The Van Buren press., 1904-07-16
Mr.. Clnrk's speech.

Mr. NpeeCn.
"Gentlemen Of the Convention: The
principal part Of the speech making by
the chairman In this convention has beer
accomplished My business is to run this
convention so that the nominees of it will
be elected next November tapplause), and
II shall be done without fear or favor to
them King David said once in his haste
that all men are liars. II he had been In
Chicago about the time Senator Henry
Cabot Lodge was reading the republican
platform, he could have taken his leisure
and said that "All republicans are liars.
daughter and prolonged applause)
"They dragged out the old free trade
bogey, and expect to scare men with that
in the coming campaign, Men in the frame
of mind that the democrats are this year
can not be scared
"Thcy declare-the republicans do-the
monumental lie that democratic tariff
Always produces a bad time, and u re-
publican tariff always produces good
times And yet, In '13 when Grant was
beginning his second term In the White
House, and the democrats had scarcely
enough votes to call the ayes and noes,
YOU had panic that made people teeth
rattle from sea to sea. LaughterD They
evidently believed In Mark Twain's die
tim, Blessed Is the man that bloweth his
own horn lest 1t be not blown Laugh
ter)
"They say 'we'-that Is the republicans
fought quick and successful war in
favor OF cuba, when the truth Is, as /
stated on the floor Of the house when
they were all there, and none Of them
dared 90 deny IT, that we took them by
the SCruff Of the neck and dragged them
into the Spanish war And their dsin-
clinatidn TO 90 into, and their disposition
to mnnopOize all glories reminds me Of
"A POllnd-Chlna SOW that my father used
To tell me about, that was so bashful you
had 20 pull her ears off to get her to the
trough, and so greedy you had to pull
her tail of 90 get her away, Laughterl
1--WE are In favor of cutting down 10
n reasonable basis the monstrosities OF
the Dlngley Wrn rates, We are In IA
vor of reciprocity that rcciprocatos CAP.
plauseD We are In favor of getting rid
OF the Philippine Islands at the first fa-
vorab,c opportunity They are not worth
a hAubee and never were, We are In
favor Of restricting the functions OF the
president and his cabinet to what the
fathers intended they should be I'm the
constitution, and we believe IN compelling
the executive department OF this govern
mcnt to abdicate the large part Of the
legislative function that It has usurpcd,
las far as my rulings In this convention
viii be- they shall be fair. II we 50 con.
duct ourselves that all OF the various
elements OF public opinion that are OPP
posed to the Roosevelt administration hLS
brought together. we will mop them eff
the face Of the earth from sea to sea In
the coming election, ApplauseD ! can
not do any good presiding over this con-
vention without your help, and that I So
llcit that we may have good order, good
feeling and n great victory In the contest
to come" (Applause)
Following the speech OF Congress
man Clark the convention adjourned
shortly after o'clock until 10 O'Clock
Friday morning,
The adjournment was made neces'
sary by the inability Of the subcom
mttee of the resolutions committee to
complete its report,