The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-12-15
A Note OF Warning From Davis.

Note OF Warning From Davis.
Following the lead of Senator Ia.
Toilette in dcfying that long cstab.
lished senatorial precedence which
cautions new members TO De seen
but not heard. Senator jefferson
Davis of Arkansas. nephew Of the
president of the confcdcracy. who
has been but nine days in the sen.
ate. delivered an address ON Wcdncs-
day that AZ least made the senate
sit up and take notice His opening
remark that he did not propose to
retain his senatorial seat In silence
until his hair had become gray. or
until he had grown out Of knowl
,ds. of, and lost identity with. his
constituents, made many gray hair.
ed senator wheel in his chair and
eye the gentleman from Arkansas
many with astonlshmcnt. some with
disgust written ON rhcir features
senator Davis was addressing him.
self O. the features of bill which
he introduced shortly after congress
opened, which provides for the cN.
tinction of trusts and monopolies
that conspirc to control prices and
restrain trade. and that also provides
for the punishment OF the conspir.
ators. The charters Of such cor.
porations are to be- revoked. their
, officers and the cocoon spirators hcay.
: lily fined and imprisoned for long
b term of years; and the public al
] lowed to recover the purchase price
{ al commodities thus unlawfully sold
p II Is impossible within the limits OF
: this correspondence to discuss the
p merits or demerits Of this measure
4 Senator Davis made no prctense to
S its being a specimen OF perfect anti
s trust legislation, and IL is but one
2 of several measures for the regulation
or extinction of trusts and monopo
= lies that have already been intro
e duced into this congress II Is doubt
y ful If the majority party will pay
= much attention to the drastic propos
t ais Of Senator Davis. Certainly II
$ they give them no better consdera
l. tion than they did his speech. thl,
q bin will sleep that sleep in the com
n mittee rom that knows no awaken
II ing. At first the republican senators
& were inclined to laugh and sneer a
u what Senator Davis said Messrs
g Lodge, kean and other republican
II senators were chiefly conspicuou
l. by the loVity with which they recely
Is ed the remarks " the gentleman
D. from Arkansas. Even when Senate
r Davis was offering serious argl
IS sneering smile that would not com
n on. And long before the conclusion
Of has argument the republican sid
OF the chamber was practically emI
ty-a mere handful OF republica
N senators remaining to hear Mr.. -;
Is Wis, much in the same manner tina
is they snubbed Senator LaF1llctt
So when he raised his voice over a yea
Of ago to protest against the railroad
Is oyerworl.ing their employees an
ID thereby endangering the public.
ii Perhaps his address would hay
ne been mort effective IL Senator Dav
r. hid confined himself more closely
IN his resolution. and tried to discus
n. everything from the stock exchang
he to the size of the presidents famil
er and salary. But when Senator Day
rt. declared that II the government d
On not prescribe the terms upon whiC
us the trusts could exist, that the trus
TO would prescribe the terms upon whiC
the government might exist, he WI
&c standing on solid ground when
as asked any republican senator
al name one trust that seven years
ed Roosevelt had even tanned, when !
In asked II the cost OF living h.
as been reduced under the Sherman la
Sc and whether the trusts had n
rly prospered under il, he made inquiri
ist that carried their own selfeyide
nd answers. When he called upon 4
m. senate to treat trust robbers as Il
he law treats horse thieves, he mei
ly voiced the present sentiment
eu the American people Republic
rty senators may smile and sneer, b