The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-07
FOR BRYAN AND NEW TARIFF.
RALLYIN0 CRY TO DEMOCRATS
RAISED IN HOUSE DEBATE.

10 do Equity, but Wont BfiDe new
England 20 stay in the Republican
Party--Free For All Talk Starts.
tariff field day in the House OF Repre-
Sentatives to-day. Nominally tho Indian
Appropriation bill for the year l9Oe-O7 was
before the House. Messrs. Lacey (Repp
Ia.) and Ruoker Dem, Mo- made set
speeches, the former In opposition TO and the
latter in favor of tariff revision, Mr.. Will
Jams (Dem., Miss.l, the minority leader,
made the longest speech OF the day, also
favoring revision. in which, however, he
conceded that the chances for accomplish
ing anything in that line were exceedingly
slim and remote.
The most striking passage OF the day
probably was the ~eulogistio nomination,
with ASSURANCES Of victory, by Mr.. Ruoker
OF William j. Bryan as the Democratic a n
didate In 1908 o. a platform demanding
tariff revision pure and simple, This Is
part OF what Mr.. Rucker said:
We will 20 TO tho country In the next ma
tional campaign with q platform demanding
tarin revision In plain, positive and emphatic
language. confident Of the result, Jap
plause.l
Ihope that the Democratic party In the next
campaign viii place on our platform as It's
nominee and leader that man with the dew
OF morning yet upon his brow who stands
alone, towering above his fellows. the one
true Ideal Of American statesman ship, the
worklngmani 3 best and most faithful friend.
the bold and fearless champion of the right.
the defender and TN compromising foe OF the
wrong, that pure and incorruptible American
whose name 10 a men see and a fear to wrong
doors but IL q solaoe and inspiration to good
statesmanship everywhere. With such a
platform and such q candidate victory Is
ours.
Then will a political cyclone sweep the
country, and when the storm shall have
spent Its fury. instead of ruin and desolation
In Its track we will witness Joy TN confined,
oontentment. happin ess and real prosperity.
Then we will have absolute assurance OF O
square deal for all, because the ship OF State
VIII then be guided from the White House
by the unerrlng Judgment and matchless
s~tatesmanshlp Of the hlgh. fearless Nebraskan,
William j. Bryan. lApplause,l
Mr.. Iacey's chiefest concern was with
respect TO the prospect, as he described
Germany takes pride in sending the prod
ucts OF her factories to all parts OF the
world he said, bearing the familiar
legend made in Germany We admire
her for her enterprise, but we are not will
ing TO have our American tariff Ia VS. also
labelled made In Germany
"The home market is the best he said
later, q n the nearer home the better.
The free traders time and again in many
years have taken the American working
man up into a high mountain and have
offered him the markets Of the world
home market. The offer has at times
misled the voters Of the republic and al
ways with the same disastrous results"
Regarding the agitation for free hides
MIR. Lacey said: %Ihe hide as surely enters
into the value of the whole animal as does
finished product Of the farm, and every
time a fagner sells a steer he sells a hide.
The Iowa FARMER has stood and still stands
by the protective system. and he has the
right to share in its benefits. Any changes
In schedules must recognize the interests
On the other hand, Mr.. Rucker advocated
the diate amendment Of the Dingley
tarif law, on the ground that it operated
adversely to the interests OF the farmer.
Mr.. Williams got into an animated col
loquy With Mr.. Gardner rep, Mass)
OF the Democratic principle Of tariff re-
vision. Some Of his remarks follow:
We are not, as Democrats. willing to con-
c~entrate the taxing power OF this country
upon a few articles. We are not willing to
bribe New England TO stay in the Republican
party. Do you catch that? ILaughter.l As
long as New England continues to vote for
an inquitous and onerous system OF taxation,
benefting a few at the expense OF the many,
when she comes to us we will meet her In
good Democratic spirit of brotherhood and
say We are always willing TO do equity; but
when you come into a court Of equity you
must come with clean hands.
We are therefore not willing to put hides
upon the free list to enrich your boot and
shoe manufacturers. unless you, speaking
for your boot and shoe manufacturers. will
agree at the same time to reduce the duties
upon the finished product, so that the women
and children Of the South and West may buy
shoes cheaper.
1t is understood that this sort Of debate
will be permitted to continue as long as
any one wants to indulge in it, with the
limitation that the Indian bill shall be dis
posed of this week.
A bill was passed permitting tobacco
gre wers to sell the products OF their own
fields without taking out special licenses
as dealers.