Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-05-03
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Tho action of thc liuuso of Ueur
scutailvcs n rnsslne thr resolution
introduced by Mr Alexander uf ~.
luaia has been freely discussed :.
tho prsus ~ the state. and tho upia.
ions % many uf ne lcadlua rarrfs is
decidedly favorable 90 the popular
CONGRESSMAN Who resides in Gaines.
Vile
Under ere caption ~ The House
Puts Itself IN a Ridiculous Position.
The Tampa Tribune OF April 2ath
says;
In passing the resolution IN refer.
ence 90 Frank Clark and William ,.
bryan. the Florida House puts itself
IN a position that can only b. Dc.
scribed az ridiculous.
"It has unnecessarily attacked the
record % brilliant Floridian. a
member of Congress. with whose con
duct. a. a Congressman. Il has moth.
ing whatever 20 DO.
1t has expressed. virtually. a want
% confidence IN the Democracy %
this Representative. and for the sole
and only reason that he expressed IN
public the views OF thousands 90
Democrats in this state and through
out the United States in opposition
10 the continuation Of a leadership
which has proved disastrous TO the
party.
"And. while insulting Mr. Clark. n
has by no means cOmpllmeuted Mr..
Bryan; for the vote on Us own resO-
luton certainly shows that az least
% members Of the House refused 10
endorse Mr.. Bryan and were willing
to 60 on record as refusing.
"Mr. Bryan win hardly consider Il
compliment when he sees that. on
a resolution endorsing his democracy
and hailing him a. the matehless and
the peerless leader a majority Of
only seven votes could be mustered
IN the body which sought to pay him
tribute.
Indeed. n Mr.. Bryan manifests his
usual self-respect. he viii decline an
invitation TO address a body which
thus closely divides on the question
Of his Democracy. Furthermore, Mr..
Eryan Is very apt 10 learn that he
has been used. In the whole proceed
ing. as a club 90 strike a yiciOusly
jealous blow at Mr.. Clark: In which
event he viii certainly decline. and
without thanks.
so. the upshot Of the whole AFFAIR
Is that the House has insulted Clark.
aRronted Bryan and made itself ridi-
ulous-an to no purpose save It's own
humiliation"
The Jacksonville Metropolis takes
the following view OF the matter:
As an instance OF frittering away
valuable time by the Florida Legisla.
ture. We invite attention 20 the House
Journal OF Tuesday. when the matter
of adopting a resolution censuTing
Congressman Clark for his remarks
derOgatOry 60 William J. Bryan In
the House % Representatives az
Washington a few days ago came up.
The resolution was amended. discuss
I'd and substitute finally adopted.
Now what was the benefit 20 be- de-
rived by the citizens Of Florida from
this piece Of political grandstand
play? Few indeed are the taxpayers
who care whether Clsrk was censur-
ed or Bryan vindicated. II was a
matter Of no consequence 90 men sent
90 Tallahassee 90 make laws.
"Mr Clark was not az last cen
surcd. but Mr.. Bryan's Democracy
was Endorsed. This does not make
Mr.. Bryan any better Democrat or
Mr.. Clark any less one. and vas
frivolous political nonsense from the
start The Legislature OF Florida
has something more 90 do than TO
define the political faith Of Bryan or
Clark or any other man. We really
hope there will be- no more OF such
business In the legislature"
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