The Washington times., 1908-05-01

gold, against the inalienable rights Of
man. the justice and peace OF Goa. ana
the exalted dignity Of organized iaDof-
Such IS the char3e which the country
makes against predatory wealth.
woe to the defenders Of plutocracy,
crawling, creeping, cringing traNesIes
IN the degenerate line OF AudlH, 80
wholly lost are all sucn 20 nu,il@ulty'
Before the forum OF the people let plu-
tocracy answer"
Prof. Day. as one who had slandereb the
Chief Executive and rs a 'Stall-iattened
college professor, a most mighty prodigy
of conservatism
Ia beginning his remarks. the senator
from Arkansas was in an apologize
lit is known I'm the Senate" he said,
that my service upon the floor mas just
begun. nor would I seem to disregard
your staid and dignihed customs. nor
lack at all in respect for whatever
usage has indicated as decorOuS ana
seemly. Under other circumstances 1
would yield 10 4 natural inclination ana
deIer addressing the Senate untll uih5
had matured my tenure Of Office But
deem the bin now before the Senate too
important, too vital TO my country; de-
lay, sir, would prove fatal to IL
Poverty His Argument.
Picturing the desperate conditions in
the land, Senator Davis said:
But, sir. would you hear the muffed
swish and sob OF the unde-tow, hear
the moan, the deepening roar, the htful
slash. the grinding, thudding be AZ upon
dark and desOlate shores Sir, in pow
erty, ia unrequited toll throughout the
land, conditions consequent upon dis
eliminating laws are the arguments
made"
UphoIdinE the provisions Of his bill,
the Senator said:
r.r
most effective. But 1 challenge Senator'S
to make issue upon any provision OF H.
II anywhere IL may be made better. !
pointing in good faith to its defects, If
such there be. As TO its Salutary pur- |
pose, there can be no division of opin- |
ION Directed, without ambiguity |
against trusts and conspiracies which 1
intest our commerce, evils, SIR, th4I /
have sprung up, grown, and Idttened |
under favor Of Republican laws, impOv-
erishing labor and rObbing the farm OF |
It's annual substance and dominating in |
all enterprise until liberty itself is |
stified. L earnestly beSeech. Senator's 10 |
lend 10 this measure most thouShttul 1
attention
Refuting the argument that the penal !
ties OF the bill are too severe. Senator
Davis declared q thief was a thief
These .insOlent predaJOries for years
have SurrcptltiOuSly llCRed from indus /
try and labor indiscriminately until /
their aggregate booty runs Ear into the |
billions. Billions. sir I repeat. Methu- !
seiah could not have counted il by dol /
lars in twice his lifetime. Adam. indeed, [
had he survived until this day and COM !
putting $1,000 every minute since his eN-
pulsiOn from Paradise, must have lived |
10000 other years to have completed the !
task. Let none take alarm. These are !
conservative estimates.
Trust Magnates Thieves.
Upon what pretext. therefore. do we
hear the word. severity deftly con- |
rected with what is so justly proposed /
as punishment for so great crime? !
No. let trusts and trust meguates be I
placed precisely upon the same level Of |
infamy as other thieves: let them be /
punished with unerring certainty ac- |
cording to their crimes. II the poor
steal, are not the poor punished2 The !
bill now before the Senate is a PROPOSE
tiOu 10 scOurSe the thieves from our /
temple II proposes nothing more and /
certainly nothinENless will be offered I
or suggested"
-SprinEinE to the defense of the Senate. I
Senator Davis defended IL from the
charge Of indirectiOE." lie wanted the /
whole world to know his decision and
action. he said and added: Sir, the 4
sinister arts Of seductive agencies may
hurl whatever or ridiCule OF of con-
tumely for hiuderiug and embarrassing /
legislation. but for one. this bill shall /
have my undismayed support. Tread
ing the wine-press alone, if It be so ,
decreed. one Senator, If no more. here
shall voice a conviction that humanity +
and justice are more 20 be priced than
aggrandizemept or glory.
The speaker thought Senator's gen
orally were lnSenSl5le TO influence. but
said this Capital City is overlooking
with seductive meshes which. although
falling often TO euthraU. are designed
% ensnaTe Tho StOUreSt heart
He challenged denial OF the assertion
hat liberty had been total stranger
10 this Government for many years
In the course or his remarks the
Senator from Arkansas told how he was
beset by a hostile press and how what
he was saying would be Contorted %
deceive the public He demanded that
Rockefeller, Hartman. Rogers and
that ilk' he treated by the Govern
ment on the same level as other thieves.
lie babe defiance 20 the plutOcratiC
press
Tear 20 fragments my political ca
reer,' he exclaimed. If Il cOmport with
your eXeCrable will, stifle and distOrt
NY every utteranCe. not satisfied x
such be your brutal frenzy. lash N.Y.
poor form into iusensibility- then. Il
Il be your further pleasure. Enaw from
my stiffening limbs every vestige OF
duivering flesh; howl I'm wretched besti-
Atty through my innocent blood as Il /
drips from your 7eRdish risaEes.''