Mr. Mill said lie was not aware that
ho 1 ail been waltzing with Mr. Aldrich,
but he remembered last summer when
Mr. (lot-man was waltzing down the
aisle with Mr. Sherman in the light
to repeal the Sherman silver law. The
New York senator said this with biting
sarcasm, and then recalled the fact
that his colleagues who were not
prophesying the defeat of this tariff
bill were then loudly proclaiming that
unconditional repeal could never pass;
that the struggle must he compromised.
The president was then the bold and
unflinching champion of unconditional
reiK-al. "You said it could not pass,"
said Mr. Hill, turning to the demo
cratic side, "but it did pass, and I
tell you now that while this compro
mise may pass I do not believe it will.”
He then referred to Mr. Gorman’s
assertion Monday that, the Maryland
senators. Mr. Hrice and Mr. Smith, had
promised the Louisiana senators a
duty ou sugar during the campaign of
IS! 12. He doubted their authority to
construe platforms. He for cue would
refuse to be delivered.
He thought that if Mr. Cleveland's
interference was complained of the
liesi. way to avoid such an entangle
ment in the future was “to keep away
from the white house as 1 do."
(Ha lighter.)
I’he idea that tlwse old political
foxes hail gene to the white house
and had misunderstood the president
was absurd.
