The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-12-11
EX.GOV "JEFF DAVIS"
MAKES MAIDEN SPEECH
Continued from Page One.O
WEALTH IN FEW HANDS.

The secretary of commerce ana labor
had calculated. he said, all the property
owned by S9,OO0000 American citizens Is
SlO7 600 OO0. 600 so that these 81 citizens own
one ne-thirty-ffth of the entire wealth of the
nation.
what an alarming concentration OF
wealth; what an alarming concentration
OF power" he declared. ''In this day and
time money is king; money Is God. How
, shall this condition be changed? How
shall this government be saved? one way
and one way only--that is, To Kill, de-
stroy, annihilate the source or all thiS
evif@the- trusts. "
He said his bill would not permit corpo-
rations to sell their products in one part
OF the country at less price than they
sell such products in another part.
what is needed today by the trust
magnates OF this nation in order to make
them respect the law and obey It's solemn
mandates" he said, lis that they be treat
ed like ordinary felons: is that the strong
arm of the law be laid against them JUST
as il would be against horse, thief or
anyone else charged with crime Lana
them I'm the penitentiary; place felon
stripes on them-the doxology of mis-
spent life. and you will see the trusts arc
busted and the people will get relief. All!
Sir, one trust magnate I'm the penitentiary
of the United states, one trust magnate
with felon's stripes, one trust magnate az
a living example and object lesson thal
the law is greater than any man, that the
law is above and beyond us all. that tho
law protects the weak and Furnishes the
strong alike would be the most whole
some example that could be set in this
republic today"
is AN AI4ARMIST.
lie declared that while he is an alarm
.st he is not an anarchist or n Socialist
There is too much gold" he declared
There is too much glitter; there lis too
much of tinsel, and l say. Sir, that unless
times and conditions change, II Will not
be long before the American statesmen
will be wearing knee breeches with brass
buckles and powdered wigs and bowling
down to semi-roya%'
He spoke or the great expenses Of tine
government.
"Our president" he said. land I speak
OF him in the most respectful terms. be-
sides -Ais-salaFy- GOO a year and
say that that Is not excessive, is paid by
this congress $4,000 a year for travelling
expenses. and approximately $4,000 an
nually for living expenses. Ali Mr.. Presi-
dent this Is enormous. This is unreason-
| able. The president OF the United States
! has five children, i believe. IL is true
! that he should live In accordance with
| the dignity of the position which he oc-
| cupies-the greatest executive upon the
! face OF the earth--but Mr.. President !
nave the president skinned clty piock
| in the matter of family. / have eight chill
dren and 1t don't take $4,000 for my llv-
ing expenses. No sir. the greatest presi-
! dent that ever lived upon this earth, that
! was ever inaugurated I'm this capitol, i'm
| my judgment, was old Blue Jeans, old
| Hickory Jackson. who rode his horse 20
the White House dressed in a suit of blue
| jeans
lie denounced stock gambling and said
he would do away with gambling in cot
ton, grain, and the necessities OF life.