Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-27
PRAISES HIGH TARIFF
BouteII Declares That Pros
perity Always Attends It.
ANSWERS TEXAS MEMBER
Quotes Editorials to Refute Mr..
Henry's Assertion That Texas
Is Groaning Under Burden.

A tariff speech that aroused some repub-
licans to a high pitch\of enthusiasm and
drew groans and derisive cheers from the
democratic side was delivered in the
House today by Representative Boutell of
Illinois. Mr.. Boutell was given an hour
to discuss the subject. and during that
| time the House was in an uproar. Reg
ular republicans wildly applauded Mr..
Boutelfs declarations that prosperity at
tended high protective laws. but Mr. Bou-
tell was not cheered by those republicans
| who voted against the Aldrich-Payne tar
if law last August.
| Mr.. Boutell is one of the silver-tongued
| orators of the House He is eloquent.
witty and always attracts a large audi
ence. He was in his element today, as he
was discussing his favorite subject. Mr..
Boutell was prompted to take up the tar
III question today by charges in the pub
lie prints that the tariff was responsible
for the present high cost of living, and
he answered these charges with the usual
arguments to the satisfaction of most of
the republicans.
Henry's Assertion the Text.
A week or so ago Representative Henry
| of Texas, a democrat, delivered a speech
| In which he asserted that the new tariff
act was the most outrageous measure of
the kind ever passed by Congress. Texas
is grooming under it's burdens and blight
declared Mr.. Henry. Mr.. Boutell made
this remark the text of his speech.
The Illinoisan began by saying that in
| a speech delivered by President Taft last
year Mr.. Taft declared that the new tariff
law was the best measure of the kind that
had been laid on the statute books. Mr..
Boutel said he agreed with the President.
| (Great applause by the regular republic
! cans.)- At this point Mr.. Boutell took oc-
casion. to say that, as a result of his ap-
prevail Of the -.tfdrich-Payne law and the
benefcent results that would attend it's
enforcement Mr.. Taft would be renomi-
mated and reelected to the presidency in
1912. This brought forth more applause.
MIR. Henry says that they are grooming
| in Texas under the burdens of the tariff"
said Mr.. Boutelf He then proceeded to
| read editorials from Texas newspapers,
prosperity present and prosperity to
! come, and, taken all in all, indicating
that Texas is wallowing in wealth, and
| hopeful Of still better things.
| Mr.. Boutell said that Mr.. Henry was
seeing visions" when he talked about
| Texas "groaning under the blight of the
4 tariff" He must have seen these visions
at night, said Mr.. Boutell. They were
| III the nature Oh nightmares.
Boute11 Asks About Cotton.
Then Mr.. Boutell got rise out of Mr..
| Henry and other Texans by reading
plank from the platform adopted last
year by the democrats in their state con-
vention.~ That plank said that Texas
| was interested in oil, and wanted that
| product protected.
| Representative Stephens got up to ex-
plain, but Mr.. Boutell refused to be in
| terrupted.
Mr.. Boutell finally got around to the
/ question of the cost Of living. In a col
loquy between him and Mr.. Henry the
latter intimatetf that the high prices were
due to the tariff.
do you think prices are too high?"
| questioned Mr. Boutell.
Il certainly do" replied Mr.. Henry.
The prices of what? is the price of
cotton too high?"
| Mr.. Henry comes from a cotton district.
| He hesitated in his reply, and Mr.. Bou-
tell again put it.
| The Texas member started to explain,
but the republicans, approaching his diff
Guilty. drowned his statement with laugh
ter and applause.