Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-01-27
CuMM|NS MAKES MAIDEN SPEECH
Iowa Senator Opposes Passage Of
Postal Savings Bank eill-Favors
Deposits in State and Territorial
Banks-Senate Votes to Purchase
Portrait Of Late Senator Allison.
(Bv Associated Press).

speech by Senator Davis OF Arkah
sas favoring Legislation to prevent
dealings ly exchanges in FUTURES
in products of the soil. and maiden
speech bv Senator Cummins OF Iowa
Against the passage OF the postal say
in.s lnnk bill as reported to the
senate by the committee on p"stos'
cicns and post roads. were the f"a-
lures of tn" senate today. Mr.. Cum
mngs spoke in favor OF the deposit
of postal savings in state and ter
ri orial banks.
The senate voted to purcnas" an
oil portrait Of the lat" Senator ALI
son of Iowa.
The evils attending gambling IN
the products of the soil by the sale
of futures en- exchanges was the sub
jet of passionate speech delivered
by Senator Jeff Davis in the senate
today. Mr.. Davis advocated the pas
sage of a bill introduced by him to
penalize the use of the mails. the
telegraph of the telephone for the
purpose of conveying gambling pro
positions between the buyer and sci.
Ter.
Denounees Money Power Evil.
After advocating the passage Of this
measure Mr.. Davis denounced what
he declared to be evils CT the mon
ey power" and incidentally touched
upcn the policy of maintaining a pro-
tective tariff as part OF the sys-
tenn which nc declared was for the
suppression OF the rights of the PEG
pie.
Picturing conditions in Rome at tn"
time Of Julius Caesar he described the
death of Caesar as the price Of C"a-
sar's love and service for the poor.
declaring:
Would to God We had Caesar
in the White House today"
At the conclusion of his narrative
of the acts of the Roman emperor
in securing laws to suppress usury
and in obtaining legislation for the
benefit Of the poor Of Rome follow
ed bv his tragic death when sur
rounded by the treachery OF the
money power twenty-three knife
wounds pierced his body" Senator
Davis said:
An Object Lessen.
This sir is lTief history RI
Rome and its great yefcrmer. Illus
trating the terrible rates that lies
in the path CT any man who seeks
to shake loose from the throat Of this
government these parasites OF wealth.
these stock gamblers. these stock
jobbers who attempt to COntro! the
destinies Of the government.
All. the money power may be
pressing the American people too
far. In some evil hour. in some
urg1Ia rdeh moment. match may he
touched to tho fuse that connects
with tn" hidden mine of discomfort
end dismay tina. is planted beneath
this republic and ] shrddcr for the
consequences.
An Illustrative story.
Il read little story IN a New
York napcr recently illustrating apt
" think. the recklesSness and wan
ton disregard Of the peoples rights
by tho money power Of the govern
mont " is sa;d that beautiful hal-
ian girl with considerable property
married orc Of her ccunfrym"n. BE-
Ii~vin- that he was all hat hr- young
heart had pictured him 10 b.. Soon
she discovered that he was addicted
10 that terrible vice. III" liquor habit.
Their homo SION becamc n drrnkard 8
hc me-. her property va. squanicred.
poverty in all it's hdeouS forms
knocked At their door until finally
she was compelled 70 co out and
earn a living for her drunken hus.
hand She was finally brought into
court ard tried. auL 10 the judS"
sh" said
Judge. u" finally suggested that
sell myscif for his support: he
pressed mo too far. JndS". aud I
killed him
r-esdi,e or Dangerous Ground.
All. tho money power 81 this gov
rrnmcnt is trraiing upon dangerous
.round Thcv' do not know or else
thcv do moi care. that the people arc
ALREADY srrund down sith taxation
and No weight of government until
their backs are almost t-oken bc.
meath its loai They do nt seem
to srprccia'e ftc fact that In his pow.
OF and strength Old NAN People NAV
risc and smit. them. would not
he an aiarmisf. sir. hut 7 predict here
and nov that unless conditions arc