The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-07
Republican Members of Congress
Attack Tariff Idol.
Sacredness of Existing Seized.
ules Is Denied.
THEY WIN APPLAUSE
From Their Own Side as Well
as From the Democrats.
House of Representatives Re-
sembled a SchoOlrOOm.

Washington, Jan. 6-Tarif revision
sentiment in the Republican party made
itself evident in the house of repre-
sentatives today. A Connecticut mem
Der cried a solemn warning of impending
defeat and the applause that followed
was not confined to the Democratic side
of the chamber.
The incident arose during a speech by
Mr.. Lawrence (Rep. NIass.), a member
of the committee on ways and means.
The Philippine tariff bill was under con-
sideration.
The Massachusetts member followed
Representative Hill CRep. Comm in
support of the Philippine bill and Rep
resentative Mondeu CRep. WyO) a beet
sugar man, in opposition. He told of d
hardship worked by the unnecessary
tariff on hides"
clared, las many of the stand-pat Re
publicans would have the people be-
lieve. The Dingley bill has been in
operation for eight years and in that
time changes have come to the cOun-
try's markets and industries that make
it's revision an absolute necessity"
The demand for revision came from
substantial classes, he declared, and he
maintained it was growing MY party
must read the signs Alright and bring
about the necessary reforms or else suf-
fer defeat and let the revision work fall
to the lot of the tariff wreckers,' he
exclaimed.
Mr.. Monden declared that the Ameri-
can congress which put itself up as the
champion of the American labOrer, was
discriminating against the beet sugar
industry by the endorsement of the pro
posed bill.
Mr. Hills speech, which was given
the closest attention by 10th sides, was
teeming with facts and figures gained
by his personal observation made in
two trips to the Philippines. He talked
for two hours and a half and the house
had much the appearance of school
room. A large map of the Islands was
displayed from d stand near the clerks
desk.
With pointer in hand Mr. Hill occu-
pied a position in front of it and the
members took seats as near him as pos
sible He predicted that the population
of the Philippines in % years would be
80 million instead OF ~ nlllllon,as at pres
emit. but he declared that the whole am
bitiOn of the population was simply to
subsist. Reverting to statement about
slavery, Mr. Clayton tAla-) interrupted
with the query:
.sVVhat. stiIl selling men and women
1T is true replied Mr.. Hill, candidly-
After all these years with the great
Republican party in control all the timer"
That also is true, was the answer,
but il is also true this with great en-
phasis, chat but for this same great Re
publican party, slavery would still be
flourishing in the United States"
Clayton quietly took his seat amid vo-
ciferous Republican applause and laugh
ter.
Mr. Hill said he thought there was
cause for criticism of the excessive cost
of American government in the Philip
pines, but he commended the fault was in
America and grew out Of the division of
opinion as to the policy to be pursued.
He admitted that the Philippine question
was a hard and difficult one, but declared
that the United States was too great
and strong, too generous and noble. to
fOrSake its task begun and continued in
the interests of humanity" Republican
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