Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-10-17

In this same debate Senator Williams showed how
clearly and honestly he secs things and how candidlg
he speaks. And it is this candor and honesty, as
well as his commanding ability that makes him such
a power in the senate-so that many say his equal has
not been in the senate in the last quarter century.
FROM THE RECORD.
Mr., WILLIAMS. | want to say something seriously
Mr.. President, outside of the drift of the remarks |
have made in the last three minutes.
| am one of those men who take their democracy
almost as their religion. | believe that the Dem0cra-
tic Party has a great future before 1t, and | believe
that it has the capacity and the integrity to take
care Of that future. ! therefore want to see the path
way cleared for it as much as can be. think it has
given to the country the best tariff bill since the
Walker tariff bill was passed In 1916. think that,
upon the whole, so far as its general principles are
concerned, the banking ond currency bill offered Is
the best banking and currency bill ever offered to any
American Congress at any time in the entire history
of the United States. ! think that the pending bill
is in favor of political honesty, and that is the sort
of peoples rule / am in favor of-the rule of the I'm.
bought people, of the honestly taught people. ! have
never been demagogue enough to believe that the
great mass of mankind alone. by themselves, when
bought and Influenced and taught wrong, were the
wisest rulers in the world. | consider them the best
because they are the most honest, because they have
no axes to grind, and would rather have them with
their comparative ignorance than to have wiser men
who have axes to grind; but | think the way to make
the rule of the people right is to make the rule of the
people honest; and the way to make the rule Of the
people honest is to cripple, demobilize, and disorgan-
i've those who would corrupt the people and thereby
prevent the vote of that part of the people who are
willing to be corrupted from counting at the elections.
| think it is a very good bill, and | hope it will pass.
The Underwood Hobson debate on Monday the 18th
noScnccnI uraot infnrnct IN thncn kpnwinU tho m or
interested in Alabama politics.
When the currency bill went over to the senate,
Mr.. Underwood wanted to make arrangements with
the minority leader Mann of Illinois for the house to
practically quit business, without adjournment, until
the senate had finished it's deliberations on the bill.
Mr.. Mann caustically objected. In the discussion
Nr. Bowdle of Ohio, spoke as follows:
FROM THE RECORD
Mr., BOWDLE. Mr., Speaker, | have listened with
I great deal of patience to the sublimated bunk ema.
mating from the other side, from my distinguished
riend, Mr.. Mann. | heard him the other day say to
ibis House that he had been absent some two. or three
weeks and had finally returned here feeling like a
ighting cock. | want to say to this House now that
feel like IA hen. Applause.
Mr.. MANN. And the gentleman looks it. Pro
longed laughter
Mr.. BOWDLE. Mr.. Speaker, the other night |
heard Lew Dockstader sing a song entitled 'There is
no fun in a graveyard; therefore give me my flowers
now" | want to advance somewhat on that theory
hereafter in this House, and occasionally | want to
rise and pay a genuine tribute to myself.
| have faithfully sat in this House for six months,
barring six days. The only time | returned home
[ was arrested by wire. Laughter. l am thor
oughly played out, Mr.. Speaker. l want to return
home to attend to several matters. / have sat here
so incessantly and listened to so many things that
every morning when ! get up and put on my clothes
| am admonlshed sternly that my clothing needs at
%tention. | must return home and give it some atten.
ton, for where a mans district is close he ought to
make his purchases at home. Laughter
Mr.. Speaker, cordially indorse the benevolent
and hospitable attitude of our leader, Mr.. Under.
wood.