The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-19
Mr.. BALL SCORED A POINT
Delivered Telling Speech 10 tae
House on Tariff Reform.
The ADMISSIONS OF THE REPUBLICANS
In the Philippine Bill furnished Him a
Text Which He Ussd to the VI
most Advantage,

Washington, December 1s--one Of the
features Of today's discussion IN tho house
Of the ways and means committee hin pro.
yiding for the reduction Of the tarin on
imports from the Philippines to this couu
try from 20 per cent Of the present Dheley
rates 10 Is per cent thereof was a speech
by Mr.. Ball Of Texas. who supported the
measure. He said IN part: In giving my
support to this bill do not concede the
right Of congress to lay aud collect taxes
upon commerce coming 20 US from any
territory belonging to the United states
but the supreme court OF the United states
having decidedly a shifting majority OF
one-that It was lawful to do SO, for the
purposes Of legislation, It is useless 70 CUES.
ton that decision.
II shall, therefore. vote FOR this bin be
caus 1t charges those who are entitled TO
free trade with the United states IS per
cent tax Instead Of as per cent tax, aud
to that extent IS more Just 20 the Fnipinos
and our people than the prescut law.
When those who are welded 90 the idol of
nr9teeton can consent 10 give congress
and the Ameucan people reasons such as
arc contained In the report OF the majority,
there Is some hope yet that Ephrain may
be discovered from his idols
sage than an eplstle from the high prles,e
of protection. Ii says 'it is believed by
the sccretaty OF war and also by the com
mission that more revenue would be re-
ccived from the duty OF - per cent AS
proposed than under the present rate OF
10 per cent Of the Dlngley rates,
That is on cnunciatlon OF the old demo
cratic doctrine that a moderate tariff will
relieve the producers aud consumers OF our
country from unjust conditions and afford
greater revenue to the government TO meet
its expenses than will q protective tarln
There Us another proposition advanced by
the republican majority Of the ways and
means committee n Is; In addition 70
raising revenue the passage OF the BIN viii
doubtless have an important crcct IN en-
couraginG tho Industries Of he island,
"Now. how Is this beneficial effect TO he
hadI How is &c 10 conc To the Filipinos
under this hillt Simply by admitting their
goods into the markets of tho United States
upon more reasonable terms than they now
receive.
III that proposition be true, le u not also
true that n this bill contained q provision
admitting our goods from the United States
into the Philippine islands az duty rate
81 - per cent instead Of 40 pcr cent as ut
present this reduction would In Ike man
uor stimulate and benefit American prod
ucts, American industries ana American
manufactures!
Carry that argument, gentlemen on the
republican side. to logical conclusions. and
YOU reach wlstf That when the goods Of
vorable terms where they seek q market,
such concession stimulates the manutactur-
Ing aud the commercial entcrpUsc ~ such
country. when the Philippine policy WAS
entered upon YOU told the American pco
Me that The Orient was the proper outlet
for American trade. and yet today you re-
fuse to admit American goods into the
Philippine islands either upon toc basis N
frcc trade or ~ reduce the tri1 upSu
American goods exported to the philippine
isilnda 10 - per cent Of tho present Ding
ley rate, the basis upon when you propose
In admit here goods from the Philippines
~ 1t Us good thing for the FNipincS
10 get their goods in here at one-thrd the
present rates. why s II not good thing
Tor the mauufac turerS aud producefs Of the
United states 80 got their goods into the
Philippine islands at one third Of the pres
emit rate? How else do you expect 10 get
tho boosted advantage 10 American trade
and American business?
"Shun 10 rs you mFy, the republican PARTY
will be compelled TO yield 10 the deciding
sentiment iu this country for frecr rtls
tions. not with our island possession, but
with the world
~ do not wonder that devotees n the
high protective principle shrink from dis
turbing the citadel IN which tariff hcnencia
rIes are intrenched, but unless they do shate
their rapacity tho country viii destroy
/ their special privileges, root and branch,