Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-27
country in building the Constitution did
not build a trap" (Great applause)
Not Dictated by Trusts.

Turning directly to the bill, Mr.. Cannon
secuted the cry that had been raised that
the trusts had dictated It. He charged
that both the tobacco and sugar stored in
Porto Rico was already owned by the sugar
and tobacco trusts. They had put forward
some natives as stool pigeons to beg for
free trade, so that, while the democrats
cried out against the trusts, they would be
voting for them. Their voice would be the
voice of Jacob, but their hand would be the
hand of Esau. CApplause.G
DO these walking delegates that are here
from Porto Rico get any of the proceeds
of this bill? Yes, they get one one-mil-
lionth of it. Do their American friends
1nat IN are bowling them around get any of it?
Thank God, no, not cent Qaughter), but
1t goes to Porto Rico, goes for local gov
ernment, goes for roads, sgoes for school
houses. and when this bill passes, for the
next two years, $2,200,0O0 a year will come
by this kind of taxation, and every cent
will go back to the Porto Ricans. That is
the republican proposition"
Mr.. Ridgely Kan.): Gould not the same
plea be made to raise revenue for any state
or territory within the boundaries of the
nation?''
Mr.. Cannon: "Oh, there is not the same
necessity. The republican party deals with
facts and conditions. If it is an elephant
that comes in the road it meets the ele-
phant. If it is mouse that comes in the
road it meets the mouse. If nv friend
would meet either mouse or elephant he
would say, My God, I cannot do anything,
because it is not glacier, daughter and
applause on the republican side)
Now, l want to be fair. In my tudg-
ment, my democratic friends are not really
at heart opposed to this bill. 1 will tell
you what they are hoodoojne ahout
Uaughter) They see that if this humane
and proper measure is passed and goes into
effect, it will tell all the country and all
the world that the American Congress with
its American civilization with its laws
hn
ucal and they say, We will take nothing
when We go out with the bOgie man and
with Bryan and Sulzer or Bryan and some
body else. we will take nothing when we
go out and undertake to- scare the people.
When we talk of the eighty tribes of bar
par1ans, of the Sulu sultan with his wives
OF the Nea.ites and the Malay races and
that they will never in 500 years come up
to be competent for the same kind of gov
ernment that We have. and it will cost
money, and that 1t Is wicked. and from the
standpoint of policy cannot keep them,
ana therefore, We are going to throw them
away, ,.i aithoush we pledged to keep them,
although we paid $4,000, GOO in the bargain:
let us throw them away because it is not
safe. The Constitution jumps over there on
them' "i'i
The sing song. inimitable manner in which
Mr. Cannon droned this out convulsed the
Rouse ana set the members into an uproar
or laughter and applause.
Wnen Mr. Cannon concluded he received
an immense demonstrations and II was
some time before order could be restored.
II was then arranged that the remaining
three hours of the general debate should he
divided equally between the two sides and
10 be used by Mr.. Bailey Crexas) and Mr..
DoillVer IoWa), who were to close for their
respective sides. 1-
Mr.. Bailey Closes for Democrats.
Mr. Bailey spoke first As he arose his
political associates gave him q round Of on
piause Preliminary to launching upon his
argument Mr.. Bailey, adverting to Mr.. Can
non speech, said that only one portion of
it called for serious reply-the accusation
against the democratic side for voting the
H.oooo,ooO to Spain. Mr.. Bailey said that
mat vote committed the democrats to moth
ing as to the future policy toward the Phil
1pplnes: They voted the money to discharge
an obligation of the government Incurred
without their consent
turning to the bill, Mr.. Bailey declared
mat there was involved in 1t q question of
law and question of morals