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Show I VOICE FROM PAST SMS "STAND PAT" Speaker of Twenty Years Ago Makes Tariff Speech in House. MR. KEIFER OPPOSES PHILIPPINE TARIFF BILL Denounces the Measore as a Concession to Democratic Principles. 1 wash LNGfTOK, Jan 10. A vigorous speech In favor of the Philippine tariff t ill by Mr. Dalsell (Pa I opened the pro-fl pro-fl ceedlngs In the House today It was fol- H lowd liy several others against the meas- ure. most notahle of which B tWO hourx' address b the veteran statesman. Mr Keifer Ohlo. and ex-Speaker, who H returns to the House nfter a retirement H iwrr.ty j Keifer Says Stand Pnt. 1 Mr. Keifer bespoke 'stand pat" doctrine H of the most pronounced type. He said H he would oppose the pending hill because H it was a concession to Democrntlc prln- H t-iples. His speech was replete with recnl- leetloni of earlb-r clays, and received the closest attention and liberal applause from both shies of the chamber. Mis. Morris Incident Raised. Just before tbe session closed the Incl-piflflj Incl-piflflj denl ol tbe ejection from the executive H ofh "f Mis Minor Morris was mrnl PJJH the subject of discussion by Mr Shrpard of Texaa. A brief reply was made by Mr PPP Grosvenor tohiot, who deprecated sending PJJH out sensational reports icgunling the H American administration. Free Trade Impossible Now. Mr Ialz-ll asserted that the Philippine PPI archipelago was a portion of the I iot d PJJH Stales and there ought to In- t'r- trade PpH both ways, but under the circumstances PJJH at this time It Is Impossible When the PJJH treaty stipulation granting Spain the PpH same advantages as the I'nited Slat-s - PpH plres In Kin there will be free trade under pillj this bill Asserting that the future of the PJJH Philippines was a problem for statesmen PPJ that are to come. Mr Dalsell Insisted that pBBBJ self-government had been given the fmi- pillj plno people exc. pt In the two rights, trial by jurj and to bear arms. Either Foreign or Domestic. J "We have," said Mr. Dal sell, "extended PJJH to these people our navigation laws, our PJJH immigration laws and our alien oontract- PJJH labor laws. Do you mean to tell me wc PJJH - 'i.i j I commit them to our domestic poll- PJJH Cleg, require them to carry their goods PJJH "iily in American bottoms and still ex- PJJH lude them from on,- markets'' No. The PJJJJ Philippine Islands must be either wholly piflflj foreign or wholly domestic." Computes Cost of Sugar. P Characterizing as Iridescent dreams the PJJJJ fabulous amount of sugar and tobacco PJJH which the opponents of the bill declared PJJH Mould in . from the Philippines Under PJJJJ tin new rates. Mi DsJsell itemized tho PJJH 1 1 in I eost of a pound of Philippine sugar PJJH laid down In New Voik which aggregated piflflj I IS cents, as against 1.90 as th cost of PJJH Michigan beet sugar and 3.71 of Colorado PJJJJ sugar. From these he deduced that wltb- PJJJJ in' the next century the American beet PJJJJ sugar was In no danger from competition PJJ with Philippine sugar. States Democratic Position. Mr Williams. ;he minority leader, PJJ stated the exact Democratic position on PJJ i he titrlfl It should be levied solely with PJJ regard to the maximum revenue produc- PH Lion. If It protects In certain places, well i.d good, but that should not be Its prl- H tcary object." Mr. Keifer of Ohio, once Speaker of the House .and who hus returned us a no-ni-Uer after an absence Of twenty years. took the floor He was somewhat em- lierfasscd, he said, to take position in opposition to that of both parties on the I i Opposes Both Parties. "On this side," he said, "the claim is PJJ made that there Is not enough of fixe PJJ trade In It to hurt.' ami on the other side, PJJ then is not enough unconstitutionality in PJJ 't to hurt.' He quoted from the speech PJJ "f Mr Payne to the effect that the bill PJJ would not do the Filipinos much good, PJJ Lot there was sentiment In It. the Flll- PJJ plno thought It should, and It would en- PJJ courage them, and then declared: PJJ "I am not opposed to encouraging any- PJJ body, but I can't see my way clear to vote PJJ for this bill merely because the Filipinos PJJ ..re deceived In the belief that It will do PJJ i hem some good when it won't." Recalls a Prophecy. PPP About twenty-flve years ago. Mr Keifer PJJJJ -aid he had made a prophecv In a len PJJJJ minutes' speech In the House which had PJJJJ come true That was. that the only way P to get rid of the college professor's theo- rles of fr'e trade was to have free trade. SWc had had free trade and had got rid of H the theories. He was opposed to Joining J the free traders now. He contrasted the nresenl prosperity with the "soup-house days" of the Wilson bill, and was fr.-owed fr.-owed with amusement In reviewing Dem- iratlc declarations that God and not the Republican party was responsible for nVospArity. for the better conditions wh! h followed resumption and for the establishment estab-lishment of the gold standard Almighty With His Party I "When. I say It revorentlv. 1 he SQpi mj party advocates the thing that 1 tho Almighty sees tit to work out and ac complish completely, that should be glory j rnoii0h for US "And It may be said that the Demot ratlt l-arty. In the many things it has h id on Its banner and gone down with to defeat. I has simply been unfortunate that Hi. V- l mlght was not with them.' Brings a Protest. Opposition to the bill was made In a twenty-minute speech by Mr Dixon of Montana His assertion that Republican i were uniting to further the Democratic !, lootrlne of free trade brought a protest na Macon r.f Arkansas, who "said ,l,e Democratic party did not stsmd for 'ti H'ee trade. '"fS- j "How about the declarations of champ Vj& Ji 'lark and Bourki Cockran In then as- crtjons ihnt nil the custom-houses should SJt'fefl, be torn down?" ask'd Mr Dixon W'ftM . "' ,la,V" "' 1 reaped for the gentleman afcy"" '",r" Missouri." iexjonded Mr Macon afv-'jli , 1,111 ""l so W' W. I have eS- respe, t f.'r th opinions of the gentleman from m .cw i ork " v Mr Williams, the minority bader Px. L-I idaltied that his partj did not believe In tufei ""' "n'1" anr ,h( declaration In Its plat- '"L1? 1,131 "A" rrms of protection .-.re lffl , .ry' ' '" wn,h attention was called Mr-! nv Mr Grosvenor, "did not mean free BkJI Didn't Mean Free Trade. 1 The recent ejection of Mrs. Minor Mor- HSkJ! riH fro'" lhe Whit- House office bulldlne HLyfll subject of remarks by Mr jMgEUgl Bnepard of Texas. affgSTV Mr Bhcpard has B resolution for an In- SKraP veatlgatloii -f thi Incident pending before H the Pules committee. Mr. Grosven,,, mad.- the polul of order thai in.- discus- Klon "f 'A resolution pending before ;, , ,,. H mtttee was not proper, BgHgHl Mv:- Morris Incident. H "If the President had heard the howl tmBlan wiia V" '"' ,h'' of s bear in -the BU&lw adjoining room he would have been on aPOfliP scene Immediately," sairl Mr Bhepard HUH1 o characterized the Mrs. Morris occur- rence an an "unwarrantable and unnecessary unneces-sary brutality which demanded Investigation Investiga-tion mid merited censure " "If Congress," he continued "composed "com-posed of American lathers, husbands brothers, permits this Incident to go un-rebuked, un-rebuked, It will add s passive and cowardly coward-ly approval of this violation of the most sacred principle of American life." Not a Police Court-Mr Court-Mr Grosvenor, In reply, said he knew no difference between the dignity of the White House and anv other home In the city and he oid not consider the American Congress In the sense of a police court or as having anything to do with the question ques-tion of disorderly conduct of any employee in the neighborhood of the white Souse. At 5.06 p. m the House adjourned. |