Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-08-10
CONGRESSMAN CHAMP CLARK.
Interesting Personality OF the Already
" Famous New Member from
Missouri.

Missouri.
From the Washington I'd, C.l News, Aug 3.
Every Fourth of July the Tam
many tiger puts on a spiked-tail
broadcloth coat over it's stripes;
covers its claws with white kid
gloves and invites all truly good
Democrats to its lair for a regular
old-time love feast. The willy old
animal also makes the occasion the
opportunity for prominent Jeffer-
s~onians to say a few words on the
vital political questions of the day.
On independence Day just pass
ed, Hon. Champ Clark, of Mis-
souri,, was a favored guest, and be-
tween the wines and walnuts he
took occasion to make some re-
marks. Mr.. Clark vas jumped on
e%mphatically by the press for what
it considered his radical utterances.
AS Mr.. Clark said to-day to me:
II was everlastingly larruped for
that speech"
The newspapers also took occa-
sion to hold MIR. Clark up to ridicule
by describing him as a big, uncouth,
ungrammatical, backwoodsman,
who imagined he could make wild
western gyasacuticism go down
with the cultivated fasteners,
which Tammany is supposed to hug
so fondly to its breast.
Well, he don't look it and he
don't talk it, at any rate. l called
ON him at the Hillman House this
morning, and in response to my
card a big, honest hand gave mine
a hearty grip, and a fine mellow
voice babe me welcome.
Champ Clark, the new member
Of Congress from the Ninth district
of Missouri, hailing from Bowling
Green, is a man who would attract
attention anywhere. He is large
and powerful looking and dresses
with customary western careless
ness. His smoothly-shaven face
betokens character in every line.
| There is a determination in the
splendidly sculptured jaw and the
broad brow above it, and the kindly
lines of his mouth do not take one
whit from its resolute firmness.
He is a handsome man and it
would take an overwhelming lot of
testimony to overcome a simple
statement of his if he looked at the
jury with his splendid blue eyes.
If physiognomy goes for anything
Champ Clark would not make a
statement that he did not heartily
believe the truth of. He convinces
you of his own unfaltering faith
before you have been with him two
minutes. And he also impresses
you with the idea that his heart is
as big as all outdoors.
81 have been SO busy he re-
marked, "that l have not been
able to more than glance at the
papers. | have only seen two Con-
gressmen since my arrival, and
consequently can express no opinion
whatever upon the probable legisla-
ton in Congress. | believe that il
the silver debate is transferred to
the Senate, as 1t probably will be,
the House may take up the question
of the tariff
elbow do the Missouri Demo.
Gratis generally stand on the silver
question:" | asked.
"The people of Missouri really
want silver put into circulation
some way or somehow" he re-
piled. "They and myself stand
sq~uare-toed on the Chicago plat
form and favor bimetallism. They
have no interest whatever in silver
mines or silver mining, but have.
ing contracted debts with both gold
and silver in circulation they think
they have a right 10 pay them in
the same kind of money that was
in use when they contracted fol
them. They are strictly in favor
of revising the tariff to the revenue
basis, and in my judgment this
would do a great deal toward re-
storing the financial equilibrium OF
the country"
Mr.. Clark spoke assuringly OF
the conditions at present existing in
Missouri and said the State was in
a fairly prosperous condition.
"The wheat crop is a failure, but
never saw a better promisa Tor
corn and that is a great staple with
our State"
Mr.. Clark brought a product Of
Missouri with him that be is proud.
er OF than any Of bis other posses.
sions. His son, Bennett, a four.
year-old, will make bis mark in
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