The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-01-15
HILL R0ASTS G0RMAN
Continued from Page One.

Hill required to the assertion of German
that he had always been opposed to the
issue of bonds and recalled Gormen's
position in 1893, when he favored bond
issue. The senator had also said he did
not consider the verdict of last fall n con-
domination of his tariff bill. Did he mean
that it went over, above and beyond that
bill, TO the bill that was not passed? He,
Hill, did not intend TO offer a scheme of
remedial legislation. To do so would be
idle until the rules were changed. The
senator from Maryland attempted to set
his judgment up as superior to that of
some of his associates. Past events, he
begged to assure him, had shown him
that ho was no wiser than others.
With bitter irony Hill quoted the con-
Guiding words of Germans speech on the
occasion of the passage OF the tariff bill,
when that senator enjoined patience, for
bearance and virtue on the democratic
side, and spoke of the rising sun of a
brighter day in the horizon and predicted
victory and success at the November cleo
tons.
AT that time" continued Hill, "he pre-
dicted victory. Now he says he alone an
ticipated defeat. i voted against the
bill, hoping after it passed the senate it
would DO modified in conference, but
when the circumstances forced the house
o accept it, it went to the president. L
might have been better if he had returned
it forAcorrection, but when he, IN his wis
dom. allowed it to become n law, it be-
came a party measure and from that time
l ceased criticising il and, as a democrat,
tried to mako my people believe it was n
fair and just measure. As party man [
tried to strengthen it before the people.
After election accepted the verdict and
would never have alluded to the personal
vindication hoped for or anticipated, had
it not been for the remarks of the senator
from Maryland"
German was again on his feet as soon
as Hill closed. He spoke very quietly at
first, but with evident feeling. He dis
claimed any desire g have a personal
controversy with the senator from New
York. He was not in the habit of making
explanations. lie was guided always by
the old rule of bringing his best judgment
to bear on a proposition and then abiding
by that Judgment. There was another
rule, he said, which he was in the habit of
following. and that was to confer and
consult with his associates and abide by
tho judgment of his party. AS to the tar
if law as a whole, German said that if the
democratic party from its head to its most
humble member had given the measure
generous support, the results of last No
vember would have been different. He
did not then appreciate that the senator
from New York would be found fighting
with the republicans against tho bill.
No dominant party could have sue
ceeded in the midst of tho terrible
depression that existed last summer. He
did not wish to be dsagreeable to the
senator from New York. He had not com
mented upon his course, but his position
as it was now defined by himself was a
legitimate subject of comment. And il
his idea was carried out, 1t would further
decrease the revenue SiO,0OO,00O. His
proposition was unfair. 1t would be dis
astrous to the country.
snow l say to the senator from New
! York, bring forth your measures for re
| lief and if it is n proper measure, one
that commands n majority in this
chamber, we will pass it,"
With a final protest against his course
and an appeal to both sides of the cham
Der for patriotic action, German con
cluded and Call of Florida took the floor
Call urged the necessity of the income