Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-11
URGED BY GROSvENOR
Philippine Tariff Bill Sup
ported.
C0LL0QUY WITH Mr.. CLARK
Declares That He Doesn't Want Demo-
cratic Votes.
CAN PASS IT WITHOUT THEM
Admits That He Has Not Always
Been Consistent in the House
and is Proud of It.
;oLL0QUY WITH Mr.. CLARK
AN PASS IT WITHOUT THEM

and is Proud OF 1t.
| That there may be no interruption of the
| general debate on the Philippine tariff bill
| until it is ended pension day. which comes
tomorrow, was displaced by unanimous con-
| sent by the House of Representatives today
/ until the day after the vote on the pending
bill.
| Mr.. Payne gave notice that unless unani-
nous consent should later be given to close
| general debate Saturday he should demand
a vote on motion to close debate when the
| House meets Monday.
| Mr.. Grosvenor (Ohio) took the floor in IA
vor Of the bill. He reviewed the causes of
the Spanish war and declared the American
| people could not then shirk their duty. no
| more than they could now shirk the conse-
| quences of that war.
| Placing a part of this responsibility on the
| democratic party, Mr.. Grosvenor recounted
| the influence of Mr.. Bryan in obtaining the
| ratification of the treaty of peace.
| Repudiates Democratic Support.
| "The spirit of Bryan he said, "permeates
| the democratic party today democrat
| has permeated the spirit of that party since
| the day Of Andrew Jackson However, Mr..
| Grosvenor repudiated democratic votes for
| the pending bill. He did not want such
votes, especially when they were given on
the ground that it was step in the direc-
J ton of free trade. Let them ride in the
| Jim Crow car. and not in the first-ciass
| compartment with me- he said.
| What would be the chances of passing
this bill without our votes?' queried Champ
| Clark.
| Il think they would be very good" replied
| Mr.. Grosvenor.
| IF all the democrats voted against it?''
| II think So"
! Well you had better get down to cipher
| ing on that gang over there who are trying
/ to defeat it," declared Mr. Clark.
| .'Oh! l don't cipher retorted Mr.. Gros-
venor. who explained that he believed that
| those of his colleagues who were to vote
| against the bill would do SO from an I'M
| polling force against their better Judgment.
| rs not that impelling force the ma
chnery of the organization of this House?'
asked Mr.. Clark.
| "Oh, no." declared Mr.. aGrosvenor Il
| said those who We're to vote against the
| bill. The gentleman has got his impellng
| force at the wrong end of the rope
Poker illusions.
| Mr. Grosvenor disliked to be called a
''stand-patter."
| This phrase" he said, ''the gentleman
! from Missouri says, was borrowed from a
| disrepu table source, but of which do not
| understand, but he seems to have gone us
! one better in his speech (referring to Mr..
| Clark's reference to a bob-tailed flush)."
| X.
| ''Well, whatever that may mean, 1 will
| try to see what there is in this proposition
Touching the charge of inconsistency
| which had been made, Mr.. Grosvenor said
| the record he was most proud of having
! made in his twenty years service in the
| House was that he had not been consistent
| on any details of Legislation during any two
years.
| AS to the tariff, he was not welded to all
| of the schedules of the Dingley tariff
What particular schedules will the gen
| tleman join in revising?" asked Mr..
| Clark.
| ded to all the items in that bill say that
| am ready to reyise?" retorted Mr.. Gros-
! yenor.
| But which one will you revise?"
! "Oh, when you put yourself in the attitude
| of being entitled to call on me for Details l
| will furnish Them replied Mr.. Grosvenor.
| Philippine tobacco was characterized as
! poor, miserable stuff by Mr. Grosvenor
/ and although his state raised tobocco, he
| did not fear competition from the Philip
| pines, which would not sell in the Cincin-
| natl market for anything.
Would the gentleman send box of the
| average Manila cigars to a constituent
whose vote he wanted?' asked Mr.. Long
worth Ohio
| well. don't smoke myself, but I would
| not send them to my interrogation" laugh
| ingly replied Mr. Grosvenor.
| Reviewing some of the things which have
| been said against the Philippines in the de-
L
| equaled the things said by Daniel Webster
against the inhabitants of the fourteen
| states and territories acquired by the Lou
| iSiana purchase.
II believe" he continued, ''the Philippine
| Islands will become one of the greatest jew
! els in the crown of American achievement"
Replies to Mr.. Clark.
| Mr.. Grosvenor declared his intention OF
| devoting the remainder of his remarks to
the democratic wall for tariff revision. Par
| ticularly did he want to reply to Mr.. Clark
| regarding his quotation in recent speech
| from the book of James G. Blaine which he
! had said was a contradiction of the repub-
lican platform of 1894, that "a democratic
| tariff has always been followed by business
adversely; republican tariff by business
| prosperity
Mr.. Clark's quotation of Mr.. Blaine he
commended. had not included the context,
which was needed to make the statement
| complete
Passing over this, Mr.. Grosyenor SUBJ
| stantiated the remarks of Senator Deliver
| that Mr.. Dingley had yielded to the Senate
! on the amount Of the differential on sugar
| leaving 1t high that 1t might be used In
| securing reciprocity treaties with Spain
| Massachusetts was next the subject of
Mr.. Grosvenor'S remarks. He went on to
show that. Notwithstanding the cry for free
raw material, there was now in MaSsachu-
| sets flood tide of prosperity.
Mr.. Sullivan of Massachusetts inter-
rupted to mention number of iron and
grass WorhS winch ne Salu nad gone out
of business under the Dingley tariff
There were plenty of these works which
had grown immensely wealthy under that
tariff along the Monongaheia river, replied
Mr.. Grosvenor
After further interruption Mr.. Grosyenor
said he wanted to get back again to Massa-
chusetts. That state should he said, re-
member the adage, Never go back on
them that brought you up by hand.
What hand?" interjected Minority Leader
Williams.
The hand of God and the republican
party was the quick reply. When the
laughter had quieted Mr.. Williams said: Il
want to recognize the unusual magnanimty
of the gentleman in naming God just once
as the senior member OF the firm
Qaughter)
DISCUSSED VENEZUELA.
Secretary Root and French Ambassa-