Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-06
TELLS Of. TOBACCO MANSIONS
Comes Cut l.. Favor of The Philip
pine Bill and cites Statement,
Made BY Roosevelt IN Favor cf
Free Trade-Deiincs His Own De.
mooracy.
Cpy Associated press.>

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-"Champ
Clark Democracy" was expounded -
the delight AID entertainment Of the
house for three hours today by Mr..
Clark, OF Missouri. and constituted
the feature of the debate on the Phil
ippine tariff bill.
Mr.. Clark's speech took wide
range and during its progress lie
labelled his political beliefs as above
in answer in n question as 10 what
kind Of a Democrat he really was. lie
talked OF the Philippines and favor
ed the pending bill; lie discussed the
general tariff question and in particu-
lar the German tariff situation.
Future greatness he ascribed 10
what he termed the great stand pat"
disciples--one Of those, Secretary
Shaw, whose record as secretary OF
the treasury included. he said, classi-
tying frogs legs as poultry and ponies
as household articles" for the col.
lection OF revenue. was logical Re
publican presidential possibility un-
less the mantle should fall on The
gray and grl2zled speaker. Uucle
Joe Cannon"
Tobocco Bull. Brick Mansions,
illustrating changes in the tobac.
co industry, Mr. Clark caused laugh.
ter on both sides OF the chamber by
declaring that there were In his dis
trict $50 brick houses and 100 brick
barns all equal In architectural beauty
TO the executive Offices occupied by
President Roosevelt. all built out of
the profits OF tobacco raised and sold
during the civil war for more than
81 pound
Having his attention called to the
sugar trust" by question from Mr..
broussard Ma.) he declared ORA
maticaily:
Would Stay the Sugar Trust.
I'll tell you about the sugar trust
II you beet sugar people over here
Will vote with us to wipe out the
dinerential tariff of 2 l-2 cents Oh
refined sugar we will kill the sugar
trust as dead as mullet"
question which was immeasur.
ably greater in Importance than the
Phillppine sugar question, Mr.. Clark
declared, was the German tariff sit.
uation and the Dingley tariff in gen.
eral He quoted Governor Cummings
OF Iowa, as saying that all of the in
surance stealing and other Irregular.
tiles was not tithe TO the stealing
that Is going on under the Diugley
tariff law
Poker Terms Freely Used.
Referring to the stand pat" doc.
trlne held by the Republicans, he
said that phrase Senator Hanna
stole from the poker table. If he
were alive now he would see that the
Republican party had a bob.tailed
hnsh on the tariff question now?"
speaker Cannon had taken a seat
directly in front of Mr.. Clark, who
looking directly at the former said.
The newspapers say President
~ eiu hoptuRcl cannon nave
entered into modus >vvendi by
winch the speaker will permit Or
facilitate railroad rate legislation dur.
lhg this session il the President vii,
not send in message In favor Of
tariff revision" =
Does the gentleman believe that
statement?"
Asked AIr. Grosvenor. after the
laughter had Quoted
To the Woods With II,
i am not on the witness stand"
was the answer But President
Roosevelt entered into "A modus vi.
vendl With President Morales, Of
Santo. Domingo and Morales has
taken to the woods modus viyendi
and all" Uaughter).
Mr.. Clark asked Mr.. Payne IN. -