Show SPEECH ON THE RATE Bill Mr Ir Stanley of Kentucky Makes a aFew aFew Few Pew Pointed Pointe Remarks to Republicans Republicans in the House IDEA OF DEMOCRATIC BIRTH PRESIDENTS WHIP FEARED BY HIS PARTY Washington Feb 6 During the de debate debate debate bate today Mr Stanley of Kentucky as asserted asserted asserted that the men who came to the defense of the railroads in the house were all from fr m the east He referred he I said to the three wise men of the east Sibley and Littlefield I and added that all other sections of the i country wanted the legislation But these men admitted the roads did not I come with clean hands They admit he continued that the railroads have been guilty of secret rebates of vitto v te car abuses and more than one of I them has said that such offenders should be punished by imprisonment and the felons stripes The private car evil he said had its inception about thirty years ago ag when CIa a shrewd Connecticut Yankee named Swift con conceived conceived conceived the idea i Their Only Defense The only defense the carriers made was he said we had to do the stealing or the other fellow would have gotten our trade Applause Why he continued the gentlemen from Maine Pennsylvania and Massa Massachusetts Massachusetts show an anger and vicious viciousness vIciousness vIciousness ness in their assault upon this bill that thatis is amazing They have compared the efforts of the public servants of the American people to stop this robbery with the crucifixion of my God They have com corn compared compared pared it to a secret conspiracy con conceived conceived conceived between a cowardly praetor and murderous Jewish priest Addressing the Republican side Mr Stanley said No Democratic Pilate The figure may have some propriety there but I thank God there Is no Pon Pontius Pontius tius tins Pilate here on the Democratic side washing his hands of this legislation Carry the simile further pass this law and enforce It rigorously against the railroads and private car compa companies companies companies nies alike and we will hav two more thieves on the cross crossWhy crossWhy Why he continued the people have been robbed millions have been filched Armour alone received a day from his Ills private car lines Over a year is being taken alone in icing charges and rebates A Child of the People Oh they say that It is Bryans baby I dont mean to reflect upon its pater paternity paternity paternity but it is what you would call gentlemen a child c Ud of the people It belongs to the Democratic party and it itIs itIs ItIs Is no baby If It it had not been for the tender nurturing care of that long longhaired longhaired longhaired haired anarchist William J J Bryan it would not have been what it is today I 1 want to say for Mr Bryan that he heIs heis heis Is not only the idol of Democracy and the defender of the the utter utterance utterance ance anco of his name to any thief of Wall street without re regard regard regard gard to his profession or his party makes him shudder He is the winged Nemesis of graft and plunder every everywhere everywhere everywhere where You may well fear him These private car contractors In 1900 gave Ye in their checks to keep him in private life And Ard they may well dread to see the prospect of a Daniel come to judgment Forced by Roosevelt There is only one reason on earth why you swallow this measure he continued addressing the Republican side and that is because your president president president dent wants it I have never gone into hysterics over President Roosevelt and andI I never flever will but I believe however he heis heIs heIs is fairly honest and a fine Judge of human nature and that is the reason he is favoring this bill and you are afraid when he shows his teeth and you squirm and cower when he cracks his whip |