The Cairo bulletin., 1910-12-16
YOUNG FIGHTS
FOR PRODUCERS
NEW SENATOR FROM IOWA C--
LlvERED STRIKING SPEECH
YESTERDAY.
SCORES INSURGENTS
Says Use Ct Werd Progressive lnad-
missible--T ouched on Recent
Elections Declares Editors
Rule Country.

Washington, Dec. 15 - Senator
Young, Of Iowa. today gave the senate
OF which ne has been member ten
days, tie surprise OF its existence. Hy
had prepared TO make an attack on
his colleague, Cummins, who seeks
tRe passage Of a resolution changing
the rules OF the house so as to per-
NIT piecemeal revision Of the tariff.
This he did, and danore.
He lectured the grave and ligni-
fled senator's froa the standpoint OF
an editor, which he is.
The senate gasped and tten laugh
ell when Young told It that the coan.
try would feel relieved We're congress
to adjourn altogether for two solid
years" He alluded to the senators
as boys" and declared the editors
OF tae corntry, and not congress, rul-
ed the country. Then the galleries
Joined with senators in a laugh.
Yong's speech commanded the
strictest attention. He had prepared
his address but seldom consutcd the
printed transcript. Apparently realiz-
ing that 1t might be at once his salu-
tarv and swan song, he spoke his reai
thought.
When he called his colleagues
boys the incident followed story
Of how, Just as he was about to take
the train for Washington to take his
seat in the senate, constituent
"button-holed" him.
Go down there, senator" said the
constituent 'and for heavens 50 c,
put up fight for the consumer
Il viii net, Young said he replied.
Those boys there are doing that /
am going TO fg't for TIE producer
Young opposed all efforts at the re-
vision of the existing tariff law be-
cause, he eonterded, the law protects
the interests Of the farmer. He had
great fear, he said, that ultimately the
adoption Of the resolution would
prove injurious to tie grea; agricul-
tural interests. Young said:
"Tne principal complaint against
the tariff as regards prices has had
reference to the products of the farm.
Therefore. we might anticipate tnat
the first schedule that owuld come
from the other house would be the
agricultural schedule. | would be
afraid for Secretary Wilson or any
number of great farmers to be caught
alone with tnat schedue with no
means OF defense.
"The weapons of offense, and de
fense in legislation are the right OF
amendment and the privilege of offer
ing substitutes. NY colleague wonI'
take away from himself ana myself
the right Of intrcducing the wooler
schedule as a Substitute for the pro
posed amendment which might pu.
the agricultural products on the fret
list # the proposed rule should be
come law we would be dspied th'
privilege OF fighting for our interest
by the arrangement and introduction
OF the interests Ct othe ST.
Young spoke Of tire recent e'ection
and. plainly referring to the progres
sive Republicans, said argument
made by men within the Republican
party had produced Democratic votes
In discr ssing the attacks BY the Il
surgents upon the principle OF pr
lection, Young tod Of meeting Brya
recently ard saying to him that jul
as the latter had progressed In fitnes
for the presidency his chances ha
diminished, and that as he had no
become conservative his party. woul
not prefer him for that high office.
Young contended that the use (
the word progressive" is inaami
sible "+a
"Its an apology for being caugi
with the gang Addressing the I
surgents directly, he added, "You'N
got TO come back to your father
house / am keeper OF ark and q
covenant, and | tell you that wht
delegates elected to seats William m
Kinley and James a. Garfield, the ci
cumstances should give ycu paus
Now, il any progressive here WISH
| will see him after the meeting
out"
Young was generally congratulate