The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-10-22

Ihere is one thing on which John
Fields and ] absolutely agree said
Senator Robt. L. Owen yesterday TO a
crowd that comfortably filled the Air.
dome, "and that's kaffir coin,9 added
the speaker With smile. but think
he's away off on feterita and red cot
ton blossoms"
In the main, Senator Owen devoted
his speech to what he termed ire
port" of what the Democratic congress
and administration had done in the
past two years. "This is the first time
IN so years that the Democratic party
has had full possession OF all the pow
ers Of the federal government His
remarks concerning the policy of
Woodrow Wilson In handling tht Mex
lean situation and his views on the
European war. brought much applause
from the audience.
The speaker said in part, "The great
problem that has confronted the Dem.
ocratic powers in congress is to regu.
late the gigantic monopolies that would
arbitrarily. control the credits, prices
OF things that men consume and every
other human enterprise that requires
enormous credits. The tariff wall that
has surrounded the United States as
these walls enclose us and which have
kept away foreign competition we have
reduced from % per cent to 25 per
cent.
For instance, all the American
manufacturers OF felt hats could meet
behind closed doors in secret session
and make gentlemens agreement to
sell one grade OF felt hat for no less
than 81 and TO sell another grade OF
felt hat for mo less than s. and SO on
down the grades. They could then
compel every man who wears q felt
hat to pay tribute to them. II was inn
portant to lower that fence, but we
have yet left that fence 25 per cent
high, which affords ample protection
TO the American manufacturer
"Why is your cotton not bringing a
high price? 1t cannot be exported aud
there is an ovarproduction for the
American spinner. The mills OF Eu.
rope are in the main closed. The men
who operate them are engaged IN D
deadly conflict, one with another In
glish. German and French spinners are
closed and are on the field Of battle,
and are more or less unemployed. uh'
der the law of self service, the Ameri-
can spinners then have hammered the
price down.
sour exports are paid for by i'm
ports, principally. II we received from
Europe gold for all our exports their
gold supply would in few years pc
come exhausted IN our reduction 81
the tariff we have sought to take the
tariff off of the necessities and place
il on the luxuries, thus taking the pur-
den from the backs of the poor and
placing it upon the well to do, tha'
those who are able may do their cor
responding share in maintaining the
expense of the government.
"While we we're engaged in the re
auction of the tariff, Washington was
literally overrun BY lobbyists, who
win the interests Of the big monopo
lies at heart, sought to influence con
eressmen. They submitted untoi'
numbers Of typewriter and printed
hriefs. sought interviews and in every
way strove to hinder the passage 0
The tariff measures. The situation DC
came so dangerous that 1t was neces
sary 10 take steps TO drive them Out
Thev we're called before an investl
eating committee and cross questicp
ed minutely. The result was that pun
lie opinion drove them out and "
were enabled TO proceed with oa
work.
mrhe money trust is just as real
thing as thishouse. The mousse Oh re'
resentatiyes appointed an lnyesnsa
~ committee. composed of experu
TO investigate the money trust y
ronort known as the Pujo report co
cred 1000 pages and was the most u
nertant report ever made It revea
ad the fact that half a dozen ii'l
son,rol the money market Of the wori
One hundred and twenty-five men co
trolling s2e directorships' iorm
samnleta control Of the credits as W.
over dreamed Of They con'rol ever
railroad. every telegraph and tel