Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-02-18
WOULD WRAP JOHN D.
IN FLAMES Of HE'LL.
DAVIS DECLARES
Jeff Davis, of Arkansas, Out
Beyburns Reyburn in lnvec-
tive He Scores Oil Trust and
Senator Owen
MOST DAMNABLE, MOST
UBIQUITOUS OF TRUSTS"

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.-Charging
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" Senator Jeff Da-
Wis. of Arkansas, today made speech
in the senate which was fittingly char
acterized by him as red hot and right
off the bat"
The speech was made apropos of the
efforts of Mr.. Owen to have passed a
general bill giving a right of way through
the public lands of Arkansas for gas
pipe line. Mr.. Davis asserted that the
bill was in the interest of the Prairie
Creek company, which he said, was a
branch of the Standard Oil company. Be
lieving this to be. true, he said that he
could not sit idly by and allow to be
passed bin which was in direct conflict
with the antitrust law of his state.
This law, he saiu, had proved to be
effective, while the Sherman federal an
THRUST law had done absolutely nothing
to, check the grasp and greed of the
Standard Oil company. He had not for
gotten the verdict for S29, 000, O00 but ii
vanished as frost before the sun.
He concluded that the provision requir-
ing compliance with the Sherman law
to be a mere sop to catch the votes of
senator's, who would not openly cast their
votes in favor of the set of thieves and
robbers which constitute the Standard Oil
company. He declared the bill to be one
that no senator could afford to support
and challenged any Democrat to vote for
it.
POINTS AT OWEN.
Growing demonstrative and pointing his
finger at Senator Owen. Mr.. Davis ex-
claimed:
"Win the senator deny that the Stand
ard Oil company is one of the most iniq-
uitous and damnable trusts that ever ex-
isted?"
He went on to say that by law this
company could not come into Arkansas.
Then" he asked. will congress give
them this rfght?'
Referring to the operations of the Prai-
rio Creek company in Oklahoma. he said
4 twas the same concern that had cous-
ed 20 much scandal in that state and
was one in whose behalf Governor Has
kell had interfered to the extent of Great
ing "a stencil which filed the nostrisl of
everybody" t
He. added that the Oklahoma governor
had gone on step by step until he had
got himself indicted and said such Leg
islation and such favoritism as had been
seen in Oklahoma would cause another
equally serious scandal.
I'VE do not want the Standard Oil
company IN Arkansas" he exclaimed.
1.-The only place that l would be will
ing To see n PIP" of the Standard O1l
company would be straight from here
to hell. l would want to see the oil flow
ing directly there. Furthermore, l should
be glad to see that old trust magnet,
John d. Rockefeller, there to receive the
oil, and would be glad to see what flames
its appearance would create around him. :
He repeated his challenge to the DEM
ocrats to vote for the bill, and declaring
that Mr.. Owen would be the only man to
cast his vote DIN its favor, said that his
special speech was due to the fact that
in some way the Oklahoma senator was
beliesved to be interested in the Standard
Oil company. The imputation brought
the senator from the new, state to his
feet, but he was smiling when he said;
THE impudent speech which the SEN
ator from Arkansas has just delivered.
has no foundation in fact"
well Mr.. President, the senator is
lightning today" responded Mr.. Davis.
smiling. HE talks like he is interested,
and by links, believe he is interested"