The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-16
Members Were Given Thrill When The Nax
Senator From Iowa Proved Himself
an Orator
GOOD IMPRESSION MADE upon ALL
Referred to His Colleagues Boys and Suggest
ed That Congress Adjourn For Two
Solid Years

Cummins support In the state legis-
lature, but that Cummins had de-
clined and the result, therefore, was
the "standpat" speech OF Young.
Insurgent republicans peddled the
story about and it was sent to in
surgent newspapers. Senator Young's
attitude is too we'll known at home,
however, for it to be seriously
affected by this tale. 1t was noticed
that among the first to congratulate
! Senator Young when he had finished
his speech were Senators Burrows
and Cummins.
Every one recognized in the new
conner an orator of ability, possessed
of much of the courage of the man
he succeeded and many expressed
the hope that he would he successful
In the contest soon to be waged in the
Iowa legislature,
Senator Young had prepared 10
make an attack on Senator Cummins,
who seeks passage of a concurrent
resolution changing the rules of The
senate and house so as to permit
piecemeal revision OF the Payne,Ald-
!. rich tariff law, This he did and
,Nmore.
Doffiins his tosa when lie arose, he
lectnred the grave and dignified sem
ators from the standpoint of an edi-
tor, which he is in private life.
The senate gasped and then
laughed when Mr.. Young told 1t that
the country would feel relieved were
congress to adjourn altogether for
two solid years. 1t gasped again
when he alluded to Its members in
breezy fashion as boys and when
he declared the editors and not con-
gress ruled the country, the galleries
joined the senators in general hilari-
ty.
The senator had prepared an adj
dress which was before him on his
desk, but he seldom consulted the
printed transcript. He warmed, as he
proceeded, and apparently realizing
that it might be at once his saluta-
tory and his swan song, he spoke his
real thoughts on legislation and on
the national legislature.
His reference to editors and print
ers' ink as the real directors OF the
destiny OF the nation, was followed
by disavowaI of any intent to offend.
When he called his colleagues boys"
he accompanied it with wave OF
his hand.
This incident followed story OF
how just as he was about to take
the train for Washington and the
senate, constituent "buttonholed" !
him.
Go down there, senator said the
constituent, and, for heavens sake.
put up a fight for the consumer"
y will not Senator Young said,
he replied. Those boys there are
doing that. am going to fight for
the producer"
Standing in Senator Tillman's
place Senator Young attracted general
attention when he arose, not only be-
cause of the novelty involved in
set speech from a new senator, but
because of the quaintness and force
lulHSSS vi HIS as uS " Oh lilSu
TO his work
Mr.. Young opposed all efforts at
revision of the existing tariff law, be-
cause, as he contended, the law pro
tects the interests of the farmer. He
had great fear. he said, that ulti-
mately the adoption of tho resolution
would prove Injurious TO the great
agricultural interests.
THE present complaint about the
tariff as regards prices, he said, has
had reference to the products of the
farm. Therefore we might anticipate
that the first schedule that would
come from either house would be the
agricultural schedule. would be
afraid for Secretary Wilson or any
number of farmers to be caught alone
with that schedule with no means OF
defense.
The weapons of offense and defense
in legislation are the right of amend
ment and the privilege of Offering
substitutes, My colleague would take
away from himself and myself the
right OF introducing tho woolen sched.
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