Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-07-27
PRESIDENT DEFENDED.
Villas Rebukes German and Eu-
 logizes Mir. Cleveland.
WITHDREW HIS TARIFF MOTION.
There Are Signs That the House Conferees Are Preparing to Make Concessions to the sanate-HIn's Motion For Free Iron Ore and Free Coal Defeated.

Are Rrepartnk bAhe concessions to
 the ssnate-Hns Motion For Free Iron
 Ore and Free Coal Defeated.
 WASHINGTON, July a7.--Senator Villas of Wisconsin, who was secretary of the interior and later postmaster general dur ing MT. Cleyeland's first administration replied at great length to Senator Cor mans attack upon the president. For two hours he held the floor amid the rapt attention of the senate and galleries, de- livering n scathing rebuke to the Mary land senator.
 He denounced Mir Germans assault as wanton, reckless and unjustiflablc, and though he declared that Mir. Cleveland needed no defense at his hands hc took up sCriatim tho charges made by Mir. Cor man and met them with mastcrly skill and logic. He made his statement, he said, in the interest of the truth of his tory.
 Mir. German was not in the senate at the time, and to this fact the Wisconsin senator called attention with regret In conclusion he eulogized the personal char acter and public integrity of Mir. Glove land in the most glowing terms, declar- ing with dramatic fervor that the presi- dent of the United States, who had re- ceived so many evidences of the honor and respect of the American people, could not suffer from this unjustinable attack of the Maryland senator.
 Villas Eulogizes the President.
 Mir. Villas said: MT. President, would not be thought to have uttered one word here in resentment I have studioa asly endeavored to ayoid-and hope l have succeeded--expressions which carry or might seem to carry the idea of resent ment It Is not resentment that l feel for the distinguished senator from Mary land. The consequence to him of this as- sault upon the chief magistrate, in the judgment of his fellow men, he must en- durc. for in my humble opinion he has made n mistake
 He has made a fearful mistake. The American people will never tolerate in any man treatment of this nature of their great chief magistrate except upon ground so solid as would warrant accusation | against him, even accusation in form and mannor.
 "In his office he stands for the great citizen, endowed by their suffrages with | the majesty of the republic, the representa- tive of the national honor, tho central fig ure in that system to which attaches all | national pride. To assail him Is to strike | at the republics; to insult him is to affront every good citizen; to aspcrse him is to | sting the heart of every truo American. | Not only in his official capacity, but now also in his admirable. his wonderful individuality, tired in the sternest ordeal and known to every man of intelligence | and strength of mind, Grover Cleveland stands perfectly recognized us himself tho | full measure of man worthy of his great | office. He is not now for tho first time | president; but, with n peculiar glory shar- cd by no other hitherto, he is second time n president after n defeat for re- election, which all his countrymen know | augmented his honor, not diminished it. None as hc was ever third time nom | mated and a second time elected. None like ho ever did right rather than be pres ident, and by his courageous rectitude won the confidence and became president | again. It was n confidence based on | solid foundation of knowledge, for the people, above all things, have a knowl. | edgo of his character in the very particu- | lar wherein this accusation is raiscd-his | character for straightforwnr,lncsS, for | truth unswcrving and fearless, for cour ago in the right, bending to ronc. | Noble Dignity and UnruffIed Composure. | Above all, how shockingly inoppor | tune comes this accusation, which is lev | clcd at his strength of character, Hc hat | but just won the applauding admiration nay, more; devoted reSpect-of the on tire people of this land by the fidelity witt l which he has maintained the constitution and the laws in q trying emergency, ant | by the tenderness and caution which a the same timc he displayed in tho uso oi the nations mighty power in his hands by the noble dignity of his figure. as witt scrcnc and unruf1lcd composure and jus ticc he ruled that storm which for tim, seemed to our minds to threaten civi composurc.
 II forbcar to repeat some words in tn, distinguished senator's address which
 thought alone explanatory of his conduct
 The senator from Maryland, fear, mus
 suffer and 1 do not wish to add to it, bu
 Grover Cleveland can suffer no impair
 mcnt of his stature In history from thii
 unjustiflablo assault.
 He will stand, as ho deserves to stand
 conspicuous in the noble line of illustriou
 public servants of his country, and lonI
 years hence, when tho actors of today
 tcmpestuouS scene shall havo passed away
 the accessories of our political strife seem
 ingly unavoidable tho misunderstand
 ings, the misinterprctations and all un
 charitablencss will he lost in oblivion O
 only be recalled, as WIG now in curiusit
 recall the scenes around other great fig
 urcs in the story of our national life wh
 suffered in their day from unmerited cal
 umny, and the stature of the figure c
 Grover Cleveland will rise in growth
 honor for his nohle character and hi
 great and devoted self sacrificing servic
 to his country supreme above detraction. As some tall cliff that lifts its awful form
 Swells from the vale and midway leaves tn . | storm,
 Though round its breast the rolling clouds ar spread.
 ] Eternal sunshine settles on its head. Mir. President l have not discharge
 us ought, have not discharged with rh
 feeling of duty which friendship impose:
 the measure of obligation, but pass it 1 / deal with that which is peculiarly incun bent upon me having already delayed tl
 senate too long.
 Villas withdraws His Motion. 3 At tho conclusion of his speech Mir. V las explained that, in view of the fact thu s Messrs. German. Brice and Smith had a , sured him that bis motion to recede frol . tho one eighth difTcrential In favor of u ; reflners of sugar must fail, and the fu ! ther fact that a Democratic caucus ha decided to agree tO a further conferen' , | without instructions, he would withdra Q the motion.
 r After somo gcIcral remarks by M 7 Stewart against tho interference of the e = ecutivc with the legislative branch of tl I | government Mir. Hills motion that Il o senate recede from its amendments pla
 ing q duty of 10 cents n ton on coal ar iron ore was voted upon and defeated. u
 Republicans, except Mir. Hansbrough
 North Dakota, joining with the Dem
 crats bound by the caucus agrccmel 2 against It. The voto stood 6 to Go and IT to 6I.
 e Mir. Irby of South Carolina was the on
 other Democrat except MT. Hill WI ,s voted for free coal and iron. The Pop
 lists-Allcn, Kyle and Pcffer-also vot'
 in the affirmative.
 MT Washburn of Maine renewed M e Villas motion to instruct the conferces l. reccdo from the ono-eighth diffcrential (
 refined sugars, but Mfr. Gray immediate f. made the point of order against 1t that
 was not competent for tho senate to | l striIct In, q .fI,ll arah frnc,l cnnfcrcncn 1l