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Show Hon on ten tlmcB as much cotton as Is actually produced in tho South. "The whole transaction," ho Bald, "Is a puro gamble, and no exchange ehould bo lawfully empowered to continue con-tinue this gambling game." 'Would to Ood we had a Caesar in the White House today." At the comcluslon of his narrative from the acts of tho Rome empire In securing laws to suppress usury and In obtaining legislation for tho benellt of the poor of Rome, followed by hla tragic death. Senator Davis said: "This Is a brief history of Rome end Its great reformer, Illustrating the terrible Jnto that lies In the path of any man who seeks to shako loose from the throat of this government these parasites of wealth, these stock gamblers, those stock Jobbers that attempt to crmtrol the destinies or the government. "Ah, the money power may be press-lng press-lng the American people too far. In somo evil hour, in some begullded moment, mo-ment, n match may be touched to the fuse that connects with tho hidden nine of dtscontont and dismay that is planted bomeath this republic, and 1 shudder for the consequences." Senator Davis continued: "We stand today face to face with a deficit in our public treasury of J150.000.000. Our government is bank-lupt, bank-lupt, yet wo are appropriating the money of the people at the rate of perhaps a million dollars an hour." URGES SUPPRESSION OF SPECULATION Washington, Jan. 26. Only twenty-bIx twenty-bIx senators vere In their seats when Senator Jeff Davis of Arkansas arose to ddro68 the benato today on his bill to suppress speculation in products of tho soil. Mr. Davis had not proceeded pro-ceeded for more than a few minutes vhen the small attendance was reduced re-duced to sover.teen senators, only six of whom were Republicans. Mr. Davis advocated the passage of a bill Introduced by him to penalize the uso of tho malls, tho telegraph or the telephone for the purpose of conveying con-veying gambling propositions to buyer buy-er or seller. Mr. Davis denounced what he declared de-clared to bo "evils of tho money rower," row-er," and incidentally touched upon tho policy of maintaining a protective tariff as a pan ot a system which, ho declared, was for the suppression of the rights of the people. Picturing conditions In Rome rt tho time of Julius Ju-lius Caesar, he described the death of Cae6ar as tha prlco of Caesar's love and service for the poor, declaring: "The majority in congress seem to be drunk on the wine of success. They fiddle and dance and make merry Mhllo Rome burns. I say to you, Mr. President, that it Is time wo were calling a halt, and that th congress of the United States legislate for a little while in tho Interest of the people. peo-ple. "Tho transactions on the New York , exchange," h said, "involve specula- |
