The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-06
AmuseS House for Three Hours
 With His HunOr
RESPECTS ID REPUBLICANS
In Reply to Question as to What Kind of Democrat He is He Replies "Champ Clarke
 Democrat"

Washington, January 5.-"champ Clark democracy was expounded 10 the delight and entertainment of the House for three hours today by Mir Clark Of Missouri, and constituted the feature of the debate on the Philippine tariff bill.
 Mir Clark's speech took q wide range, and he labelled his political beliefs as above in answer to a question as to what kind of a democrat he really was. He talked of the Philippines and favored the pending bill; he discussed the general tar iff question and in particular the German tariff situation. He reviewed William J. Bryans record on silver, and paid his respects in characteristic oratory to re- publican leaders. He ascrihed future greatness to what he termed the great stand pat disciples. and declared that one of these Secretary Shaw, whose re- cord as secretary of the treasury included, he said classifying frogs legs as poultry and ponies us "household articles for the collection of revenue. was logical re- publican presidential possibility unless the mantle should fall on the gray and griz- zed speaker. Uncle Joe Cannon"
 Spike From the Forum.
 Speaking from the forum in front of tho speakers desk Mr. Clark addressed many of his positive assertions directly to the republican members. He was interrupted many times. and these interruptions gen orally resulted in responses that delighted both sides.
 The fight against the bill was opened in the interest of the beet sugar industry by Mir Fordney Of Michican. He regaled the republican membership on it's pledge to the stand pat blanks of the party
 Mr. Clark o,ei-ad the discussion with a general speech devoted in particular to the German American tariff situation. He prefaced this wath brief reference 10 the bill under consideration. Speaking Of the area and productiveness of the Philippine Islands. Mr. Clark said he had never been so much surprised since republican peat him for Congress in 1904
 You could he said, ram the whole islands into the congressional district rep resented by Mr. Stevens of Texas.
 Stating the democratic position on the bill he said his party would vote for It, although In committee the democrats had voted against 1t. simply because the dem ocratic substitute for absolue free trade had not been supported by the repnhh- cans
 Changes in Tobacco Industry.
 Illustrating changes in the tobacco in- dustry. Mir Clark caused laughter on potn sides of the chamber by declaring that there were in his district 15O brick houses and 100 brick barnes all equal in arehl- tectural beauty to the executive offices occupied by President Roosevelt. all butt out of the profits of tobacco raised and sold during the civil war for more than one dollar pound.
 Discussing as an absurdity the enof- nous amount of sugar the Philippines are sllpposed to produce. MT. Clark gave the amount raised "in the United states proper" and also the production m the limited States improper in which he ln- cluded Hawaii Porto Rico and the Phil ippines.
 The ways and means committee. ne said had been informed by sworn state ments that every acre in the Phlllppnles would he planted in tobacco and by the sugar people that these same acres would be planted in sugar It all reminded nm of draw poker or the game or ducks and drakes He did not blame the sugar people for working against the plll put said they were seven years behind. ihey should have blocked the admission or
 
 the price we paid to coddle the Hawaiian into a frame of mind in which we could swallow them-and." he continued are now preparing to do the same great anaconda act with Cuba
 By producing figures showing the acre age production of beet and cane sugar in this country in comparison with tne corn crop, Mir. Clark reached the con clusion that an acre in sugar produced two to three times the revenue that an acre of corn would
 Respects to Sugar Trust.
 Having his attention called to the su- gar trust" by a question from Mir. Brous- sard of Louisiana. he declared dramat- ically;
 "ru tell you about the sugar trust if vou beet sugar people over here will vofe with us to wipe out the differental tariff of 261z cents on refined sugar, we will kill the sugar trust as dead as mullet"
 A question which was immeasureabiy greater in importance than the fhll- inpine sugar question. MT. Clark declared was the German tariff situation and the DIngley tariff in general He quoted Gov ernor Cummings of Iowa. as saying that ali the insurance stealing and other ir- regularties was not titne to the steal- ing that Is going on under the Dlngley tariff law. "Governor Cummins IS re- publican. dSStIltu MI CieN HN-
 "still he holds some very pronounced democratic doctrine" interjected MT. La cey. of Iowa.
 "Yes." replied Mir Clark. "and this sen timent will result in placing 30 per cent of the Iowa republicans In 'a" demo- cratic column, thank GodN'
 Then" he continued. "here is Massa- chusetts joining hands with Iowa"
 Refers to Stand Pat"
 Referring to the stand pat doctrine held by the republicans. he said that phrase Senator Hanna stole from the nolxer table If he were alive he would see that the republican party has bob-tailed flush on the tariff question now
 He paid his respects to Senator Cullom of Illinois who 'prides himself on physical resemblance to Abraham Lin coin" and said he had changed from a stand batter" to a believer in reci- procity
 Senator Lodge. he said, had been stirred
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