Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-07-30


The people must come 10 rea.
al0e htat it is important to rev.
olutlomze both the methods of
the Senate and the House of
. Representatives. 1t was ney-
err intended by our constitution
that any one man should be the
sceptered monarch of the House
OF Representatives. 1t is impor-
tant thai the American people
should dethrone these masters anC
these mOnarchB, these pretend
,ers and usurpers.
As | have witnessed the pro-
ceedlngS here often has my mem
Ory rveerted to my childhood,
when | used to play the old game
Simon says wigwag, Simon says
thumbs UP, Simon says thumbs
down. That, sir, illustrates the
game which has been played here
by the distinguished chairman
OF the finance committee. That
has been the monotonous history
OF TINS tariff revision.
Mr.. President, the proven.
blal fame of Mary as a shepherd.
ess has persisted from the earth
Beside the chairman of the Fl.
nance committee she has become
as the stars beside tine sum. Sir,
In aid history the chairman of the
finance committee is the master
shepherd, and he is a typical
shepherd Of the Olden golden
time, with this single exception,
that he has no crook. Mary had
one lamb, and it followed her to
school ONT day. Tle chairman ..
the fananc ecOmmittee has forty.
live lambs. and they follow him
applause in the ea'ieries).
everywhere. { manifestations OF
TIE Vice President 1.-The occu-
pants Of the galleries must not
indulge in any demonstrations.
Mr.. GOre--Mr. President, l
have ofttn witnessed pet lambs
feeding from their master hand.
Never lid | witness SO much of eli.
Their appetite or avidity as has
been Exhibited in the Senate of
the United States. Some of the
lambs belonging to the chairman
OF the finance committee have
a ravenOus appetite for pig Lead,
some for lemons, some for wooden
goods, some for steel rails, while
the appetite of others turn to
drink, and they have a ravenOus
thirst for crude and refined oil
including kerosene, benzine, gas
dime and vaSeline a La Standard.
(!4aughter.) Sir, whatever may
be their appetite, like a good
shepherd, the chairman of the
finance committee supplies THEN
wants, and his lambs fondly obey
his behests.
In this, sir, without disrespect
either to the chairman of the fl
nance committee or to any mem.
Der CT tie fold. The protected
interests lave exhibited great
wisdom and great sagacity. The
chairman of the finance com.
mittee is an undoubted genius
He has dedicated his utmost fl.
dlity to the protected interests
OF this country. But sir, he
ought not to undertake either
to fleece the royal tiger or to
shear the Slumbering lamb. Mr..
PRESIDENT, the welfare, the pros
perity Of the protected interests
u the trusts and mOnOpOlies are
not identical either with the well
fare and progress or prosperity
of the American people.
l hope to see reforms come
alike into the Senate and into
the House of Representatives
and l had almost said that
It l were the boss Of my party,
'as I ought to be-" would
oAlrdly suffer any Democrat to
~, :, like the race against any of the
ma elve Republicans who voted
mmfqinSt the present Speaker of
-. House. l would commission
n to go forth as twelve apOS-
NJ preaching the gospel of a
Of / dispensahon, and preaching
R. I gospel unto every creature,
wife, should continue the agita-
mewuntil the Senate and House
the 81 under the control of the
Is of the consumers and
Ann.iends of the American peo-
the a;ntil a tariff law should be
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