The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-07-25

yesterday 60 to the president and plead
and badger and implore him to stand by
the bill they framed? Did they not realize
how tamo and weak any bill would be
that did not have the approval OF the DEM
ocra,ic president?
II do not often defend the president"
said Hill, raising his voice until IL rang
through the chamber, "but to-day II 10 my
duty to do SO, and hope I am broad
minded and liberal.minded enough to de.
fond him when no 10 unjustly criticized
and attacked"
A he was saying this there were dem.
oustrations of applause in the gallery
that broke finally into applause.
| suggestion from Hawley that the gal.
lcries should be cleared upon repetition
Of tho offense. was jeered and hissed.
| German had said yesterday, in charac-
terizina him (HilD, as the opponent OF
this bill, that he could dance and waltz
down the aisle with Senator Aldrich. Hill
said he was not aware that he had been
waltsing with Aldrich, but he remembered
last summer when German was waltsinR
down the aisle with Sherman In the fight
to repeal the Sherman silver law. Tho
New York senator said this with biting
sarcasm, and then recalled the fact that
his colleagues, who were now propbeysy-
ing tho defeat Of this bill, were
then loudly proclaiming that un.
conditional repeal could never
compromised. Tho president was then
the bold and uniiinching champion OF un.
conditional repeal. "You said IL could
not pass" said Hill, turning to the demo.
cratic side. "but Il did pass, and tell you
now that while this compromise bill may
pass do not believe II WILL"
He then referred to Gorman's assertion
yesterday that tho Maryland senator,
Brice and Smith, having promised the
louisiana senators duty on sugar during
the campaign Of '92. Ho doubted their
authority to con strue tho platform. He,
for one, would refuse to be delivered. He
thought II Cleveland's interference WAS
complained of, the best way to avoid such
an ENHANCEMENT In tho future was ITO
keep away from tho white house a. do"
Tho idea that these old political foxes had
gone to the white house aud had misunder.
stood the president was absurd.
Hill then proceeded in impassioned
tones to say that in the last half Of cen.
tury tho senate chamber had witnessed
great scenes and great debates, but yes.
terday, In the presence Of o great crowd,
o conspicuous senatorial leader Of the
democratic party had summoned senator
after senator with the formality Of judi
cial proceeding. to put the president oi
tho United States on trial for impeach.
mont. Those senators detailed private
conversations with the president. The,
admitted the president at all times urged
free raw material. Yet they inferred, or
concluded, or supposed, that he wanted
the senate bill, and in view Of this apprs
henson for the presidents wishes II wal
but natural he should write an honest
frank, manly.letter to Chairman Wilson
Surely tho presiden. could never have
said anything TO these senators which
bound him irrevocably TO the senate bill
a. they would have ii understood.
II have known him long and well,
continued Hill, "and whatever may have
been our differences, ono thing l know
vol OF him. he considers public questions
slowly, deliberately. honestly, sincerely
He says but little. He weighs oil care
fully. The president did not indulge IL
idle and random comment" added Hill
"Thesc senators, therefore, had discussed
tho subject in general terms. They hat
, not read the matured and well wcighet
opinion Of the president. He had not at
tempted to pass deliberate judgment OF
the propositions they presented to him..
Hill defended himself against the refer
ences of German and tho other senator
concerning his position on tho tariff bill
He referred to his past speeches in tin
limo Of tariff reform. In them he nevc
failed to insist on the democratic princi
pie of FREQ raw material.
"The SENATOR" meaning German. "say
am an opponent Of this bill. Then let j
be So" said Hill. "Yes. I am In opposition
to this present bill, Tho people are or
posed to 1t, and l, therefore. am oppose,
10 it. Iflnd myself In good company"
While Hill was saying this, Mr.. Gormal
arose from his seat and went about on tn
democratic side holding whispered confer
ences with all his colleagues.
Continuing, Hill again defined his att
tude in opposition TO tho income tax, afte
which he pointed out the inconsistency Q
his democratic colleagues when the
: placed duty on coal and iron OH tn
ground Of revenue and left wool untaxet
A revenue tariff bill must bo consistent
His own idea was that oil articles shoul
bear their due proportion Of taxation G,
cept the necessaries Of life, like tea, coife'
: sugar, etc., unless the absolute exigence
OF the treasury demanded revenue dut
on sugar. II shall vote to perfect thi
BILL" continued Hill. II shall vote fc
! free coal, free iron ore and free sugar