The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-14
CLARK IN A CLASH
HE HELD UP THE DEMOCRATS END
WELL.
HAD A TILT WITH GRoSvENoR.
THEY TALKED OF CHANCES FOR
THE PRESIDENCY.

Both COngressmen Presented Fig
i've Parties viii Win the Next Pres
identiaI Election - CIarIS's Ready
and witty Rejoinders Brought APP
plnuse from the DemOcrats-Sher-
mans Hate for AIger Inspired
the Anti-Trust Law.
Washington. Jan. 13.-For the first
time since the opening of this session
of Congress the House was RECALLED to-
day with a lively political debate. Rep
resentative Clark of Missouri and Rep
resentative Grosvenor of Ohio crossed
swords during the general debate on
the army appropriation bill, and for
two hours both sides of the House
cheered on their respective Spokesman.
The contest was entirely good ma
tured. 1t grew out of a controversy
which Mr.. Grosvenor and Mr.. Clark
have been carrying on in the newspa-
pers over the formers statement in the
House last December that the Demo-
cratic party had been wiped out at the
last general election. Gen. Grosvenor
to-day undertook with figures to sus-
tain his contention, and Mr.. Clark. also
with figures to prove that the Demo-
Gratis had an even chance to win the
presidency in 1904. There were several
brilliant clashes, and the House and
the galleries were greatly entertained.
Hands in the TREASURY
While Mr.. Clark was arguing that
the phanpa IF 70 l.,
certain states would give the Demo-
Gratis the presidency Mr.. Wachter of
Maryland interposed with this ques-
ton, While you are making those
changes do you suppose we will be sit
ting with our hands on our laps?"
No" retorted Mr.. Clark. you will
have your hands in the treasury up to
the armpits, just where they always
are" Democratic applause and
| iaughter.)
THE gentleman from Ohio (Grosve-
nor" said Mr.. Clark lis fond of de-
claring that the antitrust law is a
Republican measure, that John Sher-
man was it's father. There is not a
| syllable Of truth in it. | will tell you
what John Sherman did-not because
he hated the trusts. but because he
| hated Russell A. Alger, who was one
of the principal owners in that big
match factory they got after"
Mr.. Grosvenor--'I will state upon
the honor of Russell A. Alger himself,
| who recently made the statement with
his name signed TO it, that he never
| owned cent of stock I'm the Diamond
| Match Company in his life"
Mr.. Clark-"Well John Sherman
| thought he did, anyway" Gaughter)
Grizzly Got Grosvenor.
In conclusion, Mr. Clark said he had
| not sought this controversy with Mr.
Grosvenor, and then he ended with the
story of a mighty hunter in the West
who was buried, and upon whose grave
| this epitaph was placed:
He whistled for the grizzly and the
grizzly came"
The Democrats saw the application
and applauded vigorously.
The remainder of the day was occu-
pied by Mr.. Hull, Republican of Iowa,
who argued against the abandonment
of the army transport service, Mr..
Shattuc, Republican of Ohio, who as
sailed Edward Atkinson and the anti
imperialists; Mr.. Moon, of Tennessee,
who denounced the refusal of the
House leaders to allow the considera-
ton of the Indian Territory bill and
who announced a policy of obstruction
which he intended to pursue unless
consideration was given it; Mr.. Swan
son, Democrat of Virginia, who argued
the necessity for tariff revision, and
Mr.. Gaines of Tennessee, who urged
the immediate advisablity of placing
coal on. the free LIST