The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-02-03
STONE DEFENDS
PURCHASE BILL
Public Interest and Welfare Demand
Passage Of Measure lie Says; DE
tends President Wilson.

WASHINGTON. Feb % Senator
Stone In the senate TODAY speaking lu
favor Of the ship purchase measure
said
we must pass this ship bill with
ont much further delay The public
Interest aud welfare demand II. have
grown weary beyond endurance NJ us.
founding nonsense " senators myuk
ing the technical letter Of rules 10
Justify the most reprrhrusihIr viola
tIOn Of their spirit | uIwny, have
been opposed to cloturc iu the senate,
hut bad Ms | think cluturr would be-,
there Is something worse The unrr
strained domination uf the majority
by even Il small minority cohesive.
unrrlcnting and determined 10 stop
the wheels of Legislation. might EN-
danger the safety of thr nation /
close with this admonllluu. that II
the necessity for cloturc rude Is
forced. II may be- reported and If IL is
reported, It viii be passed" "
In his nrrulgnment of the critics NJ
the Jackson Day speech senator
Stone referred to the presidents re-
mark that the Republic upurty had
not had q new idea IN 80 years and to
Senator Borah's reply citing the Re
publican Legislative record
On Republican Claimy.
/ ~ the great legislation claimed by
the Idaho sruntor for the Republican
pnrty he declared that the nct Great
iug the Interstate commerce commits
sion was passed when the house was
Democratic and President Cleveland
was In the White House Chat the
income tax law was cuuHol hy rhr
Republicans only after q imur net
pissed under Dcmorrntlr admins
trntion had been held waun.rluliun
nj by the supreme rour' fur which the
country was condemned Zoo the next
Democratic platform and after u rev.
olutlonlzcd public scutimnn hal com
PEELED the Republicans 100 change
their attitude.
The resolution eunuuIu. the
amendment for direct election ~ sen
ntors. he said was Introduced by
Representative Rurkc u. Missouri. a
Democrat and NJ the sixteen mem
hers u the house who voted against
II. two were speaker Cannon and
Republican Leader Mann
~ regard Mr. Wilson ns great
president withal wise aud able
party leader" the scunlur -uId Il do
not assert or FOR n moment Imagine
that he IS lnfalllhlc Rut believing
as do with all my heart that he Is
striving unsclflshly and nohly to
achieve a great worl. solely FOR the
good of his country and the American
people | shall do whatever | can to
strengthen his hands
AT least. shall not because ~
minor differences. sulk ln my tent
and weaken ar cmharrasy him 10y any
net NJ mine without qualification,
avow that | prefer the leadership "
Woodrow Wilson to that NJ Elihu
Root Henry Cabot Lodge. Jacob
Gallnrrr Theodore Burton or VII
Ham Edgar Roah"
Calls II Ridiculous Performance.
The senator declared not many pco-
pie would be- fooled about the purpose
the ridiculous performance NJ the
Republican opponents of the shipping
hill would serve
Overwhelmed hv facts and beaten
In the argument" he continued. eve
are solemnly assured that the people
are against the bin What people do
these gentlemen speak or Not FOR
any people who have products to ship
to the waiting markets ~ the world
and who are suffering enormous loss
es for the want NJ adequate transpor
tatlon facilities and from exOrhitant
cNactiOns The people these senator's
speak for are those who control the
executive committee of the New York
chamber NJ commerce and other Ike
organizations"
or the men who. he said. formed
the potential membership " these or
ganlZations responsible for rcsolu
tlOns sent 10 congress attacking the
bill the senator named ] =. Morgan.
William IL skinner, W. II. Porter. T..
IL Outerbridge r. A. s. Franklin
and others interested I'm great steam.
ahIn commando