The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-02-22


the differential by $3.50 per ton. and
{the following extract from the Con-
gressional Record shows what hap
pened.
Mr.. Clark Of Nissouri-Mr. Chairman.
I offer an amendment.
The clerk read as follows:
Amend by inserting in lire 6, page 3
after the word aforesaid the following:
Except on Philippine sugar there shall.
after the approval Of this bill by the pres
ident OF the United States, be levied. COL
lected and paid In lieu of the duties now
provided by law on all sugar above No.
IL Dutch standard and on all sugar which
has gone through a process of refining,
imported into thestn,ted States S2o-lVOO
cents per pound"
Mr. Payne Mir. Chairman, | make the
point OF order that the amendment Is not
germane.
Mr.. Clark of Missour--I wish you would
reserve It,
Mr. Payne--I will reserve it for five
minutes in the interest of my friend.
Mr. Clark OF Missouri-Mr. Chairman. /
! have no desire whatever at this stage OF
the proceedings to mhict q speech upon
this house. but l want TO explain this
! amendment very briefly. The total diff
ferential on refined sugars imported into
this country amounts to $50 q ton. This
amendment cuts off $3.50 of that differen-
tia and leaves $3.50 If | had followed
my own inclination / would have offered
an amendment 10 cut it all off; but. yield
Ing TO the judgment of some OF my
friends, have offered the amendment
| which takes off $3.50 OF that differential.
They say, and therefore | say, express
, ing their opinion. that taking half OF II
of no possible injury can be done to the
/ producer OF raw sugar In the United
Gra fAp pai fsftl oil ha ms IA mi q r-
| ket to the American manufacturer. But
! 1t does reduce the price OF refined sugar
! TO the American consumer. and, SO that
| you cannot have any doubt about II.
! will tell you how. Last year We imported
! and consumed .9S71o0 tons. The reduction
, that this amendment gives would amount
| to 81. 81. .9O5 year-that Is, Ii cuts on that
| much annually of the enormous and un-
| just profits of the sugar trust and gives
| 1t to the SO 900, 900 American consumers OF
| renned sugar.
Now. gentlemen. not only on the DEM
ocratic side, but the Republican slde-and
| / would not say anything to hurt your
feelings. because l like you all-time and
time again on that side of the house and
| in Republican stump speeches and in Re-
I publican editorials we have heard the
| American sugar trust denounced in the
severest terms that man can pronounce
| in the English language. Now YOU have
| an opportunity Of proving your faith by
your works, and IL you vote against this
amendment forever and eternally here
after hold your peace about the extortion
of the sugar trust.
Now one word more. For the seven
! hundredth time. | think, the gentleman
| from New York. chairman of the COM
mlttee on ways and means. has referred
to a speech made here in the spring sOf
! 1897. l want him TO get that right, for
1 hat 4 -ala aia "
from Sir Walter Scotts 'Marmion." That
was that | would destroy every custom
house In the United States from turret
TO foundation stone" Now. | will tell
you what | have TO say about that. One
| OF my predecessors in this house. along
back In the sixties. was man OF splendid
genius-Colonsl George w. Anderson. He
had boxed the political compass complete
ly before he died. He had belonged to
every political party that was organized
In his time. except the Prohbitonist. lie
was born Democrat in Tennessee. He
became a Whig. Know Nothing and a
Republican,: served four years in this
house Republican and then, return
ing to ths Deniocrats. was made Judge
by appointmentnQf a Democratic governor
and died finallys3A the odor OF Democratic
snnctity. While;Ie was running for con-
gress the second ime he was opposed by
very able msS3sA Colonel William f.
Switzler, the Nesfpf of the editorial pro-
fession In MissourifS In the debate Colonel
Anderson was inconsistent. When An
dsrsons time came ehe only reply that he
ever made to the charge OF Inconsistency
was, Fellow citizens, consistency be
damned" If | were not a church member
/ would repeat those words here today
bur, being church member and being
afraid of getting turned out of the church
for swearing, / viii put 1t this way; j
had rather be inconsistent and be right
than be consistent and be wrong.
II the Republicans want 1t. ! will pre-
pare an illuminated edition OF that speech
that l made In ths debate here in 1897 and
present every one chem with copy OF
: Mr.. II W WPaypsssiSssY the I point ONT OF order
n Mr., GSss allssourl-Noy. Mr. Chair.
man. on the point or order
The Chairman--The chair Will hear the
gentleman from Missouri on the point OF
order.
Mr. Clark OF Missouri want to say
this! ! am afraid, TO use very common
western EXPIRE ssion. that the horses eye
IL sot." But / want to say this (of course
the chairman understands that that Il
Just u figure of speech. for l hold him
personally In high .esteem); On the cubar
, reciprocity bill. | think 1t was, Mr.. Nor
ris OF Minnesota offered this same amend
msnt, word for word. The chairman o
the committee on that occasion (Mr
Shermanl. a splendid presiding officer
. ruled that II was not ssrmane. Mr Nor
rs or somebody on that side-l think &
was Mr.. Tawney-appealsd from the de
clslon of the chair. BY very large ma
jorlty the house OF representatives, large
, ly Republican In its character, overrulet
the chair and established the precedent b,
a very large vote thai this difrerentia
amendment is gernsne. | believe Il h
germane. The chief feature Of this bill
, is sugar. We have all talked sugar fo
|, twelve days. II has been sugar sugar al
the time. and this amendment deals will
! sugar Mr.. Chairman, / take 1t with al
: due respect 10 the present occupant OF tn
chair, or any other man that ever oecu
pied tha chair or ever will occupy IT, tha
the house OF representatives Is create
| than any chairman OF II ever was or eve
{ can be. That was the deliberate verdic
Of this house and. as | said here tn
other day II was splendid spectacle
one Of the finest that ] have ever seen
[ when enough Republicans marched dow
I that aisle and Joined with us to marcl
betwaen the tellsrs and overthrow the Re
, publican machine in this house The Re
publican insurrectos on thar occasion
, emancipateo themselves from the shackle
which bound shem for one brief neefins
n halcyon moment. They must have fel
more like men. more Ike Americans
when the sun set that day than they eve
fslt on any othsr day Of their lives, Non