Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-06-26

Snstor JGmes Of Kentucky Tells Him Of the Company He Keep
tne and the Trast Meesmss He e Endorsine
Qroun the Record Of Juus lsth.)

Qrom the Record Of June lsth.)
Mr.. James-My friend, the dis
tinguished senator from Mississip-
pi,, Mr.. Vardaman, always happy
and eloquent in expressing him
self, proceeded to tell us in that
very elaborate and excellent dis
course he made on this subject,
that President Wilson had signed
the death warrant of the Demo.
cratic party. Mr.. President, I
should have expected that prOph-
ecy from some one upon the other
side-some Of our Republican
friends, but not from q Democrat.
ic senate. specially from Missis.
sippi. / havS heard the. funeral
Of the Democratic party preached
many times, but always from the
other side. They have told us OF
the impending death Of this party
Of Democracy which was born be-
fore constitution and has buried
every party that has contended
against 1t, and I want to say to
the senator from Mississippi that
if it shall ever 90 TO its grave,
which God forbid, the hand that
takes its life will do something
more than sign q bill repealing a
subsidy to a monopoly. Signing
Q bill repeating q special privilege
to a monopoly will come as near
killing the Democratic party as
proclaiming anew the Ten Com
mand, tents would in killing the
Christian religion.
But, Mr.. President, the senator
from Mississippi tells us that Root
and Bryan are going hand in hand,
side by side. Everybody nova
days takes a lick at Mr.. Bryan,
but under each blow which they
deal him he grows in strength and
in the love and the confidence OF
the American people. Root and
Bryan side by side. What pow
erful argument to drive the Dem.
Ocrats in favor of a subsidy. /,
Mr.. President, have always taken
the position that / would not al.
low some one with whom / dis
agreed to select my position for
me, and / would not allow the
fact that Senator Root was in
favor Of repeating the subsidy to
Olive me from it's support.
I But if that powerful argument,
SO subtle and brilliant, is to have
neffect, let me see with whom
the distinguished senator, my be,
loved friend from Mississippi, is
associated. If companionship and
comradeship in this struggle is to
be the brand Of infamy, behold
the hero of Mississippi marching
| down to the good old state where
the cotton blossoms, advocating
this subsidy to this monopoly,
upon Que side of him the distin.
guished Senator Gallinger and
upon the other side of him the
distinguished Senator Smoot, and
directly in front of him Boies Pen
\ rosO, Of Pennsylvania. Laugh'
ter). .
Mr.. Galliuger: Mr.. President
The Presiding Officer: Does the
| senator from Kentucky yield tt
the senator from New Hampshire
Mr.. James: I yield.
Mr.. Gallinger: The senator
from Kentucky, Mr.. President
honors me by calling me by name
contrary to the rules of this body
Mr.. James: / withdraw that
Mr.. President.
Mr.. Gallinger: But no matter
| about that, / simp rise -
Mr.. James: I meant no Ofese a.
j all; I merely desired to put th'
| senator from Mississippi in goot
company.
n Mr.. Gallinger: I simply rise tt
say, Mr.. President, that the per
4 formance that is going on tonight
is an illustration of chow goot
and how pleasant it is for breth
rem to dwell together in unity"
! = Mr.. James: And how good AND
| how pleasant it is for that state
ment to come from one who has 81
recently dwelt in such harmon.
and unity with his own colleagues
(Laughter).
N But, Mr.. President, I say If tina
E).rgument is a good one now,
Elpoint to the fact that Senator Var
lldaman is following the Leadership
J gof senators upon the other side o
I1the chamber and following a ma
/ lliority of the Republicans Of thi
Ichamber. / do not present tina
sargument because it has any merit
Il present it because i deem it
worthy and ct reply to the sng
lyestions made by the senator fron
Mississippi.