The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-29
LONG Observation-Disclosures.
JOHN SHARP SPEAKS FOR Two
HOURS MORE
And, the Spirit Beins willing D4lt the Fes,
Weak, Outs but Doesn't F1nish-.H
Was Ills Second Instalment -Cushman
Replies for tue Republican side.

Replies for tue RGpuDhcan she'
WAsu1NGToH, April 2s.-John Sharp
Williams, the minority floor 1eIder in the
House of Representatives., without finish
Ing his tariff speech begun yesterday,
STONED talking to-day because of physical
weariuess after speaking for 1Uo-Aalrsr
having broken the record, for years past
Mt least, in the matter of length OF speeches
w. the House. He held the floor yesterday
end to-day four anda ouarter houFs-EAsFs
q q tradition that while the Hon. L." ID.
Campbell 81 Ohio, the "ButAr pony" was
a member be once eppke sixteen hours,
and that continunnsly, but. Capt. John
Clancy, the veteran employee Of the House,
who was here during the latter part Of Mr..
Campbells service, fails to recolect It,
The greater part Of the. time occupied by
Mr.. Williams to-day was sfent. in the read
inz of testimony of various kinds 10 prove
his contention that American manufactur-
ers under tho operation OF the tarir sold
their products abroad at u lower price than,
they charged domestic consumers; that
foreign salrs were not made at a loss, but
yielded a fair profit, and that the system
was a pure exploitation of the American
market. In this he awaited himself OF the
elocutionary abilities Of Mr.. Iowne on New
York, who greatly aided him,
Mr.. Williams enumerated three oh ELECTIONS
to the protective system; That 1t was
immoral that it was socialistic and that
H u,s iraI,sfio uo
was unable before yielding the floor TO
discuss tho lasl objection. The speech in
its entirety GouDtiess will be the basis
80 Dor,oc,,,i. rratarv in the coming cam
paign. 1t will FURNISH plenty Of material
h, e,,rr,,a tln T,,rlaD nd for "A revision OF
the tariff.
The agricultural aprropriatton bill was
,,Iar ,orsidcr,ti,n In comroittee OF tho
oI"ei cOH''"V'' q. 80 tS III.
tariff speech. lie first deVoted tllmseli
TO n consideration OC the dumping theory
advanced Inv Mr.. HeuENlrn the 4 Ter day
-. - di.,o-,l os .r.rbts pr,,3,icts Of
w. n,dn,,ra o.,ra,. II, Lid no could
American manufacturers ne S'-u ~ oHulu
understand how a surplus might DC thus
dispoeed of abroad under some conditions,
b,t fine rreyriIug sy.,en vas an exploita-
cbn, r III iEEsr, AN ,pr%lsonnp,o prodt whie
..nIiitSr n bTtsr. In A. foreign ma rler at q
,omra55, III, ,,rrodr
NJ Within. va rned the Renublicans
that thnv could nor avoid meeting the
s]ituatinn fairly. II Icr thry had TO defend
tbe sy.tam Of eyrlCiLttionh of domestic
bmye p ~ T., r,l,ic. he tariff. SO as to make
h }mnossibie.
Pn2erring 10 Mr.. Hepburn's showing of
nrosreritvs under tie operation of the
pprosant t,,iT law Mr. William. asserted
thot II VIZ. due 10 The iHcreS SfGg supDIy OF
gJ and The CII6.oG1eEt ri4a Of p5ricss--
eor ~ dine r. cod Who is Under to His
children than LEGISLATORS are to their fellow
man This rlfSsnor,Iv. which is world
wide " Mr., Williams continued with scorn.
addressinr The Rerublicans. you, humbuqs
thnt Won are CLAIM 10 be due to the Tassage
~ tha DingIsT In y, in tGs Tuitni Statas
yNI- I'll. l.., - ~. II.,l,,,,, ,I,.
the nconIe Ia 1904 had ratified the Repub-
Ii mg y Yp possit ion on ON thjS question Mr., Williams
contended was not an .indorscmenL by the
neople, but an iii founded belief on their
to revise the tarin az to certain schedules.
Mr. Williams proIuoed a great bulk of
testimony of various sorts 10 sustain his
contantion that the s,rnlus ~ products
sant abroad was sold at DriCes Mating
a nroft 10 the --,a,,,, ~. n ,trr,rs and that
IL he nroducerue,,ld make the same price
in the domestic market that he did in the
Gornicn tTern woiild he no s,,rnlns
i Pronipe n tNea an,on moui bis witnesses we're
Messrs Garv and Schwah Of tha Steel
Cornoration and several railroad men
wbo had nurcbased ste j rails,
apr tba Wv . Mr. Williams Hndad paren-
tn 1sst bay bc l nave nrot n9s he1r vet tnAI t ses 1 tbat
tbeejr renrasent ,ttiyes mot a ySay nv two ago
and soIeemniy fixed the price Of steel rails
AZ eoe n -, r. tha nevt year ~ two y
az T TfG " p aE4 t of W 81 se speech com prised
d . ni nr = en 80 - III tha Ia
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~ \ o. s Nv "o Tomlhe 81 Te~ WI Il "
f GT aid 5S0'''' ~" N" 'oA
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- H. ntt tan, "ratoetion nj Jbe soiS
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~ was soclahstiS ~ - 'riiIGncy ~ oPerdr
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pscussiug .Ht n''t o,JrctioE' ~, VIII
Z; ON eHpIaIneu tie l.v2itrS 81 w pmtae9
~ IL pelInoon"'a' lt".rotH ma irp'I H.
tSnt - 10 oh - vas .nean' 10y
49, u. ;-'Ii,flnaI, 81 ..,.aI -
tats from TnA the law waTa rrobbeps hut but that
the system is robbery. He N id that he
WOClQ prefer TO i've IN a country mere ne