The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-11
REVISION IS
 NECESSARY MT. GroSvenor Speaks of Tariff Schedules. TIME NOT YET AT HAND Dingley Bill Not Fetich to Be
 Worshipped. Ohio Congressman Warns Young Republicans That the Present Rates canot Stand Forever
 Cuban Bill Discussed.
TIME NOT YET AT HAND

Washington. April 10-The most nota- ble speech on the Cuban reciprocity bill in the House today was made by MT. Grosvenor tohio). He answered the crit ics who have charged him with incon- sistency by saying that reciprocity was sound Republican doctrine, and that tar if schedules were not sacred. He pre- dicted that the time would come ai- though it had not yet arrived, when 'here would be an memorable demand for re- vision of the present rates.
 Mir. Prince uils) made strong speech against the measure. The other speakers were Messrs Lawrence tMass.) anu MT Myers lnd) for the bill, and Messfs. Weeks tMich.) and kleborg 'IeA') asdine' 1t. r
 Mfr Grosvenor declared that MT. Ding lev opposed the sugar schedule or the Dingley bill on the ground that IL was '.unrea asonably high, and that ne hao only been induced to acqulesce III u III the expectation that the tarift on sugar would be used to promote reciprocity. f1e said with great emphasis that ne nau never yet permitted himself to worship the tariff system as ieticn not to oe touched or examined.
 Warns Young Republicans.
 He warned the young Republicans about him that if they believed the present tariff schedules were to be forever de- fended. they had as well retire to prlvate life The Republican party. he announceo' must not chain itself to the tariH scneo- ules.
 He declared that the Republican party dared not in ls96 pledge itself to the re- enactment of the Mckinley bill It was not question or schcdufes' pu' oi '"S protective principle.
 He predicted that the time would come when there would be an ineXorable de- ud for eisstnres in the present schcur ules; but that time had not yet come. Set he warned his Republican colleagues who were opposing the present Dill ana who proposed to overturn the ruIings or the chair to accomplish its defeat that they might plunge the whole country into premature agitation for revision or the tariff"
 With some feeling MT. Grosvenor then answered the charges or inconsistency brought against himself. lie called at tentior to tho remarks on reciprocity made bv President Roosevelt at Charles , ton yesterday which he described as the b,st speech the Presider. ever mace and humorously remarked that he won dered at the temerity of the President in making such statements while Repub- licsns in the House were denouncing such sentiments as party disloyaity. The present tariff on raw sugar, he declared was high beyond all reason If the present tariff reductions were made, the tariff on sugar would then be , per cent higher than the frsmers of the Dingley bill intended.
 Beet Sugars Protection.
 If tho beet sugar people had an in hat world with $140 s hundred protection, then it had better be abandoned , In conclusion, MT Grosvenor denied , that the pending bill constituted an as- suit upon the protective theory. lie said that a per cent of the people or the country favored it because they did not believe Cuba had been treated so harshly that she would be forced into the Union When she got ready to come, said he we would welcome her the President said in his speech last night. recognizing that she stood in a different relation to the United States than any other coun- try
 Mir. Weeks (Mich) followed MT. Gros- yenor in 4 speech in opposition to the bill He argued there was no obligation upon ns to aid Cuba It was rlciculous' he contendcd. to say that because We freed Cuba at the cost of hundreds of
  fore we were under q load of debt to the island.
 MT Lawrence tMdss.J and Mir Perkins tN. Y.) favored the bill.
 Mir Prince Ulls.) insisted that the con ditious in Cuba had been misrepresented and said that Cuba this year produced more sugar than she had for years and that the prices of labor there today were higher thar they were in the Northwest ern States MT. Prince said the present bill was more of q Democratic than a Renuhlican measure When he defended his action in his district. he said, he pro- posed to read the roll call showing that a greater proportion of Democrats than Republicans supported it.
 MT. Meyers NndD said he would vote for the bill. but protested that the relief 1t would afford would not he adequate.
 Mir. EIleborg CTcx) opposed the measure.
 At 4:40 ?. m, the House adjourned.