The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-06
Lincoln and said he had changet from "a stand batter" to believer 1T


 Lincoinr and said he had changed from "a stand batter" to believer in reciprocity.
 Senator Lodge he said had been stir red to action by the recent election in Massachusetts and wanted reciprocity.
 Would the gentleman support a pro position for free hides coupled with reduction on leather products asked Mr. Gardner, of Massachusetts
 50 quick 1t would make your head swim replied MT. Clark.
 Speaker Common had taken seat di- rectly in front of Mir. Clark who, look ing directly at the former sald. ..lis ne newspapers say President Rooseveit and Speaker Cannon have entered into modus vivendi by which the Speaker VIII permit or facilitate railroad iegislation during this session if the President Will not send message in favor Of tarin revision.
 ..Does the gentleman believe that statement" asked MT. Grosvenor after the laughter had quieted-
 q am Tot on the witness stand" was the answer. But President Roosevelt entered into a modus vivendi with Pres fdent Morales of Santo Domingo and Morales has taken to the woods modus vivendi and all. tLaughter.)
 Original "standpatter.-
 MT. Clark characterized MT. McCleary (Minn) as the original stand batter. He would make the Dingley tariff the minimum and God only knows how high the maximum" added Mir. Clark.
 Asserting that the attitude of Ger many and other European nations on the tarlff question meant general tar if war against tho United States, MT. Clark said that all meant that the price of products in the Mississippi Valley would at once depreciate In value.
 MT. Grosvenor asked If MT. Clark would advocate that. the American peo- pie should be dictated to by every for- eign nation that undertakes to fix our tariff for us
 If we can rob the whole world then we might be In position to dictate
 Other 9ues.ions from Mir. Grosvenor diverted Mir Clark into a comprehensive account of the tariff history Of the country. 4
 rinrlev bill was not producing enough revenue to run the government. ne brought MT. Grosvenor and Mir Payne to their feet with details.
 ..It is producing a deficit of one niil- lion dollsrs4a day" declared Mir. Clark. Then turning to Mr. Grosyenor ne shouted:
 ssNow. ! want to ask you n question. are we KOiHk tO u4NC 0e@S harbor bill this year?
 MT. Grosvenor at first asserted thar he did not know, whereupon MT. CIarF uictured him for the amusement or tn" House as one of the Great trtumvirafH of the House"
 .It consists of the speaker Mr Dal zeII and General Grosvenor," MT. Clark
 When Mir. Payne arose MT. Clark held put his hand and said: Now I want to aak you q question: Are we to have public building bill this sessionT
 .I don't know"
 well, why don't your
 '.Because I am not interested" is.-
 .sThaf's juet it. You have go' yours" (Laughter.l
 MT. Clark then addressed himself tn the "Kindergartens members of thr Hoa,se and advised them Go take notice. If there was necessity For an appro- priation to carry on river and harbar work already begun 1t might Do had h,it not cent for new work of public buildings e4s,eg ss., sl.il s t k An exhanstivA refutatiou tbat pres ent prosperity was due to the Dingley tarfM biiI was made by MT. Clark. \ led nv auestionR by Mir. Grosvenor to review the monetary issue or the campaign of 1898 Mir. Clark declared the Republicans played what he called .'canfidence game" on the country In declaring for .Bimetallism" as soon as the other nations of the world would agree to take action. and then he saId Lyman !. Gage. secretary of the treasury "hamstrunR" the interna- ttanal money commission and that end cd all efforts In that direction. He had no apology to make for following Bry- ~'sF .A f.h.u,o rIavt< Demecrnt.D
 Watson (Ind.l wanted to know what kind of Democrat MT. Clark was.
 'T am a e amp Clark Democrat" he reioined amld hearty laughter.
 sBui the gentleman in 1897 said that he wished all the custom houses In the country were destroyed" persisted Mfr Watson.
 i "weII. refuse to have that speech , iittected iu here" answered Mir. Clark T said it."
 First asking any Republican if he considered free trade a crime and get ting an affirmative answer from Mir Mahon (Penn.) Mir. Clark asserted You are just the man am looking for want to pump something into you"
 He then read paragraph praising | Thcmas H. Benton for his efforts to put salt on the free list.
 'Is that free trade doctrine?" he asked
 No" interJected MT. Grosvenor.
 "oh. you know who wrote it,r re- ioined Mir. Clark. But here, (pointins to MT Mahon) is. the man am after He will have to admit that the man who wrote it iE a criminal"
 MT. Grosvenor said that President Roosevelt in his younger days had written the sentiment q am not a defender of the Presi- aFaf
 Nor l." interJected MT. Grosvenor.
 well I am glad of It." continued Mir ! Clark. |" for don't think he wanted to be defended by having the baby act plead for him. He would not do that | himself"
 "Neither can any Republican call him n criminal. for If he did, the President would cut off his paper (laughter) and . Republican Congressman without ! 'naper' Is nothing"
 MT. Clark in closing. after holding the floor for three hours predicted that ! the frank discussion of the tariff 1 which he believed would result from the consideration of the present bill would be of great benefit to the coun-
 When he concluded he was warmly congratulated by many members oi both porties.
 Mir. Fordney CMich) opposed the measure. He expressed his disgust that the bill was made to represent a movement under the name of "Recipro' l city"
 Mir. Fordney read the Republican National Platform and the President'i letter accepting the nomination. both he said. pledging the party agains tariff Legislation and asserted that h, considered the bill under consideration a direct violation of those pledges. H, 1 reviewed exhaustively the sugar hoe