The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-16
A''FE|H E|EI|||I Kitchin, IS Debate for Dem Es and Makes a
 Eerfql Address 1 (S REPUBLICAN, eIFF AS 'HUMBUG" interruptions Inject Debate and Bril- liant Repartee Into Kitchens
 Speech-Hinds Attacks
 Reciprocity

Washington, April 15.-Opening arEu- ments for and against the Canadian reel procity bil, were made in the House to- day in two striking speeches. Claude Kitchin of North Carolina one of the leading democratic speakers, addressed the House for three hours in favor o' the measure, arraigning the republican argument of protection for the farmer. and charaoterizing it as "humbug.
 Following him Asher c. Hinds of Maine, for 16 years the parliamentarian clerk of the House, made his first speech as new member of that body and aligned himself in opposition to the treaty in an address delivered to the support vf protection for the farmers of the nation The reciprocity treaty.. he said, threat ened national prosperity in threatening to take away from the farming com munities the protection to their products necessary to their continued prosperity and develo pment.
 It was a day full of interesting debate and incident MT. Kitchin, skillful in re- partee, drew frequent interruptions from the republican side, and kept the House in turmoil. He paced up and down the main aisle of the House, arraigning the leaders on the republican side who have fought for the protective principle, pay ing particular attention to Representative Dalzel of Pennsylvania. He pictured President Taft as coming to the demo- crats on pended knees to solicit their sup port. The success of the Presidents desire for reciprocity with Canada de- pended upon the democrats. he said
 "Oh, my friends" said Mr Kitchin, with eloquent gestures, how the vicissi- tudes of American politics humliate the pride of even President. We were inn possible obstructionists and we utterly failed in anything that was sensible, and yet before that libel upon a great polit- ical organzat ton is cold upon his lips the desperate necessities of a discredited ad- ministration send this President on bend ed knees begging before this democratic majority"
 Kitchen Interrupted
 Interruptions from insurgent republican members injected much interesting de- bate into the kitehin speech. He was asked if he would vote for free lumber. free sugar less protection on cotton goods and like reductions of the tariff.
 "I will vote for free lumber" said Nil. LaFollette of Washington, whom MT. kitchln had charged with representing the lumber interests, eff you will vote for free sugar."
 "All right" said MT. Kitchin, "rll vote for both of them.''
 In the house the reciprocity bill for three days is expected to hold the atten- ton of that body. At the end of that time democrats and republicans are ex- pected to join in passing it by large majority.
 "A united democracy gives thanks 10 President Taft for calling this extra ses- sion of Congress- said MT. Kitchin, granting an opportunity to democrats to quicken the fulfilment of their pledges to the people. How well they have en- braced these opportunities thus far the records of the last ten days will show
 Mir. Kitchin declared the democratic House had done more in the two weeks of the present session than the republican Congress had accomplished in ten years. He referred to the passage for the direct election Of senators, economy in the House, elections of committees of the House. passage of a bill for prediction publicity of campaign funds and the talk ing up of tariff revision.
 MT Kitchin quoted from the republica1 campaign text book prepared last year. declaring that what was said there as to the relation of the tariff to farm products was "an acknowledgement by the repub- lican party that 1t had been humbugeins the American farmer for the last 50 years on the tariff"
 Lenroot Questions
 Many of us on this side are in favor of putting all trust-made articles on the free list" interrupted Repre- sentative Lenroot of Wisconsin; "are your"
 Yes; and we'll give you chance to vote for such a proposition in less than four days replied MT. Kitchin.,
 MT Kitchin expressed pleasure at seeing the insurgents dancing around the fires with the distinguished stand patters of protection, singing hosannas and hallelujahs to the farmer
 The speech by Asher Hinds was fol- lowed with close attention by the house for an hour and a half The first speech from the. man who had served the House in an Intimate ca pacity for many years. it showed deep research and grasp of the history of American legislation MT. Hinds as- serted the statesmen of Germany, France and Great Britain had recog- nized the necessity for the maintenante a of protection on the products of the farm, and that if Congress enacted the reciprocity bill 1t would be going against the best judgment of the lead CTS of all these countries.
 When the manufacturers fail" said MT. Hinds, everyone knows it; smoke ceases in the tall chimneys.
 "But when the farmer fails, smok O does not cease, becaushe on the hearth below burns the only stalwart fire of the race" e7
 The reciprocity debate will be taken up again Monday and will continue through long sessions Monday and Tuesday.
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