The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-06
SPEECHES ON
THE TARIFF.
Great Efforts Of Statesmen Of
the Bygone Days.
Mr.. PAYNE'S LONG ARGUMEN1

It Surpassed Any Previous Address In
length-The Brilliant Tariff Quartet
Of Speaker Reeds Time-Gossip
Over Diplomatic Posts and Their Fu-
ture incumbents.
Chairman Payne Of the house ways
and means committee in delivering the
opening speech on the tariff bill occl.
pied the floor for two whole legislative
days. OF course he held back his re-
marks for revision before having them
appear in printed form in the Record.
The readieSt and most precise orator
would not in such long talk risk
having what he said go into the
Record without going carefully over
his statements. for mistakes would
creep in that might make him rfdicu-
lous. Mr.. Payne's speech filed forty
three pages. the lengthiest ever deliv-
cred in modern times, at least on such
a subject. Hundreds of times he was
interrupted. and the running discus
sion will probably prove the most in
teresting portions of this remarkable
production. That added spice to the
arguments. Mr.. Payne quite wisely
did not lug in long tables Of figures.
Only what was actually said during
the debate was printed. and those who
read the speech will be apt to finish
and enjoy it, no matter what their
views are on revising the tariff, wheth-
er upward or downward.
CarIisie's Unique Distinction.
John G. Carlisle of Kentucky and New
York is the only statesman Of this gen.
Grafton who had the distinction Of TAX
ing prominent part in discussing
tariff bill in both branches of the ma
tional legislature. In 1890 he was an
ex-speaker Of the house and leader Of
Mckinley bill was under consideration
in that body. Mr.. Carlisle made one
Of the four greatest speeches delivered
on the subject in the house. Before
the bill went to the senate he was
elected to the upper branch as success
tariff fight in the house in 1890 Mr..
McKinley's first lieutenant was Nelson
Dingley and Mr. Carlisle's was Roger
Q. Mills. Mr. Reed Of Maine was
speaker. In addition to the exception
ally strong quartet. Mckinley, Ding
ley, Carlisle and Mills. Speaker Reed
left the chair and made one of the
greatest speeches ever heard.
Gossip Picks Reds Successor.
Months ago the rumOr began to go
the rounds that Whitelaw Reid could
not expect to be appointed for another
term as ambassador to Great Britain.
Mr.. Reid and his family have been de-
lighted with life at the court of st.
James, and it is known that they will
reluctantly give up this important po-
sition they have occupied so long The
talk for some time has been that Pres
ident Taft was anxious to tender
this ambassadOrship to ex-President
Charles W. Eliot Of Harvard univer-
sity.
Willing to Take capers' Place.
John G. Capers of South Caroline
has been for nearly two years COM
missioner Of internal revenue He took
the place to fill in gap for President
Roosevelt when John W. Yerkes OF
Kentucky resigned from the position.
Mr.. Capers when he first assumed the
duties said he did not care to remain
long. The place hunters have been
trying for couple Of weeks to get
his scalp, as they formed the idea that
Capers was getting too much Of
liking for the job with its $1,000
year salary. Lots of political power
goes with this position, for the inter
nal revenue service has employees
throughout the country. For that rea-
son many ambitious Republicans are
hankering after the appointment and
are discouraged over a late rumor that
they may not be able to dislodge Ca
pers.
Famous Character Has Returned.
The renowned Carrie Nation has
been sojourning here since her return
from England, where she says she
found the natives so slow they do not
know they are living. This terror to
the saloons has not yet resumed &C.
tivities with her Ratchet. but she Is
being closely watched by the police.
HI. Clay Evans, who was pension COM
missioner under the first Mckinley ad-
ministration. says a woman used to
haunt his Office who was ten times
more troublesome than Mrs. Nation.
She was known as the minnesota
Blizzard To get rid of her she was
finally pensioned as an army nurse.
and when the bill was before the pres
ident for approval caller at the
White House remarked that the meas
ure really ought to be labeled "a bin
for the relief Of the Minnesota sena
tors
Settling Controversies the Easiest Way.
President Taft settled the bitter fight
over the judge in Alaska by naming
another man in the place of the cfti-
zen the senate refused to confirm last
session. Four more Of these judicial