New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-25

was a beneficiary Of Mr.. Cleveland's first Admin
lstration would be Mortified If his identity snoula
be disclosed as the author of this remark, WnicA
ne made 10 brother Democrat this afternoon:
Swell am ready 70 vote for the Gormah piI
whenever | get chance. am ready 70 Vo,e 10,
almost ANYTHING to down Grover Cleveland ana
David b. Hi!l. Neither OF them can be trusted
That is personal aspect of the matter which IN
the minds Of many Democrats seems 10 De 'ne
most prominent one
OF course the question of veracity-for that 1t
ss-raised by the speech OF Senator German ana
the testimony Of Senators Jones, Harris ana vest
against the President yesterday occupies the
thoughts and attention of every Democratic Rep
rcsentative In this relation a statement ifads
10 a Tribune correspondent To-Day by Demo
crat who voted against the wilson plII Is o'.n
pertinent and interesting lie SAID: i was m
Formed by conservative Senator Yesterday
that within less than forty-eight hours before
the publication OF the letter to the chairman oa
The Ways and Means Committee denounclng the
Senate bill and It's authors the President con-
graduated him upon he passage OF 'hal 'neas
by the votes of Democratic oehatols, an i
said that he supposed that II was the most anu
best that could be accomplished under the CIT
cumstances To say that this Senator was
amazed when he read the letter TO wilson Wouiu
be most feebly to describe his SENSATIONS.
CHAIRMAN WILSON NOT TALKATIVE.
Mr. Wilson Of West Virginia, the chairman OF
the Ways and Means Committee. returned to
Washington to-day. The neurag1c pains from
which he suffered last week have disappeared
but his face Is Stlll SO DduIE ulShS"i'u 40 w 49,
ouire the use of a bandage. Mr.. Wilson could
not say when the conferrees would meet again.
but he will remain in Washington until the Sen
ate shall have finished its discussion of the House
message asking a new conference, In order that
there may be no delay in beginning at once the
work of harmonizing the differences In the laIili
bill between the two houses. tie was not ais
posed TO say much regarding the action Oh lhe
House conferrees except to remark In genera
way that the latter would endeavor 10 secure d
report nearly as possible on the INES OF the
original bill. He intimated that the House con-
ferrees might Lc willing to make few proper
compromises but added that their line or action
could only he properly determined aiter tney
had again met the representatives OF the SeHa'c
an the Conference Committee.
THE longer the deadlock continues, said Jonh
Dewitt Warner OF New-York, YESTERDAY me
more the people of the country VIII peConic
aroused, and time alone Is required to teach the
Senate that T. is hopeessly in the minority III
this fight The House was nearer to a SURRENDER
last Friday than 1t will ever be again: 10 4
think that the House will finally triumph! 90.
emphatically. All over the country the county
papers-and they represent the pecple-are com
~ out editorialy against the position taken py
IT, Senate. That body could not have CHOSEN
more inopportune time TO go against the wishes
of the great bulk of the Democratic masses than
the present. 1t is in no position to maintain a
fight But If the bill should fail, why congress
IS still in session. 1t might not be good policy
for now to take up new Dill or 10 pass d
series of bills 10 revise the tariff 1t would seem
too much like a desire our part to add 10 Inc
compiled tons. but in my opinion this Will be
done before tariff reform Is abandoned. when
that time comes the Senate will be called upon to
deal with a measure with measures. as the
case may be- that will be far more radical than
the Wilson BILL ,
Representative Beauchamp Clark OF Missouri:
spoke in the same Vein THE Wilson Dill uio
not 60 far enough TO suit most Democrats sara
Mr. Clark but we thought when we passed tha'
that we had gone to the limit of concession.
The action Of the Senate If II means 20 deadlock
proceedings. will leave us ample time 10 pass
n new bill There are seventy-nine free traders
in the House and It was their work that mace
the Wilson bill as liberal as 1t Is III tell you
what could be done readily-proceed on the
Springer plan and instruct the Ways AMI Means
q mmttec to bring in separate bills in the direc-
ton Of tariff ref )rm. II this policy had been lol-
lowed from the start there would nave beeh none
of this wrangling and the Mckinley Dill would
have been reformed just the same. something
Of this sort may happen yet before Congr 'ss ad-
journs."