The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-27
LUSK BITTERLY
 ARRAIGNS
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 forces of monopoly were lined up against the people in 1896. where were they? Where were these editors who had grazed in the Democratic pastures ocratic trees? Were they flying the flag of Democracy? No. at their mast head they were flying the flag of trea- "They talk about treason to Demo cratic principles on this floor, when their mouthpiece has been flying the flag of treason--when they are dog ging the footsteps of William J. Bryan it to the hilt, if they can. They are in treason to the administration of ,, Governor Conner and the Senator from Barbour. and the Senator from Calhoun have placed themselves in position to be chased with them.
 Do you repudiate it?' asked the turning to Senator
 Bible on Railroad Question.
 Mir. Lusk then went into his long general He picked up Bible and read several extracts from the writ tngs of Moses. The extracts dealt par ticuiarly with the making of gifts and . argument being considered the same as gifts He directed the reading par ticularly to Senator Blackmon.
 He took up the speech of Senator Blackmon made at the Tuesday night session. He qucsed Senator Blackmon as saying that he had more ability than Judge Jones and that he knew what Judge Jones was going to do three months before he did it. < T deny that" said Senator Blackmon, rising, T said nothing or the sort"
 You talk about Judge Tom Jones', said Senator Lusk; What did he do? I'll tell you what he did. He went into a neighboring county-"
 At this moment Senator Reese inter rupted him, saying:
 . Has the Senator read the ethics of the legal profession as they are set down? He doubtless knows what the ethi,s say as to lawyers publicly crit tcising judge for any judicial de- cision."
 decisions of Judge ones are not ir- revocable and are not filai. He went into a neighboring county and tried a lot of white men for Filling a negro. on the ground that the negro, was Killed be- use he vas a negro.
 The Marshall Senator in a personal vain, discussed the speech of Senator Thomas. He took the ground that Sen ator Thomass course in the Senate had been dictated by pique And from that. he took up the old argument in support of the Democratic platform of the last convention
 He returned to The Advertiser and to Judge Jones, when he talked Of 
 on the people of Alabama.
 He said he had heard of the eriti- .cism of the State administration, but declared 1t came only from "the tax dodgers of Jefferson county who had had their taxes raised und that sheet X down on the corner. whose bonds are owned Lord knows where"
 Talks of Judge Jones.
 And Judge Tom Jones was not elected to his place by the people Of Alabama" said Senator LusE. He was appointed by Theodore Roosevelt. And he was not apointed with the en- dorsement of the horny handed sons of Alabama He got his endorsement from somewhere else. We might guess where that endorsement came from, and we might ask the Senator from Macon where 1t came from"
 AS soon he had taken his sea Senator Thomas was on the floor de, manding recognition. He took specia notice of portion of the speech n,ed oi to a defense of the action of the Code Committee which had accepted pay al 910 day for the services, when the! were entitled to but $4 day.
 .It Isn't True."
 'The Senator admits in his speecf that he was not entitled under the Con itntion iow to io bnt he atfempts lay in onEyou, fellow Senators, as be ing responsible for it. It isn't true and he knows it isn't true" :,
  Bible and he had few verses to read with a special application to the case of a man who took $6 day to whicl ! he was not entitled. He read partic ularly that verse that condemned th' scribes, the pharisees and the hypo critics. The Barbour Senator put { special emphasis on the word "hypo critics !" He read that verse which tolt of the fate of the meh who prostrateo themselves to worship the Golden Cal and recommended it to the considera Ahz A frnf Na hnl laid emphasis on the words, You hay encompassed your own damnation.
 He commended the Senator from Mar shall to follow the example of Moses who continued to be and died a leade of his people. He rather feared tha the Senator from Marshall as a ma who drew s6 "ay to which n. he wa wa ple of the discredited leader, Aaror who forgot his high office for gain.
 Senator Thomas briefly reviewed tn forth the position he and his fellov Senators had taken. In defendini those positions. he enlarged upon tn action of the Senate ln later occupyIn from Marshall had endorsed the posi- tion that the Constitution forbade an Legislative committee from receivin mor ethan s4 a day the regular pay 0 a member of the Legislature.
 Senator Thomas resented the criti cism against him by implication tha he had not stood for Democratic prin ciples.
 Tn 1896 as a young man casting hi first vote. I deemed 1t my duty to m people to my State and to my coun try to oppose the cause of free silver, said Senator Thomas. Tn my youth ful enthusiasm I took position for tn gold standard and the ienator fror Marshall knows that the last Demo cdatic platform adopted by the part in national convention endorsed soun money
 ThFt S6 Day Extra.
 He was followed by Senator Rees, VI Sho said that he rose only to expiai his position when he asked as to tn receipt by members of the Code Com mittee of Sl0 a day. He did not mea to imply that he had any doubts tha his own original position that sue action was against the Constitutio of the State was correct, nor did h mean to imply on the other hand tha the members of that committee had nc fully earned every dollar they had bee paid.
 The discussion was closed with a fe, FREE TO YOU-MY S|