The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-11
he IS NOT AFRAID.
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stayed in I found out afterwards why
he remained. Because when I made
some comments on the absentees to
the gallery and when commented
somewhat on the fact that all Of the
Republicans had withdrawn their
presence when L began to discuss this
bill, the galleries broke into applause
because said something about these
senators becoming permanently vacant
one OF these days.
Then ! found out what Kean had
stayed for He hoped up inm ediate-
" and demanded of the presiding Of
1 flcer of the senate that the galleries be
cleared. Well, the presiding officer of
the senate happened to be one of the
senators from Kansas, as I remember
now. He was more wise than the SEN
ator from New Jersey. for he did not
enforce the rule and clear the galleries.
Il believe that maybe he Thought
/ that pugna eious Individual from Wis
| consfn would ike to stop and stoF
! right there, and / think I would have
/ stopped and gone out on the steps Of
the Capitol and address the only audi
ence of my countrymen I had.
| (Cheers.)
Tells OF His Nine Amendments.
New. fellow citizens. had offered
nine amendments Eight. Of which
had been recommended by the inter-
4 state commerce commission over and
over again and congress had been told
time after time that it was necessary
that it should be Incorporated in
statute in order to make it a good,
. workable statute and so 1 offered the
eight amendments. And added to
/ what I said the fun recommendation of
I the interstate commerce commission.
/ made arguments for each one of
these amendments and promptly one
after another they were voted down
and laid on the table.
NO senator arose in his place to
answer tho argument When MADE
! my arguments on one Of the amend
ments some man would hop up on the
Republican side and move to lay the
amendment on the table and then they
would proceed to lay 1t on the table
with due diligence. They had table
there all for me.
It understand that when 1 go back
this time they are going to lay me on
| the table. But I tell YOU now that
won't stay. / tell. YOU now that while I
! stay in the United States senate, which
viii be for some four or five years, un-
/ till my term is completed, whenever
any public measure is up am going
to do what I can to perfect 1t, am go
ing to offer my amendment and am
going to offer original measures and 1
am going to get roll calls on them If
can and make a record.
Then am going out to talk to the
people of this country about that rec
ord If It is a bad record. am going
! to do that for the next four or f1ve
| years and I believe it will help more
than any other one thing or any other
man can do to restore the government
to the people.
Il tell you what you need is to know
what your public servants are doing
and when you find it out If they are
not doing service you will retire them
and put in some who viii. I be-
lieve that. (Cheers.)
Not Pleasant to Be Ostracized.
1T is not pleasant for me to go into
I Kansas q ffnfQn
present the record with respect to my
associates. / have absolutely no per-
sonal feeling OF hostility against the
Kansas senator OF any senator OF this
country. I believe in certain things.
my belief has taken hold Of me very
hard 50 that 1t directs the course of my
how hard the pathway is I have mark
ed out for mysslf I will walk in It
It is not pleasant to be ostracized. 1t
is pleasant to be a good fellow and to
have q friendly slap on the back. 1t is
a mighty sight easier to row with the
stream than 1t Is to row against It.
His Indiana Trouble.
One day down in Indiana the pa
pers said senator had been honest
and honorable enough to introduce me
to the audience and that I turned
around and abused him shamefuliy.
did no such thing. I just read the rec
treated him fairly. He came to call al
the hotel at Evansville where spoke.
HE said he was going to take me il
his carriage and introduce me. I took
him to one side and said, 'Senat tor, don't
do that. I don't think you'd better.
am going to talk about congressional
legislation and / shall take up some Of
d the records of the last senate. And
shall probably read the votes. I. don'i
/ think It Will be pleasant for you to be
on the platform with me- Why. he
said, La Toilette, you go ahead, YOU
cant hurt mo any here. These people
all know me-
He was very popular. I said to him
An right, senator: now ] have been OF
the square with you and we rode II
the carriage and he introduced me.
And when he came forward to in
troduce me his popularity was very
manifest. He was greeted with ap.
piause and cheers. ] went into the leg
isiation. made it clear to the audience