The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-20
To the Senate, Calls Forth
Speeches Today.
CAN'T C0MBAT GROVER.
Hill Says the Senate May as
Well Yield.
As to Suffer Further Humili-
alton and Defeat
Vest Denounces tile President
in Bitter Words.

WAsHINerox, July 2O-Crowds such
as had lot throrged the senate il months
packed the galleries today he house
and the president had yesterday thrown
down the gauntlet in the tariff question
and "A pitched battle was expected An
ominous hush WAS upon the chamber
when the president pro TEN Mr. Harris
of Tennessee) raped the senate to order
Senator Blackburn Of Kentucky, IN
pink negligse shirt, stood watch in hand
while the chaplain delivered the invoca-
tion, looking like a Judge at Kentucky
derby.
The conserv alive" Democrats, BIr.
Brice ia an immaculate suit of white
flannel; AIr. German a sedate suit Of blue
and Mr.. Smith III = long black frock coat
sat grouped together on the Democratic
side. hlr Hill sitting far back, chaued
merrily with General Dan 5lckles, the
one legged veteran Ot Gettysburg. Sen
atOrs SuerrnAn, Aidrich. Allison Hale and
Chandler, the leaders On the Republican
side appeared amused at the storm which
threatened across the political aisle Inc
preliminary routine business was trans
acted IN perfunct0ry way.
SeuatorN Oofhces, the all Sycamore Of
the Wabash, chairman Of Tue finance
committee. arose and called up the con
ference report of The tariff bill
w ithOut Il word cf EXPLANATION he yield
ed the floor to Senator Smith, OF n ew
Jersey. who arose and read a care
fully prepared speech. He had hoped,
he said, when the bill passed the senate
two weeks ago chat il had been perfect
ed Bur he events OF the last IL hours
mad confronted the Democratic party
with the po5sl lbilisy OF the failure or all
tariff legislation ar this sessian. If SO.
ths responsibility must be placed where
in belonged
crsticises the Presidents.
He criticised the president "for violat-
ing the principles Of his party IN at
tempting 70 interfere with the preroga-
tives Of the legislative branch of the
government, but declared that he should
never be inundated by threats from the
president or by the utterances of his par
ty associates at the other end of the capi-
tol who had been so uproariousiy 1p-
plaudad He called attention to the diff
ferences between the situation in the
house and the senate.
lie reviewed the events IN the house
which eliminated N the passage of
bill with the loss of seventeen Demo
cratic votes in that body. In the senate
all was changed Every Democratic
vOte was needed to pass a bill, if it was
to be passed as a party measure and the
lnemb bers of the finance committee went
herOicAlly TO work to harmOnize the diff
They had accomplished their purpose, to
their everlasting credit, be it said.
He had been one OF those who had
stood out for concessions IN the interests
of his constituents He made no con-
cealment or his position then and made
none now.
He then proceeded to deliver a glow
ing eulogy OF the tariff bill as it passed
the senate. which, unlike the house bill.
he declared contained no menace to the
n~t
been framed by men from sparsely set
tied districts. who knew nothing OF the
great commercial interests Of the United
States
He asserted that the farmers Of the
house and a large proportion Of the
Democratic party were not tariff reform
ers, they were free traders.
Senator aitI speaks.
Mr.. Hill said "A theory as well as a
condition now confrOnts US. The theory
Of the Democratic party is that in the
enactment OF tariff legislation, free raw
materials should always be an essential
and conspicuous element; it IS our creed
that the materials which enter our man.
ufactures should be freed from the bur
den Of tariff taxation The best interests
OF the manufacturer as we'll as the con
sumers Of the land demand the recoRni-
tion Of this wise dlscrinl inatiou.
awe are committed e., this side OF the
question and we c1nR0t retreat and we
cannot retrhCL W are hO0Or3Oly bound
10 redeem our professions and our prom
ises-
Justice. ecod faith, a decent regard
for public sentiment ali require this
course.
Until recently I had supposed that
there was no dispute upon this question
OF principle, but that every Democaat
worthy of the name was willing 10 CON
cede that If there was one thing more
than another - which the Democratic
party was cOmniued, it was in favor Of
the doclrine Of absolute free raw mate
rails
What the Platform Said.
ssThe true and honest construction or
every Democratic national platform for
twelve years past irrevccably commits
Us to this just aud reasonable principle"
Alr. Hill read the Democratic national
platform for 1892 and continued:
40 repeal Ghe Mckinley in form sim
ply; to re-enact II in effect, is Keeping
this promise % the letter, but breaking
it in spirit The platform pointed with
pride aud deliberately approved the
measures for free iron ore. free lead ore,
free coal and free WOOL which were