The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1922-10-11
Speakers at Democratic Rally
Answer Republican Charges

Vi int itBlsidllOHs Ills Cndi aIIHI
Of effort has certainly failed, SO far.
Such legislation was first introduced
by Senator Dixon, a distinguished
republican from the state of Mon
tana lie pleaded with his own ad-
mlniatration, which was then in pow
er in every branch of government
and they smiled and smiled and vot
ed against him And, again. Pom
dexter of Washington, a distinguish
ed western republican senator
pleaded with his own administ a.
ton. which was then in power in
our government. to remedy these
wrongs against the west, and again
these great. distinguished leaders Of
his administration smiled benignly
nd sweetly.f but voted against him
The Warm Smile Party
And IL was but natural to expect
IT, The eaders OF tie great republi-
can party have always and. by tie
very nature of their party, must al
ways come from the great centers
population in the New Englsnd and
eastern states. They have become
wealthy and populous through the
enjoyment of special privileges and
discrimination against the rest OF
the country. The building of fac
tories has been induced in these sec
tions because they were favored in
the matter of transportation rates at
of fhn fntarfnr fry
1t is these great administration
leaders from the populous cities
along the coast who have compelled
this very discrimination, who have
maintained this discrimination. and
therefore, it is absurd to plead with
them to remove 1t.
Is there any wonder that these
western republican senators have
given up In despair?
The Cold Shoulder
The only bill now pending in con-
gress, to my knowledge. looking to
the removal of this discrimination is
the bill introduced by me and now
pending before the interstate COM
meree committee OF the senate
have no doubt that my conduct with
regard to this bill has been annoy
ing to the leaders in the United
States senate. II is even possible
that my rude persistence is designat-
ed by some as a thorn in their sides.
Senator Henderson of Nevada,
supported by myself and other west
ern senators, obtained an amend
ment to the Esch-Cummins bill on
the floor of the senate absolutely do
ing away with the power of discrim-
nation under the so-called long
and-short haul provisions. This
amendment was stricken out by the
conference committee between the
two houses. When the question was
on the adoption of the conference
report on the Esch-Cummins bin |
attacked the conference report and
urged its rejection on the grounds,
among others. that the Henderson
long-and-short haul amendment had
been eliminated In urging the re-
lection of the conference report this
eolloquy took place:
Long-and-short Haul
Mr.. pittman-If this bill fails to
pass. and the senator will assist in
preventing IL from passing, he will
have the opportunity to strike out
the proviso that he has been so long
attempting TO strike out.
Mr.. Poindexter-We will have
the same opportunity whether the
bill passes or not. We are not pre-
eluded by the passage of the bill
from continuing to undertake to Sc
cure complete relief under this sec
tion.
Mr.. Pittman-The only differ
enoe between the senator from
Washington and myself Is that he
has been trying. as I have been try
ing. to eliminate this proyiso from
the act. but he is willing to wait
for an indefinite time to accomplish
IT, when now the opportunity is of
fered to him. That is the only dis
tinetion."
n inofn IN tiie fiesh
The administration stood for the
Esch-Cummins bill Poindexter
thought more of his loyalty to the
administration than he did of his
duty TO his state would have been
willing to defeat any railroad bill If
such action was necessary to insure
the passage of legislation protecting
any state against unjust discrimina-
tion. My insistence that Poindeyter
stand by his state might have been
thorn in Poindexter's side. If so,
then | am glad of it and it did not
do any harm to the west. II Is this
blind following of disinterested. or
antagonistic leadership that we find
the greatest deterrent to the ad-
yaneement of the west.
The River Livers
The great leaders of the admins
tration live on the rivers and har'
bors of our country. They want the
money appropriated by the govern
ment spent there, and that portion
of II which is spent on the arid lands
of the west cannot be spent on the
rivers and harbors. IL is an unpop-
ular thing to offer a reclamation bill
as an amendment to the rivers and
+ harbors bill. II Is very ann wing tc
administration leaders. Such an act
/ Is a thorn in their side. And vel
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