The Washington herald., 1908-02-20
TEST OF DAVIS BILL
Supreme Court to Consider
Senator's Antitrust Ideas.
WHAT HE'S DOING At HOME
State for Gubcr8RtoriRl
Candidate, He Tells "His People"
How He's Humping the Octopus in
Washington, and How He Bearded
the Lion in the Senate.

Senator "Jen" Davis antitrust bill
will. in effect be passed upon by the
Supreme Court of the United States be-
fore II is adopted by Congress. The test
will come in the near future. perhaps
next week.
The bill which the Senator from Ar
kansas introduced in the Senate shortly
after the present Congress convened IS
practically the same bill that he had in
troduced and passed by the legislature
of his State whiie he was governor. The
Senate bill, it is said, is merely a replica
of the other, enlarged to 1T national re-
quirements.
District Attorney RhotOn. Of Arkansas.
is in Washington to represent his State
before the Supreme Court when that tri-
bunal takes up an appeal which is pend
ing before it. from the decision Of the
Arkansas Supreme Court, declaring the
State antitrust law constitutional. George
b. Rose and Ralph Clews. Of counsel for
the Hammond Packing Company. which is
attacking the State law, are also here
10 look out for the interests of their
clients.
Senator Davis IS now stumping his na-
tive heath for Attorney General Kirby
who is running for the Eovernorship of
that State. and copies Of a speech which
the Senator made at Ozark, Ark, on
Tuesday night We're exhibited AT the
Capitol yesterday In the speech the
Senator gave "an account Of his steward
ship" since he has been in the Senate.
which was the cause Of some amusement
20 those who read H.
Gentlemen" he said, 4 promised you
II SOU elected me to the United States
Senate that / would let the trust mag
mates and trust agents know that ! was
in town when I got to Washington. and
I come to-day To give you an accounting
OF my stewardship thus far performed
on the second day Of my advent into the
Senate, I introduced an antitrust bill
that will exterminate this great evil. II
# shall be put into force and effect. and
on the I1th day of December. nine days
after I had been inducted into Office.
bearded the lion in his den. the Douglas
in his hall and gave the trust interests
Of this country such a drubbing on the
floor Of that august body as they shall
not soon forget.
Works Hard for People.
"Ah, my friends. as your public ser
want I am in Washington working day
and night TO carry into national Iegisla-
ton the great principles OF government
for which we have fought SO hard al
home. While I am away shall these
great principles be repudiated at home
/ come back to you to-day 10 plead with
you to hold up my hands; yet the r--ss
Of Little Rock would muzzle me, a few
/ politicians would muzzle me
I They say that Jen Davis must not
speak to his people. that he VIII deceive
them that he viii misguide them. All,
/ gentlemen. they well know that II the
people are properly advised and properly
awakened On this great question, theiT
! chances for despoilius and tearing down
/ the work that we have thus far accom-
plished will be destroyed.
Having "A Hot Campaign.
/ The Senator's speech bears evidence
/ that Arkansas is having very hot guber-
Material fight, and words are not being
minced on either side. The speech also
shows that the outcome Of this fight
! may eventually involve the tenure Of the
/ Senator's service In Congress. but he IS
/ fighting straight out from the shoulder
and incidentally promising that some OF
/ his opponents shall wear stripes" before
I he gets through with them