The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-08-16
LA TOILETTE MADE
| A SAVAGE ATTACK
Smoot Engages Him in De-
bate and Comes Out with
the Scars of Battle.


Stunned by an attack as sudden as it
was unexpected, the senate sat in ST.
lence yesterday afternoon while Sen
ator LaFollette made a scathing ar
raignment of those senators who voted
on legislative measures directly al
fecting their personal and financial in
terests.
The wool bill was under considera-
ton on conference report. 1t pass
ed later by 50 to IS. Turning to Sen
ator Smoot, the Wisconsin senator &C
cused him of having financial interest
in wooden mills. and that the Mormon
church, to which Senator Smoot be-
longs, was interested also in the wool
en- industry and sheep raising.
Senator LaFollette asserted these
interests influenced Senator Shoots
vote, but that the day was coming
when senators would not be permitted
to vote on matters affecting them per-
sonally and financially.
Smoot Provokes II.
Senator smott provoked the attack
by assailing with bitterness the con-
ference compromise wool bill. He
said that Sen. LaFollette had claim
! ed the original bill was drawn with
the most scientific knowledge. and yet
| it had been twice or thrice remodeled
and redrafted until the pending bill
was evolved. He scornfully derided
LaFollette's claim to knowledge on
snd said he had brought forth a bill
which would prove more disastrous
and which was worse than the Will.
son Democratic tariff bill.
ut is remarkable said Senator La
Toilette, that the most infamous
schedule OF the Payne-Aldrich tariff
law, when brought to the bar of pub
lie opinion, should be defended by its
beneficiarl," and he waved his hand
toward Smoot.
| The latter leaped to his feet.
II have something over $4,000 in a
wooden mill, and it does not earn over
per cent" he exclaimed.
| Il accept the statement of the Sen
ator,' went on LaFollette, "but he il
connected with an organization with
interests in these industries"
"confessed His Shame"
/ Again Smoot interrupted.
you mean the Mormon church. L
terest in wooden mills. It. owns NJ
sheep" he declared
THE Senator confesses his OWL
shame, said LaFollette, bitterly
when he acknowledges to a single dol
lars interest in wooden mills. HI
never has had the moral right to vot.
on any schedule affecting wool. 1t il
an outrage on decency that senator'
should sit here and vote on legisla
ton that brings dollars to their pos
kets. We are here as trustees.
Personal and financial interest in ;
dispute would disqualify any trustee'
before court of equity. 1t is TIM
the senate should pass a rule that NJ
senator should be permitted to vot'
cuniary interest"
Senator Smoot asked Senator La
Toilette if he had not voted on tn
Canadian reciprocity pact.
HE means that l am a publishe
and a user of print paper" La Fol
lette explained. Il am not interested
financially"
la Follette's Savage Slash
Smoot attempted to interrupt again
but LaFollette sharply refused. say
ing, 81 have been derided and BELT
tied and am ready with my answer
You can wait now until l am through
as l waited until you had concluded.
He then went on to describe how
Aldrich and Hale had ruled the senat
in former days through the committe
designations. He declared this woul'
be the system no longer. 1t was hi
opinion, he declared, that the loni
hours of sessions and withholding tai
. iff information during consideration
of the Payne-Aldrich bill had causes
the death of Senator Dolliver.
They determined that Schedule
should not be touched he said. THE
could not get the rates higher, SO the
let the mstand. This schedule smell
, to heaven. The compromise bill cal
ries rates amply protective. l pre-
dict the tariff board, if it does it
work right, will report duties lowe
, than in the conference report, as loy
: as any that have been suggested.
might BLOOMING