The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-16
"LAFE" YOUNG OF
IOWA SHAKES
UP SENATE
Upper House Given Surprise Of
Years
CALLED COLLEAGUES BOYS"
And Told Them That the Newspa RS
and Not Congress Ran the
Nation

Washington, Dec. 16.-With ming
led surprise and amusement the Sen
ate yesterday listened to a defense
Of standpat doctrines in the popular
style of the lecture platform, gener-
ally considered typical of the orator
of the progressives Senator LATE"
Young of Iowa. Mr.. Cummins col
league and enemy. was the spokes-
man. and held the floor for about an
hour in his maiden effort Speaker
Cannon and Serene Il. Payne were in
the audience, and Senator Cummins,
who had been the out of many of his
colleagues jests. was among the first
TO offer his compliments.
Mr.. Young spoke in opposition to
the Cummins resolution, which was
aimed at establishing Joint rule for
the revision of the tariff schedule by
schedule. He attracted the attention
of his hearers by asserting that Mas
sachusetts was trying to force free
trade upon reluctant country and
! then explained this novel charge
against the seat of protection by re-
ferring to the election of Mr. Foss
for governor.
IF Mr. Foss would come TO my
state and repeat the speeches he has
made In Boston," said Mr.. Young he
would insure my reelection, which
just aow seems very, very doubtful"
Under the Mckinley tariff law he
| declared, Iowa and Massachusetts
had entered into copartnership
which had proved unsatisfactory TO
the New England state when Iowa
had begun 10 reap her share of the
benefit
He contended that the adoption of
the Foss platform would place Massa,
chusetts on the same plane as Japan
OF China. for If the farmer were TO
receive no protection the farmers
would 20 to the cheapest market for
what they buy. He thought the tar
in debate should be shut on
1T would he good thing II Con
gress should adjourn for two years.
Legislation Is n menace at times. let
US have cessation OF hostilities
This is the only way to insure new
era OF prosperity"
Mr.. Young submitted that the use
OF the word progressive" was mad
missible. IT'S an apology for being
caught with the gang" he said AID
dressing the insurgents directly he
added:
You've got TO come back TO your
fathers house. I'm the keeper Of
the ark OF the covenant and tell yor
that when Democrats are elected &c
the seats OF William Mckinley anC
James A. Garfield the circumstance,
should give you pause"
Speaking OF the success of the Den
ocracy, he predicted that that part,
would encounter much difficulty.
But them" he declared, parenthet
lcally. they are used to II"
The Senate gasped when he allud
ed TO It's members In breezy fashion
as boys" and when he declared tina
the editors OF the country and no
Congress ruled the country the gal
leries laughed with the Senators.
! Then he told story OF how, jus
as he was about to take the train 70
Washington and the Senate a constI
tuent "buttonholed" him.
Go down there, Senator" said tn
, constituent, land for Heavens SAX
put up a fight for the consumer"
Il will not" Mr.. Young said he re
piled. Those boys there are doin
that. am going to fight for the pre-
l Queer"
Mr.. Young opposed all efforts at re
vision OF the existing tariff law b.
cause, as he contended, the law pre-
tects the interests OF the farmer. II
had great fear. he said, that ultimate
ly the adoption OF the Cummins rest
luton would prove Injurious TO IN
J great agricultural interests.
, Mr. Young was appointed to All IN
vacancy caused by the death Of SEM
I tor Dolliver.