The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-01

to a denomination" He read the pres
idsnt's statement announcing his de-
termination not to be a candidate,
called attention to the fact that it had
been made after receiving IAN unprece-
denied popular majority" spoke of the
fact that the presidents position had
been based on his desire not to violate
the unwritten two term, and added:
IF this declaration had been made
because OF a desire to serve his own
personal convenience the president
would not be under the same obligation
that he is now under not again to en-
ter the contest, but having based his
statement upon desire to observe the
two-term rule laid down by Washing
ton, he would be base and perfidous
should he under any circumstances seek
or accept another nomination"
Ambition Is Honorable.
He reiterated his confidence in the
presidents sincerity and patriotism,
adding that if he is ambitious to attain
a niche in the nations pantheon along
side of Washington, jefferson, Jackson
and Lincoln he could not be blamed
Whether he viii attain that ambition
remains to be seen," he said. Mean
time, he said, he deemed it his duty to
give the president such support as he
could when he believed him to be right
and 10 oppose him when he believed
him to be wrong.
Mr.. Hepburn sought to secure an
| agreement to vote on the pure food bill
on Feb Z, but Mr.. Teller objected, say
ing that he is prepared now to vote on
the bill, but that he objects to the
method of securing the disposition of
measure before the senate.
Mr.. Teller Objected.
Mr.. Teller made a similar objection
when few minutes later Mr.. Gallinger
sought to have time fixed for a vote
on the shipping BILL
Discussing the shipping bill, Mr.. Tell
| err expressed the opinion that the extra
/ expense Of building ships in the United
States was not so great drawback to
| the shipping industry as the difficulty
of manning American ships.
What guarantee have we that the
subsidized ships would carry our mer-
chandise more cheaply than other YES
| sels?" he asked.
Mr.. GaIlinger replied by pointing to
the great reduction of freight rates on
the great lakes where, he said, the COM
petition was entirely among American
vessels.
Mr.. Gauinger predicted that without
legislation the United States will soon
be wiped off, the north Atlantic.
ON the face Of that fact the mer-
I tenant
persimmOns," said Mr.. Frye, and Mr..
| GaIIinger replied that Mr.. Frye could
at any time introduce a bill to subsidize
the north Atlantic ships and he (Gal-
linger) would support it.
Merely a Beginning.
Mr.. spooner asked if this was not
merely the beginning of a permanent
subsidy plan for the United States, and
Mr.. GaIlinger replied that with the
business of ship building once well es-
tablished construction would be cheap
ened.
Mr.. Frye said that ships could be
built much more cheaply by wholesale
than at retail. He added that if the
bill Of 1901 had become law he would
be building ships now more cheaply
than on the Clyde. While our Ameri-
can wOrkmen get 80 per cent more in
the way of wages than the Clyde work
men, he said, we would soon do the
work as cheapIy as they do.
Mr.. Frye spoke of the higher rates
necessary on American vessels as due
to the greater cost Of operating, and
Mr.. Bailey suggested that we should
be thankful If other nations do our car
rying so much more cheaply than we
can do it, leaving our people to engage
in more profitable enterprise.
Neither Mr.. Frye nor Mr.. GallingeT
would make the concession, and the
question led to the exchange Of some
Ipleasantries on the protective principle
which did not bear directly on the
question.
At the conclusion Of the debate on the
shipping bill a bill allowing the entry
Of vessels at Port Hartford and Mon
terey, Cal, was passed.
At 500 p. m. the senate went into ex-
ecutive session, and at 5:15 o'clock adj
iOurned.