The Washington times., 1922-07-30
Try BELIEVED CERTAIN INTO SENATE TARIFF GRAFT CHARGES

people and to be elected to office. and
then use that office to enrich him.
self. do not care whether he is
from Wyoming or any other State"
Senator Gooding clashed with
Senator Stanley Dem) Of Kentucky
when he declared he wanted the
investigation to go on" and that 1t
should not stop at the borders OF
Kentucky"
Stanley retorted that he would
welcome an investigation Of every.
thing from rice and hemp to horses
and mules, everything raised u
Kentucky, even a-quart OF whiskey -
The Senator : SHOULD add jack
asses" said Gooding.
That would not exclude the Sena-
tor from Idaho" remarked Caraway.
Prayer Only Hope, Says Stanley.
IF ever we get jackasses," said
Idaho to wait on the Lord in prayer,
for he is the only thing that will
save the Senator. There Is no use
in talking about. an animal after
having heard 1t bray. =
r'I am perfectly willing to have the
Senator catechize me as to the prop
erty l hold and the cash have
and the votes / have cast until he
is black in the face. I have no
treasures except treasures in heaven
and nothing to fight except the in
iquities of the Republican party and
such scandalous situations as this. l"
II suggest to the Senator from
Kentucky that II his treasures are
all in heaven. his income tax will
not be a burden upon him" inter.
posed Senator Bursum.
Absolutely not" replied Stanley,
but ! would not trade my peace Of
mind for all the sheep the Senator
owns."~'- 49,
~'"The Senator would not have much
II he had them all" said Bursum.
Anyway, we will find out just
own II he will let us pass the resolu-
tion," commented Caraway.
II want to say to the Senator from
Idaho that the resolution contem.
plates every article that appears In
the tariff bill. whether II Is sheep,
rice, cotton, sugar, or whatever the
article is, 1t covers the whole field.
believe that when the investigation
Is done and the American people see
by what interests certain schedules
were adopted, the proponents of the
bill themselves would move a re.
consideration of 1t, because there is
a power in public sentiment-the
Senator from Idaho (Gooding) and the
Senator from New Mexico BursumJ
and the Senator from Oregon (Stmn~
field seem to doubt 1t, but there is
such sentiment that compels people
to right wrongs, and 1 say 1t is
wrong to legislate to put money in
the pocket Of one individual when it
Is taken out Of somebody else's
pocket. Tariffs do not create wealth;
they transfer it,"
Leaves It to Senators.
1T has been asserted" Caraway
continued, that certain Senators
were interested even in purchasing
the products that are to be affected
by either this or the emergency
tariff and are forming q pool and SELL
ing on the higher market. 1. Of
course, make no comment as to
whether II Is true or false. I leave
It to each Sepator to determine for
himseR how far he may consistently,
on his own honor and the public
good, vote for a measure that direct
ly enriches him."
Would II not be impossible to
have a body representative Of the
people limited to representation by
those only who had no interest of
any kind and who would not be af-
fected by legislation" inquired Bur.
sum.
while the Senator is presenting
his resolution, will he not be kind
enough to incorporate in IL the re.
quirement of an investigation as to
why he voted for a high protective
tariff on rice?" interrupted Gooding.
II am not interested in a grain
Of rice" answered Caraway. - ..
How is the Senate to know
whether the Senator is or not?" per.
sisted Gooding.
II know It, and IL anybody said
was. would say that he Is an un.
qualified liar" replied Caraway. II
do not legislate for myself"
Challenges Investigation.
I'VE will investigate and sec why
the Senator did vote for the rice duty
and why he has condemned every
other schedule" said Gooding.
Go ahead and investigate"
shouted Caraway. Investigate, in
vestigate: my resolution is going to
require me to disclose whether !
own any rice or not as It will re-
quire the Senator from Idaho to dis.
close his interest. would spurn
the idea Of trying to take money
from somebody else to put in my
pocket by legislation. and i am
willing that every other Senator
shall get his chance to show now he
stands on that matter"
"f want to say to the Senator that
have not owned a sheep or a lamb
since I sold all that had immedi-
ately after Grover Cleveland was
elected" said Senator Smoot Rcp)
Of Utah.
II do not doubt that" Caraway
said. "and I think the charge that
ne does did him a grave injustice,
but we will give each Senator a
chance to prove that he does not"
Just to call attention to the
recklessness and the malice and un-
reliability Of the charges to which
the Senator from Arkansas has re-
ferred. believe there is one state.
ment with reference to myself
which should be very glad II It
were true, which ls that I am one
of the millionaires Of the Senate"
naid Bursum.
Denies He Is Millionaire.
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