The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-12-16


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days, the surprise of its existence.
He had prepared to make an attack
on his colleague, Cummins, who
seeks the passage of a resolution
changing the rules of the house so
as to permit piecemeal revision of
the tariff. This he did, and more.
He lectured the grave and digni-
fed senators from the standpoint of
an editor. which he is.
The senate gasped and then
laughed when Young told it that
the country would feel relieved were
congress to adjourn altogether for
1.-TWO solid years" He alluded to
the senators as boys" and declared
the editors of the country, and not
congress, ruled the country. Then
the galleries Joined with senators in
a laugh.
Young's speech commanded the
strictest attention. He had prepared
his address, but seldom consulted
the printed transcript. Apparently
realizing that it might be at once
his salutary and swan song, he
spoke his real thought.
When he called his colleagues
boys the incident followed a story
of how, just as he was about TO take
the train for Washington to take his
seat in the senate, a constituent
'buttoh-heled'' him. -.f f.
GO down there. senator" said
the constituent, r'and, for heavens
sake, put up a fight for the con-
sumer."
i7i'I VIII not" Young said he re-
piled. Those boys there are doing
that; ] am going to fight for the
producer.
Young opposed all efforts at the
ireyisiod of the existing tariff law be-
cahse. lie contended, 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 the great agricul-
Itural interests. Young said
''The principal complaint against
the tariff as regards prices has had
reference to the products Of the
farm. Therefore, we might antici-
pate that the first schedule that
would come from the other house
would be the agricultural schedule.
| would be afraid for Secretary VIII
son or any number of great farmers
to be caught alone with that sched-
ule with no means of defense.
1.-The weapons of offense and de-
Tense in legislation are the right of
amendment and the privilege of
offering substitutes. My colleagueI
would take away from himself and
myself the right of introducing the,
wooden schedule as a substitute for
the proposed amendment which
might put the agricultural products
on the free list. II the proposed
rule should become law we would
be denied the privilege of fighting
for our interests by the arraignment
and introduction of the interests of
others"
Young spoke of the recent cleo
tions and, plainly referring to the
progressive Republicans. said argu-
ments made by men within the Re-
publican party had produced Demo-
cratic votes. In discussing the at
tacks by the insurgents upon the
principle of protection, Young told
of meeting Bryan recently and say
ing to him that just as the latter
had progressed in fitness for the
presidency his chances had dimin-
ished. and that as he had now he
come conservative his party would
not prefer him for that high office.
Young contended that the use OF
the word progressive" is inadmls-
sable
"It's an apology for being caught
with the gang" Addressing the in
surgents directly. he added, you've
got to come back to your father'sI
house. ! am keeper of ark and the
covenant, and ! tell you that when
delegates elected TO seats William
Mckinley and James A. Garfield. the
circumstances should give you pause.
Now, II any progressive here wishes
will see him after the meeting is
out"
Young was generally congratu-I
lated.