The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-08-01
German and Cleveland.

Senator was correct. Mr.. Gorman'.
justification for this unusual proceed,
ing was that the Presidents letter twas
the most uncalled for, the most extra.
ordinary, the most unwise eommunica.
ton that ever came from a Presidcn;
Of the United States. II placed this
body in position where its member.
must see To il that the dignity and hon
or of this chamber must be preserved.
Ii places me in position where must
tell the story a. il occurred. The limit
of endurance has been reached
RESENTED A. INFAMOUS.
After pausing to hear the statements
of Messrs. Harris, Vest and Jones, to
the effect that the President was ac-
quainted with the Senate Committees
compromise bill and had expressed his
satisfaction with it, Mr.. German pro-
eeeded with his arraignment of the
President. "This," he said, .'is most
extraordinary proceeding for a Demo-
crat elected to the highest place i'm the
government to join with the commune
to traduee the Senate of the United
States, 10 blacken the characters Of
Senators who are rs honorable as they
dare TO be, who are as patriotic rs they
ever can be, who have done rs much to
serve their party rs the men who are
now the beneficiaries of your labor and
mine, TO taunt and jeer Us before the
country a the advocates of trusts, as
being guilty of dishonor and perfidy.
The limit of endurance has been reach
ed. There is no power, no matter how
great, in this country, even the Presi-
dent with his patronage, that would
keep me silent longer under the charg-
es, under the imputation 80 fully made
from such distinguished quarters. l
hurl il back to him and say that this
treatment of his fellows il infamous.
IL is destructive to the government that
men i'm high position should attempt 10
lower this body. No man can reach
here by devious ways and remain long.
1t is composed of men who represent
the best thought of the country, men
reform when the towards in higher
places dared not show their heads APP
plause in the galleries); men, who, in
another place, were overrun and had
not the courage to fight a tyrant, stood
here at the risk of health, at the risk
of fortune, of all that Is dear, and saved
the liberties of the country when these
towards could not he seen. We will
not be traduced longer"
THE COAL DUTY.
Reverting to the duty on coal, Mr..
German said: " Free coal would give
TO a single foreign corporation all the
coal trade from Boston north. Free
coal would not benefit single man or
woman in this country. Who demands
it? The professional, the theoretical
tariff reformer said it would cheaper
the cost of manufacturing yet, math-
ematically, free coal would not give the
New England manufacturer more than
three-quarters Of per cent. of manu-
featuring. There was but one great
concern on the face of the earth that
wanted free coal. In Nova Scotia there
was a deposit of coal as broad and n
rich as any on the face of the earth.
The government of Canada had con-
trolled it. Five years ago the DOnIin-
ion government was induced to change
its policy. The small leases were wiped
out. The Canadian Pacific, that great
artery of Great Britain, together with
men from the United States, associated
themselves together and secured 30
years lease of these coal fields, on con-
dition that they should pay into the
Canadian treasury l. cents ton royal
ty. If coal were free, the coal Of Nova
Scotia would displace that of the Unit
ed States in New England, and the
treasury of Canada would he enriched
by money that ought to 90 into the
treasury of the United States. God
knows, we have enough trusts now.
will never consent TO allow this MANI
moth foreign corporation to invade our
territory and take the substance away
from our people"
THE SUGAR SCHEDULE.
In dealing with the sugar question,
Mr.. German strongly intimated the
Presidents position involved betray-
al of the Louisiana senators. In sup
port of this he said: :" Louisiana
through its two senators Gibson and
White wanted to know before we en-
tered upon the campaign what the pol
icy of the party was To be under the
free trade resolutions adopt
ed at Chicago. After great deal of
talk and careful consideration that can
didate of our party told them, as he
told the public through his letter, that
the Democratic party was not 20 de
stroy industries; that it should place a
fair duty upon dutiable articles, reve-
nue. duty; that the bill which had met
his approval was the Mills bill, and on
the line of the Mills bill the Democrat
ic party would act. The junior senator
from New Jersey Mr.. SMITH, Mr..
Brice and myself did that, giving our
time and our money and everything
that man can give for the success of the
party. We were not at the conference
with the candidate, but had it from
both sides what occurred. They want
ed 10 know if the Democratic organi-
zation of which we were part put the
same construction upon it and would
be in favor of that line Of procedure
hereafter. AT that solemn conclave we
all said: "Yes, it is dutiable article
il is To be and must be the cornerstone
by which we will overthrow McKin-
leyisIn. You shall have it,"
DEFIE5 THE PRESIDENT.
In speaking finally of the President
Mr.. German said: :" believe he is one
of the most remarkable men ever in
public life in the last 80 years in any
civilized country on the face of the |
globe. To elect him the first time he
was candidate, gave my constant,
labor. | stood 10y him
when we had but few who had the |
moral courage TO walk through the /