Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-01-24

aimed most OF his argument. Mr..
Williams outlined the specific tariff
doctrine Of the democratic party and
held that the republican tariff was
not. as so often claimed, responsible
for the property of the country. To
prove this, he cited the prosperity Of
Canada, Mexico and other countries
at the present time, and the depres-
sion Of these countries during the
hard times of 1893. Mr. Adams Of
Wisconsin opposed the bill but ad
vocated a readjustment of tariff on
business PRINCIPLES Mr. Mckinley
of California spoke in favor Of the
pending measure and pointed a finger
of warning towards the growing in
dustries of Japan.
Washington, Jan. 12.-Interest was
injected into the Philippine tariff de
bate in the house by a "Massa-
chuseus idea" tariff exposition by Mr..
Mccall of that state; by a character
study of the Filipino by Mr.. Long,
worth OF Ohio and by a defense Of
President Roosevelt by Mr. Pou, a
democrat of North Carolina. Besides
speeches delivered on the merits of
the bill nearly all of which were in
opposition to the measure. Mr.. Brous-
sard of Louisiana opened the discus
sion with a speech against the bill
by jugglery,' he said, the whole
sugar product of the islands could be
shipped here at a profit and the
home demand there be supplied by
imported sugar" Mr. Brooks of Col.
orado declared a beet sugar duty 10
he the essential factor of the success
of the vast irrigation projects OF the
west, and that its death knell will he
sounded in the passage or the pending
measure. Mr.. Lamar of Florida said
the bill was in the interest Of the
/ tobacco trust" and meant the break
( ing down of the Chinese exclusion act,
rs far as cigar manufacturing is con
Cerned. Mr Howell Of Utah and Mir
Clark OF Florida both opposed the bill.
Mr.. Crumpacker Of Indiana favored it,
and Mr.. French of Idaho closed the
discussion for the day against it, In
15-minute speech Mr.. Longworth Of
Ohio gave the house his impression OF
his Philippine trip last summer. He
was greeted with applause anu
marked attention was given his casti-
cation of the Filipino character He
favored the bill as the best means of
developing the Filipino into a condi-
ton of self government, at which mo-
ment he would be more than glad to
drop the islands. Il cannot BRING into
my mind that there's any brilliant
future for the Philippine islands and
with the sole exception of the love
for family and home that the average
Filipino possesses, l can see nothing
bright in the Filipino character he
declared.
The passage of the bin" ne said
would not damage one iota any
American industry or American labor
employed in that industry. No one
after smoking one native cigar" re
said, would want another, and with
only one is nd on which sugar could
be raised and that without a harbor,
he saw no danger from that source.
Il for one" continued Mr.. Long
worth, "am not in favor of holding the
Philippine Islands as part Of the
United States moment longer than
we absolutely have to" This state
ment was met with general applause,
/ but particularly from democrats. 81
am in favor of turning those islands
over to the Filipino people, continued
/ Mr.. Longworth, Ito govern themselves
| at the very first moment that they
proved to US that they are capable
/ of governing themselves. How soon
that time may come providence alone
knows, but l say the sooner the better.
: To speed that moment l am in favor
of this nation .oin. everything it can
do to give them material benefits. to
uplift them mentally and morally"
! Washi gton, Jan. 19.-There were
nine speeches in the house on the
/ Philippine tariff bill, consuming near
/ ~ six and half hours. Three speak
/ ers opposed the bill and six favored it.
/ Those who argued for the measure
were MessTs. Gaines of Tennessee,
| Thomas of North Carolina, who il.
cluded a plea for the southern farm
ers and demanded reciprocity to bene-
/ fit the oil industry; Needham of Cali
/ fornia, Carrot of Tennessee. Gardner
/ Of Massachusetts,, who devoted the
/ ms iO1. norton of his remarks to the
tariff needs of his state and urged the
! republicans of the house to amend the
tariff simply as to the schedules on
hides and sole leather, and Scott OF
Kansas. The opponents were Messrs.
/ Young of Michigan, Loud of Michigan
and Norris of Nebraska.
Washington, Jan. Ex-senator Ba-
con succeeded in securing an open
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