Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-06-01

The chief feature Of the night session
arose out of fiery speech made by Sui
GER Dem. N v. against trusts. Sulzcr
charged that the Republicans were TRYING
to deceive the people with a prctcncc oi
Legislation against StrustS "If ! had beer
running this side of the House." said he
addressing the other side. II should have
mined with y0u in passing this resolution
II would then have gone to the Senate
where your trust senators would have
buried 1t as they buried the resolution w
sent them for an amendment to elect
senators by direct vote Of the people.
The gentleman from New York" in
terruptcd Ray. ~ Y. ''decllims against
trusts hut he is member OF Tlmmany
!lall. which is running tho New York Ice
Trust"
Ray had read newspaper editorial de-
scrihing the confusion into which tn. dis
closures relative TO TIM TX" Trust had
thrown the Democratic leaders in New
York, TINS aroused III" wrath Of Sulzcr,
who replied that ii was humiliating u
hear Kay plead as a JuStiflCatlon for the
fraud ana humbug the Republicans were
trying to fnist on the country the full
nina ton Of newspaper clipping against
the lee Trust S-vcn-tcnths &C the stock
holders Of that trust he declared. were
machine Republicans.
why don't You freeze them out 2"
asked Mercer. Rep, New. amid laughter.
SulzCr proceeded to say that the Rcpub-
lican administration in New York de
cincd to prosecute the lee Trust but that
the Democrats We're opposed t. il rs they
were opposed to the Coal Trust, tho
Sugar Trust ana all other trusts. He fol
lowed this statement with an onslaught
on the PLAT machine in New York.
which he characterized as the most cor
rupt political organization the country
had ever known. whatever Plat said
went" was the way Sulzcr expressed il.
You know you have to obey your boss. =
said he. when Roosevelt was elected
governor h said he would prosecute the
canal frauds. Did he do IL? No. Platt
told him to quit ana ne quit
81 knew would stir III the tiger oh
served Ray when suffers time expired
He is declaiming against trusts but NJ
will vote for them. The gallant hero III
Santiago. GOV. Roosevelt. only a few days
ago made an order under which tn" Tam
many Hall Tee Trust will pc prosecuted.
This led to another exchange between
the two New Workers during which the
greatest confusion prevailed. and Capron,
Il. l.. who was in the chair, dipped into
the discussion with the statement that 4
New York Democratic newspaper charged
Mayor Van Wyck ana his brother, who
ran for Governor. with being large stock
holders in the Ice Trust. Every scoun-
drel in the trust" said ne. seems - ho
A prominent Democratic official Of New
York"
This statement drew the fire Of briggs,
Dem. n. ". who cuuntcrcd on Mahun by
charging that Philadelphia was the rot
tencSt and most corrupt city III tht
United States. II is 50 bad he added
''that no Democrat goes TO the poll. he
cause he knows his vote will not bt
counted
"Therr are no Democrats i'll that city,
| replied Mahon. amid laughter.
The other speakers. tonight, We're : w
smith Rep. Mich; Clayton, Dem, Ala.
| I<Icbcrg Dem. Texas; Kitchen. Dem
| \. a.: OlmStead. Rep. rI.; Lcvy. Dem.
| ~ ~; Gaines. Dem, Tenn: Naphcn
Dem. Mass. BraczaIc. Dem. Ia; II. q
smith, Rep. Mich; Lassitcr, Dem. Na.'
| Ridgelcy Rep. Kan: King. Dem. Utah,
barney Rep. Wis; ANA ". +. Williams
| Dem Ill At 1880 the House adjourned
until II a. NJ tomorrow.
| After tho House adjourned. tonight II
was announced that there would he a
democratic conference, ut n O'clock to-
morrow morning.