The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1894-08-02


minority.
The president could not know all the details
of the bill. He could only deal with it in gen.
eral respects as to it's principle and therefore
he wrote not to disparage the senate, not to
traduce 10 senator. He was not only excused,
but justified and his countrymen will justify
him and applaud as they have already done,
his unfinching fidelity to his views.
1t is not resentment that feel for the dis
tinguished senator from Maryland. The con-
sequence to him of this assault upon the chief
magistrate in the Judgment of his fellow men
he must endure, for in my humble opinion he
has made q 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 would warrant accusation
against him, even accusation in form and man
ner.
None as he was ever third time nominated
and a second time elected. None like he ever
did right rather than be president and by his
courageous rectitude won the confidence and
became president again.
"'As some tall cliff that lifts its awful form,
Swells from the vale, and midway leaves the
Though round it's breast the rolling clouds are
spread.
Eternal sunshine settles on its head
Sir, as l believe, in the very direction Of
democratic principles, / addressed motion
to the pending bill after it came back from
conference in sincere confidence that Its
adoption would promote agreement between
the two houses Of congress. Other senators
declared that that result would not follow the
adoption OF my motion The senator from
Maryland, and he ought to know, asserted
upon this floor in unqualified terms that the
motion would defeat the bill: that 1t would
prevent the bill from going into con-
ference again. The distinguished sena-
tor from Ohio (Mr. Brice), has made to
me the same statement. The distinguished
junior senator from New Jersey (Nr. Smith)
made to me a similar declaration. That testi-
mony is complete. and the country will accept
it as accept it as proving the fact. But i: is
evident that in the honest Judgment Of some
the claim Of special duty in the protection Of
the industry Of sugar refining is SO overpower-
ing as to demand their resistance OF bill
without 1t, however much to me and to others
who think as do that consumption is devoutly
wished. This presents the question whether
it is better that the bill should fail than this
thing should be done. There may be, per-
chance, worse things than the temporary de-
feat of q righteous cause even with the suffer.
ing that may attend it,
THE evils which would ensue upon the fail
ure Of the bill would be temporary although
severe.
NO sir: there are worse things than failure.
There is the decay of virility among free men
| far worse than simple defeat But there are
| that out of this conference which will ensue
| there will come measure improved far beyond
| that which has already passed the senate. l
find that hope in the character of the conferees.
There is also much comfort to be taken in
| the recognized temper of the body with which
| we are dealing It has declared in an unnis-
| taxable manner the strength and the enthusi-
asm Of its convictions
Mr.. Villas proceeded to read from the Record
| these proceedings when the conference report
| was made to that body, and continued:
II join in the sentiment and echo the ap-
| plause, and with this expression of democratic
steadfastness responsive to the popular feel
| ing, ought not to be unwilling to consent to
| further effort to agree, If such would be the
| effect of the motion have made.
| Now, sir, moved by these considerations
and still more because they have governed the
| Judgment of those distinguished colleagues
| on this side of the house who have not only
| been with me without dissent / am obliged
| to recognize my duty to be different from
| what it appeared to me to be when made the
| motion which lies upon the table of the SEN
| ate. Besides, sir, / am strict party man
and am so especially in the prosecution OF
measures of party principle for the reason
that know that only by personal submission
| to the will of the majority, especially to mat
| ters of method and procedure can the result
| we desire be achieved. Recognizing that and
| intending to make any half-hearted acknowl-
| edgment when my duty is clear, shall vote tc
| send this bill to conference in accord with my
| democratic brethren. and ask the leave of the
| senate in order to carry that purpose into ef-
| feet to withdraw the motion which I made or
| Friday last