Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-29
THE GORMAN SPEECH
II Was The Legislative Event Of Last
Week.
TARIFF.IC SPECULATION
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small-Talk.

Senate, II mt An?--washington
smali-Talk.
WASHINGTON. May 2s.-(special.)-
Senator Daniel Is far-seeing and candid
enough TO admit there is a public senti-
ment behind the tariff bill now before
the Senate, and which includes so much
protection TO American. industries, whether
incidental or otherwise. that most OF the
theorists and cranks Of the country, and
particularly those who have lately under
taken the task of running a large ele-
ment out OF the Democratic party. are
tearing their hair because amendments
have been made by the wholesale to the
Wilson bill. 1t is a well-known fact that
Senator Daniel belongs TO the school OF
statesmen who favor as low a tarif as
possible, but he has not lost his head IKE
some other people because they cannot
get what they want when II comes TO
repeating the Mckinley law.
BY long odds the great event in legis-
lative circles this week was the speech
Of Senator German. II caused more talk
and stirred some Of the editors and cor
respondents TO greater depths than any
thing since the shot fired recently py
Senator Hin.
Senator German is a leader OF men,
Leadership is a quality he possesses 10
a marked degree. He is chairman Oh the
Senate Democratic caucus, having Deeh
elected practically without the slghtesl
oppositlon to that position after the dea'h
OF Senator Beck, of Kentucky. mat MS
speech sounded the keynote ana saNe
notice to the country that OIL was
pending that ought to command lne
united support OF every man III the oeii 'e,,
calling himself a Democrat, none can
d,snuta and ~ the opponents of the Nc
Kinley law will only toe the marx a'''Oh
Is not far of.
GALL TO CERTAIN ELEMENTS.
Mr.. Germans speech Is gall ana WORM
wood to certain elements. lie mas no
pleased, nor did he set out 10 plea'e, . ~
Wild Free-Traders. the Mugwumps, or lhe
self constituted regulators of public pom
cias-those noisy little bands OF spouter5
yvho have organized themselves into What
they are pleased to term CiVl-S-rNice
Reform associations. Wherever you hhu
an aggregation of the latter sort you WIN
be certain to run against a combination
thoroughly despising Senator Horhah'
and not happy unless they can heap ths
vilest abuse upon him. T.,
norton of this element reside IN
Internationally in the city OF Balu-
more. For the past ten years they nave
been digging the political grave OF tne
senior senator from the gallant niue
State of Maryland. They have never got
ten him into the hole, however. ana the
chances are he will continue 10 khoCh
them over at election time as If they were
only men Of straw. They charge that
Senator German is responsible FOR having
"spoilsmen" appointed to big Federal po-
sitions in Maryland, and at meeting the
other night in Baltimore this little crown
of self-appointed ones met In "conVen-
ton" howled at Senator German, ana
extolIed the virtues of President CleVe-
land. and vet If the latter had not ap-
pointed these bad mem to the places
they hold they would not be in possess
sion of the offices.
1t Is not probable that abuse Of Sena-
tor German will come from the masses
Of the people in the Southern States
They have not forgotten, nor viii they
ever forget that II was he who led Win
iron nerve the great fight in the Senale
four years ago against the Infamous force
Mill the Republicans tried to pass for
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South. Senator Daniel and Senator RAN
som have. within a few days, in CONVEX
sation with the Dispatch correspondent
spoken Of the great power of leadership
shown by Senator German I'm that mem
orable struggle, and they give him due
credit for the success that attended the
elimination of the long fight.
GORMAN'S PARTY SERVICE.
A man who has rendered the political
service to the Democratic party that SEN
ator German has is bound, in the opn-
ion of the average Democrat here, to
hold commanding position Since the
Mugwump and free-trade shriekers have
begun TO denounce him because he stands
In the way Of their pet theories 1t Is well TO
remind them that il was Mr. German who
was chairman of the Executive Commit
Zee of the National Democratic Com
mittee in 1884. 1t was Mr.. German who
had practically the Management Of the
campaign under his direct and personal
charge, and it was he who after the cleo
ton was over and the victory won, stood
like a rock and prevented by his shrewd
management the Republicans from steal
ing the fruits of that victory, just as
they had robbed the Democracy Of some
Of the electoral votes that Tilden and
Last year when the country demanded
the repeal of the purchasing clause Of
the Sherman law ii was Mr. German
who took the lead i'm the Senate again,
and while he did not think that would
cure the ills complained Of, he sank his
personal feelings and urged the Demo
Gratis of the Senate to stand by the ad-
ministra.ion, since II was the desire OF
the President and the Secretary Of the
Treasury that the repeal should occur.
Mr.. German believes in the true bimetallic
system, and in time he will doubtless
have TO lead the Senate out Of the will
derness into which it has gone on the
money question,
ABUSE FROM DEMOCRATS.
The position taken by Senator Cor
man on the tariff has undoubtedly
brought down upon him the wrath of
such impractical statesmen as Mr.. Mills
and MIR. Vest and some of the clubs in
States that will probably never in the
lives Of the present generation of people
cast an electoral vote for a Democratic
candidate for President have seen fit 10
abuse him. They have gone further, back
ed by the rabid free-trade newspapers,
and charged that the Senator stands in
the way of tariff reform; that he is in
league with the 'rObber barOns"; that
in conjunction with Messrs. Hill, Brice,
Murphy, Smith, Mcpherson, and a few
others, he has the true tariff reformers
by the throat. and that he is traitor"
to the party If he does not permit the
Wilson bill 10 pass But Mr.. German has
told them the bill as 10 came from the
House could not pass, nor could the bill
which was first reported from the Senate
Finance Committee get through, either.
Being practical, Mr.. German wants re-
suits. He would rather have reason
able and sensible bin than one con-
structed on principles no one could in