Show NOT ALL ALIi FREE TRADERS ERS During the debate on OJ the Payne I Aldrich bill In both Senate and House the measure was defended by hy Demo Democrats Democrats Democrats Whenever it became possible to secure protection for some indus industry industry industry try in the southern states represent representatives representatives tives from those states became ram rampant rampant rampant pant protectionists and many of the Items in the bill as finally passed were placed d there by b these same Demo Democrats Democrats Democrats The constituents of these men are also protectionists when their own in interests interests interests are Involved just as much so as any an Republican I in the land The only difference Is that the Republicans are protectionists from principle le while the Democrats are entirely self selfish cl clish ish in the matter Down Do Downin n In Florida the people usually vote the Democratic De ticket The peo people people pIe of at Louisiana and South Carolina do likewise They profess the Demo Democratic DemocratIc Democratic cratic faith But they never become so firmly wedded to that faith that they neglect to t secure all the protection protection protection tion possible for their states st tes Some of their statesmen In late years have av he be become come avowed avow d protectionists and have indulged in some pretty plain talk to their colleagues Representative tive Clark of ot Florida Is a protectionist Democrat Some of the members of that party part were disposed to deny his claim to Democracy dur Our during durIng ing the debate last summer His IDs re reply reply reply ply was much to the point I want to say this Mr 2 Ir Chairman In conclusion I do not care any anything an anything thing thin about the scoffs and Jeers of ot these people e I came to my myown m mown myown own conclusion and my m people have come to theirs You Tou folks do not elect me to Congress You Tou do not send a Representative from the Second district or of Flor Florida FlorIda ida here to represent that dis district district district I am here to represent the or people in that great district which sweeps the entire eastern coast of oC Florid There is not a a state in the Union that is not represented in that district by some citizen from that state C They are wholly American In every ever respect They have ae Come from all over the Union there they have married and intermarried with our people and it is as thor thoroughly thorough thoroughly ough an American community as there Is in the th broad expanse of oC this republic and I am tired of ot living back in ilL the years be before before before fore I was born Laughter and applause on the Republican side Democracy ought to be progressive If It it Is anything it ought to keep pace with the times it ought to meet the conditions as we find them and I do not concede for fora a moment that you gentlemen represent the Democracy you do donot donot donot not represent It any more than I do I will wIli meet you rou If it I live Uve at the next national convention and we will see who is in con control control trot and who represents the Democratic sentiment of this great republic of oC ours Loud ap applause applause applause on the Republican side Clark voted Toted for the tariff bill andl an his constituents upheld him in I so doing While some of the Republicans cans in the central western states status ae a e becoming on the principle of ot protection thoughtful men are gravitating toward the party of ot Lincoln So after aeter all aU there Is little danger of the system being aban abandoned abandoned abandoned |