The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-06
CLARK BRAND OF DEMOCRACY Missourian Makes Char acteristic Speech. TARIFF IS ITS SUBJECT Extraordinary Philippine Policy is
 Discussed.
 -e s Hs Has Scheme to Kin the Sugar Trnst and criticises "Understandins"
 Between President and
 Speaker Cannon.
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 Washington, Jan. 5.-"Champ Clark Democracy was expounded to the de- light and entertainment of the House for three hours today. by Mir. Clark of Missouri and constituted the feature of the debate on the Philippine tarifi bilI Mir. Clark's speech took wide range. and he IaDelIsn ms political beliefs as above in answer to d question as, to what Kind Of a Democrat he really was lie talked of the EhiIppInes anu favored the pending pill; ne discussed the general tarin question and ID par ticular the German tarlif situation. tie reviewed William J. Bryan's record on silver, and paid his respects in cnarac- tefIstic oratory to Republican leaders. He ascribed future greatness to what he termed the great stand-pat dis ciples, and declared that one of these, Secretary Shaw, whose record as Secre- tary of the Treasury included. hs said. classifying frogs legs as poultry and ponies as household articles" for the , collection of revenue, was a logical Republican Presidential possibility un- loss the mantle should fall on The Gray and Grizzled Speaker, Uncle Joe Cannon"
 Speaking from the forum in front of the Speakers desk, Mir. Clark addressed many of his positive assertions direct ly to the Republican members. He was interrupted many times, and these interruptions generally resulted In re- sponses that delighted both sides.
 The light against the bill was opened in thaiinterest of the beet sugar Indus try by Mir. Dorfney of Michigan. He recalled the Republican membership to its pledges on the stand-pat tariff blanks of the party.
 The House adjourned at 5 o'clock un- til tomorrow.
 speech of MT. Clark.
 Debate on the Philippine tarin bill was opened by Mir. Clark of Missouri with a general speech devoted in par ticuiar to the German -American tarifl situation. He prefaced this with 2 brief reference to the shilI nnder con- sideraticn.
 Speaking of ,the area and productive ness Of the Philippine Islands. MT. clark said he had never been So much sur prised since a Republican, beat him for Congress In 1904.
 You couli." he said, ram the whole islands into the Congressional district represented by Mir. Stevens of Texas, , Stating the Democratic position in the bill. he said his party would vote forsit, although in committee the Dem- oorats had voted against 1t, simply be- cause the Democratic substitute for absolute free trade had not been sup ported by the Republicans.
 Illustrating changes In the tobacco industry, MT Clark caused laughter or both sides of the chamb 1T by declaring that there were in hts district 150 brick houses and 100 brick barns, all equa in architectural beauty to the executi' five offices occupied by President Roose. welt all built out of the profits of to- bacco raised and so't during the Civi War for more than s1 a pound.
 Discussing as an absurdity the enor- nous amount of sugar that the Philip pines is supposed to produce, Mir Clark gave the amount raised In the United States proper, and also the production in the United States improper" in which he included Hawaii, Porto Rico and the Philippines.
 The Ways and Means Committee, he said. had been informed by sworn state ments that every acre in the Philip. pines would be planted In tobacco and by the sugar people that these same acres would be planted in sugar. Il all reminded him of draw poker or the game of ducks and drakes. He did not blame the sugar people for working against the bill but said they were sev, en years behind. They should have blocked the admission of Hawaii anC her free sugar.
 That is the price we paid to coddlt the Hawaiian into a frame of mind ir which we could swallow them. and." h' continued, i've arc now preparing tt do the same great anaconda act witt Cuba"
 By producing figures showing thu acreage production of beet and cant sugar in this country in comparison with the corn crop. MT. Clark reached the conclusion that an acreage in suga produced two to three times the reve nue that an acre of corn would.
 V MT. Clarke spoke from the forum in front of the Speakers desk. and a he progressed he would cross to tn Republican side and emphasize hi statements with gestures directly In tn faces of his political opponents. Hav ing his attention. called to the "suga trust" by question from Mir. Brous sard (La. ), he declared dramatically:
 "I'il tell you about the sugar trus If you beet sugar people over her will vote with to wipe out the diff ferential tarin of 26 l-2 cents on re fined sugar, we will kill the suga trust as dead as a rnullet."
 The DIngIey Tariff. .
 X uuestion which was immeasureabl greater in importance than the Phil ippIne sugar question. Mir. Clark de clared, was the German tariff situation and the Dingley tariff in general. H quoted Governor Cummins of Iowa a saying that all the insurance stealing and other Irregularities was not tithe to the stealing that is going ol under the Dingley tariT law.
 "Governor Cummins IS a Republican. asserted Mir. Clark.
 still he holds some very pronounce Democratic doctrines interjected Mir Lacey (Ia.)
 ''Yes, replied Mir. Clark. "and thi sentiment will result in placing 50 pc cent of the Republican voters in low in the Democratic column. thank God.
 Then" he continued. here Is Mas sachusetts joining hands with Iowa Referring to the stand pat' doctrin held by the Republicans he said tha phrase Senator Hanna stole from tn poker table.
 "If he were alive" said Mir. Clark ''h would see that the Republican part has a bob-tailed flush on the tarii question now.
 He paid his respect to Senator cuI lorn, of Illinois, who ''prides himsel @a q physical resemblance to Abrahar