Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1913-04-25
PROTRACTED DEBATE TODAY
REPRESENTATIVE MOORE AR.
CUES BY HAVING CLERK
ASK HIM QUESTIONS.
PALMER DEFENDS THE ACT
DECLARES 1T WILL PROVE SAL
VATloN OF AMERICAN
PEOPLE.

Washington, April 25.-With only
three days left for general debate on
the Underwood tariff bill in the house
the prospect was that the measure
would pass the house and go to the
senate the first week in May.
Representative J. Hampton Moore,
for the republicans. and Representa-
tive A. Mitchell Palmer. for the DEM
ocrats, were on the debate.
Representative Moore introduced q
novelty, and for the first time in the
history of congress. so far as known,
speech on the tariff was delivered
by the reading Of questions from the
speakers rostrum and the delivery Of
replies from the floor.
| Mr. Moore's speech was tariff
primer" following the lines Of Pla-
to's Republic in FORM He sent to
the desk set Of queries. which the
clerk propounded to him, and Mr..
Moore, in his answers, ran the gamut
Of tariff legislation and tariff dobma.
Representative Palmer declared the
Underwood bill if enacted itno law,
"would remain on the statute books
for years to come, as happy solu-
ton Of long-vexed question.
TT must" he said, ''have the united
support Of the political party which
is responsible for it, and It must per-
NIT American industry to proceed to-
wards the capture of a larger share Of
the worlds markets without causing
an embarrassment sufficien to bring
distress to any large body Of our peo-
pie"
He expressed confidence that both
of these results would follow. but he
continued. IF it should turn out that
the Underwood law shall be SO weak
/ lv nourished in the confidence Of the
people that It fails to survive the
great test of the next popular cleo
tion. our wasted effort win be q
small burden for us to carry com
pared with the increased iniquities
that viii be heaped upon an unsus-
pecting people by the sudden return
to the oppressive system Of taxation
from which we hope to relieve them
by this Bill"
He viewed with equanimity the so
called "invasion Of the rights Of the
legislative branch Of the government
by the executive in the framing Of
the BILL and declared that this @co-
operation gives promise Of prompt
completion of a well-settled program
and foreshadows hearty support Of
the bill by the great leaders Of our
party in public and private life.
business may now take notice that
as to such enterprises as cannot meet
the new conditions by reason Of me-
glect refusal or inability to employ
that efficiency ana economy which
viii permit industry to stand upon it.
own feet, with less support from the
government, the people refuse to be
longer taxed to accomplish the sur
vivaI Of the unfit.
Mr.. Palmer declared that the Un-
derwood bin would not cause any de-
crease in the aggregate production Of
Industry in the country. nor impair
the earnings Of labor.
II have no fear" be said, ethat the
American wage Garner VIII suffer un.
less tho Americn manufacturer shall
feel that widespread distress o. the
part of labor Is not too hlgh q price
to pay to compel a return i0 the oIa
protective system. ana Accidentally
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