Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-04-19
SENATOR LA TOILETTE.
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of the United States.
Do YOU know who did that? It
was Jonathan Bourne. have been
told, since arriving in Oregon, that
If | say anything commendable re-
garding Jonathan Bourne that il will
lose me votes But | am going TO
say TO the American people what
think on any matter whether it
loses me votes or not.
Now listen went to Washington
when there was nobody there who
cared about the interests of the peo-
pie When | would walk through
the senate cloak rooms conversation
would be hushed and backs turned.
When would go TO luncheon.
would lunch alone, was given
seat in the senate chamber in what
was dsrisively known as the Chero-
kee strip. | had to endure this iso-
lation at Washington a long time.
Then a friend developed. He came
from Oregon. 1t was Jonathan
Bourne. He backed me in my fights.
When l would speak on the floor of
the senate he would sit by when
others went out, can't forget that
A charge made against him in Ore
gon is that he hasn't come home"
One summer, and summer in Wash
ington is something appalling for its
heated. soggy, dead air, | went to
Bourne's committee room, and while
there told Bourne that he needed to
take a vacation-that fellow ought
to go home once in a while and see
the people. He replied: well, you
haven't gone home,'' and | realized
hadn't. worked there all summer,
and | tell you it was no fun. Then
remembered to have seen Bourne
continuing, digging away. 1t was
the same last summer
Bourne had sat there some time in
the Cherokee strip when ! asked him
why he didn't make a speech some
time on something. He replied that
he thought all right, but could not
speak, that when he considered do
ing so he would get a panicky feel
ing. Then one day about O'Clock
In the afternoon | heard a new voice.
II loked up quickly and there was
Bourne on his feet In that resonant
voice of his he was addressing the
president of the senate and the mem
bers of that body. The galleries
were filled with people He told the
story of Oregon's step toward self
government II was a wonderful
story Not a man moved. The gal
leries were hushed And he told
story that penetrated even darkest
New England, where they haven't
had a ray of light for a generation.
They were alive once. New England
was the home of the abolition move.
ment but now they are dead down
there. They heard something new.
.Tor one hour and thirty minutes that
man thrilled that legislative body
and the vast throng of spectators.
| Everything was hushed while Johna-
than Bourne told what had been done
in Oregon. When he had finished
that speech many Of the senators
crowded about him and shook hands
with him, and thanked him for en-
tightening the east. That speech
Mr.. Bourne circulated over all the
country.
Now you are hearing about him
iputting the government to great eX-
Ipense in providing him with thous-
ands of copies of that speech. I
want to explain to you that all
speeches are printed in the Congress
sional Record Everyday It carries
the proceedings Of the day before
i|ut only so copies are allowed each
senator. For all over that amount a
senator must have printed at his
own expense and the cost is heavy.
Bourne paid out Of his own pockets
tne cost of printing the many thous
ands Of copies Of that speech. lie
circulated It all over the United
States. He circulated more copies
than of any speech that has gone out
from Washington in a generation.
1t went to Georgia, It went to Wis
consin, and everywhere. Farmers in
remote places of the union have It.
/ got mad when | came here and
found that a Job had been put up on
him. You will hit the progressive
cause hard blow If you defeat
Bourne. Six or eight states have got
what you will do tomorrow as re-
suit Of Bourne That man has been
doing good work
Now. while ] am Dragging about