Arizona republican., 1914-04-01
Speaker Clearly Defines At titude With Relation to Repeating Cla use Ex- empting American Ships from Tolls
MEASURE PASSES
 BY LARGE VOTE
Now Goes to Senate Where Committee on Inter- Oceanic Canals Will Give It Thorough Considera- ton
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WASHINGTON, March 31. - Amid tense excitement and dramatic fea- lures, the Sims bill repeating the toll exemption clause of the Panama ca nal act was passed by the house. by a vote of PAT to 161. Speaker Clarks stirring speech and the closing argu- ments for the opponents of exemp- tion marked one of the most dramatic features of the extraordinary contest
 There is no personal issue between the president and myself said Speaker Clark. T trust there never will be. I have at no time uttered a word of criticism of the president At no time, as far as I know, has the president said a word of criticism of me. 1 never entertained the opin- ion that the president is actuated by other than the highest patriotic mo tives. The president does not desire World appeared scurrious, slanderous articles under these headlines: Lead CTS work has split democracy over the canal tolls. As a filibuster against the exemption of tolls is on in the house it is said that both Clark and Underwood oppose the presidents measure
 That is one of tEe most preposter- ous statements made by any news paper since Gutenberg invented movable types.
 T have no criticism for democrats who vote for the repeal. 1 assume that every member will vote honestly No man here should be a rubber stamp congressman. I never spent so much time thinking about my duty and looked upon it from every con ceivable angle, but to save my life could conjecture no excuse for bolt ing the platform. To whom does the Panama canal belong, anyway? To the United States of America. We built it at an enormous cost; built it on American soil; have fortified it, and will control it. For whose benefit did we build it? Our own and, secondarily, the worlds. Trans continental railroads fought the canal and they will profit most if we repeal the tolls.
 'I am willing to follow the presi- dent so long as he is in the White House and so long as he does not ask us to repudiate the plain platform | declaration. Under the present sys- tenn, the national convention is the i highest authority on the declaration of i a party platform. We went to the 1 NIa u upon it we appealed to the voters of the land for support. They, respond ing to the Macedonian cry for help, enabled us to sweep and land an amazing majority in the electoral col | lege. Now it is proposed that we re- ward faith by repudiating one of the blanks of the platform. I have re- fused absolutely to be party to such a performance We most earnestly desire peace with all nations, but will buy peace from none. In the words of the immortal Pinckney Millions | for defense, but not one cent fol | tribute
 We aye asked by Great Britain whom we defied and defeated in oul infancy, and whom we again defied and defeated in our early youth, 2 concession grounded in injustice ant humiliating in character.
 We want war with no nation, ou rather tran surrender our right to oul complete sovereignty over every
 square foot of our globe encirclint domain, we will cheerfully and cour- ageously face the world at arms Whatever be the differences of opin' ion respecting the merits of the case | do honor the president for his act If I were in his place, and believe a'
 he believes, I should do as he ha' done I have such confidence in tn
 president, I believe that if he wer'
 in my place, and believed as 1 be
 lieve. he would do as I am doing. Blu
 I do not and cannot endorse his judg
 ment in this matter.
 Republican Leader Mann told tn House that three questions were iu
 volved in the repeal of the Panam;
 Canal tolls exemption: Treat
 rights, moral rights, apart iron
 treaty construction. and the economi policy involved.
 Tomorrow the bill goes to the sen
 ate, where the fight will be removes with all the vigor and determination
 that attended it in the lower house On the final vote, 220 democrats il
 the house stood by the president, giv
 ing in ungrudged measure what h asked fin the honor of the nation
 and it's foreign relations. Twenty -fiv
 republicans and two progressives als voted to sustain the president. Fifty
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