The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-10-28
THE MISSOURI COUNT A SWINDtE
THE NEXT SPEAKER" OF TIE
HOUSE SAYS.
SlYS SHOULD Be A RECOUNT
Just an Effort to Keep the State From
Having Another Democratic Con-
sressman, the Minority Leader De-
cIares-Party Hopes Outlined.

Kansas City, Mo. Oct. 27.-Champ
Clark came to town this morning with
information of a new republican plot
that makes the tariff Dill look ike a
mere misdemeanor. The democratic
leader is here as the gues. of the
Young Mems Democratic Club and W IL
speak ,ght in Convention hall. But
everything he has said heretofore or
may say tonight about Speaker Can
non, the house ru-es, the Payne-Al-
drich perfidy, or republican msru!e
in general was almost gentle compar-
ed with what he has to say about
what the republican census takers
have done to Missouri.
The census of Missouri is an infer
nal swind,e," the congressman said in
his room at the Hotel Baltimore. THE
whole thing is just plot to keep the
democrats from gaining an additiona
member of congress from this state
To do that they have shown a a.lns
off in most of the counties, when cg
erybody who knows anything abou
it knows that these counties have beer
gaining steadily in population the last
ten years.
Take my county of Pike, have
travelled all over 1t and ought to know
more about It than a census enumer-
ator and know that it has been grow
ing. Yet the returns show loss of
3,lSS persons. It's absurd. or ten
counties in the Ninth district, SIX
show a falling off. Every one of those
six counties, Pike Lincoln, Galloway
Montgomery, Warren and Franklin
have gained in population to my per-
sonal knowledge.
From inquiries I have made I am
convinced the same thing has been
done In other parts of the state, and
It shows a deliberate plan to misrep-
resent the facts and swindle the statn
out of It's proper representation in
congress. There ought to be a re-
count. If they can order a recount FOR
cities that have been accused OF pad
ding the census We are entitled to one
here where it is just as plain there
has been Misrepresentation the otner
way"
With that of his mind Mr.. Clark
proceeded to talk about the smaller.
crimes of the republican party-Can-
ronism, Rooseveltism, Allrichlsm, for
there Is no choice with Mr. Clark, ne
Jumps them all together.
rs Mr.. Roosevelt a candidate for
the presidency?' Hmm. If you show
a duck water does he want to swim ?
What else Is Mr.. Roosevelt out for
Why is he an insurgent in Kansas
and a standpatter in New York? Why
IS he for beyeridge in Indiana and for
Lodge in Massachusetts,? or course
he's a candidate, and so IS Taft.
But what's the use talking about
presidential candidates in 1910? There
is going to be a big shaking down nc
fore 1912. The republicans have had
two years OF Taft's term to make a
record; they have made It and every
body knows what It Is. The next two I
years It viii be the democrats turn. |
We will carry the elections next
month. and have a goOd working ma
jori'y In the house. We ask nothing |
more than to be judged by the rec
ord We will make as the republicans
have been Judged by theirs. You viii
hear talk about the policy OF our es-
Gaping the responsibility of divided .
power by letting the election so by
default this year. That is silly. II .
We can't show the country We can run
the house how can We ask for the
pres dency?
W ( dlt SNluS 10 t-tNl tht htNt
house and We are going to elect the
next president. The insurgent move
ment in the republican party won't
save the day for them. If they should
get the house they would elect Can
non speaker again. They can't get r'd
Of Cannon and he won't withdraw. he
would see his party wrecked first.
The only way to get rid of Cannon is
to elec; a democratic house, anc tnat
is what the country Is going to DO"
Mr.. Clark will reveice a committee
of business men at o'clock this af-
ternoon at the Hotel Baltimore. w.
T. Bland will preside at the meeting
,oni.ht, and w. P. Borland, represen-
'ative in CONGRESS from this district.
will speak, with Mr.. Clark.
rags at Ardmoreite