Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-05-17

restrictions. The conditions can be
no worse FOR the wool raising Industry
than they are under conditions which
have caused Il 20 be selling no high
az here than In frce-trade England.
stripped OF %extraHeoun causes. II the
theory OF protection n sound. wool
should now be- selling for n cents
per pound more han IN England,
Free wool can not be any worse than
that, whatever the cause. Further
more. ! am In accord with this bin
because all OF my life I have been
fighting by the side OF those Demo-
Gratis who believe Il is wrong 90 main.
tain by law special privileges In this
free government. Under the sway
Of the trusts We have seen such ano-
malies az this. white Ms. Carnegie
was making his $500. 900. 900. In a
shor. lifetime. We have seen his work
ingmen almost shot down In strikes
In AN effort to get a part OF the loot
OF protection We have seen In a
later day the inhunianity that caused
the strike al Lawrence. I attended
the hearings about that strike. Here
In free America. a trust magnate IN
charge OF those mills at Lawrence.
reputed. ! have heard some say. to
be worth St0O. GOO. OOO-nobody deny
Ing hat he II worth tcns of millions
OF dollars. the head OF the wool trust
1--WE have seen little boys and girls
working In those mills because the
father, with five or six children. gets
such meager wages that he Is com
PEELED TO AXE hts 10 or i~2-yenr-old
son or daughter cut Of school and put
them to work. They conducted that
strike under awful conditions. They
ssid To this magnate that the price OF
their meat and bread n necessary
clothing had doubled under the sway
OF the special interests. They ven
humbiy and asked Tor a raise OF wa xes
and they were denied, ana the strike
| came.
Mr. Campbell rose,
AIR. Fergusson-nr. Chairman. |
decline Ia yield. I do not want to
be- dlscourteous. but ! a something
To say and only "a short time. The
whole movement that has united the
| Democratic party al over this coun-
try. which has split the Republican
party TN half-and from my stand
point the best half Of Il ~ now dis.
putting with the Democrats for a stand
on the platform for the people-com-
pels me To vote for this bill Not to
vote tor Il | should have To deny all
of the teachings of my youth and my
whole study OF public questions since
became "A man and ail that ! have
been trying To do IN a humble way
since have been in public life. !
shall therefore vote tor this bin nos.
as Il h. f%lippnntly charged on h 9th
| cr side. because I am gagged by 2
caucus. shall moi vote for Il for
that reason. ote for Il as "A free
man. untrammeled. eCaus be"
lieVe II viii be no worse under free
wool Tor tho growers Of wool IN my
state tina IL II when the bcnetit OF
II cents d pound on wool Is denied
them through the power and DONNA
ton of a monopoly. 7 vote FOR H..
| also upon the broad ground that the
| great movement at the people. the
| grrat rebellion In this country. using
taat tenn Va "A political sense, against
the cruel domination ot special In
| terests ~ such tina | would telle oV'
cry Impulse Of my nature " ! did
! not do so. Being In accord with this
new Democratic administration, which
represents not only the Democratic
! marty. hut also half OF the Republican
party, and. to my mind. the patriotic
half of Il. I would be r%ecreant To every
sense OF right 81 did not vote for
| tho bill. tApplause on the Democratic
| side.l