The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-29
CHAMP CLARK DISCUSSES
TARIFF IN LOWER LOUISE
Missouri'S Democratic Orator At
tenpts to Ridicule Republicans
and Their Policies.
ALSO SLABS THE PRESS

WASHINGTON, March 2S.-Representa-
tive Champ Clark. of Missouri. added a
comprehensive chapter to the campaign
material of the Democratic party for the
coming presidential election in the delivery
OF carefully prepared speech the tariff
question In the House to-day. Mr.. Clark
said I'm opening:
I'VE go forth to battle with tariff re-
duction and genuine reciprocity inscribed
upon our banner" He then drew a line
of demarlation between the tariff ideas of
the tow parties and dwelt at osme length
on the "stand pat declaration of the
Republicans. lie called attention to the
dissenting element of the party. who, he
said, marched under the banner of the
.Iowa idea" and inferentially he classed
this element as Democrats. He predicted
the denomination of President Roosevelt
and conceded that the Republicans may
be able by hook or crook TO get together
for this election" but he said that there
would be a ''sloughing off of the party
which would amount TO split in the near
future"
Mr.. Clark referred to Representatives
Hepburn and Grosvenor as 'luminaries of
the first magnitude in the congressional
galaxy and high priests in the temple of
protection" He pictured these two Re
publican war horses" in their seats side by
side in the House. and remarked occasion
ally these two statesmen fall afoul of each
other. but their spats are lovers quarrels.
They soon kiss and make Up again and
usually fight In pairs"
The recent effort of the American Pub
fishers Association convened In New York
to enforce antitrust law against the paper
trust and declaring itself in favor of re-
moving the tariff duties on pulp and white
paper, was discussed by Mr.. Clark. This
association. he said, was largely republican
In membership, but added Mr.. Clark, very
much depends upon whose OK is gored and
much depends whose OK is gored and
OK of the Publishers Association. hence
this high kick. OF course, the paper and
wood pulp trust is no worse than the salt
trust. the nail trust. the coal trust, the
lumber trust, the beef trust and the whole
brood of trusts. When consumers of the
articles controlled by trusts in general
have raised howl. these same Republic
an editors who now split the welkin with
their protest against the extortions of the
paper trust have looked on with a sardonic
grin upon their faces, and have about as
much sympthy for the victims the old
woman had for the cells squirming in her
hot skillet In three Congresses L have in
troduced bills to place wood pulp, white
paper and all the ingredients entering
into the composition on the free list
-one of the propositions now urged
BY the Publishers Association as a
remedy for trusts. Did the Repub-
lican members thereof aid me any
Not that anybody ever heard of. Now the
iron enters their souls and | am glad OF IT,
In the Fifty-ffth Congress they would have
had TO line up only eight Republican mem
bers 10 have passed my bill, for every
Democratic member would have supported
IL most heartily. and one In his senses
doubts for one moment that the Repub
lican members of that association could
have dashed that many Republican repre-
sentatives, and more, into supporting my
bill"