The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-18
Would BURN
ROCKEFELLER

Washington, D. c., Feb. 17.-sena.
lof 1eH Davis OF Arkansas, startled
the senate today with a declara,ion
that he would like to see John n
, Rockefeller consigned TO perdftion and
burned In flames from the burning
products OF the Standard OIL company.
He spoke in opposition to a bill
authorizing an oil and gas pi1e line
across public lands OF Arkansas Ac-
cusing Senator Owen. sponsor. OF the
bill, with a business connection With
the Standard company he engaged in
q spirited colloquy with that senator
The bill had been passed at a prcyi.
Gus session and was recalled by Mr.
Owen to accommodate Mr. Davis. In
his speech, Mr.. Davis contenoed that
the admission of the pipe line into
Arkansas would violate the antitrust
laws OF his state, and saving that hell
was the only place he would be will.
ing TO see the Standard compauy's
pipe line enter. he added that he
would also be glad 10 see Mr.. Rookie.
feller "incinerated in the flames
caused by his own oil"
Mr Owen denied all connection with
the Standard OF company and said
that the oil in Oklahoma could bc
taken out only through pipe lines
crossing Arkansas. On the passage of
the bill Mr.. Davis was the only mega.
tive voter.
Mr. Davis asserted the bill was In
the interest Of the Prairie Creek com.
pany which he said was a branch of
the Standard OIL company. Believ-
ing this to be the truth, he said he
could not sit idly by and allow to be
passed n bill which was In direct con-
0ict with the antitrust law of his
state.
This law, he said, had proved to be
effective, while the Sherman anti
trust Law had done absolutely moth
Ing TO check the grasp and greed OF
the Standard OIL company. He had
not forgotten the verdict for twenty
nine million, he said, but that had
vanished as the frost before the sun.
Stop to Catch Votes.
Hence, he concluded that the pro-
vision. requiring compliance with the
Sherman law was "a mere stop to
catch votes of senators who would not
openly cnst their votes In favor of the
set of thieves and robbers which con-
stitutes the Standard OIL company"
He declared the bill to be one that
no senator could afford to support
and challenged any Democratic sena-
tor to vote for It. Growing more dem.
onstratiyc and pointing his finger at
Senator Owen, Mr.. Davis exclaimed:
"Will the senator deny that the
Standard Oil company is one of the
most inlQuitious and damnabe trusts
that ever existed?'
He went on TO say that by the law
this company could not come into Ar
kansas
Then" he said. will congress give
them this right"
Referring to the operations OF the
Prairie Creek company In Oklahoma.
he said it was the same concern that
had caused SO much scandal In that
state and was one In whose behalf
Governor Haskell had interfered 10
the extent OF creating a stencil which
filled the nostrils OF everybody"
He added that the Oklahoma COVER
nor had gone on step by step until
he had got himself indicted and said
such legislation and such favoritism
as had been shown In Oklahoma
would cause an equally serious scan
dal again.
"PIpe Line to He'll"
we don't want the Standard OIL
company In Arkansas he exclaimed
The only place that | would be Will
ing to see a pipe line for the Stand
ard OIL company would be straight
from here to hell and 1 should want
to see the oil flowing directly there.
Furthermore, / would he glad to see
that old trust magnate, John d. Rockc-
fcl-~ hcre to receive the oil and
lad TO see the flames that
| Is nee create wrapped snugly
aro.. i'm"
Tie repeated his challenge to the
Democrats to vote for the bill and
declared that Mr.. Owen would be
the only one to cast his vote in ia
favor. he said Owens support was
due TO the fact that In some way the
oklahoma senator was believed 10 be
Interested in the Standard OIL COM
pany.
The imputatlon brought the Indian
senator from Oklahoma TO his feet.
but he was smiling when he said:
The impudent speech which the
senator from Arkansas has just de-
livered has no foundation in fact
We'll, Mr. President, the senator
acts like he was Interested" respond
cd Mr.. Davis, smiling. land by links.
believe he is interested
Mr.. Owen replied that 1t was en-
;irely immaterlal to him what his
Arkansas colleague might think and
the option Of that gentleman was ut
terly worthless, fact which he be-
lieYed would be generally conceded TO
be borne out by his political exhibi'
ton.
Il think Cod" responded MIR. Davis,
that have never made an exhibition
In favor of the Standard Oil company.
OH don't smell good TO rue and don't
like II.
oespIscs Representatives
Before God, Mr.. President Id
rather have my right hand forget its
cunning, my tongue cleave to the roof
OF my mouth and the mother who
bore me disown me than be present
here as an advocate OF such a con-
Germ at the Standard OIL company"
Here there was q long pause. dur
Ing which the senate laughed.
Then Mr.. Davis said he was most
In earnest Some of the senators
again laughed.
"Let each senator vote as his con-
science Dictates" explained Mr.. Davis
Let the blood be upon you. sub
nit my case without further COM
mcnt"
senator owen replied that Mr. Davis
speech did not deserve an answer, but
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