolvcd upon u since
lsG0
Mr.. President, the declaration of the
Chairman of the Conference Committee
on the part OF IA coordinate branch. ac-
eompanied is it was 10y the most extra
ordinary, the most uncaled for and the
most unWise communication that Was
ever penned by IA President of the | nit
ed States. places this body in position
where its members must >se To it that
the dignity and honor of this chamber
shall be preserved 1t places me in a
position where must tell the story Is it
o cured.
This i the most extraordinary pro-
ceeding for IA Democrat, elected to The
highest place in the Government. TO Join
with the commune to traduce the Senate
of 'the nted States to blacken the
characters of Senators who are rs honor
able as they dare to be. who are as patri-
otto as they ever can be. who have done
as much to serve their party aS tile men
who are NOW the beneiiciaries of your
labor and mine. 10 tauut and ieer Us be
fore the country. As the advocates of
trusts. as being guilty of dishonor and
pertidy
Mr.. German asserted that there was
not man, woman. child or beast from
the Potomac River to the Gulf of Mexico
who would be benefited by free coal.
There was but one concern on the face
of the earth that would be- benefited. He
referred to the Canadian Government.
which leased to private parties the great
Nova Scotian coal ii Ids and now wanted
raN hn "a ln hu hn mi
wanted to make profits. Boston and
Providence aud New England consume
the coal of the TWO Nirginias and Mary
land and Pennsylvania. 1--WE are near
er to it. the Canadians said: "Give us
free coal and we will sweep this Ameri-
can industry from New England.
They We're thus asked to permit the
greatest combination of its kind to enter
the lnted States. He would never
agree that a foreign trust should enter
our territory and take the substance
from our people. (Appause.)
In that speech, the secret history of
the pending Tariff bill was unfol.led,
and the plots aud iutrigucs. the pledges
and compromises by which Grover Cleve-
lands denomination and two elections
Nclc cctulti WIRE itlu u'ilt Nv lht man
who conducted Mr. Cleveland's first
pa.,;,o,.;a, ...a,,,i,.on1 30 ,,.ha.o NO..
! ''s'"' IA ''"'p''s u ''''' ~ " "o.' o''
derfui management ME- cleveland hfst
election was mainly due.
Tuesday tbe Senate enioved no less \
spectacle than the defense of Grover
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sneak of the nronrietv of sending the
letter. The President was the iudge of
What was right TO DO, and he did not
proPose ~ ~. sl'''o> d' ,,.,, cha .on.;..
exnr.ss4d in Thar letter,. said Mr.. Hill
MIR. President. YOU would Judge from
the sentiments expressed IN That letter
a,.a. ~. a ;"n Gon ui'i y, q
no law. he had moral. a constitutional.
"A legal right To send that letter. 1t was
not AN oificiai communication. IL was a
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which he had the right TO send 10 that
official"
81 am not ordinarily defender OF the
hd rrs"rna. nav "s t- '"h hie, !
differ from him esueci,lIv ON matters of
pI;h,s p ; ~ AZ ~ ,,,in,;'i ""1 az a,o
broad minded enough TO defend him