Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-19
Declares That Tariff Schedules
Are Not Sacred.
Is A PROTECTIONIST
DISCUSSES McKINLEY'S BUFFALO
RECIPROCITY SPEECH.
Holds That It Did Not Indicate
on Cuban Bill Resumed.

Mr. Broussard Ua.) opened the debate
today when the House resumed considera-
ton Of the Cuban bill.
He opposed the measure and said 1t was
not in line with democratic tariff reform.
He said the President had infringed on the
rights of the House. The trust he said,
would profit by the reduction of the tariff
on sugar and no benefits would accrue to
the consumer
Mr. Hepburn's Attitude.
Mr.. Hepburn Uowa) followed stating
at the outset of his remarks that he would
vote for the bill: but with reluctance.
He said he was not one of those who be-
lieved owe Cuba anything. This coun-
try had spent $3O0.OOo,O3 or $4OO.OOO, 600
and sacrificed many lives that Cuba might
be relieved from oppression
Mr. Hepburn said he believed in republi
can reciprocity-the reciprocity of McKin-
ley. In this connection he quoted from
the speech made by the late President at
Buffalo.
He declared that there was nothing in
that speech that differed one iota from the
established policy of the republican party.
He said with emphasis that there was alb
soutely nothing in that speech to show
that Mckinley was approaching free trade,
Mr.. Hepburn declared he believed in pro-
lection as advocated by the republican
credness In schedules. citing the number
of times they had been changed. He re-
viewed the history of tariff legislation,
| comparing the balances in favor of this
country under republican policies with
those under democratic control. This
country is no longer a debtor nation. he
said, adding that the republicans had
changed all this. He was unwilling to
have any assault the Dingley act, say
ing he was one of those who believed in
letting well enough alone.
Mr.. Sulzer Supports the Bill.
Mr.. Sulzer On " said he would vote for
the bill, as it was a little step in the right
direction. But for the cast-iron rule which,
he said had been adopted by the majority.
he would propose amendments, among
other things abolishing the differential and
color restrictions on sugar. which, he says,
shelters monopoly. He entered his protest
against the power which, he said. rests
with the committee on rules saying the
House no longer was deliberative body.
He declared that the majority afraid
to go record on the amendments which
the minority sought to impose.
What spectacle of commercial selfish
ness. monopoIistic greed and polite short
siChtedness the republican party presents
today" he said declaring that it Is so we'd
ded to it's protective tariff policy that ap-
parently 1t would rather witness injury to
Cuba than TO break down its present
system.
Will Vote at O'Clock
The House of Representatives will at
O'Clock this afternoon pass the bill carry
ing into effect the Cuban reciprocity treaty.
There will be but few dissenting voices
On the republican side there will be mega
tive votes from certain members of the
Michigan delegation and also a single vote
of protest from California. The democrats
will vote as solidly i'll favor of the bill as
the republicans. The only dissenting demo-
cratic votes will be from louisiana the
great cane-growing and sugar producing
state, and from Texas
The bill has been the subject of debate
since Monday last at noon. Each day the
House has resolved itself into a committee
of the whole to consider the measure. The
debate has been lively at times, but the
clashes have been mostly of purely poiti-
cal nature. The speeches have all smacked
of politics and the tariff and may truly be
considered as the opening guns of the presi-
Dental campaign Of 1904.
Program Of the House.
1t is not believed the House Will attempt
to transact any further business at this ex-
ira session. So long as the Senate remains
in session the House will adjourn from day
to day, or over periods of three days at a
time. the sessions being perfunctory af-
fairs only.