Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-02-20
SCORES
VORSHIPERS
MISSOURI CONGRESSMAN DE
HoUNcRs DEMOCRATS WHO
CALL HIN DEMOCRATIC.
LIKES HIN PERSONALLY
But Objects to Calling Him Great
no Natter What he Happens to
Do.

Washington, Feb. 12.-Congressman
Champ Clark Of Missouri, who it is
agreed, will succeed Speaker Cannon
il the next House Of Representatives
is Democratic, in speech on the re-
cent panic and on the tariff in the
House to-day, departed Democratic
alterations Of PresidenG Roosevelt. He
argued that the President is the
apostle Of the maximum quantity Of
government, whereas the Democratic
party stands for the least amount the
people can get along with.
He pleaded for a reasonable view''
Of the President.
HE is such = deligerent parsonage"
said Mr.. Clark, "tbat bis slightest
word lisa challenge to combat. He
cannot express his views upon any
question under heaven, even upon SO
prosaic and threadbare a subject as
the prospective state Of the weather,
without precipitating a row, bis ex-
treme adherents swearing that there
never was such q weather prophet on
earth, and his extreme enemies de
claring that he knows no more about
the weather than does q ground
hog.
LIKES HIN PERSONALLY.
"His whole public life has been one
succession OF spectacular fights. But
the truth is that this extraordinary
man has waxed stronger and stronger
by waging battle. Even defeat has
made him a larger and more command
ing figure.
Personally / like him. He has
treated me well and l have tried to
treat him we'll. After the manner Of
strong men he has pronounced virtues
and glazing faults Of character. /
have never abused him. / have never
grown h~ysterical In admiration Of him.
When be is right l cordially support
him. When he is wrong | fight him
tooth and nail.
ut is claimed that Col. Roosevelt Is
better than bis paFty-which he ican
easily be without running any immi-
nent danger OF being translated, after
the manner OF Elijah, in a chariot of
fire by reason Of his goodness.
Whatever his virtues, whatever bis
faults, whatever else be may be, he is
not a Democrat; for Democracy means
the least amount Of government the
people can get along with, while Re-
publicanism means the greatest
amount OF government the people will
stand, and he, or all men, is the apos-
tie of the maximum quantity Of gov
eminent.
USE DEMOCRATIC IDEAS.
Occasionally, very much to the de-
light OF the Democrats and the confu-
sion OF the Republicans, he appro-
PIRATES or absorbs, barrows or seizes, a
Democratic idea and from his high
coign Of vantage urges 1t with trsmen-
dous force. 1t is the heavy hand Of
Theodore Roosevelt or his big stick
which has driven so many Republi-
cans pell nell into the Cave OF Adult
lam where there 10 weeping, waillng
and gnashing Of teeth, and much pro-
fame swearing. SO far as be has ad-
vocated Democratic ideas, SO far as he
has mauled wick Republicans with bis
big stick, be has deserved the unstint-
ed praise OF all lovers o: our coun-
try"
The recent panic, Mr.. Clark said,
was a Republican panic, whether caus-
ed by the President or by Mr.. Harri-
man and his friends. Mr.. Hartman,
be declared, raj an eminent Bepub-
lican who had supported Mr.. Roose-
velt's campaign financially.
Discussing the tariff, he said the Re-
publican congressman we're deceiving
the people by talking tariff revision
without explaining whether they
mean revision up" or revision
down"
mo doobt the Republicans are pre-
pairing for another ~Stupendous game
on the people by declaring In their
next platform for tariff revlsions," be
said.
They are meditating a juggle On
the revision of the tariff as . campan-
ion piece to their successful juggle as
to coinage