Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-18


lenged any democratic senator to vote
for it. 49,
Growing more demonstrative and point
ing his finger at Senator owen, Mr.. Davis
exclaimed:
"Wil the senator deny that the STANDARD
Oil company is one Of the most UBIQUITOUS
and damnable trusts that ever existed?"
He went on to say that by the law this
ompa could not come into Arkansas
Then" no asked, will congress give II
this right"
I'VE don't want the STANDARD Oil com
pany in Arkansas he exclaimed. THE
only place that l would be willing to see
a pipe line laid for the Standard OIL COM
pany would be straight from here to hell
and I SHOULD want to see the oil flowing
directly there. Furthermore, 1 would be
glad to see that old trust magnate, John D.
Rockefeller, there to receive the oil and
would be glad to see the flame that Its
appearance would create wrapped snugly
around hiTp."
He repeated hls cnallenge to the dem
ocrats to vote skbt 'tkeAbff and declaring
that Mr.. owefs I%oufd' be only one to
cast his vote in its favor, said his support
was due to the fact. that in some way the
Oklahoma senator was believed to be In
terested in the STANDARD on company.
Calls speech I~mpadent.
The imputation. brought the Indian SEN
| atorI from the new state to his feet. but
he was smiling when he said;
The impudent speech which the senator
from Arkansas has Just delivered has no
foundation in fact
s'Wel, Mr.. President, the senator acts
like he was interested responded Mr..
Davis, smiling, and, by jinks, 1 believe he
is interested"
Mr.. owen replied, saying that it was en-
tirely immaterial to him what his Arkan-
sas colleague might think and he went on
to say that the opinion of that gentleman
was utterly worthless, a fact which he
believed would be generally conceded to
be borne out by his present exhibition.
1T thank God" responded Mr.. Davis,
that have never mad an exhibition
in favor of the Standard oil company
He went on to say that "oil did not smell
good to him and that he did not like it,
Then he explained In sonorous tones
Before God, Mr.. President, I'd rather
nave 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 concern as the Standard OIL com
pany.
Let each senator vote as his conscience
Dictates exclaimed Mr.. Davis. Let tho
blood be upon you. 1 submit my cas-
without further COMMENT
owen Explains Bill.
Senator owen replied that Mr.. Davis
speech did not deserve an answer, but h,
explained that all that stood in the way o
the pipe line was about fourteen forty
acre tracts of public lands, which coult
not be condemned in the usual way.
He said the Standard Oil company hal
been wlled to, Arkansas by the legal au
thorities Of the state.
"By what authority?' demanded Mr.. Da
viz.
Does the senator from oklahom
yleld?" asked Senator Gamble in the chail
Il decline 10 yield said Mr.. owen
The senator from Arkansas has for
feited his RICH to the respect Of the sen
ator from Oklahoma. I desire that he re
member that.
His voice rang with Indignation. Whei
he had taken his seat Senator Davis said
.As to forfeiting the respect of the sen
ator from Oklahoma l care nothing.
toss it TO the winds, Inever had any us
for him in the first place"
Davis closed his speech with anothe
reference to ]. d. Rockefeller, whom h
characterized as an "old, sly fox" bu
admitted that he had many friends 4
court and out.
on a viva voee vote the bill then wa
passed. Mr. Davis being the only senate
70 vote no"
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