The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-20
INSURGENTS OUT
Of RESERVATION
Senator Brown Runs Anuck
Among Brother Progress
sives in Senate
WORKS ALSO GETS IN
RECIPROCITY WAGON
Turns Back to Record and
Shows La Toilette and
Others Where They
Up Held Principle

WASHINGTON. July Ex-senator
Norris Brown, of Nebraska, Republic
can insutxent and member OF the Pro-
gressive League, leafsed Oft the Feser~
walton to-day and ran amuck among
his brother progressives who have
vainiy sought to stem the tide that is
carrying reciprocity to victory.
Senator Brown simply turned back
to the records of 1909. and read the
speeches of LaFollette Curnmins, Bris
tow. Clamp, Nelson. and McCumber. in
which they sturdily upheld the prin-
ciple which they now denounce. There
wasn't any malice about tit was a
plain matter of fact statement OF facts
but il made the dwindling group of In
surgents look meek and foolish and
gave further evidence Of the wreck of
promising cause.
In manner that was only thiniy
concealed Senator Brown likewise re-
piled to Senator LaFoIlette's recent
sensational attack on President Taft.
1t was a bad day for insurgency all
around, for in addition TO insurgent
Browns rampage, Works, of California.
likewise an insurgent, also ieaped on
board the reciprocity band wagon, and
delivered a tab at LaFollette as he sped
haste. Finally. Stone. of Missouri in
the insurgents un against the wall with
the followers OF the lumber and paper
trusts, and peppered them with tnvec-
tives
Strikes Keynote.
Kenyon, OF Iowa, raised the lone
voice against reciprocity; but In his
opposition he struck note that echoed
with crash through the Senate cham
Der. In voice prophetic. he said:
We are living in an extrayagant
age. We are money mad and racing
| through life at neck breaking pace.
ptling Up fortune on fortune men with
millions striving for more, never stopp-
ing to think that there Is no pocket in
the shroud. The rich are Haunting
their riches In the faces OF the poor.
We see q hundred and twenty thousand
dollar organ at the opening OF mil =
lionaires home in New York and a long
line of hung men at midnight in the
same city constituting the bread line.
Girls working in stores for IS week
but the proprietors dying and leaving
millions to museums Is 1t any WON
der that the people of this country are
restless The problem of the control
OF great wealth Is the most important
of the hour and the one that should
receive our attention. Would that We
might get away from the racKing
never -EtASinR. wearing EDNiTf3erCLAilsFl
of the day and think less OF acquiring
wealth.
Pays Respects to Hines.
Besides holding up the tnconsisti-
ences of the insurgent associates and
defending President Taft against the
attacks that have been made upon him,
Senator Brown paid mis- respects TO
Hines of the lumber trust, who put
Lorimer over" In this fashion:
Permit me to call the attention OF
the Senate TO the fact that the head
aud front nt tbs. opposition. to the iEnr
lending measure Is and has been the
lumber trust of this country. aided and
assisted by the International Paper
| Company, commonly known as the
paper trust which Is In fact the most
selfish and impudent trust of the age.
TO sustain this suggestion permit
me to call your attention to a recent
speech of Mr. Edward Hines-the
Senate has some acquaintance with
Mr. Hines-in which he said some
most significant and remarkable
things. When l find this man Hines
for years at the, head OF the lumber
the country appearing before the
ways and means committee Of the
House and the fnance committee OF
the Senate. speaking by and with the
authority of tho lumber interests. in =
terviewing Senators and incidentally,
according to testimony that Is very
slightly disputed, electing a Senator
now and then to the United States:
when l find him leading the assault
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