Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1906-01-11
Makes Vigorous Speech for
Philippine Measure.
VETERAN EX-SPEAKER KEiFER
BESPEAKS STAND PAT DOCTRINE
Senate Is Tired Talking About Mo-
roCcan Question: Eighty
Bills Passed.

Washington, Jan 1O.-A vigorous
speech in favor of the Philippine tar
iff bill by Representative Dalzell
.Pa.) opened the proceedings in the
house today. 1t was followed by sew
eral others against the measure, the
most notable of which was. a two hour
address by the veteran statesman, Mr..
Keifer (Ohio), an eX-speaker who re-
turns to the house after retirement of
20 years. Mr.. Kefer bespoke stand
pat" doctrine of the most pronounced
type, and said he should oppose the
pending bill because it was a conces-
sion to democratic principles His
speech was replete with recollections
ofearlier days, and received the closest
attention and liberal applause from
both sides of the chamber.
Just before the session closed the
incident of the election from the exc
cutive offices of Mrs. Minor Morris
was made the subject of discussion by
Mr.. Sheppard. of Texas. A brief re-
ply was made by Mr.. Grosvenor
(Ohio) who deprecated sending out
sensational reports regarding the Am
erican administration.
Calls Them "Irridescent Dreams"
Characterizng as irridescent dreams
the fabulousu amount of sugar and
tobacco which the opponents of
the Philippine tariff bill declared
would come from the islands under
the new rates, Mr. Dal2ell itemiZed the
actual cost of a pound of Philippine
sugar laid down i'm New York, which
t,.fsf tf.1 A 20 m fNag A
cents as the cost of Michigan beet SUI
gar ana 81 cents of Colorado sugar.
From this he deduced that within the
next century American beet sugar was
in no danger from competition with
Philippine sugar
Mr.. Williams, the minority leader,
stated the exact democratic position
on the tarifr.
ut should be levied solely with re-
gard to the maximum revenue produc-
zion. If it protects in certain places,
well ana good. but that should not be
its primary object"
Mr. Keifer, of Ohio, once speaker
of the house, and who has returned
twenty years. took the floor. He was
somewhat embarrassed he said, TO
take a position in opposition to that of
both parties to the bill.
ION this side" he said, "the claim
is made that there Is not enough free
trade IN II to hurt and on the other
side there is not enough constitu-
tionality in II to hurt He quoted
from the speech of Mr. Payne to the
effect that the bill could not do the
Filipinos much good, but there was
sentiment in it, the Filipinos thought
1t should. and il would encourage
them, and then declared:
Il am not opposed to encouraging
anybody. but can't see my way clear
to vote for this bill merely because the
Fiipiuos are deceived in.o the belief
that II will do them some good when
1t won't
About 25 years ago Mr.. Keifer said
he had made Il prophesy in a ten min
ute sreech I'm the house which had
come true. that was that the only
way to get rid of the college profess
sors' theories of free trade was to have
free trade. We had had free trade
and had got rid of the theories. He
was opposed to joining the free tra-
ders now. He contrasted the present
Of the Wilson bill, and was followed
with amusement i'm reviewing the
democratic declarations that God and
not the republican party was respon-
sible for prosperity. for the better con-
ditions which followed resumption and
for the establishment of the gold
standard.
81 say 1t reverently," he continued,
that my party advocates the things
that the Almight sees fit to work out
and accomplish completely. and that
should be glory enough for us.
And II may be sad that the demo-
cratic party In the many things II has
had on its banner and gone down with
TO defeat has simply been unfortun-
nate that the Almighty was not with
them"
Dixon Opposes Bill.
Opposition to the bill was made in
twenty minute speech by Mr.. Dixon,
of Montana. His assertion that re-
pubicans were uniting to further the
democratic doctrine OF free trade
brought a protest from Mr. Macon. of
Arkansas, who said the democratic
party did not stand for free trade.
How about the declarations OF
Champ Clark and Bourke Cochran I'm
their assertions that all customs
houses should be torn DOWN." asked
Mr.. Dixon.
II have great respect for the gem
tleman from Missouri" responded Mr.
Macon. but not so--wel. I have less
respect for the opinions of the gentle
man from New York"
Mr.. Williams minority leader. ex-
Dlalned that his party did not believe
in free trade and the. declaration in
its platform that "all forms of pro-
lection are robbery" to which atten-
tion was called by Grosvenor, did not