The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-01-06
CHAMP WAS IN GOOD FORM.
Cut, Thrust and Parry With Mem
bers OF the Majority.

washington. Jan. 5-Debate on the
Philippine tariff bill was continued in
the house today. Mr.. Clark of Mis-
souri,. speaking of the area and pro-
ductiveness of the Philippine islands,
said he had never been so much sur
prised since a Republican beat him for
congress in 1894.
You could he said ram the whole
islands into the congressional district
represented by Mr.. Stevens of Texas"
Stating the Democratic position on
the bin. he said his party would vote
for it. although in committee the Dem
Ocrats had voted against it simply be-
cause the Democratic substitute for
absolute free trade had rot been sup
ported by the Republicans.
BY producing figures showing the
acreage production of beet and cane
sugar in this country in comparison
with the corn crop, Mr.. Clark reached
the conclusion that an acre in sugar
produced two 10 three times the rev
enue that an acre of corn would.
Went Into "Enemys Camp"
\ Mr.. Clark spoke from the forum in
Qront of the speakers desk, and as he
proceeded he went across to the Re-
publican side and emphasized his state
ments with gestures directly in the
faces OF his political opponents. Hav-
ing his attention called TO the sugar
trust" by a question from Mr.. Brous-
sard Of Louisiana, he declared dramat-
ically: "Tll tell you about the sugar
tFust-f YOU beet sugar people over
here will vote with Us 10 wipe out the
differen!iaI tariff of 2615 cents on re-
fined sugar we viii kill the sugar trust
as dead as a mullet." He recalled the
sugar debate of two years ago. and
drew Mr.. DalZelI OF Pennsylvania into
the discussion to substantiate his state
rareT.r tn,
run over rough shod on that day"
ct guess that's So" admitted Mr.. Dali
Zell, but what became of them after
wards The asked.
'Oh WELL said Mr.. Clark, with a
gesture, "bUt If YOU beet sugar people
will bring in a proposition here now 10
abolish the differentlal or TO cut it
down one-half 1 viii stand with YOU"
Quoted Governor Cummins.
A question which was Immediately
meaSurably greater in Importance than
the Philippine sugar question, Mr.
Clark declared was the German tariff
situation and the Dingley tariff In
.-eneral He quoted Governor Cummins
- Iowa as saying that all of the insur-
'ce stealing and other Irregularities
s not a 1.-THE TO the stealing that is
ing on under the Dingley tariff law
Governor Cummins Is a Republican, -
Still, he holds some very pronounced
Democratic doctrines" interjected Mr.
Lacey of Iowa.
Yes. replied Mr.. Clark. and this SEN
timent will result in placing 90 per cent
OF the Republican votes in Iowa in the
Democratic column. thank God"
Then, he continued, there is Massa-
chusetts Joining hands with Iowa"
Hanna's island Pat" Phrase.
Referring to the "stand-pat" doctrine
held by the Republicans, he said:
THAT phrase Senator Hanna stole from
the poker table II he We're alive nov he
would see that the Republican party has
a bob-tailed flush on the tariff question
now"
He said his respects to Senator CulIom
OF Illinois who prides himself on a
physical resemblance TO Abraham Lin
-celn.'' and said he had changed from a
"stand-patter" 10 a believer in reciproc-
ity.
Senator Lodge he said, had been stirred
to action by the recent election in Mas
saehusetts and wanted reciprocity.
Would the gentleman support propo-