The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-07-25

other group Jones seemed to he the
most excited and German the coolest.
Then German and Jones got together and
after a short talk with Boss German,
Jones seemed to have regaipe@ his equil-
ibrium. German then engage \ conver-
sation with Voorhees, and othe 1emberS
OF the finance committee.
To correspondent. who asked him
what effect the presidents letter would
have on the conserva tives, Boss German
replied: None whatever; the president
and the house will have to take the SEN
ate bin or retain the Mckinley bill"
There is no denying that German Is
the boss Of the senate and that senate
conferees Will continue 10 obey his orders.
German is a great leader. He is al
ways cool cares nothing for public opin-
ion and the public press. With hts six
conservative democrats he holds the Key
TO the situation and the house will event
ually yield to the boss from Maryland,
Notwithstanding the protests uttered by
Mr. Wilson and other true tariff reform
ers.
Some Of the opinions OF those who
would say anything are as follows:
Senator Hill prefer TO say nothing
at this time as 70 the propriety or Wis
dom Of the letter. It comes rather late
and may complicate the whole situation
and defeat all tariff legislation whatever.
II the president, instead Of writing a
letter. had exercised his influence TO as
rtFt INC III getting Noita Abi AAtf Nv AAitA-
terials when 1 was making the fight
therefor In the senate, the present un-
fortunate communication might have
been avoided / trust that there VIII
be more votes now for free raw mate
rails when / bring forward the PROPOSE
tiou again In the senate. which / expect
% do The skies are Frightening"
Senator Brce-'I think it remarkable
that The chairman Of the house commit
Tee on ways and means should have had
such letter read. IT U.s. of course. un-
parliamentary here for as 10 discuss
proceeding iu the other house, but some
wicked republican may bring II mp In
way 20 force us 90 do sO So Car as the
sugar schedule Is concerned 10 ls the
administration schedule. and NJ the ad-
minisiratiou does not want 10 We may
take the house bin on the sugar QucH-
don. II is the fabric of the bin, os a
whole. that We are concerned With
Senator Nurphy-"f do not care 20
Crlticise The president, We VIII answer
The president with our votes"
Republicans We're far more willing than
democratic senators 90 express opinions
ON the subject. Their estimate OF the
letter. with exceptions. was fairly sum-
marizcd iu the words of Senator llaw-
lcy, who s9id "lt h The greatest miss
take ever made by q president OF the
United States. and ought 10 be resented"
From the republican standpoint the
general Wow WAS expressed by Repre-
sentative Hopkins of illinois, a repub-
lican member of the ways and means
committee: president Cleyeland's letter
is without precedent in the history OF the
country" said he. "The queen Of En-
gland-cven the Georges In their most
arbitrary day-would rot have dared to
have expressed such views 10 a legis-
lative branch Of the government. lt abb
solutely precludes the possibility Of the
passage of tariff bill. The senate can
not yield after such "A letter without
humiliation and disgrace, and the house
cannot yield without dlsregardlng the
views OF the president, and If in any
event the house should yield 10 the senate
bill, the plain meaning of the letter Is
that the president would veto the bill
The president has therefore made tariff
settlement impossible"
Senator Villas of Wisconsin said that
the position was in line with his policy
for tariff reform why should he not. I"
asked the Wisconsin senator express
his views? lie was elected on the issue
and his administration is committed TO
IT
Senator Mills said: 81 indorse the SEN
timents expressed in the presidents let
ter. especially what he says concerning
lead and iron ores. If / had my way all
ores would be on the free list. If the
bill must be defeated let those who adj
vance the extreme ideas expressed in the
senate bill bear the responsibility"
Representative Speery of Connecticut
one of the democrats who voted against
the Wilson bill after making a hard
campaign for protection for the tobacco
interests Of his state is inclined to
think that congress is involved in a
deadlock. He said he did not see how
either the senate or the house could
yield. particularly as the senate con-
ferees die not have the necessary votes
to pass any other than the senate bill.
THE presidents letter." said he, "cuts
both xyaN-S