The Detroit times., 1909-05-21

-millionaire's club Senator Borah Is
A new man there. having gone through
me regular and the present extra SEES
sion. He Is fresh from the people. and
seems clear sighted. He is not soured
Dy any legislative disappointments.
they have treated him well In the SEN
ate He was not sore about anything.
| had said something about the peo-
pie and about public sentiment
Senator Borah answered slowly, as
though weighing each word. as though
careful not To exaggerate OF, underes-
Inmate.
Il find in the senate a Disposition
10 Sheer at anything purporting To be
popular course-the expression OF a
popular sentiment" he said. There
$ q disposition TO put IL down TO a
spirit that is demagogic. II is con-
trary to an unwritten etiquette OF the
senate--an idea carefully cherished
that the senate is some thing supe-
ior to the people. and uninfiuenced
by the peoples sentiments"
This sentiment isn't new, OF course.
h is something that all OF us had
bought was more or less true. We
have felt that the senate thought IT.
self bigger and wiser than we, the
people, were. II Is startling to have a
nan on the inside tell us In so many
words. and as though II was an under
TODD thing, that was exactly the way
he "Millionaire's club" which We elect
kinks of us.
We talked about other things-be-
ore and afterwards. The tariff, FOR
Instance. Senator Borah and his sym
bathies were with the members who
we're making fight for a revision
downward.
"You voted with the regulars for
he duties on lead" | suggested.
Yves" he said. And IL tell you
ghy. have a personal acquaintance
18th the independent lead producers In
nv state. | say a personal acquaint-
nee. because | have done their law
usiness In the past. | have, or course,
iyen up all my law businessmen
hiking my name from the frm-since
came to the senate. And the situa'
on Is this:
81 know these Independents are
RALLY independents. and not dummies
hut forward by a trust. A trust? OF
purse there's trust. Does the trust
ant tart: on lead? Yes. But what
bout the Independent producers?
ade a study OF the situation, and be-
hme convinced that a reduction OF
he duties on lead would make no
srious difference with the trusts
hey could do business and survive
ther way. But the independents
pt so. Without the duty. they would
completely at the mercy OF the
ust. They would have to sell out
hat would end all competition in the
dustry. So voted for the duty"
How about petroleum.
ct am not convinced that the So
lied independents who come racing
bwn TO washington are really such
every case which | have investi
ted. I have found that the so-called
dependent oil producer is really only
stalking horse for Standard Oil
nat makes a difference"
wanted Senator Borah to talk
rther about his impressions OF the
nate, especially along the line OF Its
titude toward the whole people.
1.-The senate is strangely oblivious
the real sentiment OF the country,
said This senatorial courtesy
ey talk OF is really an attempt to
event q senator from saying the
ings he wants to say. Many Of the
der senators would be greatly bene
ed by senatorial special which--at
ast once a year-would take them
far west as Idaho. and convince
am that the continent does ont end
the Hudson river"
How do you like It as far as you