The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-12-13

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Senators and Crowded Galleries
sneaker Asserted That the Only
Things Not in Trust Were Acorns
and PcrsiInmOns-Adv0ca I'M
nrfsonment OF Trust Magnates and
denounced Gambling in Necessarles
OF Life.
Washington. December 11.-Passion-
ate oratory marked the proceedings
of the senate today. Senator JEFFERSON
DAVIS of Arkar. as, who when electeu
declared that he would attack the
trusts Immediately after taking MS
seat fulfilled his promise, although ne
was a few days late in doing 50. HIS
soeech was filled with sensational
declarations and was given with that
yigor for which tne Arkansas Senator
is famed in his own state. Quaint
phrasing, pointed denunciatlon, ana
evidences of intense emotion charac-
-kerized his remarks. He was given
reful hearing by senators and the
kfteries were We'll filled throughout
the time he held the floor. Beginning
shortly before l o'clock he spoke for
allttle more than al hour. At the
close of his speech the senate went ln-
to execute. session an: at 21O O'CLOCK
adjourned.
The house was not in session today.
Senator Davis began by declaring
that it was not his purpose to retain
his seat in the senate until his halr
shall have grown gay before taking
up his work actively in that body. He
proposed to present quickly, fearless
" and as intelligently as he might
some of the living, burning questions
before the American people 1t was
for that reason he had determined to
speak upon his bill to suppress trusts,
pools. combinations and conspiracles.
After declaring that his bill, vigor-
ously enforced, would kill the trusts,
Sena9Or Davis, with dramatic effect,
= challenged any senator to step for
ward and contest the issue with him.
Speaking of the annual approprla-
tions for the expense of the govern
ment, amounting to $9O0,OOO,OOO, he
turned to Senator Beverage and
added:
"Pile it up on this floor and lei
my good looking young friend the
Senator from Indiana, start to count
it. He world Ce as old as Methuseleh
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"
This inadvertance of speech brough
laughter from all parts of the chamber
Everything, declared Senator Dav
Is, "is in a trust except acorns ant
persimmons."
'tHely writ admoDishes us to go in
to the vineyard and work. / hav'
found nothing in the good book tha
warrants any of us going into the vine
: yard to corner all the grapes
z 'The president" he said, "has takel
off the dollar the words In God w
Trust It's time to take it off.
wonder what the grand old party i
going to put on the dollar.
This panic was started by thes
trust magnates and stock gamblers i
OrGaI that lney IniSnt Idhe IioLu III
cots1, producers half of their proper
ty," he added.
'I am for the under-dog, Senate
MacI4aurin," he said, addressing thi
senator who sat before him. "wheneve
you hear of a dog fight just say 'Je
Davis is for the under dog"
He read some statistics on the Star
dard Oil Company and stepping OF
into the centre. aisle stamped his fot
and said:
.The Standard Oil is the old h
trust of the country. 1t is trust th'
has all the paraphernalia and ca
marks of trust. I dislike the Stan'
ard Oil; hate the smell of coal o
Petroleum makes me sick. Oh. 81
something ought to be done to GU
tail the gccat power of this monst
tr,1st-John D. Rockefeller trust-tl
, great Standard Oil trust.
"I undertake to say" he continue
esthat tf this bill is enacted into ls
and faithfully and honestly execute
trusts will be wiped from the fac::
the earth and no longer will we 4
their grinding and destroying 81
on the arteries of trade and CONNER
ga domestic corporation found