The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-12
BLIND STATESMAN IS
AGAINST ALL WAR
Declares That 1t IS Better to
Build Homes Than
BattleshipS.
BETTER USE FOR MONEY
Senator Gore of Oklahoma by
No Means Avoids Politi-
cal Questions.
BETTER USE FOR MONEY

Thomas Pryor Gore. the eloquent
United states senator from Oklahoma
found place In a brilliant lecture on ci'i'
zen<hlo given at the First Methodist
church last nigh, for a few Democratic
intorpolatlons. However. Mr.. Cores lee
tire was far from partisan and his oc-
casionaI suggestions OF Democratic doc
trIne were so adroitly put ms 10 make
;hem rslished even by his political op-
poncn.s.
Senator Gore s totally biind, but no
orc thinks of his blindness when near
ing him sneak. His oratory Is such that
not II suspicion of his infirinity would
enter the mind of his listeners. Ills lee
1ur- was filed with sound advice and m
dicaied the able ststesmanship and tho
broad patriotism OF the senator
The speaker made brief reference 10
the coming campaign. He declared that
II the majority of the Republicans or
the nation indorsed the policies ana al :
minIstration of President Taft he wished
TO sec him rcnominated. He digressed
long enough To suggest that millions Of
members of President Tafts party be-
lieved That Taft was carving out Roose-
veIt's poiicies-on a stretcher. As possi-
bic insurgcnt nominees for president h"
suggested Works. Poindc xter. Clapp and
La Toilette To lead The Democratic
party In the national campaign he said
nc preferred Governor woodrow Wilson.
because he would not fiinch under hrc.
Others whom nc suggested tn lead the
Democrats were Harmon. Clark and FOLK.
Prefers Homes to Battlcships.
Senator Gore made an eloquent plea
for peace. II said that S255. 600. 600 were
expended b. the United States last year
that ihc nation might be prcprcd for an
imaginary war against an Imaginary foe.
Nine millions of dollars were expended
for agriculture. S29, 0.o0o for battle
Ill. 4 nnn too i..r- t.a. IL
would rather build homes nc declared.
than baiiicships. lie preferred rather 10
dig bitches than graves The crime of
Cain. hc said. no more excuSablc
because there were 100000 Gains aud l00.-
600 Abcls. There was M rule declared
tho senator. whereby the cnormlty OF
the crime of murder could decrease be
cause II Increased IN magnitude.
Tho senator made brief reference TO t'ic
Iorim@r bribery case by suggesting that
in recent Illinois legislature there were
good democrats and good Republicans
IT rumor hn correct good money could
buy. lie favored the immediate submis-
sion 10 the several states OF the proposed
constitutional amendment providing for
direct election o! United states scnators
and urged that en- enlightened public som
timent scourge congress until this amend
, Incnt were submitted
Senator Gore was presented 10 the
Iarg. audicBc" that greeted him by Tho
i;cy. +. y. Short. The senator began
his lecture by praisinG tho west. IL
hnWa and Utah. The Youngest i'm tho
constellation were ncighbor stars. and
That th" people or these states should
bc ncighborly, lie discussed The won
Jerful resources OF thc west. contrasting
the east and tho west He said.
Proof of Wisdom.
Recently, in New York. | suggested
essi were living on the reputation Of
glrcc wise men who came out of the
eaSi- The people of the west, J sUgscEt
81. might fiud consolation ina the tact
ffai. oi all the wise mcu III tho word.
only three Cnue oui of the cast. and
they aitested their wisdom by coming
west.
"Thc east looks Ia tho west for It's
grain. its resources. lis prosperity. rbe
west looks to the east for its sunrise. It's
presidents. ,nnd it, panics.'
senator Gore elaborated on tho sub
character of The individual. The char
artcr of the Institutions. and the char
&ctcr of the uaiiou. Of the value Of edu-
cotton and improvements OF tho indlvid
uni. This. lc declared. was an individ-
ual dutS Of each man 10 improve him
s"lf mud thus improve tho nations ci,i-
zenshp. An enlightened. consant and
aggressive public sentiment hc averrcd.
was always u necessity. Such a senti-
ncni he declared had moved tho re
luciSn, emperor uf ancient and stagnant
China 10 grant 10 tn" uncounted millions
p sentiment had moved the autocratlc
ear oi Russia 10 gran, tie douna 10 his
subjects.
Special privileges Senator Gore said.
carried with them danger 10 the repub-
lie Privileges always implied hardship
on the unprivilcg"d The struggle. he
seid. was always between the privileged
classes on tie ono hand and The un :
privileged masses on the other. The
wealth of AmcrIca. nc said. wa. being
cornered by seven uncrowned bu, not
unFccptcrsd mouarchs, An enlightened
public sentiment, said the senator. must
stand between man and Mammon. Sona
Tor Gore read from history n warning 10
Anerica. Briefly. he called attention 10
The causes which lead TO rhc rise and
isu - The Assyrians. the Bsbylonians
the Nsdss and Persians. the Cirecinns |
and the Romans.
Tribute TO Lincoln.
In the course OF his lecture Senator
Corr paid q pretty tribute IN President |
Immortal. desthiess Lincoln. one of ma :
tuI@'s nobiemen. whose patent 10 nobtl- |
ity was countersigued by the Almighty |
rms tribute. he said. he paid to LIN |
coin. no: only as son of the southland |
but as son uf Confederate soldier OF |
four vears standing. He corrected thi. !
humorously by suggesting that II was |
probably twa years standing and two |
years running.
Senator Gore declared war agsins, |
waste He urged That the people study |
'iif 'Npfnh'h ri lDflr city. county. state |
and nation, 10y comparison find out where
money and substance were being wasted. |
and adopt means Of checking the waste !
The statement had been made. he de- |
c!aFcd. that railroads by wasiefuI mctu-
nIs were losing a million dollars n day |
of every ton uf coal mined he said all /
hut 300 pounds was wasted. The con- |
suirer. he said. was paving for such wo- |
iul waste ot money and resources.
The annGml cost OF operating tne ia
uonal government. said Senator Gore is |
sl=oo.ooO,90o ON the floor OF the senate
senator Adrich declared that $500 00s 900 |
could he saved annually by better meth
oas. senator Gore called attention 10
Masteiui measures PASSED by congress- |
re characterized the rivers and harbors |
appropriation as pork barrel appro-
nriauon. cutting OF the watermelon -
Ihe iaroorE. he SAID. should be improved
bnt tltht appropriated for improving The
rivers WAS praciicaily all wasted IN
MANY instances the amount spent in inn
proyirE small rivers from this fund eX-
ceeheu The value OF the total amour, |
OF goods shipped up and down tho river
during the entire year.
=. Another needless item Of expcnse.
senator Gore said was In the appruprIn-
iloNS fc- Uuhiis, huilIfupg IN,