Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-12
GROSVENOR AND
WILLIAMS FENCE
DEBATE ON THE PHILIPPINES
TARIFF BILL
Mr. Mekinlsy of California Delivers
His Maiden Speech in the House,
FaVoring the Pending
Measure
BY Assoela tod Press.

BY Associated Press
WAsHGNGTON. Jan. 1.-THE Phil
irpine tariff debate in the house con-
sisted more of party maneuvering for
advantageous campaign material than
Of discussion of the question at issue
The tariff was the text Of q speech by
Mr.. Grosvenor Of Ohio, who began the
debate, and of an extended reply by
Mr.. Williams, the minority leader. The
specch Of Mr.. Grosvenor was spiced
with witticisms and cnlivened with in
terruptions from Champ Clark, ut
whom Mr. Grosvenor aimed most of his
arguments Mr.. Williams outlined
again the specific tariff doctrine OF the
Democratic party and held that the
Republican tariff was not, as was so
often claimed, responsible for the pros
perity of the country. TO prove this,
he cited the prosperity of Canada,
Mexico and other countries at the pres
ent time, and the business depression
of those countries during the hard
times of 1898.
Mr.. Adams of Wisconsin opposed
the bill, but advocated a readjustment
of the tariff on business principles.
Mr.. McKinlay of California delivered
his first speech i'll the house III favor
OF the pending measure and pointed
finger of warning toward the growing
industries of Japan.
The debate on the bill undoubtedly
will close with the session of Saturday
and the measure will be put on its pas
sage Monday.
That there may be no interruption
of the general debate on the Philippine
tariff bill until it is concluded, pension
day, which occurs Froday, was dis
placed by unanimous consent until the
day after the vote on the pending Dill.
Mr. Payne gave notice that unless
unanimous consent should later be
given to close general debate Satur-
day he would demand vote on mo-
tion to close debate when the house
meets Monday.
Grosvenor Opens Debate
Mr. Grosvenor of Ohio took the floor
in favor of the bill. He reviewed the
causes of the Spanish war and de-
clared the American people could not
then shirk their duty. No more can
they now shirll the consequences of
that war.
Placing a part of the responsibility
on the Democratic party, Mr. GroSVenor
recounted the influence of Mr. Bryan
in securing the ratification of the
treaty of peace.
'The spirit of Bryan" he said, per
meates the Democratic party, as no
Democrat has permeated the spirit OF
that party since the day of Andrew
Jackson"
However. Mr.. Grosvenor repudiated
Democratic votes for the pending bill.
He did not want such votes. especially
when they We're given on the ground
that it was a step in the direction of
free trade.
Philippine tobacco was chara cterized
as poor miserable stuff by Mr..
Grosvenor, and although his state
raised tobacco he did not fear compe-
tition from the Philippines, which
would not sell in the Cincinnati market
for anything.
would the gentleman send a box
Of the average Manila cigars to a con-
stituent whose vote he wanted?" asked
Mr. Longworth of Ohio.
well, L don't smoke myself, but>
would not send them to my interro-
gator" laughingly replied Mr.. Gros-
Venor.
Reviewing some of the things which
have been said against the Philippines
i'm the debate, Mr.. Grosvenor said none
of them equaled the things said by
Daniel webster ABOUT the lnndDltdnls
of the fourteen states and territories
acquired by the Louisiana purchase.
II believe" he continued, the Phil
ippnes will become one of the greatest
jewels in the crown Of American
achievement"
Wanted to Answer Clark
Mr. Grosvenor declared his intention
of devoting the remainder of his re-
marks to the Democratic wall for tariff
revision. Particularly did he want TO
reply to Mr.. Clark Of Missouri. regard
ing his quotation in a recent speech
from the book of James G. Blaine,
which he said was contradiction of
the Republican platform of 1896, that a
Democratic tariff has always been fol-
lowed by business adversely: a Repub-
lican tariff by business prosperity"
Mr.. Clark's quotation of Mr.. Blaine,
he contended, had not included the con-
text, which was needed to make the
statement complete.
Mr.. GrosVenor suLstantiated the re-
marks of Mr.. Doliver that Mr.. Ding
ley had yielded to the senate on the
amount of differential on sugar, leav-