The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-18
WOULD SEE JOHN D.
IN FLAMES OF HE'LL
Senator jeff Davis of Arkansas
Makes a Speech "Red-HOt,
Right OFF the Bat"
MAKES CHARGES AGAINST
OWEN OF OKLAHOMA
Does Not Mince Words, but 0p-
position Proves Futile When
Vote Is Taken.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17-Charelng
Senator Owen of Oklahoma with being
interested in the affairs of the Standard
Oil company and saying that he would
like TO see John d. Rockefeller
wrapped in the flames Of hell" Sen
ator jeff Davis of Arkansas today made
a speech in the senate which was fit
tingly characterized by him as "red
bot and right off the bat
The speech was made spropos of the
efforts Of Mr.. Owen to have passed a
general bill giving right Of way through
tkc public lands Of Arkansas for gas
pine line.
Mr., Davis asserted She bill was in the
interest of the Prairie Creek company,
which he said was a branch of the
Standard Oil company. Believing this
TO be the truth he said ne could not
sit idly by and allow TO he passed bill
which was in direct conflict with the
| antitrust law Of his state.
Sherman Law Worthless.
This law he snid had proved 10 be
| effective. while the Sherman antitrust
law bad done absolutely nothing 10
-
dard Oil company. lie had not for
gotten the verdict for 500 100000. be
said. but that bad vanished as the frost
before the sun. Hence. he concluded
that the provision requiring compliance
with the Sherman law was ''a mere
! sop 10 catch the votes of senators who
would not openly cast their votes iu
| favor of the set of thieves and roh-
bers which constitutes the Standard Oi.
company.
He declared the bill TO be one thar
no senator could afford to support and
challenged any Democratic senator 10
{ vote for il.
! Growing more demonstrative and
! pointing his finger at Senator Owen,
Mr.. Davis exclaimed:
Wants Direct Answer
"Will the senator deny that the
| Standard Oil company is one OF the
most iniquitous and damnable trusts
that ever existedG;'
He went on to saw that by the law
this company could not come into Ar
! kansas.
= Then he asked. Twill congress
! give them this right7'
| Referring to the operations Of the
! Prairie Creek company iu Oklahoma he
said IT was ''the same concern that had
caused so much scandal III that state
| aud WAS one In whose behalf Governor
Haskell had interfered to the extent of
creating II stencil which Glled the nos
trils ofaevcrybody,H
He added that the Oklahoma govern
meut had gone on step by step until
he had got himself indicted and ssid
| such legislation and such favoritism as
had been seen shown IN Oklahoma would
cause an equally serious scandal.
Pipe Line to He'll
"We don't want the Standard Oil
| Leo in Ark bn aj
"The only place that | would be will
ing to see a pipe line for the Standard
O1 company would he straight from
here TO bell aud l should want 10 see the
oil flowing directly there. Further
more, wouId be glad to see .that old
there 10 receive the oil and would be
glad TO see the flames that its ap
pearance creates wrapped snugly around
hjm,' He repeated his challenge TO the
Democrats TO vote for the bill and de
claring that Mr.. Owen would be the oulv
one 10 east his vote IN its favor; said his
support was due 10 the fact that in
some way the Oklahoma senator was in
tercsted in the Standard Oil company.
The imputatlon brought the Indian sen
ator from Oklahoma TO his feet but he
was smiling when he said:
Owen Enters Denial
''The impudent speech which The saU-
ator from Arkansas has inst delivered
has no foundation in fact y
We'll. Mr., President, the senator
acts like he was interested responded
Ml, Davis. smiling, ''and by Jinks j
believe he is interested, -
Mr. Owen replied that il was entire.
" immaterial 10 him what his Arkan.
sas colleague might think aud the opin.
ION of that gentleman WAS utterly
worthless, a fact which be believed
would be generally conceded TO be borne
out by his political exhibition.
II thank God, - responded Mr.. Da-
Wis, that | have never made an exhi-
hitiou in favor of the Standard Oil
company. OIL don smell good to mo
and l dou t like it
Emphatic Declaration.
Before God. Alr. President. Ia
cunning, my tongue cleave 10 the roof
ot ny month and the mother who bore
me disowu me than be present here as
an advocate Of such a concern as the
Standard OIL company
Hero there was a long pause. during
which tho senate irrevcreutly laughed
Then Mr.. Davis said he was most in
earnest. Some OF the senator's again
l1ugbed.
Let each senator vote as ms cor
science dictates. exclaimed Mr.. Davis
- Let the blood be upon YOU. | suh
nit my case without further comment. -
Senator Owen replied that Mr.. Da.
riS's speech did not deserve an answer
but explained MI that stood in the
way of the pipeline was about four.
teen iorty aHrc tracts of uublc lands
which could not be condemned in the
usual way,
Personal Animosity
He said tho Standard OIL company
had been admitted tn Arkansas by the
legal authorities of thc state
BY what authority7" demanded M.
Davis.
"'Does tho senator from Oklahoma
yield?'i asked Senator Gamble in the
chair.
~ decline to Weld said Mr.. Owen.
.'The senator from Arkansas has for
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