The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1905-12-29
TAFTS PIT PROJECT.
FREE TRADE WITH PHILIPPINES S
WILL BE FOUGHT.
MAY OPEN THE TARIFF QUESTION

Plans OF the Beet Sugar Men In Con.
gress-Hill Tenacious as a Snap
ping Turtle"--Webbcr's Temperance
Measurc--Taft and Cannon.
Washington, Dec. 2S,-Spocial.--The
bill for II reduction OF duty on Phillip
pine products imported into the United
States IL to mcct bitter opposition and
possible defeat The beet sugar In
terrsts are aroused. and they are max
ing themselves felt There has been II
canvass OF the senate aud II has been
ascertuincd thnt the opposition liz simi.
lar to that which was manifested to |
the reduction OF duty on Cuban sugar. |
II IL intlmntcd that II II becomes neccs
sary to defeat the bill II sufficient mum
her of Republican senators VIII JON |
with the Democrats and vote for large |
reductions IN IRON. steel ana their |
products. which would bring about
tariff revision A few articles only
would have to he attached TO tho bill
to bury II beyond resurrection. Scarce.
" any measure has been 80 near the
heart of Secretary TAFT nS this rcduc-
ton OF the tNrin duty, which would
give the filiUlnOS II market IN the Unit
ed States Secretary Taft does not he.
licNc that American interests would he
injured 10y the proposed law.
May Open Up the Tariff,
T., ipp
whur Arin question Will be- thrown
open aud debated on the Philippine
bill So intense are the beet sugar men
that they intend if possible 10 defeat
nn ironclad rule aud tusten number
of amendments upon the bill which
Will Kill II Probably they are not
strong enough to accomplish this III the
house hut they viii no doubt compel n
cnsOnnblc time for dCbntc. The west
crn men win be extremely vigorous IN
drnuncati, of the Philippine rcduc.
tion measure aud will talk plainly
about III" tariff Already they IN" say
| Ing that the proposition IS to remove
| the only important lDlur" of protrc.
! ton given To the lHrurl ana by dong
SO destroy the sugar beet industry IN
| the west
Informed and Tenacious.
"1hnt man lill," remarked Champ
Clark. referring to the representative"
from Connecticut. is one Of the best
informed men in the house HIS
knowledge Of everything pertaining to
the government Is something wonder
full And he iS ms tenacious HS II snap
ping turtle" ClLrk had just left a
room whore IIlIl was insisting upon
the honrlircnt poIlcy Of once more low
erng the duty on l'hlippIn" products
| nnd would not he convinced by the
half dozen men. mostly Republicans,
who combnt"d his views
Different From the Commons.
Representative BOutcil OF Illinois
sees the ridcuIou' sid" Of things aS
quickly as any member of the house
Speaking of the debate which Gee"
pied the house before recess. he re-
fcrrcd to II SnrcaStlCally Ms "wOn
dcrful exhibition when you res
of an extended debate in the house OF
commons" he continued. you know
that something vital Is being consid
cred. Upon the vote following such Il
debate may depend the fate of the
government The government brings
in measure and il is debated unit
result is reached Here we debated
everything. and moi II thing depended
upon il. Days wrr" gwen TO talk thai
could have no effect upon any lcSlS
latiou
Webber's Temperance Measure.
Representative W"hhcr Of Ohio
, about whom considerable was said dur
ing the campaign ~ ONO last fan bc
ca,lSc Of hlS opposition to Governor
, ll"rrlrk. was rs good as his word Ol
the t"mpcrnnC" question when h'
reached washington one Of the hrS
hills winch h" introduced was TO pro
hibu the sale of inloYrnnts in tine Dis
| triri of Columbia Even If this bi
] should pass. It does not 70 far enOugl
to ir clirri'vc Wchbcr should amcmr
his hlIl nv prohibiting the sale, man,
Y fatIur". importation and use of liqu
IN the District. The prohibition of tl
sale nf liquor has been n failure every
where These laws to meet the ObirC
r Of ia" temperate" workers should pro
hihit the use Of imtoNirants
, Fred Lands MADE Good"
Years ago SOuIr of the Indiana pee
pie who heard Fred LandiS mnE
" speeches ni"knam"d him "Megaphon"
IHudis hcCauS" hc had vOi"" tia
could reach to the farth"rmOSt parts "
-, hIg crowd lInt hc contInn"d I
=, make speeches. and he also had thH
" characteristic Of the lands family
political horse sense. He saw Il rlSln
storm IN the Eleventh cOngr"SSiOn.
u district Certain men organized TO Il,
st feat George W Steele. the sitting men
II her but they could not agree upon
IS candidate Fred laudiS gathered som
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