The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-25
Two Notable Speeches During Closing Debate on PhiI-
 ippine Bi|I
BALL CHARGES TIE OTHER SIDE WITH HYPOCRISY
Landis and Champ Clark Have Spirited Colloquy on the Election of Gro yer Cleveland Which Pro-
 vokes Excitement.

Washington, June 24.-Two notable speeches marked the closing of the general debate on the Philippine civil government bill today. There were many. These were made by MT. Lan- dis, Republican of Indiana, and by MT. Williams, Democrat of Mississippi. 1 There were two big demonstrations | after each concluded
 The other speakers today were Messrs. Ball of Texas, Jones of Vir- ginia, Shafroth of Colorado and Crum- packer of Indiana
 The latter closed the general de- bate for the bill with strong speech.
 Bills were passed to appropriate $30JJ annually for the support and maintenance of the permanent inter- nation commission of the congress of navigation; to authorize the director to compile statistics regarding irriga- ticn.
 MT. DaI Of Texas, the first speaker on tre Philippine civil bill today. made a general onslaught on inc Republican poll 1 icy. Taking Pecksnin as his text he | charged the President ano administration | with hypocrisy. If tic President would
 dissolve the firm of IIavemeyer, Root,
 Wood, Fhurocr & Co.,, and strike d blow
 at the sugar trust Ey agreeing to ac- cept the house Cuban reciprocity bill. he | sad, the bill would pass the senate by 1 the aid Of n solid Democratic vote in l twenty four hours. The responsibility for the failure to do our duty to Cuba, he inristed rested on the President Turn ing to the question of trusts he also charged tho administration with hypoc- risy upor that suL ject. What is your remedy for trusts?' asked Littlefeld of Nain. ''ro place all trust made products on the free list" replied MT. Ball. ito deny trusts the power uf interstate transporta- ticn and the use of the mails and to in- augurate an aGmirjsti alton that will sort to renal statutes ana not inJunc- tiCns in the prosecution of the trusts" Pemoaretic applause)
 Republicans HypocrltIcal.
 In charging the Democrats with assail- ing the army in the Philippines, Mir Ball charged that the Republicans were hypo- critical
 Like hyenas you go down in the grave to islander the armies of the South and NOTIn, 10 try to Hldhe the AInerlCana believe that the soldiers of both armies were guilty of the sort of atrocities that occurred In the Philippines I denouncs your statement caluminous and slam ders upon both armies. Democratic ap- plauseJ.
 MT. Landis of Indiana who followed Mir. Ball. made an earnest speech in sup port of the policy of retaining the Phil ppine Islands.
 MT. Landis engaged in a sharp passage with MT. Clark of Missouri. He describ- ed Mir. Clark after he was declared as charging Hp and down the aisle boasting that the Democrats had taken the Repub- lican party by the neck and dragged 1t into war.
 That's what we did" shouted MT. | Clark
 And then when the war came with its problems, consequences and responsibiii- | ties" flashed back MT. Landis, you turn ed your backs and ran away" A tremen- l dous burst of applause greeted this re- l ply.
 Applause Unchecked. For fully a minute 1t continued un- 1 checked by the presiding officer. There is not a word of truth in that statement" retorted MT. Clark, when the applause died away. And that's not all'' returned MT Lam dis. 'They not only turned their backs and ran away, but they are running yet" (Renewed Republican applause).
 That statement is not true either.' cried MT. Clark when MT. Landis referred to MT. Clark's former criticisms of Grover Cleveland the Missouri member correct ed him and declared the second election of Grover Cleveland was the great ,st calamity that has ever befallen the hu- man race since the fall of Adam"
 Did not you vote for him?' queried MT. Landis.
 
 Yes responded Mir Clark amid great laughter. and that is one thing I ex- pect to pray Almighty God to give me absolution for on the day of Judgment"
 Mir. Landis gave a description of the Missouri delegation and Mir. Clark sing ing Grover Cleveland; four years more for Grover and then we'll be in clover"
 The New Leader.
 Recent events had shown, he said that the Democratic managers were looking for a new leader, who was 1t to be? The peerless leader apparently was about to move from a 5000 to a $25.OO0 house and retire from public life
 Tt looks very much." asserted Mir Landis ''as though Grover Cleveland will be the man and if he is the gentleman from Missouri again will be heard in the chorus: Grover. Grover. fours years more of Grover"
 Mir. Landis paid a glowing tribute to the bravery and heroisrn of General Fun ston. In the midst of 1t, while he was describing Funston swimming a river during the expedition which resulted in the capture of Aguinaldo Mir. Sulzer. New York. raised a general laugh by exclaimng Funston can't swim" A-A