The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-07-24
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pies. No legislative body. in this coun.
try had ever been confronted with
such a condition. The representatives
of the state of New York, New Jersey
Virginia, Ohio and Maryland at the
outset announced that the House bill
was SO radical. so destructive of the
interests of the people, that they
would not support it. He paid a high
tribute to Senators Vest, Jones, Voor-
hees and Harris-those brave men
whose laborious work had at last ac-
compiished the feat of adjusting these
olnerenceS and had made the passage
OF the bill possible. Then in a drama
tic tone he delivered his defiance.
Plain, Unvarnished Tale.
The Infamous calumnies heaped up
on the Senate forced from his lips, he
said, a plain, unvarnished statement
of facts. He would make it, he said,
with malice toward none, but he would
look his colleagues and the American
people in the eye and tell the truth.
In patriotism the Democratic Senate
had gone to work to save the country
and continue the party in power. when
suddenly in the midst of the struggle
came the presidents letter. ''It was
the most uncalled for, most extraordi-
nary, most unwise communication, -
said German in bitter tones, that
ever came from president of the
United States. 1t placed this body in
a position where it's members must
see to it that the dignity and honor of
this chamber be preserved. 1t places
me in a position where l must tell the
story as 1t occurred
Mr.. German then proceeded to detail
the manner in which, to meet the OBJ
lections and secure the support of GER
tain disaffected Democrats, a change
had been agreed upon. He stated en-
phatically that during this work, Vest
and Jones had frequent conferences
with Secretary Carlisle and often with
Cleveland himself. No material sacri-
fees of principle were made. The re-
suit was. as he had declared on a pre-
viouS occasion. the Democratic meas
ure which in his opinion leaned toward
radical tariff reform sentiment and
which. he thought, would receive the
support of the Democratic House, Sem
ate and president. He charged direct
ly that every one of the Senate amend
ments had been seen by Secretary
Carlisle before they were agreed upon.
He drew from his desk and had read
an interview with Secretary Carlisle
on April so, in which the secretary
gave the same bill his sweeping en-
dorsement. That interview, said Cor
man. softened the hard places for
those trying to harmonic the differ
ences and it did much to aid the
Democrats in the Senate in getting to-
gether. He did not believe the Demo-
Gratis would have gotten together, had
it not been for that interview The
secretary of the treasury necessarily
spoke in g great measure for the presi-
dent on matters pertaining to his de-
partment. On the morning following
the publication of that interview, the
No, Al. i !
was in entire accord with the. Secre-
tary of the treasury. If it is not true,
then forty-two Democratic senators
have been miSled. AS to compromise,
German asserted that the bill as COM
pleted was satisfactory to not a single,
solitary human being in all its details,
but as a whole, was acceptable as the
best bill that could be passed.
There was no suggestion anywhere,
either from the president or secretary
of the treasury, that the bill as modi-
fed was a violation of Democratic
With dramatic emphasis,
Mr.. German called on Messrs. Vest,
Jones and Voorhees, to bear testimony
as to whether his statement had vari-
ed a hair sbreadth from the truth.
Let the people have the TRUTH he
said. as he paused.
After the reading of the Carlisle in
terview, Mr. German led up to one of
the most dramtic episodes of the day
Ghe summoning of Messrs. Vest Jones
and Harris as witnesses to his state
ment that the president approve the
Senate compromise by making the fol-
lowing remarks:
Mr.. Gorman-Such was the declara-
ton of the secretary of the treasury
that a statement from him had proba-
bly, wonderful effect. 1t softened the
hard place with which we met when we
came to confer and to act. It was ac-
cepted. 1t did much to enable US to
bring together 43 senators in this BODY
repeat but that for it do not believe
we should have ever succeeded in get
ting together. But it did not stop there
1t was not alone with the secretary of
the treasury who necessarily speaks for
The president in matters concerning mis-
department. The president was not ig-
norant Of what we proposed to do
Nothing was concealed from him. The
papers announced on the day following
The interview with Mr.. Carlisle that the
president himself concurred with his
great secretary. So we understood, and
I 1t is not true, then 43 senators on this
side Of the chamber have been misled.
Every prominent amendment to the bill
was as we'll known to him as to me.
While neither the president nor his sec
'etary was in love with all the provis-
onS of these amendments, aye, sir, [
nay say in fairness that there were
many of them to which they were OBJ
,osed, as the senator from Missouri and
he senator from Arkansas and the
distinguished chairman of the
committee of finance We're opposed to
many of them and as it was a COM
promise measure it was not satisfac-
DRY to a single solitary human being
# this side of the chamber in all its
ietails, but / assert, as a whole, the
structure as presented and scanned by
hese gentlemen was satisfactory and |
vas recognized as the best it was DOS
,lble to pass through this body, and |
hat from no quarter, high or low, |
lelther from the president through his |
'ablnet, nor by any member of this |
,ody, was 1t ever suggested or intimat- |
ID that there was any violation of /
Democratic principles in anything we |
lid.
Now, Mr. President, this is a very
road statement. L call upon the two |
Gentlemen who have the immediate con-
rol of the bill, the senator from Mis- |
our1 (VesD, and the senator from Ar
.ansas CMr. jones', and ask them if |
hey nave statement which varies a I
airs breadth from the truth and it is |
ue TO the Senate, it is due to them |
elves, it is due to me, it is due to the I
ountry that the truth shall be known.
Let the people have the truth. | pause
or reply from my friend from Mis-
ouri.
Vest Replies.
Mr. Vest arose. He began by saving
hat he had not himself seen the presi-
ent since the repeal of the Sherman
Nv. but with the secretary of the
reasury he had had frequent CONVERSE
ions. Mr.. Carlisle had repeatedly and
istinctly stated to him that the great
ST possible calamity that could han
en- would be the failure of any bill.
lie had distinctly stated to him that
o difference in rates should he allow