The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-10-10
SENATOR NORRIS OF NEBRASKA
NOT IN SYMPATHY WITH PRESENT
ADMINISTRATION TRUST PROGRAM


terrific fall out with the present viii
son administration on the trust Ques'
ton a few days ago. The Senate
had under consideration confer
orce report on the disagreeing votes
~ the two Houses on certain propos-
cd antitrust legislation.
In order to show that he was not
sctuated by partisanship he said:
Now. | want to say just a word
about the remark the Senator from
West Virginia (Mr. Chilton) made
about my solicitude for the Demo
cratic party, am n believer in in
diyidual responsibility. l am not
much of a party man. listened to
tho arguments of various Democrats
and agreed with them that we ought
TO make the guilt personal; but it
did seem to me that with the Demo-
cratic platform written as 1t has been
and promulgated as 1t has been and
having obtained triumph In the
election upon that platform. even l,
without criticism, might have the
r;oht the privilege, of humbly call
ing the attention OF Democratic
friends to the promises which they
made the country and what l believe
to be a violation of those promises
when they are placed In power TO
make them good; and l will take the
liberty now and elsewhere whenever
see fit. have no particular solici-
tude for the Democratic party nor
anv other political party. My allegi-
ance to a party is not SO great that
will ever vary one hairs breadth
in any official action that l have to
take because OF the demands Of par
~ leaders or party caucuses or par
ty machines or party bosses.
This statement was seconded by
Senator Reed, the Democratic sena,
tor from Missouri in the following
words:
I might say that the attitude as
sumed by the Senator from Nebraska
in calling attention to the Democratic
platform has warrant In very an
cient precedent. Long ago 1t was
written, "Out of your own mouths
do I condemn you"
To which Senator Norris replied:
tn hn home
BY every Democrat. l mention 1t II
the best of faith. | have called at
tention to the Republicans, wher
they were in power, to their plat
forms, and / have condemned thei'
conduct when | believed it to BIZ
wrong. / had the greatest admira
ton for the Senator from Missouri
when his own party was in power
in getting up before the Senate ant
before the country and calling atten
ton to the party pledges and tn
way they were being disregarde'
here, and the country will uphold hin
in it, regardless of politics and
commend him for 1t, regardless
politics. | will do 1t anywhere, q
any time, in any campaign. 1t seem
to me we ought to go that far to b
fair. If platforms are worth anythin
they ought to be kept. AS ! said, tn
Democratic platform has been a
tattered and torn to pieces, wit
one plank left, and there is ampl
opportunity to violate that before tn
time has expired.
After stating that in the confe
ence bill every tooth is taken out
everything that might offend II
most tender conscience of any tru
magnate whoever lived had been e
cluded, Senator Norris delivered II
following arraignment of the Dem
cratic party:
Mr.. President, what can be sa
by our Democratic brethren in d
tense of this provision? In the la
campaign from every stump was pr
claimed the doctrine, make the gu
personal" In every platform som
thing was said about criminal pros
cutions for the trust magnates Up
the trust magnates behind the bar
was your slogan. We heard 1t eve
where. You criticized everybo
else who had been In power becau
they had not done that very thin
had a good deal Of sympathy WI
the criticism. l made some Of 1t n
self. But you said: Put us In pc
er and we will prosecute crimina
these violators of the antitrust Law
In your national platform for Is
y adopted at Baltimore you had Il
g Plank:
A private monopoly Is indefensi'
and intolerable. We therefore 4
or the vigorous enforcement of
criminal as we'll as the civil !