The Daytona gazette=news. (Daytona, Fla.) 1901-1922, 1909-06-05
FRANK CLARK flAYS THE
ENEMIES TO DEMOCRACY,
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Florida Congressman DenOunces
Representatives Alexander.
Light and Miller.

Representatives Alexander,
Light and Miller.
Congressman Frank Clark, of the
Second Florida District, on Monday
of last week, in the House of Repre-
sentatives, made a speech on the
Responsibilities of a Representa-
tive" in explanation of his remarks
in discussing the tariff and W. j.
Bryan on April 18th, and his ap-
pearance before the Florida Legisla-
ture. The entire speech before the
Legislature is printed in the Con-
gresssional Record, and from it is
extracted the following thrusts at
certain members of the Legislature:
The Legislature of my State con-
vened in regular biennial session on
April 6, 1909, the day following the
delivery of my speech here. That
Legislature, while supposed to be
entirely Democratic, contains in the
membership of the House of Repre-
sentatives few Populists, Indepen-
dents, and others who have always
in the past trained with the enemies
of Democracy, but who are now mas
querading as the only real, genuine
Democrats left on earth. They wear
collars upon which are branded in
large letters, None genuine without
our trademark. Yours, forever, w.
J.B.'
considering my decliuation to
bow down and worship Mr.. Bryan,
Of Nebraska, as reasonable in the
extreme, one Alexander, who hap
pens to be a representative from
Volusia county, and who all the
people of Florida know has been in
open hostility to the Democratic
party in that State for the past
twenty-five years, and who has never
supported a nominee unless it suited
his purpose to do so. introduced in
the House a resolution censurlng me
and indorsing the peerless one
Think of this, Mr.. Speaker, a
branch of a State Legislature being
made to entertain resolution
having for its object the censure of
a Representative in Congress of the
United States for words spoken in
a debate in Congress-! Think of a
law-making body being asked to
abandon it's legitimate duties and
resolve itself into a political caucus
or mass meeting, at the heavy ex-
pense Of taxpayers, In order to con-
denim the Democracy of one man,
and to give another man certifi-
cate as Democrat.
| Alexander, who introduced this
foolish resolution IN a grave legisla-
tive body, pressed for its immediate
passage, and seven others besides
himself voted for it's immediate pas
sage. OF these seven so voting was
one Light. of Marion county
who posed as one of the leader:
of the Populist party in Florid;
: when that organizatiopA was
seeking to overthrow the Dem
, ocracy of that State; and there wa
one Miller, from Lake county, who
| am informed, was only few year
ago a candidate for Governor of an
t other State on ticket in opposition
t to the regularly nominated ticket o
r the Democratic party.
n These were leaders in the move
: ment to censure me, and to read m
= a lesson in Democratic faith an
|, party loyalty. admit that it wa
t pre-eminently proper for them, a
:. individual politicians. to laud til
E Democracy of their illustrious E,
; emplar from Nebraska, but | en-
phatically deny either their right {
It their competency to sit in judgmel
II on my Democracy.
y When these three beautiful vari'
If gated politicians. together with the
is FIVE misguided followers, failed
v their manly effort to have the Hon:
% censure me without a hearing an
without notice to me, the furtht
- consideration of this most weight
resolution was postponed t" futu
day, and the House rendered me g