The evening times., 1911-08-19
Dramatic Scenes on the Floor
During the Debate on
the Bill.
FORMER SPEAKER CANNON
DENOUNCED THE MEASURE
Declared the Democrats Had Come
/! Into Power in the House by Dem.
agoguery, But Thoy Would Be
! Turned Out In 1919.

Washington, Aug. 19.-n a success
sion Of dramatic events, the Demo-
cratic house Of representatives late
yesterday met defeat in its supreme
effort to pass the wool over the presi-
dents vetoes.
The close of the debate on the mo-
ton of Chairman Underwood to pass
the wool bill over the veto found
Champ Clarke, speaker of the house
and asptrant for the presidency,
pleading the cause Of his fellow DEM
ocrats from the floor, surrounded by
q throng Of his colleagues who cheer
ed him vigorously. The speaker as
he concluded was given a demonstra-
ton that for several minutes delayed
the roll call.
Representative Dalzell Of Pennsyl-
vania, Republican Leader Mann and
former Speaker Cannon denounced
the bill. The latter said the Demo-
Gratis had come into power In the
house by demagoguery, but that he
expected to see them turned out in
1912.
II believe" he continued, that
your efforts to revise the tariff have
cost the people more money than
would have been saved in decade"
Amid enthusiastic Democratic
cheers Speaker Clark, calling Repre-
sentative Underwood to the chair. be-
gan the final speech on the bill. He
said Mr.. Mann forgot one Of the most
important elements Of increase In this
country-the increase in population.
Surely" said Mr.. Clark, mo Re.
publican here has the gall to claim
that Republicans sbegot that increase.
It makes me sick to hear this talk
about the Democrats OF this house,
wanting to destroy American indus
tries. It is not 50. Z It is lie! They
talk about US trying to put President
Taft in a hole. God knows We don't
have to-; he has done Il for himself!
''The president had right to veto
this bill II he wants to do so," con-
tinued Speaker Clark. II am not
quarreling with the president whom
I have the pleasure Of claiming as
personal friend. He has raised an is
sue that will rage with unabated fury
until the close Of the polls in Novem-
ber, 1872
MIR. Underwood and I never advo-
Gated this tariff board We never
voted for 1t. will tell you what we
did advocate and what we did vote
for. an dthat is to make that board
responsive to the house Of representa-
tives in general and to the ways and
means committee In particular. \
Il am not going to say anything
Gerogatory of this tariff board but
am going to say what I think, as
always do. But any member of the
ways and means committee knows
more about the tariff than that entire
tariff board rolled together"
The speaker challenged the state
mcnt that the wool bill has been "un-
considered" and referred to the Dem
ccratic CAUCUS of members-elect on
January 10. which. he said, had been
called my crazy scheme. but it
worked like a charm"
He defied former Republican Lead
er Payne to state that his ways and
means committe ever spent three
months OH any tariff schedule.
Il have been preparing for the wool
bill for the past twenty years." said
A!:. Clark, "They say that we are
plSJ lhE pO1lIICos COAt1uUSu ISA1. SAdlh.
Whenever any man stands up and
undertakes tc do aEything for the
benefit of the great masses Of people,
10 IS denounced by the interests. That
is lepagogIerj5'.
''IEe president made speech at
W:nons The only part of that speech
chat was any good was that part of
81 in which he said the wool schedule
wab too high and ought to be re-
tnced" a
II was so certain that the president
would sign the bill cutting down the
wool tariff that l lost the best hat
hat can be made In the United States
on that proposition. took him at
his word. / never did believe he
woald veto it until the last two or
three days.
I'VE are not afraid to go to the
people o nthat issue. We know that
we stand for right, and truth. and
Justice.
"The Globe-Democrat said that L
would come around to tariff on
wool, that I had heard the bleating
Of $4,000 sheep In my district
may have heard that but do not
remember. But I tell you what did
hear. heard the cry Of 90,000y000
American citizens for cheaper and
better clothing
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