Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-02-13

FE's.sss.'s'.''s''s's'
last campaign, said Mr.. Clark, that the
president WAS induced to write "the
famous letter. to my dear Mr.. Wat
son." which he said was blanket en-
dorsement of all Republican candidates
for Congress, except the unfortunate
Mr.. Wadsworth'
Notwithstanding that letter, he said,
the Republican majority in the house
had besn reduced from ia to S. He
depicted Speaker Cannon, to whom he
referred as Uncle joe" studying the
returns, repeating the sad exclamation
OF Pyrrhus, king of Epirus, when, sur
veyins a hard won field, he eaid. AN
other such victory and we are undone."
PREDICTS DEFEAT.
Addressing himself still further to the
Republicans, Mr. Clark exclaimed:
land the signs of the times Indicate
that even the ready letter writer in the
White House cannot write enough let
ters between this and the first Tuesday
give you another majority in this
house"
He predicted that on March A. 1909. a
Democratic president would be inaugu
rated, backed by such a Democratic
majority in this house as will induce
even a Republican senate to enact into
law the peoples will. .
Coming to the subject Of the recent
financial disturbance, Mr.. Clark laid
It at tho door Of tho Republicans. The
self-oonstituted defenders OF the presi-
dent, he said. charged that Hartman
and his crowd" did 1t, while. on the
other hand, Hartman and his crowd
swear that the president and his crowd
did it,
1t cid not become an innocent by
stander he asserted, to decide which
were the ideal Republicans.
HARRIMAN's CONTRIBUTION.
'sOne thing we do know" he said,
"and that Ia that MIR. Hartman was "A
delegate to the last Republican nation
al convention which nominated Col.
Roosevelt by q unanimous vote, AMI
that he was liberal contributor to the
Republics campaign fund"
II therefore, he said, did not lie in
tho mouths of Republicans to disown
him for he was once my dear Mr.. Har-
riman," but now he was another sort
OF Hartman, beginning with a big,
big, D." but he charged Hartman
was and is "a Republican of high de-
gree"
He quoted from an utterance OF for
mer Treasurer Shaw that tbs money
stringency OF 1907 was the worst the
world ever had Witnessed. but he said
at is a Republican panic and gives
the lie direct TO the Republican plat
form declaration of 1904 that a Repub-
lican tariff Is always followed by busi-
ness prosperity and a Democratic tariff
by business adversely. That fake is
exploded"
THAT HEPBURN THREAT.
Much attention was paid by Mr.
Clark to the charge that Mr.. Hepburn
had threatened ito run over" the lead
ers OF the house. That threat. he de-
clared, already had brought into line
Mr.. Payne of New York, the majority
leader. who announced there would be
tariff revisions. IT." he said, still re-
ferring TO Mr.. Hepburn, "he will be
kind enough to let us know when he
intends to start his roller over the gem
tleman from Pennsyivania, Mr.. Dalzeil,
ana over Uncle joe, TO dlsngure them,
he can safely count on a full house and
audience breathless with expectation
and dslirious with Joy"
lie referred TO Mr.. Hepburn as the
defender OF the White House faith"
After poldng fun at Mr.. Paynes re-
cent speech In the house. Mr. Clark
turned his attention 10 Mr.. Dalzell.
one-third OF Mr. Psyne's speech he
declared, had bean delivered In q
whisper for the sole beennt and spiritual
instruction OF Mr., Dal2ll II there was
any person about the capitol, said Mr.
clark, who WAS In sore need of nbun-
oant spiritual instruction "as to the
new Republican evansel OF tho tariff
revision" II was Mr.. Dalzel. He Is
hxed star OF portentous magnitude
IN the constellation OF the stand-pat
ters," he exclaimed. He is the stand
pat-sheaf to which all other stand pat
sheaVes do obeisane. even as Joseph
saw things happen In his realm. lie is
to al stand-patters what Aaron's rod
was TO the rods of the mAgiciaus"
A PREDICTION.
He remarked that should Mr. Dalsel
ever arise In his place in the house
and unequivooally declare that he wa.
earnestly In favor Of general tariff re-
vision downward, 1.-THE angelic choiI
should break forth In full chorus;
Sound tho glad iimbrel over land
and DER sea
"'Dalzell Is converted; tho country Il
free.
"Until he does that" continued Mr.
| Clark, II shall entertain grave doubts
as To the sincerity Of these new adyor
Yates OF tarlf' revision"
Mr. Clark believed that one-third o
all Republicans were honestly In favol
Of revising the tariff downward. anC
referring 10 tho declaration OF Mr.
! Payne, In favor of maximum anC
minimum tariff. asked II Mr.. Pawn,
was IN favor OF Air. Williams PROPOSE
ton 20 mako tho tariff i6 per cent o
the Dlngley rates or the proposition
OF former Representative McCleary, u,
make the Dlngley rates the minimum
and tho maximum the blue vault o