Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-11-19


understand, but when the supreme
court judges are appointed for life at
the instance and on the recommends
ton of the special interests, II may be
expected to contain individuals whose
point Of view Is favorable to the priv
ileses"
II stand for the initiative and ref
erendum and the election Of senators
by direct vote of the people" he de-
clared, but what chance do I stand
| in senate controlled by Nelson Aid
! rich?'
During his speech, the senator be-
came confiding, and said that he had
employed three experts steady for
months collecting data that was used
| by him in his famous tariff speech in
the senate, which took up siXty-four
pages in the Congressional Record
Makes National Issue.
Referring to his eleyen-hour speech
in the senate on behalf Of New MeXi-
co.'s statehood bill, the speaker stated
that he had at the time senator Ball
ey of Texas arose and proposed The
taking up Of the matter, already eN-
perienced one round with the sena
torial jury In the Lorlmer case, so
he did not conflde much n the same
| jury. He told of hs lengthy speech,
! by which he held the floor from noon
until near midnight and close of the
session, in spite Of the efforts Of
president Taft Nice-Presideut Sher-
man and many senators to make him
desist, and said that by the conclus' on
! Of that address, he made the initiative
and referendum a national issue,
which, he was glad to say, was sweep
/ ing the entire nation.
National Calamity AveIted.
"Following my defeat of Senator
Baleys proposition that time he
declared, the senator from Texas
went to the ante room and wrote out
| his resignation, which he handed to
/ Mr. Sherman, who, being good fell
! low, graciously lost 1t. The resigna-
/ ton was then put up to the governor
of Texas, who declared that to lose
/ Senator Bailey would be a national
calamity, and rejected it,"
Senator owen declared that the
Mormon church interests were the
cause Of the notification Of the initia-
| tive and referendum law in the state
Of Utah, characteri2ing the act as a
! commercial and religious high rob
| berry combined"
Taft AZ a MindReadcr
Some people," he said, state that
the reason President Taft mentioned
/ the possibility Of a 1912 democratic
victory in his recent Chicago speech
was because he was worn out from his
| long journey. That isn't the reason.
| The president is a mind reader
Nothing Doing for Harmon.
Senator Owen predicted the nomi-
nation of Taft for the presidency by
the Republican party next year. and
said that he would be opposed by
progressive democrat"
The national battle next year. he
declared, will be a gigantic conflict
of the stand pats and the progress
sives."
The senator said that the socialists
were voicing protest against present
conditions, and blaming them to both
parties when, as a matter of fact, the
socialists have forgotten that the
democrats have never been In real
power. He characterized a socialist
as a democrat gone mad"
About Cherokee Children.
Speaking of a local condition the
senator stated that the charges made
recently by the press that he was OPP
posed to giving the so-called new
born Cherokee children their rights
was erroneous.
II introduced a bill in congress- he
said, thinking the rights Of the new
born Indian child should be passed
upon by the court of claims. am
not opposed to their rights"
In concluding his remarks, the
speaker said he was not speaking as
| candidate.
81 shall not announce my candl-
dacy." he declared until reasonable
time before the election is to take
place. Many things might happen IN
a years time. If my health Is good,
however-and l think it will be-
will be candidate, providing In the
meantime. / find that you people want
me for a candidate. In CONCLUSION
will say that / am ready at all times
whether | be a candidate or not TO 40
whatever can for Tulsa and Tul-
sans