Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-03
,een placed higher than in the Ding

ley law.
Il have demonstrated said Mr.. Mel
son after he had. concluded his analy-
sis of the cotton schedule. that this
bill increases all of duties of 20 per
cent to more than so per cent. over
the rates of the present Dingley law
Senator Beveridge raising the ques-
ton of absence of quorum when the
Minnesota senator began to explain
the cumulative duties which he de-
clared were provide in the cotton
schedule. Mr.. Nelson interposed to
say:
"Oh! these high protectionists don't
care to hear me, never mind. 1t wouid
do no good if they were all mustered
in here. They will retire again.
Mr.. Nelson did not yield and in ac-
cordance with the precedent establish
ed last session the Chair did not rec
osnize the demand for a quorum
MIR. Nelson was followed by Mr..
FRYE, who citing reductions in capital
stocks made by New England cotton
manufacturers and referring to the
failure of some concerns to make their
business profitable at all. protested
against statements that inOrdinate
profits had been reaped by this INDUS
try. Six per cent, he said. was as much
as was made by the cotton mills aver
aging the result of a long term of
years.
Mr.. I.afollette then discussed the di-
rectors of prohibitive rates OF duty.
He also criticised the Civil Federation,
Which he said, claims that the time has
come to pull out the teeth of the Sher-
man antitrust law and to cut off its
arms and limbs.
Noting the absence of Mr. Aldrlch
and the Republican members of the
finance committee, Mr.. Lafollette said
he was content to PROFOUND his ques-
tions to empty chairs if they desired
to pursue the course of absentlng
themselves. Hence he would not ask
for and would protest against re-
quest for a quorum while he occupied
the floor. Asserting that 200 manufac-
trrers of shoes came to Washington
begging for a hearing before the COM
mittee on finance because the beef
packers were. obtaining control OF the
tanneries. Mr. Lafollette prophesied
that the packers would reach out and
eventually control not only the tanner
les but all the products Of leather.
II would like to ask the senator ii
this combination of capital, which w.
all recognize as true, is not world wide
and not confined to the United States,
said Mr.. Dixon.
"It'c becoming world wide and prob
ably in the end will be world wid.,,' re
piled Mr.. 1afollette. Il don't expect tf
see the trusts of this country CONTROL
ed by the protective tariff
He added that an international
agreement exists only on some prod
ucts Of the United states Steel Cor,
poratiOn.
The heat in the Senate chamber anf
the exertion caused by making al
| earnest speech told on the strength o
MIR. Lafollette and shortly after
O'Clock the Senate took brief recess a
the request Of Mr. Money to permit thu
! Wisconsin senator to recuperate.
When the Senate was again called
to order Mr.. LaFollette appeared mucf
refreshed and said there was no Occa
sion for the anxiety of his friends wht
feared that he would become exhausted
In speaking today Mr.. LaFollette fire.
uuently pitched his voice to high Ike!
and became greatly overheated. H.
was often compelled to gasp for breati
and long pauses marked the progress
of his speech.
| Assuring his associates that his con
dition was probably not quite so bat
as II appeared when he stopped La
] Toilette said upon resuming that III
would not complete his speech today
but would continue it tomorrow. Pro
lceeding, he said:
| president Taft, realizing some o
the short comings of the Chicago plat
form, went before the people and il
some measure made platform. an.
what he said constitutes a species o
contract and obligation upon the Sen
ate and House that they cannot disre
gard"
| Looking about the chamber and int;
| the faces of senators. he remarked
1T is all right for senators to smil,
in dersion but it is a pretty serious
proposition to get the support of tn
''oters of this country. who have (
chance to speak once in four years"
Quoting speeches of the President il
support of his contention for a lowe
tariff LaFollette said
| "Ill prove to you that you have
raised it," Addressing himself direct
| ly to Vice President Sherman in tn.
chair he said:
This is the declaration upon which
you and the candidate for the Presi
dency went before the American people
and were elected"
! LaFollette then yielded the floor t.