Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-10-16
TOOK THE TEETH OUT or ONE


Senator Cummins has been de.
nounced by his democratic opponent
for opposing the Wilson policies" and
especially as to "the administration
program OF antitrust legislation. The
me'too" candidate has let 1t be known
that at least he has never tried to i'm.
prove any Of the bills pending that
were approved by the president. Sen,
ator Cummins spent months and years
working to secure an antitrust law
that would be effective. He fought
the majority cabal in the senate al.
most alone to put teeth into the anti.
trust bill' and before 1t went to the
conferrees 1t had in 1t many Of the
strong features that Senator Cummins
forced upon the democratic managers.
But when the bill came back to the
senate after having been fixed up as
the administration" would have It,
Senator Reed. democrat, described II
by referring to It's previous appearance
as raging lion with 4 mouth full OF
teeth" and saying:
ut has degenerated to a tabby cat
with soft gums, plaintive new, and
an anemic appearance. 1t is a sort Of
legislative apology to the trusts. de-
livered hat In hand, and accompanied
by assurances that no discourtesy Is
intended"
Senator Clapp, Of Minnesota, assail.
ed the conference report on the bill,
declaring that tine invisible govern.
ment" is tightening its hold on this
administration and described Presi'
dent Wilson as IAN amiable man sur.
rounded by men who know what they
want and how to get it," He held the
president could not know the trust
question as Senator Cuhmins and 9th.
ers who had studied it for many years,
knew it.
"Take the senator from Iowa, Sena'
tor Cummins," said Senator Clapp
For more than a quarter OF a cen
fury he has studied the trust question
until he has almost sacrificed his
health to his country's cause. Shall
it be said that man fresh from AGA
demic halls knows more about this
subject than he?"
Senator Clapp later referred to Sen
ator Cummins as "the senator from
Iowa who has literally sacrificed his
health If not shortened his life In this
great struggle"
Senator Bristow took the position
that the president was not supporting
the conference report through ignor'
ance but because he knew what was
in it and had surrendered to the inter
ests. Senator Clapp agreed that 1.-The
invisible government" is frightening
its hold on the administration" but
said he believed the people had sacri'
feed too much in the fight for indus
trial liberty to give it up now.
ut has cost the life OF that great
and grand man from Iowa, Senator
Dolliver, who as truly sacrificed his
life to the cause Of industrial liberty
as any sacrifice that was ever offered
It has cost the health Of that great
senator from Iowa, Senator Cummins'
and I greatly fear it has cost the
health and strength OF another sena'
tor who is unable to be with US now
liza Follette), but who has also sacrl'
feed himself to industrial liberty
And yet there are self-seeking poll
ticians going about Iowa today attack
ing the senior Iowa senator for having
dared to have a mind of his own, for
having dared question the infallibility
of the president, for having refused to
do as his opponent saysYhe would DO
and surrender his right OF free Judg'
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