Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-05-18
SENATE SUMMONS COTTON MEN.
"Cyclone Smith" Pushes Investiga-
ton ms to Alleged Combine.

Washington, May 11.-Failing to
get satisfaction from Attorney Cen
eral Wickersham regarding the
question Of who sold cotton to the
alleged pool, in response to resolu-
ton recently introduced by him
bearing on that subject, Senator
Smith, Of South Carolina, to-day Sc
cured the consent of the special COM
mittee on the cost Of living, of which
he is member, to summon to Wash
ington at once some Of the largest
cotton operators in the United
States. Subpoenas were accordingly
issued for the following: Lewis w.
Parker, Greenville, S. c.; Frank P.
Hayne, New Orleans; r. P. Stack
house, Dillon, S. c.; J. G. Hickey,
Henderson, Texas; r. Mays Cleve-
land, Marietta, S. G.. Messrs. Hayne
and Parker have been summoned 10
appear before the committee next
Monday, while the others will ap-
pear Tuesday and Wednesday follow
ing
Referring to the matter Senator
Smith said:
Attorney General Wickersham
claims that there is no authority by
which the Senate or Congress can
command him to gather facts rela-
tive to any question under discussion
In the Senate other than mere opin-
ion as to the law relating to any
fact. Whether this is true or not,
he seems indsposed to proceed to the
investigation Of who sold the cotton
to the alleged bull pool. | intro
duced my resolution believing that
he, as we'll as the Senate, would see
that the alleged pool could not pur-
chase this cotton without some one
selling it to them. And l thought
that it would be very easy matter
for the same grand jury who have
under investigation the men who
bought 1T, to proceed at once to in
Vestlgate the men who sold 1t.
AS member of the committee
on the cost Of living, l propose to
have brought before us the parties
who bought the cotton and the Dar-
ties who sold this cotton, as well as
cotton growers from different sec
tions of the South, in order to DEM
onstrate to this committee that every
force that works for the raise of the
price Of cotton Is in no sense in re-
straint OF trade, but beyond a doubt
In furtherance of trade, for the rea-
son that the more money Won can
give to the American producer, who
exports his stuff, the more you in
crease his ability to buy and the
greater ease with which he satisfies
his needs.
when l shall have demonstrated
this to the satisfaction Of the COM
mittee, and having ascertained the
names Of the party or parties who
have sold this cotton and thereby
depressed the price of this great ex-
port article to the serious detriment
OF American trade, such steps will
then be taken as are warranted, to
see whether or not there Is some law
by which they may be called into
Court. One thing Is very sure: AS
long as ! am in the Senate, no such
fagrant abuse Of justice at the ex-
pense, not only Of the South, but of
America at large, shall be perpetrat-
ed without every means at my dis
posal being exhausted to see that
justice Is done.
THE Attorney General may hide
behind a tcchnicality, or he may be
in the plain discharge Of his duty as
lie sees 1t, but he shall not do such
violence as this to the commerce of
the country, without every means be-
ing exhausted to prohibit It,"