The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-07-08
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
New York, July 5.-Champ Clark,
of Missouri, democratic leader of the
house Of representatives. attacked the
republican party and spoke of the
democratic outlook in a speech at the
Tammany Hall celebration Of July A.
yesterday He said:
Democrats celebrate the birthday
of the republic under more favorable
auspices this year than at any time
since 1898.
Republican factionists are at each
others throats in the house of repre-.
sentatives in the senate and through
out the land. More power to their
arms
Il bring to you the glad tiding Of
great JOY that the democrats in the
house of representatives have laid
aside the weight which for years did
so easily beset us, that of fighting
each other, and recently have present
ed a solid and united front to the com
mon enemy We are no longer a
feeble, wrangling. querulous, dispirit-
ed body, but a courageous, vlgilant,
virile, hopeful, militant band, not only
ready but eager for the fray.
Notwithstanding the fact that at
the beginning of this congress the re-
publicans had forty seven majority in
the house and, even after the casual
ties of the fourteenth district Of Mas.
sachusetts and the Rochester district
of New York, they still have forty
three majority, we have fought sew
eral drawn battles with them and
have gained some Enthusiastically
on March 19 last, when we performed
the great surgical operation of clip
ping Mr. Speaker Cannon's clans In
that momentous movement in the
cause of good government every dem.
ocratio member did his duty, and in
the immortal words of Admiral schley,
There is glory enough for all So ut
terly were the republicans routed, 50
thoroughly were they demoralized
that Mr.. Speaker Cannon publicly de-
clared that there was no longer a re.
publican majority IN the house
"If a member of the sixtieth con
gress had gone to sleep March 4, 1909
and. after the manner Of Rip Van
Winkle, had slumbered till the even.
ing Of June H. 1910, and had then
looked into the house and seen It pass
rule by the enormous majority of
POI to to prevent committees from
pigeon.holing or smothering bills
which resolution I introduced. he
would have pinched himself to see II
he were awake. Had any man been
bold enough in the early days of this
congress to predict that such a thing
would come to pass before the sum
mer solstice IN 1910, he would have
been in imminent danger of being
clapped into straight jacket and a
padded cell
"The regular republicans gave in
their adhesion because they knew full
well that II they did not do so, we
would force It through without their
help and IN spite Of their opposition
Most assuredly that was pitifui
conclusion for that vast array of re
publican pie.hunters which, drunk
with victory and power, paraded the
streets Of Washington March 4, 1909
with flags flying, drums beating and
bugles blowing. Their arrogance then
as their sorried ranks swept by and
their utter Generalization and humil
ity now recall the opening stanzas OF
I Byrons splendid poem, The Destruc
tion Of sennaeherib.'
! 4 submit to a candid world that the
democrats OF the house OF representa-
tives have set a fine example to dem
ocrats everywhere and deserve vel
OF the country. Our unity Of purpose
and unity Of action should become
contagious to the end that we mas
sweep the land from sea TO sea and
hurl from power those who have abus
ed the sacred trust which the people
committed 10 their hands.
eBut we must fight If we would win