Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-25

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know It,
Cannon is Riied.
Mr.. Cannon took occasion to remark
that he rarely corrected misrrpreSen-
tati0n, but It scene. IN IN" present
instance he could do 50 with propfl"ty.
In former years, Il" declared ne
had sat In the chair and on the floor
and heard miSrcpreScntajln ions abound
ing in absolute fals"hood that have
been taken for truth hv the muck
raking newspapers ami even written
in the Democratic PLATFORM.
Mr.. Clark protested that he was
not trying TO misi"pr"Sent III"
speaker.
# sometimes thinh suavcly re-
piled Mr.. Cannon, THAT perhaps he
is not as clear as 10 III" matter OF
the difference between the suggestion
OF that which Is erroi and III" letting
alOn" of that which Is truth as he
might have been in discussing the
pnllic question touching the roVe-
HucS.
Would Remove Duty
Resumng his argument. Mr. Clark.
Announced that If given the opporiu-
shoes on the free lii and. he said.
they can below ahnnt free traders
as much rs they please
Never. he said. would the tariff
be taken off boots and shoes. unless
il was done when il VAS taken OFF
of hides.
Mr. Clark predicted that when the
Senate 90; through with cutting and
carving the Payne bill, Mr.. Payne
would not recognize his own chad
when he met it In the road.
The senators over there he said
are engaged right now in making
a tariff bill of their own
Senate viii Slaughter Bill.
He maintained that the Senate
would strike out all after the Ell
acting clause.
When the bin reached conference
it would be dog days. ana the wealth
or would he so disasrerahle in Wash
ngton that fellows will vote for
aHy KIM of bill to ger out of town.
Mr.. Clark declared himself unquali-
fedlv in favor of free lumber.
A roar OF laughter Went up when
Mr.. Cashman. Washington. conceded
with statement by Mr.. Clark. that
had it not been for the tariff on
lumber the whole northwest would
have 2One Democratic
Spoke over Five Hours.
Mr.. Clark amid great Democratic
applause closed with rciteration OF
his statement that the PAYNE bill in
stead of lowering the Dineicy rates,
raised them.
He was on his feet FIVE hours and
seven minutes.
\ general attack on tn" protective
policy OF the Republicans was made ~
Mr.. Adamson. Georgia.
What they called protection. he
said. simply meant FIXING duties so
high as TO deny all the markets OF the
world to the people of the United
States, and deprived Them of the OPP
portunity to sell to all the world their
multi-millions of wealth, hut on which
they could not realiz" Oh account OF
the tariff wall erected.
Upon the conclusion OF Mr. Adam
sons remarks the House adjourned.
CIark's Prepared Speech.
Declaring that the present was no
time for an academic discussion O.
the tariff. Mr.. Clark. Missouri, sale
that he had gone to Chairman Payne
and suggested tina insofar as he wa
concerned ne gladly would have
waived all general debate on the bill!
il assurance could be given that there
would be ample time for amendment,
and debate under the five-minutc rule
of the entire measure. section by sec
ton. 1t was his Judgment tha' IN"
bill could bc amended in many re'
Spects
Why Consumer Not Heard.
Touching the failure OF the cOiI.
sumner to appear before the comm
To-" Mr.. Clark laid that there W )"
two reasons for this one. that III
the beginning the pubic looked upon
the hearings AS stupendols conf
ieHcc game. and second. that the
consumer felt that the possibility Of
having his tariff burden substantially
reduced was 50 remote that he dis:
not think il worth travelling expens"'.
hotel bills. neglect Of business and
loss OF time. While that applied 70
the fairly well-to-io ultimate consul
mer. he said, there were millions Of
ultimate consumers who had not the
whercwithal to foot the bills for a
trip to Washington and other millions
who could scrape together the eX.
pense money could not AFFORD TO use
IL in that w2v
so that" he said, the ultimate
consumer really speaks In these hear.
ings only through questions PROFOUND.
ed by members of the committee In an
honest ei1deayor to ASCERTAIN the