The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-02
He Gets No Protection Under the
Republican Bills,
SENATOR CANNON SUGGESTS A PLAN.
Tho Views of the Utah Senator ON
the rrincipi" of Protection as
Republicans Apply IL.

IN It's tslrifi making one of the most inter-
os,ing is that FOR an export duty upon
agricultural products. which MIR Cannon
has introduced. and which he aud other
senator's will strongly advocate when the
proper point In the tariff discussion is
reached.
On the formal submission OF his amend
nieut TO the senate. when the tariff Discus
sion began, Mr. Cannon presented briefly
his Ideas on this important proposition aud
in doing SO he said "a few Sugy true things
about the PRINCIPLES of protection as It Is
being applied by the republicans these
| deys Some Of his republican, brethren
didnt like the bold deliberations oi the
gentleman from Utah. bu, tho Indications
are that they VIII hear "A great deal morr
on The saino line before they ara through
| with this tariff talk
AIR. Cannon is what might, With rroprle-
ty. be termed pretty hot srnatora prop
| osltion He l. one of the men who found
"A place II tho senate through tho ropub
lioNn addition OF these Western States to
tho Union In ordor 10 retain control OF
the senate" Cannon was chosen rs a. re-
publican and has always declared himself
Il piOteotionist, but Just as ho was indie
| pendent enough 10 leave the party OF hts
| youth when he found it arrayed against
the Interests OF the people ON the money
talS OF the robbery aud the injustice OF the
| application which tho republicans are now
,maNing OF the principles of protection.
When Caunon talks everybody listens, lie
is eloquent. energetic. iorceful. There ia
substance 10 him. Cannon is no political
| aivonturer. no Nero theorlst mover charla-
tan. lie has Views and tho courage 10
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| nina htm"-a constituency madO up. not of
| corporations which have sele3;cd him us
| their salaried representative, hut OF the
| people of his State. who have coui3dence Ia
| his honesty and his Integrity, There airs
| men In the senate ana IN the house. too
whose voices are the voices Of special Ia
1 ier,,nts WIN ara here slutnlv beaau.e thsy
meet the approval OF nsrt an aro,t corpora.
| tio,a or ooInbnntions Int Frank Canuon
ia not one nf these me bon,,ty and the
| aun,tion.
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VA" ''''H "'i'""'"'"A' S"'"por cannon uc-
! cmr~i fhui 1he proposition wah directly
! in the interest of the protective principle
and itH equitable application 10 tho people
D OF uha UnFet SKATES. ~ was with great
/ surprise upon an examination OF the meas
ure, he dtulnred, that | found that the
| great class Of our population who have
from the beginning not only supported
| lhe protective tarifl principle by their yotes.
/ but bayc supported tbr protective tarlh
( principe from the beginning by their in
dustry were excluded from It's benefits. II
/ y 10 supply wary pai@ut omission from
ihf measure as 81 now stands that the
amendment is PROPOSED and VIII be adyo-
Gated here until d vote shall be ha& thcre-
on
Tho bill as IL is offered today" con-
tinued the Utah senator, "affOrds no pro- |
lection to asricultural staples" Thon he
added There Is remaining presume. |
who win contend that IN tbis bin with |
these import duties 'here y afforded gny |
nr,s'ns tron" ,,"nort dut,.a ,,nan o,lW 80. y, |
those commodities Of which We EXPORT our |
surplus Nor are there remaining at the |
present iInle ID me s,h"ol OF protection
very MN! ihNn mho WIZ ro..cha ahi nvho
VINO WIN prove ihat mo ihu'reot projection
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