The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1902-04-19
MIR. Broussard's Speech
IN CONGRESS-.

ttoH III protest VI luz penuiHS Supau
tariff reduction bill was delivered
by Mr.. Broussard today. IL was
pronounced the ables; effort he has
made during his three terms of Con-
gress. and without doubt the most
eloquent aud effective protes, that
has come from the Democratic side
during the present discussion. Re-
publlcans and Dem ,crats alike pro-
nounced it so, aud the members from
the third district was gwen the un
animous consent Of the House to
proceed with his speech when the
allotted time expired before he con-
clu1ed 1t was second time ex-
tended, aud when be finished the
leaders from both sides said it was
the best speech that has been de-
livered on the Cuban question.
Mr.. Broussald secured the floor
after the House had been wearled
with speeches read from manuscript
by Congressman who had no vital
interest in the point at issue. At
ter several hours of such prosaic
delivery the galleries became de-
serted, and the members had sought
refuge IN the cloakrooms when the
member from the third district se-
cured the floor. Mr.. Broussard,
however, had not been speaking
five MINUTES before this changed.
The hoortook on signs of life and
the galleries filled up. He was not
only speaking without notes, but
, with impassioned feellog.
Not only has the Louisiana dele.
, CATION In both houses pronounced
this the best exposition OF the ques
tion from their side that has yet
5 been made, but Speaker Henderson
. Mr.. Little6eld of Maine and all oil
! the leading Republicans congratu
lated the LOUISIANA Congressman
on his eloquent effort
! He said that the people of hi
district We're especially interested
in the matter before Congress, anc
: he proposed to take broader
ground and discuss he question
from broader standpoln. than |
J purely local one.
Mr.. Rroussard reviewed the OILS
tory of sugar legislation from th
!, earliest period up to the presen
! ltime, and laid down the broad prop
], osltlon that reciprocity was not !
ii Democratic doctrine. That tn
! Wilson bill repealed the McKinle
law providing for reciprocity. !
had been contended by the Repul
). licans that the Democratic part
in the Wilson bin broke faith wit
IS the domestic sugar producers. Ye
i, the i.epubllcan party was nov
4 breaking faith with the domesti
e producer by aflixing tax less tha
e the Wilson bill upon sugar comm
e into competition with the domel
II tic industry.
'e Taking up the pending measul
lel Mr.. Broussard devoted conslderabl
l. attention to refutlng the argument
', advanced by Gen. G.osvenor
Dt Ohio. Then he turned to M
"a Richardson and those members @
the Democratic side who had aligne
: themselves with the Republicans 4
: this proposition, and said.
all 81 MAINTAIN that this measure ls
Republican measure absolutely an
nnquallfedly. | MAINTAIN taat
st saw it's birth IN the Mckinley me
re sage of 1899. l MAINTAIN that Ge
al Brooke called the attention oil Pre-
xt deaf Mckinley to this propos,tit
when be was Governor General
Cuba. | MAINTAIN Il was call,
specifically TO the attention of I
- present President by the report
: the Secretary of War, and it "
!, called to the attention OF the &c
"a eress of the United States by I
a Republic III President. And y
: all remember that after these m
sages ha Leel read nothing v
. done on these lines. You all
j. member that there was conferef
,.e of Republicans here to pass
= whether We should give recip,oc
!, to Cuba or not. You all rememl
that, that conference failed to p
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