Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-11

tions at the very outset of his senatorial
career. Senator Davis, however. did not
experience any qualms5 or quivers He
was not unfamiliar with senatorial GUS
toms and some of his friends say that he
did not give a fig anyhow for senatorial
dignity of precedence.
According to these hackers of the new
senator from Arkansas Senator Davis
came here to represent the common peo-
pie of Arkansas and not to pay tribute to
mouldy traditions of the Senate He.
know that Davis was on the job. Well,
he did let them know it today.
Field Day in the Senate.
1t was a field day in the Senate. Spec
tators gathered from far and wide to hear
Senator Davis, whose fame as tribune
of the plain people had preceded him.
deliver his opening challenge to the trusts
1t was quietly passed around that Sena-
tor Davis intended to snatch the laurels
from the brow of Senator Tillman and to
make Senator .Tillman's pitchfork look
like three lead dimes. When the senator
began his address the galleries were full
and the space back of the senator's seats
was crowded with spectators. A number
of senators, especially the older and con-
servative members of the body, were alb
sent during the greater part of his ad-
dress.
Senator Davis brought into the grave
and dignified Senate something of the at
mosphere of the House when a new MEN,
ber is practicing for his first forensic
display. The senator took his stand in
the main aisle. disdaining the narrow
confines of a desk, and walked up and
down and backward and forward, pausing
occasionally to give resounding whack
upon his desk as he delivered some fierce
imprecations upon the. trusts and their
iniquitious methods.
An Impassioned. Address.
He was impetuous and impassioned His
brow knitted with perspiration and his
face was flushed. He quoted Holy Writ,
and at times his voice trembled with emo
tion. The senator appeared to be a man
of very wide learning. Some of his hear
ers could readily imagine that for the
moment he was appealing over the head
of the cold and unsympathetic and con-
servative Senate. and was reaching back
to the source of his power-the plain peo-
pie of Arkansas.
Indeed, some of his auditors thought
that his address was leveled at the lat
ter
Senator Davis went to the Capitol to-
day carrying a large dress suit case filled
with documents he wished 10 have on his
desk for reference during his contem-
most an hour before noon. and before the
arrival of any other senator.
When Senator Davis obtained the floor
and began his address many of the sena-
tors. both republicans and democrats,
were in their seats. and they gave strict
attention to his remarks.
Senator Davis delivered a passionate
address. After declaring that his bill.
vigorously enforced, would kill the trusts,
he challenged in a dramatic manner any
senator to step forward and contest the
issue with him.
Lingual Slip Causes a Laugh.
AS he proceeded he showed great emo
tion and his voice trembled His words
rang with resounCing effect throughout
the chamber
Speaking of the annual appropriations
for the expenses of the government.
amounting TO $9Oo.OOo coo he turned 10
Senator Beveridge and added: "Pile il I'D
on this floor and let my good looking
young friend, the Senator from Indiana.
start to count II. He would be as old
as Methuselah before he could count half
OF it,"
The Senator detailed appropriations
made for maintaining the White House
And yet he continued, President
Roosevelt has but five children-at home -
The inadvertence of speech brought
laughter from all parts of the chamber.
Everything" declared Senator Davis.
lis in a trust except acorns and pers:m-
mons"
Holy Writ, he SAID. ''admonishes us to
go into the vineyard and WORK | have
found nothing in the good book that war
rants any of us going into the yineyard
to corner all the grapes
For the Under Dog.
1.-THE President. he said, has taken
Off the dollar the words In God VIC
trust It's time to take it Off / wonde,
what the grand old party is going to
put on the dollar?'
This panic was started by those trust
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