Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-29
KENT MAKES FUy SS@ ..tFl
New Member Arrsigh Revenue
Tariff on Necessities"
INFANT INDUSTRIES TOO B1G9
Republicans Laugh at Big Business in
Hospital.
READS POEM TO HIS HEARERS
Speaker Says Nation Can Acquire
wealth ~ Not Merit by Consent
ing to Reciprocal Picking
of Pockets.

WASHINGTON, April 2S.-Another dec
laration that annexation is the desired end
of the democrats in pushing reciprocity
and a speech by a new member of the
house, revealing the humorous features of
q tariff fight in congress, we're the prin-
cipal events of today's debate on the free
list bill now pending before the house
Mr.. Prince of Illinois, republican. at
taclSing the Canadian reciprocity bill,
sounded the annexation note. President
Taft's speech in New York Thursday night
furnished his text. He said that the pour
ing of Americans into the Canadian north
west and the attitude of the controlling
forces OF the democratic party could mean
nothing else than annexation, reciprocity
and partial free trade with Canada being
the first step toward that end.
Il say to our neighbors on the north,
be not deceived" said Mr.. Prince. when
we go into a country and get It we take
1t. 1t is our history and 1t is right that
we should take 1t IL we want it, and
you might as we'll understand 1t. The
speaker has said so; the party back OF
him has said so and 1t does not deny that
that is its desire"
Mr.. Prince declared that the reciprocity
was the worst bargain ever driven by one
farmers free list" ought to be labeled the
farmers fake bill"
Kent Makes Hearers Laugh.
The humor OF tho session came when
Representative Kent of California, a new
republican member who succeeded Duncan
Mckinley in the house, delivered a speech
on the general tariff question arraigning
"a revenue upon necessities"
He said that with other novices In the
house he felt sure he had absorbed speeches
until he had learned much that cannot
possibly be true" and that the Congress
sional Record was filled with a mass Of
mathematics proving what is logically abb
surd."
II am a republican, or what used to be
a republican" Mr., Kent observed because
believe in the protection of infant In
dustries that stand some eventual chance
of becoming seIf-sustaining. But many in
dustries. having outgrown the Grade, have
not been required TO hustle for their liveli-
hood, but have been carried bodily to a
ward in the hospital where our standpat
friends advocate keeping them during all
eternity, to be doctored. nursed and nour-
ished at the public expense"
Mr.. Kent said that protective tariff
was an attempt to tax ourselves rich"
THE nation can acquire wealth If not
merit" he said, by unanimously consent
ing to the reciprocal picking Of pockets by
all the people"
To show tariff inequalities Mr.. Kent said
that Mr.. Rockefeller probably pays less
government revenue on the food he con-
sumes than does the average hod carrier.
He would doubtless like to pay as much,
but he can't without eating as much"
Poem Read I'm House.
Mr.. Kent read a poem, produced by q
laureate OF my district" concerning the
tariff speeches of Mr.. Kent's opponent at
the primaries. 1t ran:
He makes Il clear TO me
That what / lose gain, you see;
And on such things as clothes and shoes
l seem to gain, but really lose.
Thus, IL buy my socks too low
They's still be higher, he says so;
And shoes i thought were high last fall
Were really low shoes alter al
| II pay less for shoes, or hats,
| The maker has TO lose.
And II he loses then you see
He charges up the loss to me-
Now when 1 have to pay him more,
He reckons profits to his store;
/ And Duncan finds a share for me
| In all of his prosperity.
/ The speeches shed radiant light
Upon the theme and make 1t bright;
/ ] merely read them DER and DER,
( To find more's less and less is more
In buying hat or coat or vest
Dear's cheap and cheap is dear at best
Highs low. lows high, far's near, near's
whites black. blacks white and there YOU
| are.