Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-12
JEFF DAVIS LETS OFF
STEAM IN THE SENATE
Arkansas New Senator Makes
His Maiden Speech and It Was
Full Of 1abasco
NUMERICALLY ROASTED H0os. VEL
Would Put Rockefeller in the Peni.
Tertiary and Prieon stripes on rrus,
Musna,cs-Has President "skinnea
a Block" 50 Far As Having Chill.
dren Ic Concerned.
(Dy Asacolntea rreas,

lBy Associated Fress)
WASHINGTON. ID. c., Dec. III -
Senator JcT Davis, OF Arkansas. de-
livcred Il Icdhot speech In the sen
alto this afternoon. 1t was hls mai
den effort In tina, body. and waa tho
first set speech by any Senator In
the Slxticth Congress. Moreover, 81
was made just nine days aftcr he
had taken his scat ns n member. IL
was In advocacy OF tho destruction
OF trusts and the placing OF fclons-
stripes upon rich maleractors.
He declared that prison sentence
staring John ID. Rockefeller In tho
face would make him law abiding
citizen. He stigmatIzcd Wall stree,
Spectators as gamblers and thieves,
and charged them with preclpita.ine
the recent money panic.
He criticized the annual salary OF
President Roosevelt, which he put nj
$4,000 He s1id he did not need
that sum TO live on. "And I've got
tho President skinned city blosk
in tho matter OF family" he ex-
claimed. II save eight children; no
has only FIVE"
Not A Trues Busted.
Iic ridiculed the Administrations
antitrust policy. and challenged any
Republican Senator to name trust
which Roosevelt had ever tanned
In his seven years of Octopus hunt
Ing" In contemptuous tones. Davis
declared that "unlcsa conditions
change. II VII. rot 6e long before
Amcrioln statesmen are wearing
knee breechcs- with brass buckles
and powdered wigs and bowling dow,
10 semi royalty"
HIS speech was upon bill which
he introduced shortly after the OPEN
ing of Congress. making any at
tompt to regulate and control prices
conspiracy, punishable by a heayv
fine and long imprisonment. IL fur
ther provides for tho revocation OF
the company's charter. and permits
recovery of the purchase price.
Are We In earnest when wo go
before the American people," no max
ed. and tell them that trusts arc
bad things; that trusts ought to be-
destroyed; that the trusts ought TO bo
wiped from the face of the earth
then answer the people, why this
bill should not become law. Does
1t Interfere with the vested rights?
Cut Them Out.
No remedy which meals only their
destruction can be too drastic Any
thing short of destruction; nny tenn
porizing. any palliaton OF this wrong
will not satisfy m outraged public,
and will not bring the relief desired.
The trust aril Is :, cancer sore upon
tho body polite. just as upon the hui
man body. The only remedy Is n
s'iiGecn's knife. Cu IL out - Tho
roots, and destroy the virus.
ut is the bounded duty OF Congress
to act IL We don't destroy the
trusts, then trcmblc for the public.
trcinblo for The government itself.
The creature is growing greater nno
moro powerful than it's creator. II
permitted for only few years 70
run without hindrancc instead OF
the government prescribing the terms
upon tho trusts TO do business, tho
trusts will be prescribing the terms
upon which the government may do
business.
Not Even a Tame One.
Nearly seven years OF Mr.. Roose.
volt's strenuous torn has PACED
with machinery of the government al
his back. Yet ask. will some Re-
publican Senator upon the floor .eli
mo ono trust he has over tanned
nucl less destroyed. 1t has been
said that corporations should be
treated justly and fairly That IL
too often the shield behind which
cowardly public servants cvade thclr
duty
you need not loso any sleep abou,
tho corporations not getting theh
righta. Our eolicitrde should bo for
the man who bears the burdens OF
tie government.
t., Treat trust rohber Ike An ordi-
usrs teion. Make the strong erm OF