Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-26
Representative Dalzell Replies
to Bourke Cochran.
GALLERIES CROWDED
NOTICE OF SPEECH Attracts
LARGE AUDIENCE.
Resolution Calling on Department Of
Justice for Information
Adopted.

great tarin Dattle Is Oh III tuo I1OuSo
this afternoon. 1t opened soon after
O'Clock, and the announcement that 1t was
impending attracted great audience. 1t
was given out that John DalzeIl Of Penn
sylvania, one of the tariff experts OF the
republicans. would reply to the speech OF
Bourke Cochran Saturday. The galleries
were crowded and many senator's, including
Senators Scott, Burrows, Dolliver and
Stewart. came over from the Senate side to
hear the debate.
There was full attendance of members
upon both sides of the House. Mr.. Cock
ran was in his seat taking notes and evil
IDENTIFY ready 10 reply to Mr.. Dalzell as 1t
was agreed that the democrats should
have as much time as Mr.. Dalzell should
occupy
Would Contrast Declarations.
Mr.. Dalzell prefaced his remarks with
the inquiry whether the democratic party
was honest in it's declaration of conser-
vatism as made by SO many leaders or
whether the democratic party was still,
as it always has been a party advocating
free trade
He said he proposed to answer this ques-
ton by contrasting the radical free trade
utteranceS of leading democrats in 1897,
when a presidential election was not i'm
pending, with the more guarded utterances
of the same democrats at this time to
show that Notwithstanding its attempts at
conservatism the democratic party was at
heart party of free trade.
He quoted from speech made in. 1897 by
Champ Clark of Missouri, in which Mr..
Clark declared that he would tear down the
custom houses from turret to foundation
stone, because they had always been moth
ing but dens of robbers Mr.. Clark de-
clared that he was free trader, and stood
with Sir Robert Peel, Richard Golden, John
Bright and Henry George. He would
rather be doorkeeper in the house of free
trade than a dweller in the tents of the
wicked protectionists.
Last March, continued Mr. Dalzell, Mr..
Clark had hedged this declaration Of 1897
by saying that theoretically he was for free
II ade. He would establish free trade in a
new continent. but admitted that it might
not be advisable in America at this moment
as a practical proposition.
Turning to the record of John Sharp Will
iams Mr.. DalZell declared that in 1897 Mr..
Williams was a free trader, and that while
Mr.. Williams ideas, as expressed at this
session of Congress, might be a little more
conservative on the eve Of a presidential
election. he could not deny that at heart he
believed the true economic policy was the
policy of free trade.
Mr.. Williams interrupted Mr.. Dalzell to
say that the declaration of 1887 was made
when 1t seemed revenue might be raised
by the income tax, but that policy was de-
clared unconstitutional
Mr.. Dalzeil, referring to the speech re-
Gently made in the House by Representa-
1--WE bourke Cockfan, saiu INA. 'nat eent.e
party. had talked free trade without pre-
tense. 1t was frank. open. manly free
uIaue anu ho o,o ~ 80 S spoeon ~ q.
couiu e Surs 90 nnthi,n h,,t ,hIio ,I,,,,,a
Mr.. Dalzell said that Mr.. Cockran's
marks met with more demonstrations of
a appr r. sc g., tha 9,r,a he hos haan a
.I,h ne a. tIous ''''Ao Ae mas "oe"
He said a great deal more than care
~
Interrupted by Laughter.
But he was interrupted bv a loud ont
burst of laughter from the floor and gall
leries as the members and others present
remembered the personal remarks that had
passed between Mr.. Cochran and Mr.. Dali
zell on the occasion of the formers speech.
When the Laughter had died away, Mr.. Dali
zen, esduehuy somewhat annoyed, Saio
,.n ne oio noL say AWNING rear 10 quote.
oat =. Hlent ps eInpsrIassinS' INTERCEPT
Gu SoiUe On .he oe.nCcrauc sue.
w, ~ Mouio not pc embarrassing, re-
pheo Vt. DaizeL, ana tnen, AFTER applause
from MS coiieagues, no added that II he
was 70 De interrupted thereafter he would
pier .r ..iat me meMpers snouio nrst aooress
.iie cnai-. ne wouio De gao TO answer all
questl2hs' Out ne dld not care TO answer
cat.caIs.
MT. Daizeii declared Mr.. Cochran to be
cma,np,on Oh Tree ,raoe 50 extreme tnat ne
out on the shore of either ocean. With in
tense bitterness of tone. Mr.. Dalzell de-
clared that IT would be Joyous news to the
,ar,s ' So rse., M ms naSsc. 'has me GUS
wages nf fore,an nations should he ,n"u-
gurated for them; 1t would be joyous news
to the farmers Of the land, whose products
wouia nave 10 come INTO competition with
da. n would he tnvons ,aus Sc III III srnat
manufactnrers of tbis- cnnntr,, uhnsa En-
naces would he out Of hast ava whose nil
doors wouId he closed and whose 90 nita
would be sacrificed 10 a theory
"
NOT In Books, but Factories.
Mr. DaIzeI, dec,arad that tho +ar,er ro,,,,,
;. 20 ,e. ~ - p'..'
10 VI d huhureo years STANDING IN TINS
country, inaugurated by George Washing
ton and contaminated by VIM. Mckinley
The tar;n arou,ent ne tod.y 10 rot q, ~.
W ''u"' 40 ~. " oe
.ou,a IN DOCKS. put - 10 De round IN rae
t .ulIeS. !. - not 10 % iouno among tneor-
ists' Du. Is TO De Iound among the men IN
tne miis. Inc tariH polcy mas mace TINS
liauV p tne greatest Manufacturing nation
on lhg eartn.
Mr. DaIzeh salo the repupMcan tariH pol
ICY was poncy tnat mad niied every saw
lngs Dank IN the country, ana In every line
or avenue OF civic, pontlcai, social ana IN