Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-06-01
CAMPAIGN TALKS
POLITICIANS SHAPING ISSUES IN
THE HOUSE.
TARIFF QUESTION REHAsHED
Lively Repartee on Both Sides
Lands Of Indiana Scores Bourke
Cochran - Displays Pictures Of
Coaev'a Arry

CoSey's Army.
washington.-The issues deRtined
to be uppermost between the two
great parties during the coming cam.
paisn are already being joined. II the
speeches now being made In the House
OF Representatives are safe index.
Several weeks ago Mr.. Rainey Of H.
linois made carefully prepared speech
on the watch trust. asserting that the
watch manufacturers OF the United
States had one price for watches and
lesser price abroad.
To-day In the House Chas. d. Ian
dis OF Indiana, In u sense answered
MIR. Rainey. frankly admitting that
American manufacturers had one price
at home and another abroad. and he
defended the practice rs In accord
with good business methods. insisting
that all countries sold their wares for
less prices abroad than at home.
Mr.. Landis also paid some attention
to n speech made by Bourke Cochran
Of New York. wherein the latter de-
nounced the policy Of protection III one
OF public plunder. the fountain source
Of all corruption and the cause OF to-
tai decentralization OF the American Re
public. This Mr.. Lands denied.
He said that every poor. but nmbl'
tious Immigrant who landed here dur
Ing the last ten years could rcfute that
allegation. Referring to Mr.. Cochran's
speech. he said:
This Is the best country on earth.
and not the worst country on earth.
Aud II thought about II M the gentle.
man from New York. I would resign
my seat In this House. sell out my be-
longings and move TO some other coun.
la m Il.
cal notions"
Mr.. Landis displayed n number of
pictures OF CoXcy's army and COM
meuted on its appearance In Washing.
ton and the demand OF Its members for
work.
THAT was hhc condition In the last
years OF Democratic rule" said Mr.
Landis.
In reply to this Mr.. Williams. the mi.
nority leader. stated that he had
walked through CoScy's army while
IL was cEcampcd on the grass In front
of tho Senate entrance to the capitol.
and Mt that time the Wilson.Gormnn
bill was under discussion In the Sen.
ate. He insisted that the government,
was stiil operating under the Mckin'
ley bill ut that time. and that rc,e'
nucs were being collected under that
Republican measure.
Mr. Williams said he was cncourt
aged In the fight the Democrats were
making In favor OF ,ariT reform be-
cause OF the number OF Republican
leaders who were dnshinB TO the relief
OF the protective iarin.
He said the slcdsc.hammcr dcba,cr.
Mr.. Hepburn OF Iowa: the chastc and
brilliant Bou,cii and even the humor.
list OF the Republican side. Mr.. cush
man of Washington. had been com
mnndcd to support the protective the
ory. and he inferred from this that his
efforts were having effect.
II was Mr.. Williams solemn belief
that the worst thing about the proicc.
tive tariff was that 1t bribcs and cor.
rupts the friends of good government.
He said the Republicans would come
into the Democratic party and say TO
the friends OF free trade. I'VE VIII pro
tect you against frost. We Will protect
you against hail." and so the Demo
Gratis yielded and even he had been
directly approached along some simi'
lar lines. but he had been thus far
able to say, Get thee behind me. Sa'
tan"
MIR. Landis took up the assertion OF
Mr., Williams that corn was so low In
1890 and 1891 that the farmers were
compelled TO burn II for fuel. He said
he came from n corn belt In Indiana.
and he Genied that farmers were com
pelled to burn their corn because 1t
was drug on the market.
Mr.. Williams insisted that he was
right In his statement.
This brought MIR. Hinshaw OF Ne
braska into the area to say that while
he did not know what Kansas did In
1890. he knew as Nebraskan that
corn wns not burned In his state.
Mr.. Rceder of Kansas followed &c
repudiate the statement that the farm
ers of the Sunflower State had burned
their corn.
When Mr.. Landis concluded the Re.
publican side rose and accorded him
ms, ovation