The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-04-30
SENATE ENLIVENED
BY CORES SPEECH
Blind Orator From Oklahoma So
Effective That Proceedings Are
Interrupted BY Applause.

Washington, April 2S. The tarif
discussion in the senate yesterday at
ternoon was eniyened by a poltca
speech by Thomas p. Gore the blln,
senator from oklahoma In CRITICS
ing the republican party Senator
Cores oratory was SO effective tha
the senate proceedings were inter
rupted by APPLAUSE from the galleries
When the discussion ended Senator
Cores democratic colleagues congrat
ulated him.
Mr.. Gore followed Senator Scott OF
West Virginia. who had delivered a
set speech, in which he asserted that
the high wages paid American work.
ingmen were due to the protective
tariff. The Oklahoma senator assert.
ed that the wages paid In this coun.
try were high because of the excel.
lence Of the service rendered by the
American laboring man and that the
protective tariif had very slight effect
upon wages.
Our superior opportunities, our
great diversified resources, our pro.
gressive and enlightened labor con.
stitute the reasons for our superior
wages. Senator Gore said, The re.
publican party is not wet nurse to
the labor of this country nor il protee.
ton the fountain from which all bless.
ing flow Ascribe the credit where Il
belongs
Il should like to ask the senator
interrupted MIR Scott III he has a
copy of the speech he delivered In
1894 when he was populist2 would
like to have him rehearse a part OF
t."
Il have a copy of the speech re-
piled Mr. Gore and refer to Il with
much pride and qualification 1t re
minds me that with increasing years
| have grown wiser And | trust II Is
not too late for the senator from Wesi
Virginia 20 advance with his accumu
latlng years. | never have commend
esd the democratic party when II wai
wrong, and | never have condemned
the republican party when il happen
ed to be right. Higher principles an6
loftier purposes should guide every
man in his political policies and HI.
duties to the people Of the country.
Senator Gore denied the statement
Of the republicans that the panic o
the early 'g0s was due to the enact
ment Of the Wilson-Gorman tariff law
The business depression IN this eoun
try at that time. he said was IN In
cldent Of a depression that was worlC
wide
Assuming, however," he added
that the panic referred 90 was the re
suit of democratic legislation whai
democratic legislation caused the pan
ic Of 1922
Senator Elkins OF West Virginia
Senator MeCumber Of North nakot,
aud other republicans replied to Sen
ator Gore
Senator Bailey continued his speeci
in favor Of an income tax
Senator Bailey severely criticised
the wisdom Of the supreme bench il
It's decision against the income tax ii
1894 At the first decision the cour
stood I to 1 Mr.. Justice Jackson q
the time was in and did not vote Bu
upon a rehearing Mr. Justice jackson
arose from sick bed aud voted {,
sustain the law. but the bench thi
time stood five against It's constitu
tlonality TO four in favor of Il. Tn,
general impression has been that /
was Mr.. Justice shiras who change,
HIS mind IN that brief period, but Sen
ator Baily said today that it was Mr.
Justice Brown
Going back TO the time the ucom,
tax was sustained by Chief 1ustic,
Marshall down to the income tax lav
declared constitutional by full eour
IN Grants administration. Senator
Bailey argued that II an inherltanc,
tax or an income tax now beeam,
laws, they would. IN his opinion. bt
sustained by the present uprem,
bench
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