Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-04-03
PASS REPEAL BILL
REPRESENTATIVES, GIVE THEIR
APPROVAL TO WILSON'S
MEASURE.
VOTE IS PAT TO 1s1
Speaker Clark In Address In the House
Challenges the Presidents Plan
Says Monroe Doctrine
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Washington, April 2.--The house
passed the Sims bill on Tuesday, which
repeats the Panama canal act that per-
mits American coastwise vessels to
pass free through the canal The vote
was 247 to 161, majority of sc votes.
The measure now goes to the senate.
Defending the economic policy of free
tolls and citing court decisions of its
legality, Champ Clark, speaker of the
house of representatives, challenged
the policy of President Wilson in advo-
eating the repeal of the Panama canal
act which permits American coast
wise vessels to pass free through the
canal.
The speaker declared that this
policy was reputation Of solemn
platform obligations and demanded
that the Democrats hold true to the
faith proclaimed by their national con-
vention.
He declared that he Is not candl-
date for the Democratic presidential
nomination in 1916, for If President
Wilson's administration amounts to
failure, "the nomination will not be
worth having" and he denied that he
has ever entertained the slightest i'll
will toward the president because of
his own failure to secure the nomina-
ton ae the Baltimore convention.
Speaker Clark was particularly en-
phatic in mis- declaration that neither
he nor the president desired breach
in the Democratic party, and in his
criticism of the "jackaP' press, some
of which represent that we are seeking
to disrupt the Democratic party"
''The Panama tolls repeal means the
practical abandonment of the Monroe
doctrine" he said, which we forced
into the international code and which
the American people will maintain at
all hazards. That is the only propo-
sition the American people ever
agreed upon, and the reason they
agreed upon that was because it was
1t was the doctrine of self-defense.
There is no personal issue between
the president of the United States and
myself There has not been at any
time. I trust there will never be.
have at no time uttered word OF
criticism of the president.
81 have never for one moment en-
tertained the opinion that President
Wilson is actuated by other than the
highest patriotic motives. do not be-
lieve that President Wilson has ever
entertained any other opinion as to
the conduct Of those of us who find 1t
necessary to differ with him on this
measure"
Vote on the Measure.
On the final vote So Democrats voted for
free tolls. They were:
Speaker Clark, Aiken IN. c.. Brookson
OeL) Broussard (La.), Brown CIV. Va.),
N. ", Dale IN. ", Dietrich (Mass.l.
Diffendorfer (Pa), Donohue Pa), Dool-
ing IN. ~, Doremus (Mich.), Driscoll IN.
IS. 6, Fitzgerald IN. ", German Qll).
Goulden IN W Goldfogle IN ", Ora
ham dT2, Griffin L., a. NV y, Harrison isoa
{Mo ts5 Jo mesu GWaJ Kettner 9caJ kiteRe
in IN. c., Lee (Pa), Lonergan Comm,
McAndrews, Qll), McDermott Qn(. Ma
han Comm, Maher' N ~. Metz e6;,,S IN
}, mitchell NhdSSJ, MIL gan NIhIo')'
Murray (Mass), Murray (Okla.), O'Leary
On. ", O'Shaunessy OR. -. Patton On.
W, Phelan, Ragsdale IS. Co, Raker
(CaL), Taggart (Neb). Taylor (Colo).
Underwood (Ala.).
The q Republicans voting against free
tolls were:
Anderson (Minn), Bartholdt Mo.).
Browne CWis). Danforth IN. W, Davis
(Mlnn), Esch CWis.), Good Qa.), Card
ner (Massl, Gillett (Mass.l. Green Ga),
Hamilton (Mich), Haugen 1a.), Helgesen
On ID, Mckenzie Qll), Lenroot (Wis),
Madden 1ll), Stevenson (Minn), Stevens
(Minn), Volstead Minn), Lindbergh
(Minn), Miller (Minn.), Prouty DAD,
Thomson 1ll.). Kent (Cal), Britten Qll.)
Copley 0U), Stafford CWis.).
With the exception Of the Democratic
members named above all other Demo-
cratic members present voted for the
presidents bill to repeal free tolls.
All the Republicans, with the exception
of those named voted in favor Of free
tolls on American ships.
On the final vote there were 40 mem
bers present, and seven pairs. These
pairs were for and against free tolls
Reilly Comm with Goodwin On. c.. Mer-
rift IN W with Crisp (Gao, Clark Fla)
with Moon (Tenn.), Towner Ga.) with
Gray Ond), Fordney CMich). with Korblv
Ond). Mclaughlin (Mich) with Borland
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