Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-02-13
O. Declares Champ Clark OF
Roosevelt in Characteristic
Speech Today.
WAS ALWAYS SPECTACULAR.
Talks on No Subject Without
Starting Fight Among Sup
purters and Opponents.
tven in Talking of the Weather He
Would stir Up Combat and He Must
BE Judged With Reason.

washington Feb. 12-Representativ'
cbamp Clark, OF Missouri, occupied
tbe attention of the house of represen'
tatves today for over an hour, In ar
address upon the presidents recent
enecial message to congress- the imam
claI disturbance of last fall, and tho
tariff question. 1t was n characters
nc talk and aroused the interest Of the
house to a high degree.
In openlng Mr.. Clark asserted that
a reasonable view should be taken on
matters touching the president, but
that 1t had not been done as a rule.
He is such a belligerent parsonage, y
he declared, Chat his lightest word is
challenge to combat"
The president, he said, could not ex-
press his views upon any question
under heaven. ''even upon subject sc
prosaio and threadbare as the state OF
weather" without precipitating row
his extreme adherents swearing that
there never had been such weather
prophet on earth since Adam and Eve
were driven from the garden of Eden
with flaming swords from paradise and
his extreme enemies vocifernting that
he knows no more about the weather
than does the ground hog"
ALWAYS SPECTACULAR
Tue presidents whole public HE. said
Mr.. Clark, had been one long success
sior cf spectacular fights.
NJ. man had been more viciousiy as
sailed by men of his own party and
more was ever, while still in the flesh,
50 lavishly lauded by some OF the OPP
posing party"
"But." he said, "the truth IL that this
extraordinary man has waxod stronger
and stronger by waging his battles"
Even defeat, he declared. had made
him larger and more commanding fg-
ure
Sc he said, amid the swirl of
things, the deluge Of words, the shout
ing the the captains, the beating OF
tor. toms. the groans OF oripp,ed Re-
publicans. the yells of friend and foe, :"
one who was personal friend CT
Theodore Roosevelt. the man, but po-
Ntcal opponent OF Roosevelt, the poll
iician or statesman, had but little
chance perhaps of being heard In this
babel of voices
CLARKS PERSONAL OPINION.
Mr.. Clark, however. insisted that
he would have his say. He spoke of
his personal liking for tho president
and said that although after the man
ner of strong mon, the president had
pronounced virtues and glaring faults
Of character, he had never abused him
nor had he grown hysterical IN admlrs-
ton of him, but he had supported him
when he was right and fought him
tooth and nall when he was wrong.
He believed that was the way the
president should be treated. He must
indeed" said Mr.. Clark, entertain in
affable contempt for the invertebrates
sycophants who grovel before him on
AL occasions and who, no matter what
he does or says. throw high their
sweaty caps In the air and shout"
Mr.. Clark spoke of the claim that
President Roosevelt was better than
his party, (which fact" he estimated,
easily could be stablished without
running any imminent danger OF be-
Ing translated after the manner of Eli
Jan In a chariot OF fire by reason of
MS goodness" But, he said, whatever
the presidents virtues or faults, he was
not Democrat. Occasionally, he said,
the president very much to the delight
OF the Democrats and confusion OF the
Republicans. appropriates or absorbs.
Doi0ws or seizes a Democratic Idea,
ana from his high coign of vantage
urges II with tremendous force; for.
le SAID, the president obeyed TO the let
tsl al least one scriptural injunction:
whatsoever thy hand findeth to do.
10 II with thy might
THE BIG STICK"
II was the heavy hand. or big stick
oi Inc president. he declared, that had
I,len SO many Republicans 'pell-mell
mo lAe cave of Aduiam, where there
weeping, ana waiting and snashing
VI leeth ana much profane swearing
anu ne added, $50 far as he has ad-
sueated Democratic ideas, so far as he
has lnauied wicked Republicans with
~ mailed INST or thumped them with
uls big stick he has deserved the un.
t eun,,d praise of all lovers OF oui
40 one knew, continued Mr. Clark
"nother on not tho president was
t',al man. He quoted from an ole
49I's' Count no man happy till he II
aau' ana said it was sale and san,
uV 70 pronounce no man great unit
,D, We IA his grave. I'VE have no
F'MtHlNAAlNt " liza Ills Hlului
y history he said, "and II is sheel
Oiy 70 attempt IT,"
Nldually he wished the presiden
"l until March 4, 1909. when he hon
~ we president would quit forever
no president will ever be elected
lhlrd term TIL the republic Is OF
Everyone could be honest. he main
,a ,S9 even II he could not he great
,i ne added III YOU Republicans
VIZ would he candid You woul,
,nors mat YOU are not half so mucl
ieem % be-" 90 ~
I'd ne Republicans, he declared. grew
NJ IN we face lauding the preslden
,, ,ne skies. FOR ne Is sim the ais
rpnSeF'ln-chlef OF pie" A Republiea,
.s'.esman hereft % pic, said no WA
b,, Psulhoie TO make the angles weep
.a ne said, when he saw Republl
n mn tIglng To apotheosize him b,
sup up service" II seemed 10 him
p lady doth protest"
releillns 70 the last caun,aian M,
rsy.rl N ehnrged that "sundry Ropuhliea
pleA.nthilYes,' sought and obtaine
n nln me president Certificates OF Re
nu,n,nfan good character 10 help ther
n,,h, through So doubtful were the Re
'Np''ah managers OF results In IN