The Washington herald., 1909-06-19

my judgment, an amendment 20 the Con-
/ stitution for an income tax is not neces-
! sary."
Says Taft Plan Would Fail.
After Senators Brown and Clapp had
defended President Tafts attitude. Mr.
Hughes. resuming. paid tribute 70 Mr.
Taft. but insisted that an amendment TO
the Constitution 70 enable the enactment
| OF an income tax law would result in
failure, and that the right thing 70 do
was 20 enact an income tax law imme-
diately. He made an argument IN favor
OF Democratic Senators following the dc
tate OF the Democratic platform.
In the course Of his remarks. Mr.
! Hughes referred 10 the fact that Mr.
Bailey had voted against the majority
OF his colleagues IN favor OF a duty on
/ iron ore and a duty on lumber.
/ This reference provoked Mr.. Bailey
who came back at Mr.. Hughes with the
| accusation that the latter had been one
OF two Democrats TO vote for a duty on
/ lea dore. which action. said Mr.. Bailey
was inconsistent with Mr.. Hughes decla-
ration that Democratic Senator's should
! accept and follow the principle enunciated
in the Democratic platform.
/ That platform, It was said had de-
/ clared for placing articles controlled by a
/ trust on the free list. and as lead ore was
! controlled by a trust, Mr.. Hughes had
gone contrary 20 the platform declaration.
Then I am 70 accept the platform OF
my party as infallible and reject the
| decision OF the Supreme Court OF the
/ United states as fallible.' said Mr.. Bailey.
| constituting to suit his own argument
the advice which Senator Hughes had
! given.
Voted for Himself.
| Strange doctrine! I accept neither ex-
cept so far as il comedies with my Judg-
meut and conscience. There Is no bet
ter party man than I am never
scratched the ticket in my life. am so
good a Democrat that I have even voted
for myself"
This statement was greeted with con-
siderable mirth. and then Mr.. Bailey pro-
ceeded to explain the circumstance
which he said occurred when he was a
candidate for elector on the Democratic
ticket, and no called Senator McLaurln
TO witness.
He told how he had met the sheriff
OF the county on his way 70 the poll
ing place and the sheriff had asked him
If he intended 70 vote for himself. I re-
Piled: Tom, I am too good a Democrat
TO scratch or be scratched"
This seemed to strike Mr.. Tillman's
funny bone, and he laughed heartily. Mr..
I Bailey continued 10 justify his course
and promised the Senate that he would
have something TO say later on the evo-
| luton Of the political doctrine OF free
raw material.
! Senator Hughes had been listening i'm
lpatiently 10 Mr.. Bailey's speech. His face
I Hr.a n hn
ing his emotion with difficulty when he
rose to reply. Referring 70 reference
which EIr Bailey had made 10 Mr..
Hughes vote on the lead differenial. II
! being the only Democratic vote given In
favor OF the differential except Mr.. Nc
Enery's, Mr.. Hughes construed the ref
II erence as a suggestion that he was In
Il fuenced by a desire 70 favor the lead
} trust.
Declares Utterance False.
"If the Senator from Texas meant that
to apply to me. it is as false thing as
was ever uttered" declared the Senator
from Colorado. advancing in the direc-
} ton OF Senator Baiiey's seat and en-
phasizing his remark with violent ges-
tures.
Senator Bailey sought TO reply 10 this,
but Mr.. Hughes ignored him and con-
tinued his speech Repeatedly Mr.. Bailey
addressed the Chair, each time more
vehemeutiy. demanding recognition.
Finally. he got an opportunity 10 speak.
and declared that he had aot intended TO
impute a dishonorabIe motive 20 the
Senator from Colorado. and declared that
that Senator knew It.
Il have always believed that Senator
CDir. Hughes) 10 be an honorable man,
. -
given me, I stu believe 1t"
The Senator named me-" snapped Nr.
; Hughes, turning aside from Mr.. Bailey
and continuing HIS vigorous speech. The
Senator from Colorado declared that his
adversary had sought 10 overshadow him
and had misinterpreted the object Of the
speech he had made.
Great as he is, looming upon the
horizon here. he cannot prevent me from
having my say" said the Senator from
Colorado.
Doubts BafIey's Doctrine.
He referred with something very sug-
gestive Of contempt to Mr. Bailey's pro-
posed remedy for trusts, which he has
repeatedly suggested in the Senate
namely. the putting Of trust magnates in
Jail.
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the efficacy OF this remedy, since the
trust magnates were stilI at large. not
withstanding the repeated suggestions OF
putting them IN jail
One OF the cOmmOnest grounds of crit
icism Of Mr.. Bryan was that he had once
made such a suggestion. He said that
the people would not be relieved from the
/ oppression Of trusts even If the rnagnates
were sent to jail. and the trust continued
TO do business with other officers in
charge. He made a sarcastic reference
TO a suggestion that the governmen;
should go out with a lasso and round up
the magnates and drag them 20 the near
est lamp post"
Again Criticises Bailey,
This seemed 20 afford much amusement
to Senators Aldrich and Hale. He re-
ferred repeatedly to the fact that SEN
ator Bailey had gone out Of his way to
wound a Democratic colleague. and
said that unless he CA1r. HughesO could
speak in the Senate without inlicting
wounds upon his party colleagues. he
would remain silent
when my whip becomes so blunted
that its darts have TO be aimed at my
own party. I trust that It will never be
exercised In this BODY said the Colorado
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