The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-04-14
HAS SOLD OUT
Claim 10 be q Democrat But
Really a Republican
He NAMES THE PRICE

For Which He Is Willing to Sell Out
the Farmers and Other Residents
of the South, and Is Loudly .Ap-
pIauded Time and Again by the
Republicans.
Washington, April 5.-In the
House today Mr.. Clark, Democrat,
of Florida, got round of Republican
applause, when he said that incident
protection absolutely was necessary
in certain cases.
care you protectionist or not?'
inquired Mr. Randall, of Texas.
Mr.. Clark declared that all leg
islation was the result of compro-
mise. II don't expect to write the
tariff bill for this majority" he ex-
claimed, but I say to you that if
they put into this bill what my people
want, what they sent me here to
get, I shall not dictate to them what
else they shall put into it, The
Republicans again applauded and
cheered, and the House was thrown
into an uproar when Mr.. Randall
asked ''if the gentleman believs in
the doctrine that if Representative
here gets some Of the swag. he ought
to go with the Republicans in max
ing this bill?"
Mr.. Clark took violent exception
to the use Of the work "swag, and
said that as long as the people of
the South had to bear the burdens
of the protective tariff system they
at least ought to have a division OF
the benefits. Call it swag if you
WILL" he said, "but I represent a
district equally as intelligent, as
conscientious and as patriotic as does
the gentleman from Texas"
Are you protectionist or not?"
Mr.. Randall still wanted to know.
Speaking slowly and gradually rails
ing his voice to its highest pitch,
Mr.. Clark evoked thunderous Repub-
lican applause when he declared 81
am in line with the Democratic par
| ty, but I am not in line with the
Populistic element that has CONTROL.
ed it recently"
Mr.. Clark quoted from the reso.
luton of the recent Democratic eau.
Gus, which declared that the members
of the minority were left free to vote
as they choose on constitutional
questions, and also when instructed
by their constituency to pursue Ger.
tain line. of action. He called atten
ton to memorials of the Florida Leg
islature, that duty be put on Egyp
ton and other long staple cottor
coming into the United States il
connection with the sea island cot
| ton; also that duty be put on cit
rous fruits, pineapples and the like
and he exclaimed, Il am instruct
ell in that regard, and no hawker:
and opinionated Democrats can make
me violate a solemn obligation
owe"
Nr. Rucker (Missouri) interrupted
to call attention to the fact that al
the thunderous applause had come
from the Republican side, but the
Chair admonished him that he wa:
out of order. THE gentleman can
hurt me by those things said Mr.
Clark. "The people Of my distric
know me-
Laboring under the belief thai
: .,ir Clark's remarks about Populisn
applied to him, Mr.. Randall denied
that any Populism was contained il
his record Mr. Clark, in reply tt
that, said he merely wanted to state
where he himself stood. II stand or
my platform" he exclaimed. ~ an
not for protection per se.'
Did you intend for the House and
the country to understand that the
Democracy is in any way affiliated
with Populismo" was Mr.. Randall's
further question, but the reply o1
the Floridian threw the House into
a frenzy.
Il will tell you what I want the
country to understand" he said de-
liberately. 1--WE don't intend, so far
as I am concerned, and I believe the
| people represent, to follow your
Nebraska Populistic leader any
more"
Does the gentleman stand with
the New Jersey Democrat that thinks
Brayn knew too much of the deca-
logue to be President of the United
States?" propounded Mr.. Randall.
II think" responded Mr.. Clark,
with some feeling, that the South
ern Democracy never made a greater
| lllloLdh ludu "uell IL LuTuSQ 1IS DaCK
on its Democratic friends in the East
that it has driven from the parry, and
tied up with Populism out in Nebras-
ka."
Mr.. Randall declared that Mr.. Bry-
an needed no defence at his hands,
and asked Mr.. Clark if he was a
Cleveland Democrat on the tariff
and ii he stood for the doctrine of
free raw materials.
II am just plain, old-fashioned
Democrat" drawled Mr.. Clark, amid
shouts of laughter.
Declaring that the people who as
sumed to speak for the South were
not entitled to that right, Mr.. Clark
said:
Finley Gets into the Game.
81 am sick and tired of hearing
my Southern colleagues talk Of the
poor men of the South ! want
to do something to take them out of