St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-07-25
MILL AS A CHAMPION.
Cleveland's Old Enemy De-
fends Him With Vigor.
GOREAH COMPLETELY ROUTED.
Growers AsSailants Likened
to Conspirators.
WHO STABBED CESAR TO DEATH
German the Hungry CaSsius
and Jones as Brutus.
VEST PLAYS cAScA'S PART.
While They Have Struck the
President Down, They
Hor oruI uouocADFE McH
VEST PLAYS CAScA'S PART.
While They Have Struck the
President Down, They
ARE STILL HONORABLE MEN.


WASHINGTON, July "a. - Another
dramatic scene occurred in the senate
today, but President Cleveland. instead
OF being, as on yesterday, the object of
attack by the leader of his party, was
defended with vigor. and vim. Mr..
Cleveland's champion today was his old
political rival and enemy, Senator David
Bennett Hill, OF New York. The New
York senator spoke for almost two
hours to breathleSS galleries and full
senate. Several times the presiding
officer was unable to restrain the en-
thusiasm his remarks evoked, notably
when Mr.. Hill declared that personal
considerations would not prevent him
from defending the president when he
was unjustly attacked. He defended
Mr.. Cleveland's letter, his right to send
it and the sentiments it contained, and
made strong point against his adj
versaries when he pointed out that they
criticised the president for siding with
the house when they admitted that they
had used all their influence to induce
him to interpose in behalf of the senate
amendments to the tariff bill. he took
up Mr.. GOrman'S argument and met it
point by point in manner satisfactory
to himself, at least. and concluded with
4 PIECE OF SATIRE
that stung those OIL the floor and tickled
the galleries immeasurably. Mr.. Col
man yesterday compared Mr.. Hill to
lago. Today Mr.. Hill likened those
who had joined in the assault on Mr..
Cleveland to the conspirators who
stabbed Caesar to death at the foot of
Pompey's statue in the Roman senate.
Mr.. German be characterized as the
lean and hungry Cassius; Mr.. Jones,
Marcus Brutus, the honest BrptuS of
the senate; Mr.. Vest. who struck the
first blow on Friday, as Casca; Mr..
Voorhees, as Trebonius, "testy but
earnest" and Mr. Harris as Metellus
Climber. They had struck down the
president" Mr.. Hill said, mot that they
loved Mr.. Cleveland less. but that they
loved the senate compromise more; and
yet" he concluded, and each word rung
out like hammer on an anvil, II can
say with Antony. They are all honor
able men,"
Mr.. Catfery, of Louisiana, who fol-
lowed Mr. Hill with brief speech, also
gave to the country his snare Of the
secrets of the political prison house. He
detailed at length the manner in which
the sugar schedule had been prepared
insisting that it was made by and in the
interests of the sugar trust. He then
gave way in order to give the Demo
Gratis chance to caucus. Altogether it
was very exciting day. and the lndi.
cations are that others as interesting
will follow.
Every seat in the galleries was filled
again today when the senate met. Re.
sumption of the heavy firing agains
the executive was anticipated. The
strain and excitement were almost as
intense as when the senate convened
yesterday. The senators themselve:
were
SLOW IN ARRIVING,
most of them remaining in the cloal
rooms until the morning business wa
completed. Senator Villas, of Wiscon
sin, who was expected to defend tn,
presidcntaganst some of the aspersion'
cast upon HIM yesterday, was, however
on hand early; and SO was Senator Hill
of New York, who was also billed for
speech.
When at 1928 Mr.. Harris, the foo
manager of the tariff bill, called up the
conference report, almost every seat or
the floor was occupied. Mr.. Hill, O
New York, was on his feet, and was
Immediately recognized for speech.
lie agreed, he SAID at the outset, wit
Mr.. German, that the Democratic party
was in the midst of great crisis. Tn
Democratic party, after such lon
struggle in the minority, had at las
been entrusted with power. 1t ha
gone to work to redeem the pledges i
had made. The greatest of those wa
that to reform the tariff. The hous'
had passed tariff bill which, asid,
from Its income tax feature. seemed tC
meet with general satisfaction and dp
proval. AS it passed this sentae, how
ever, after long, weary months of de
bate, it was not satisfactory, and il vic
lated the pledges of the party. 1t wer
to conference. The house conferee
were confronted with the fact tina: th
senate had made the bill Inconsistent
had made it unworthy Of Democrat
support. They rejected the the dut
OIL
COAL AND IRON ORE.
They refused to yield, and there we
no hope that they would yield. If the
insisted upon their attitude and the SCI
ate was obstinate, all prospect of tarl
legislation was at an end. His chip
motion that the senate recede from IL
coal and iron duties was in the line
an agreement.
1t would do no good to obstinatel
adhere to the position taken when Il
bill was passed.
''Do t6d see any signs of yielding c
the part Of the house?" he asked, al
dressing his Democratic colleague
Backed by the public press of tt
country, by the Democratic masses al
The president of the United States, as