Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-07-27

the administration" The President re-
piled that he would do and say anything to
affect a compromise, and that it was
wise and good thing. Being interrogated
by Senator Villas of Wisconsin Mr. Jones
replied cat every conference with the
President coal and iron ore were mention
ed-every one" (Laughter). He Uhe
President) nowhere ever uttered single
word against going forward with the
amendments with coal and iron ore in the
bill"
The President Desired the Senate Bill to
Pass.
Senator Harris of Tennessee said that
after the Democratic members of the fl
nance committee of the Senate, and the
| Democrats of the Senate in caucus had
agreed to the compromise measure, he had
two talks with the President on the subject.
At both interviews the President was
deeply interested in passing the bill with
the concessions which the committee had
agreed to make. Mr.. Harris continued:
"After the passage of the bill and while
the Democratic conferees of both Houses
were consulting, the senator from Arkan-
sas (Mr. jones' and together had an in
tervew with the President, in which he
was directly informed by both of us as to
the existing condition and as to the i'm
probability of our being able to induce the
House to agree to some of the concessions
which we had been compelled to make in
the Senate. My distinct understanding of
that interview was that the President de-
sired that we should pass the bill as it
passed the Senate if we could make no bet
ter terms He was decidedly in favor of
its passage in this form if the Senate would
not recede. He expressed the wish that
we could in some way agree to put coal and
iron on the free list, but | told him it was
impossible, and my understanding was
that the President was decidedly in favor
of passing the bill as it passed the Senate
if no better terms could be made with the
senators who opposed it,
Mr.. German then said: 81 want to ask
the senator from Tennessee whether, in
any of those interviews, the suggestion was
made to him from that or any other quar-
ter that the taxes placed on coal and iron
were violation of Democratic principles
and perfidy to the Democratic party?"
"No such suggestion has ever been made
, to me by the President nor any member of
the Cabinet nor by any human being"
replied Mr.. Harris.
Mr.. German continued: "As | have
said, sir, this is a most extraordinary pro-
| ceeding-for a Democrat elected to the
highest place in the government to join
with the commune to traduce the Senate
of the United States, to blacken the char
acters of senators who are as honorable as
he dare to be. who are as patriotic as he
ever can be, who have done as much to
q serve their party as the men who are now
the benefciaries of your labor and mine, to
taunt and ieer us before the country as the
advocates of trusts. as being guilty of dis
honor and pertidy. 1t is time to speak.
+ The limit of endurance has been reached
e The Senate owes it to itself Every sena-
A tor here who is part of this Democratic
= majority owes it to himself.
"There is no power no matter how
" great, in this country-the President with
t his patronage-that would keep me silent
= longer under the charges, under the impu-
n tatons so foully made from such distin-
guished quarters. l hurl it back to him
= and say that .hs treatment of his fellows
e is infamous. it is destructive to the gov
e ernment that men in high position should
e attempt to lower this body. We
# will not be traduced longer, Mr.. President
% The facts must come in spite of the echoes
of men who chirp when the Executive
u talks.
eve have seen how this bill passed the
Senate, how only it could pass the Senate
p No man, whether in this or in anothe
y, place, no matter what his position may be
" who STYLES himself Democrat, who be
N leves in his party, can change materiall
}, this measure without defeating it. VIII
ct dare take that responsibility?
50 consumed with Vanity"
Of 81 can imagine no man who could do
t. unless he was consumed with vanity an
is desired to set his judgment above that
! 4 To n ht
I'd fore the people that he might ride in tn
I'd power rather than give content and peac
Id and labor and prosperity to his fello
ne countrymen."
ri Never before since the Declaration OF II
In dependence, Mr.. German went on, had
tie President of the United States been guilt
nd of such a violation of the spirit of I'll
ly constitution as had Mr.. Cleveland in wri
he ing his letter to Chairman Wilson. /
handed to Mr.. Blackburn and had tn
so Kentucky senator read the extract fro
Washington's farewell address about Il
encroachment of the executive on Il
ost powers of Congress as subversive of Il
III principles of the republic.
'cr There should be, Mr.. German went o
es' no further concentration of power. Co
its ference committees should be free tro
lty outside influences "The liberty of Il
senate SIlOulu HOJ uC lhNbuOh1 hS oe'AN
, thunderous tones, 'thOugh thousal
me hirelings write us down and traduce us.
Ihe The President, he continued, had said
eeC would be dishonorable to tax coal al
OF iron. The House, parrot-like, repeat
ges the cry "Men who set up high star
'u- ards" said he, "should come to us wi
DIX clean hands"
on He urged that the House, if it h
en- been consistent, would have placed
lie raw materials on the free list. He ell
Ter merated other raw materials which
~, House had made dutiable. He deni
ave that it was either Democratic doctrine
in accordance with Democratic plato
nd declarations to place coal and iron on
free list. He enumerated the amount
and the tax on coal placed by different Den
Lat cratic Congresses.
y 10 He went back to the platform of Is
!, Iro on which he said Mr. Cleveland was elec
otor 'by the grace of God and great deal
soO- roo hard work" 1t did not provide for
a 70 raw materials. The bill prepared by
ooyer distinguished radical friend (Mr. Mi
oo- ono- placed seventy-five cents duty on COAL
mo Mr. German then gave the history
otto the convention of 1888, where, he said,
radicals were in the saddle. A resolut