Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-04

NEW YORK. July 4.-Champ Clark of
Missouri, democratic leader of the House
Of Representatives, attacked the repub-
lican party and spoke Of the democratic
outlook in a speech at the Tammany Hall
celebration of July today. He said:
Democrats celebrate the birthday of
the republic under more favorable aus
pieces this year than at any time since
1893.
Republican factfonists are at each
others threats in the House of Repre-
sentatives, in the Senate and throughout
the land. More power to their arms!
II bring to you the glad tidings 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 presented a solid and united
front to the common enemy. We are no
longer a feeble, wrangling, Querulous, dis
spirited body, but courageous, vig1lant,
virile, hopeful, militant band, not only
ready but eager for the fray.
Clipping Cannon's Claws
Notwithstanding the fact that at the
licans had forty-seven majority in the
the fourteenth district Of Massachusetts,
and the Rochester district of New York,
they still have forty-three majority, We
have fought several drawn battles with
them and have gained some great VIC
toriesHnotably March 10 last, when we
performed the great surgical operation OF
clipping Mr.. Speaker Cannon's claws. In
Of good government every democratic
member did his duty and. in the immortal
words Of Admiral Schley: There is glory
enough for ALL So utterly were the re-
publicans routed. SO thoroughly were they
demoralized. that Mr.. Speaker Cannon
publicly declared that there was. no longer
q republican majority, in the House. -,
III a member Of the Sixtieth Congress
had gone to sleep March 4: 1909; and
had slumbered till the evening of June
H., 1870 and had then looked into the
House and seen 1t pass rule by the
enormous majority of POI to to prevent
committees from pigeonholing or smotn-
ering bills, which resolution 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 thing would come
1910 he would have been in imminent
danger of being ciapped into strait!
jacket and a padded cell.
THE regular republicans gave In their
adhesion. because tncy KNEW IuIl well
that IL they did not do so we would force
lit through without their help and IN
spite Of their opposition.
"A Pitiful Wind-up."
Most assuredly that was a pitiful con-
clusion for that vast array of republican
pie hunters which, drunk with victory
and power. paraded the streets Of WASH
ineton March 4, 1909, with flags flying,
drums beating and bugles blowing. Their
arrogance then, as their serried ranks
swept by, and their utter decentralization
and humility now recall the opening
stanzas Of Byron's splendid poem The
Destruction of Sennacherib.'
II submit to a candid world that the
democrats Of the House of Representa-
tives have set a fine example to demo-
Gratis everywhere and deserve well of the
country Our unity of purpose and unity
of action should become contagious. to
the end that We may sweep the land
from sea to sea and hurl from power
those who have abused the sacred trust
which the people committed to their
hands
But we must fight il we would win.
The republicans are SO split up that some
folks seem to think that all we have to
do is to stand still and see the salvation
of the Lord. Such overconhdence may
cost us dear. The sure way to win Is to
fight today. tomorrow and every day till
the polls close the first Tuesday after the
first Monday in November.