The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-01-16
LONCWORTH Of OHIO
TELLS OF OBSERVATIONS IN THE
PHILIPPINES
Presidents Future Son-in-Law Advises
Passage Of the Tariff Bili--Pou
Of North Carolina Protects
the White House.

Washington, Jan. 12.-Today's ses-
sion in the house developed into dis
cussion of the Philippine tariff bill,
which was of interest, owing to the
fact that Representative Pou, DEM
ocrat, of North Carolina, defended the
White House from recent attacks and
because the speech of Representative
Nicholas Longworth, of Ohio, the f.
ance of Miss Alice Roosevelt, declared
that the Philippine islands did not
have before them the brilliant future
that President Roosevelt and the Of
ficials of his administration predict
ed, and that the Filipinos are lacking
in noble character.
In the early hours of the session, 1t
was agreed that the general debate on
the bill would continue until adjourn
ment Monday, the house TO meet each
morning at II o'clock until then.
Today's speakers were, with the ex-
the passage of the bill. They were
Representatives Lamar and Sparlman,
Democrats of Florida; Broussard,
Democrat of Louisiana; Howell, Re-
publican Of Utah; Mccall, Republican
of Massachusetts; Freich, Democrat of
Idaho. and Pou, Democrat of North
Carolina, who made a general speech
The North Carolina member declar-
ed that It was not the intention of
the Republicans to enact at this time,
any antitrust or railroad rate legisla-
tion, and said in reference 10 the Nor
ris incident:
Il am inclined to think that certain
gentlemen have grown hysterical at
the incident. ! was at the White House
today and was reminded of the fact
that we have had 25 presidents of the
United States. There were portraits
Of three of them who have fallen at
the hand of an assassin, about one in
every eight. l don't believe that gem
tlemen should be so rash as to criti-
eiZe those whose duty it is to protect
the president. II is possible that
things may have been such as to war;
rant their action. l don't believe that
the president should be criticized for
The action of his subordinates."
Mr.. Longworth, when he arose to
speak, was given the closest attention.
He was one of the Taft party to visit
the Philippines last summer, and 1t is
said that his engagement to the presi-
dents daughter is an outcome of the
oriental trip, which she made with the
secretary of war.
Two characteristics which they pos
sessed, he said, rendered them abso-
lutely unfit for self-government. They
were that the average Filipino could
form no conception of the dignity OF
labor and of the duties of the officers
TO the people.
He said that the tariff bin should be
passed and the aid it carried given to
the Filipinos as they were 80 shift
less, so untrustworthy and SO help
less" that they could not help them
selves and that they can never become
a menace to any American industry.
Mr.. Crumpacker, REP. Ind), declar-
ed that he favored the bill but would
prefer to have absolute free trade de-
rlared at once, without any drawbacks
between the islands and the United
States,
Mr.. Mccall, tRep. Mass), believes
that the islands should be cut loose
and said that he favored tariff revi-
zion but he did not believe in revising
the tariff by grating upon the United
States foreign parasites TO absorb it's
blood.
The Republicans in Massachusetts,
he declared, would not have won in the
last election if they had not stood
upon tariff revision plank. He warn
ed his colleagues that If the tariff was
not revised at this time the Demo
Gratis would do it two years hence,
and that then would come the del
uge"
The senate was not in session to-
day.