The evening times., 1900-07-27
QUEER CAMPAIGN LITERATURE.
Republicans Use the SPOOner-RacOn
CoIIOauy on Lob5ies.

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ColiOauy on LObbies.
One Of the curious pieces of campaign
literature which is being broadcasted by
the Republican National Committee is a
reprint Of part of the Congressional Rec
ort," Of April 5. containing the speech de-
livered by Senator SpOCner On Monday,
April 2 on the government Of Porto Rice.
During the delivery of the speech cCl-
loquy between Senators SpOOner and Ba-
cen took place on the subject of Hobbies
in general and Mr. Oxnard in particular,
in which the Senator from Georgia charg-
cd that the bill as reported eonformed
with Mr. Oxnard's views. This collOquy,
which. in connection with the speech. is
being used as literature" by the Republi-
cans. follows u
Mr.. Spooner-I will venture TO say that
il you further enrich the men who bought
up the sugar and tobacco by bringing IL
into this country free, you will not add Z
penny to the price Of labor among the
men who work in the cane fields in its
production People may talk about
lobby. There has been
lobby here-therA has been a
Lobby here from the beginning II has rot
been lobby representing the poor men
and women and children OF Porto Rico 1t
has been a lobby OF men controlling TINS
product Of sugar. who have made money
and who have been here representing thsiI
own pockets. and nothing else.
Mr.. BaeOn-Oxna-d
Mr. SpoOner-Oxnard7 Not at all
Nj. Blcon-He appear % before the COM
mittce.
Mr.. Spooner-Sappose he did appear be-
fore the committee. Did the committee
pay any attention to him.
Nr. Bacon-They have done exactly what
he demanded should be done.
Mr.. SDoOner-I 90 not know what the
Senator may think, but / want TO say this.
l impute to the Senator the IOftiest pur-
pose, but the suggestion that the Congress
Of the United States, a majority of The
other House and OF this. could be in1u-
enced to do injustice to Porto Rico or in
legislation of this character by OXnard. by
some protected interest. is libel upon our
institutions which ought noe to be uttered
here. and ought not TO gain lodgment any
where. II a majority Of both houses OF
Congress-and this talk is banded around
when you are in the majority and when we
are. as TO great matters OF legislation even
involving humanity-are Influenced in an
ulteFiOr and subtle way although not in 2
corrupt way-if that be true this Govern
ment IS a feilure. The men who are in
favor OF this bill. the men who reported
this bill were not influenced by Mr. OK
nard The men who are advocating the
passage OF this bill are not advocating il
on account OF Mr. Oxnard- This is not a
protective duty. Only 81. 600 tons OF sugar
or $4,000 tons come from Porto Rico into
the United States. u is a baga1elle COM
pared with our annual consumption OF su-
gar.
Mr.. Bacon-If the Senator viii pardon
me, OF course / do not des.re 10 get into
any controversy on the subject. but as he
has very caustically denounced the sug-
gestioa-
Mr.. SPooner-I do not denounee the Sen
atOr from Georgia.
Mr.. Bacon understand that. The Sen
ator very generously exempted me before
he uttered the denunciatiOE, but ] call his
attention 10 the fact that the suggestion
of that thought certainly came from the
Senator from Wisconsin The Senator was
proceeding to show that II there v=re any
lobby here il was a lobby opposed TO the
particular contention which he favored
and therefore IN favor Of the contention
which We supported. and l simply replied
that that did not seem 10 be universal; ;
that there was one very prominent man
who had certainly come before the commit
tee and the irst thing we had hesra Of a
tariff on Porto Rican products was from
him.
Mr.. Spooner-It is one thing for nan
to go before a committee and in an open
way present shis views
Mr.. Foraker-WiH the Sena.or ircm VS.
ccEsin allow me for a moment?
Mr.. SpcoEer-C Certainly.
Mr.. Foraker-Oxnari was before our
committee. He came there as any Other
citizen OF the United States would have
come II he had so desired. We heard Is
testimony and he went his way. ! never
saw him before. except only on tie day he
testified. II ne has been here since, GER
taiEly If ne has been here a. d lobbyist he
has not been in the company OF the COM
mi;tee or anybody connected with il, ard
except only as VIC would pay attention TO
what he might say in . proper way h. vas
not heard by anybody connected with Us.
and had no influence except as any otLer
citizen OF the United States would have.
Mr. Bacon do not intend so 10 state.
On the contrary, ! am merely replying 10
the statement OF the Senator from Wis
coEsiu- when he practically arraig1Cd Z oze
OF Us who were in favor OF free trade VII
the statement that that was rot what vas
being cOuJended for and urged BY a lobby
representing protected interests I siup y
said there was a lobby on the other SIDE.
NJ Spooner-I had no thought OF ar
raiEuiEg the Senator
Mr- BscOn-Not NE in particular.
Dir. Spo0ner-Nor your side. / think you
are opposed 10 this bill sincerely.
In this speech occurs also a eolIoauy be
tween Senator Spooner and Senator Tur-
ley in which the gentleman from Wiscon-
question concerning the tax on sugar and
the Sugar Trust Il follows:
Mr Turley-I should Ike to ask the
Senator from Wisconsin Oae question. il
DO not interrupt him.
Nr SpO0ner-CerJaiRly
Mr.. Turlsy Do I understand the Sena-
tor 10 maintain that this tax comes out OF
the Sugar Trust and Will be paid by the
Sugar Trust2
Mr. Spooner-The Sugar Trust is suing
10 collect what il cid pay.
Mr.. Turley-I understood you in your
statement just a moment ago to say that
the tax would fall on the Sugar Trust.
Mr. Spooner-I say that the tax viii D.
collected from the rich producers of sugar
over there or from the importers one or
the other. and that in either event II
comes frcm the right spot and goes TO the
right spot. IL comes frcm those who OBJ
tain 4 product which is produced by poor
" paid and impoverished people. and
through our instrumentality ii goes TO the
masses TO aid in government. in education
and in their support.
Mr. Turley-I will ask the Senator this
question: What does Re think is the effect
OF this tax? Does it fail on the Suga.
Trust? Is the Sugar Trust benefited by
the tax or hurt by the taxi
Mr.. SpConCr-I cannot tell who is bene-
fted by it. I DO not know the secret ar
rangesncnt between the sugar company and