The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-28
WILLIAMS TALKS ON TARIFF.
says IL Republicans Don't Revise It Demo-
Gratis VIII.

WASHINGTON, April 27.-The tariff de-
bate started in the House Yesterday was
continued to-day, Mr.. Williams, the minor
ity leader, being the only speaker. how
ever, and he did not conclude his remarks.
The House was into committee Of the whole
on the Agricultural Appropriation bill.
Mr.. Williams first congratulated his
fellow Democrats that they had finally
flushed the covey," that the insolent
security of the Republicans had been shaken
and that they we're acting like cartridges,
as Il whole and individually.
Il have an IMPRESSION he said, I hat
if we could have fought this last campaign
upon the line OF common sense and sensible
reduction and revision OF the tariff to pre-
vent the exploitation OF home consumers
by concerns which exploited them nnder
the shelter OF a tariff while they sell cheaper
TO the foreigners we would ha We won the
election. democratic applause. And I
have another idea, and L will give II to the
gentleman now, that the personality OF
you candidate had more to do with your
success than the strength Of your party.
And | have another idea, that Is more a
wonderinent than al idea. | am wonder
ing and sometimes dreaming Of what Will
happen to the gentleman from Iowa INF.
Hepburn the gentleman from Penn
New York GMr. Payne) and the gentleman
from Indiana (Mr. Iandis) and all the
other leaders OF the cohorts OF s~tandpatsm
when toward the tail end OF this Congress,
or during the next SESSION OF this Congress,
the man In the White House who carried
your party to victory rather than the party
carrying HIM shall send a message to this
House to revise and reduce the tariff. Jap
plause on the Democratic sidel
1T is in the aif that he wanted to do il
before this. It was asserted in the news
papers, ! do not know whether 1t was true
or not, / hope not that there was some sort
Of an agreement between him and the
Speaker whereby he must hold back this
box with all these serpents OF discord from
being turned loose among the Republican
party, providing the Speaker would help
him get through certain things that he con-
sidered Of primary and paramount import
ance at this moment. Let me tell you some
thing. You have got to revise this tariff
II you don't we will-lApplauBe on the
Democratic sidel-because u common
masters, the people Of America, have made
I'D their minds that it shall be revised.
II will tell you another thing. | am
going to tell you a whole lot OF things.
You have got to pass a bill to admit Okla
homa and the Indian Territory as q State
in this Union, and leave Arizona and New
Mexico out. For IL you don't we will,
u masters, have made up their minds
upon that point. l will tell you another
thing. Your Republican Senate has got
to pass a reasonable and right and Just
railroad rate bill, and IL you don't that
IL another thing that we viii do. am
not Boosting of our strength, Mr.. Chair
man. l am regretting our weakness. l
hope it is a weakness Of the past. I notice
more Of homogeneity among Democrats,
more commences Of purpose, more unity OF
action thar there has been for a long, long
time. I am not predicating these things,
however, so much upon our strength be-
fore the country az ! am upon your weak
ness, upon the fact that you have neither
the intellect nor the courage to take the
bull by the horns and do the work your
heaven, unless you do It the people will
commission somebody else to do it,"