Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-12-13
DENOUNCED BY DAVIS.
Says Every Article Il Controlled
by a Trust Except
ACORNS AND PERSIMMoNS
Junior senator From Arksnsss causes
laughter When He Asserted He Has
President skinned . City Sleek" In
Number sf chiIdren.

Washington. Dec. Ex-senator JET
ferson Davis OF Arkansas went TO the
capitol "Wednesday carrying a large
dress suit case filled with documents
he wished TO have on his desk for ref
erence during his speech on trusts.
When Senator Davis secured the
floor end began his address all the
senators were in their seats. and they
gave strict attention 20 his remarks.
The galleries were filled with specta.
tors.
Senator Davis delivered a passion.
ate address. After declaring that his
bill. vigorously enforced. would kin the
trusts, with dramatic effect he chal.
lenged any senator to step forward and
discuss the Issue with him. As he pro.
ceeded he showed great emotion. and
his voice trembled. His words rang
with fesounding effort throughout the
chamber.
Speaking OF the annual approprla.
ton for the expenses OF the govern.
ment, amounting TO 5000. .O0O. 900. he
turned TO Senator Beveridge and add.
ed: "Pile 4 upon this floor and let
my good looking young friend. the sen.
ator from Indiana. start 10 count II un.
lie would be as old as Mefhus.lan
before he could count half OF a."
The senator detailed appropriations
made for maintaining the white house
And yet" he exclaimed. President
Roosevelt has but five children at
home"
The inadvertence OF the speech
broughs laughter from ali parts OF the
chamber.
Why, everything" declared sena-
tor Davis. I'm in a trust except acorns
and persimmons.
Holy writ he said. "admonishes
US TO 30 irto the vineyard and corner
all the grapes"
The president" he said. has taken
OFT the dollars the words. In God We
trust It's time 20 take them off. n
wonder what the grand old party Is
going TO put ON the dollar,
This panic was started by these
trust maenates aud stock gamblers In ]
order that they might take from the |
cotton producers half OF their prop. /
erfv.
Il am Tor the under dog. Senator /
Mci.aurin." he said. addressing the
senator from Mississippi. who sat be-
fore him. Whenever you hear of n
dog fiehi jgst say jeff Davis is for
the under dog"
He read some statistics on the Stan
dard OIL comrany and. stepping out
into the middls aisle. STAMPED his foot
and said; The Standard oil company
ls the Oldest trust in the country. II hs
the trust that has all the parapherna.
la and the ear marks of n trust.
dislike Standard OH. hate the smell
OF coal oil. Petroleum makes me sick.
on. SIR. something ought to be done
10 curtail the great power OF this mon.
ster trust" :"
He declared that while he Is m.
alsrmisi. he Is not an anarchist or
socialist.
There Is too much gold" he de-
1ared, there IN too much glitter:
here Is too much gloss: shere Is too
much OF tinsel. and I say. sir. that
inless times and conditions change.
Z viii not be long before the Ameri-
an statesmen will be wearing knee
'reechcs with brass buckles and DOW
'ered wigs and bowling down 20 semi
'oyalty."
He spoke Of the great expenses of
he government. Our president" ne
aid. and ] speak OF him In the most
espectful terms. besides his salary
u $4,000 a year. and that Is not ex-
'essive, is paid by this congress ee5.-
90 year Tor travelling expenses and
$4,000 annually for
wing expenses. All, MIR. President.
HIS Is enormous. This Is unreasoha-
lie. The president has five children, 1
believe. II Is true that he should live
D accordance with the dignity of the ,
osition which he occupies. the great
st executive on earth. But. Mr.. Pres
lent. ] have the president skinned a ,
ity block In the matter OF family.
have eight children. and II don't take
$4,000 for my living expenses. No. 4
O. sir. The greatest president that
yer lived upon this earth. that was
yer inaugurated In this capitol. In my
alignment, was Old Blue Jeans. old
Hickory Jackson who rode his horse
the white house and dressed In a !
MI OF blue jeans"
He denounced stock gambling, and
Md he would do away with gambling :
! cotton, grain and the necessities OF
fe. .