The sun., 1910-05-22
CLARK REPLIES rO PAYNE.
ChasaSisFtssss speech ~ ths Mlnss,ty
Leader n lha HSuSa.

WAsHnOroN. Nay 1i.-Bvor uinos g.
rSnO Payne Of New York defended the
Payns-Aldrich tarin law a. 'ths bsst
ever written Representative Champ
Clark Of Missouri haA been preparing !
speech IN reply. He delivered Il in the
House to-day. He spoke Cor mora than
two hours and then had a good deal lsft
over Of his fifteen Or twenty thousand
word effort 10 put In the Record under the
leave 70 print privilege.
Ar. CAFks speech vas characteristics
and was heard by the Holss with gFaat
attention. Il differs not a great deal irum
aome tariff uttoFAncea he has delivered IN
recent years. Mr. Clark said tho other
day that he and Mr.. Payne had to work
harder than any other two msmbeEa of the
House In preparing their tariff speeches,
a. they had delivered 20 many Il vas
difilcult for them 20 find anything new 70
say.
Mr.. Clark started out by paying his
respects 70 that paragraph In the sundry
civil bill approPriating S7sOOOO for .
Tariff Board 20 secure information for
tho Use of the President Mr.. Clark called
this provision A motion 10 postpone the
verdict Of the people on tbs Payne
AldFich-SmOot tariff hin; another effort
10 hOodWink the voters Of the land
Mr.. Clark expressed himself very pessi.
nistically concerning the dWindling power
Of Congress.
Elm tha.a l.eeaw A.. . -. ..g.i s.l......h
encToachments Of the executive branch,
the Congress has fallen from the high
eatate Of a coordinate branch Of the Gov.
eminent To the despicable position Of an
animated oash register for the executive
branch. II matters not whether the
Executive operates with a hiR stick or
with q smile that won't come On, the power
of Congress constantly dwindlea. While
that OF the Executive mounts 20 the im-
peFisl even autecgstic pToportions'
Commenting upon tbs fact that the
l2sO.0O appropriation h TO enable the
President 70 secure Information Mr..
Clark sarcastically remarked that 10 any
man IN the country needed information
on the country u was Mr.. Taft. a. rad
been demonstrated by the President's .
comment that the present tariff bin was
the beet ever placed on the statute hooks.
He wound up 10y den0uncing this ap-
preparation AZ ridiculous and as an alb
solutely unnecessary waste Of public
money
IN making his recent speech in defence
Of his ball Nir Payne acted as II he had a
diasgToeable duty 10 perform. according
70 Mr. Clark
He appeared 70 be in about a. cheerful
frame Ot mind. said the minority leader
-as = lawyer appointed by the court IA
defend without a fee a man he feels csF-
tain will he convicted and hanged II
VAS 20 him a repulRive job. but u had %
be gone through with in some way. Mr.
Payne was evidently In a very fretful
state. After denouncing everybody who
objected to his bill a. liar and q slandereT
he did the very sensible thing of reading
several extracts from my speeches and
writings Il would add considerably 70
his stock Of general information u he
would rad then an
Mr. Clark looks forward n the hrss
Tuesday after the irut Monday of Novem-
her with more Joy. according 10 his own
statement. than upon any day In HE life
except his Wedding day and the days on
which his children were born.
MY Democratic brethren. a. last after
hard trials and great tribulatiOns.' he
said. thank God We stand here shoulder
"a shoulder. heart % heart. sOid a. a
stone wall. inspired by the hopes Of coming
victory. Democrats aTe getting together
everywhere, while the Republican party
presents 70 the astOnished gARs Of men
the appearance of a dissolvinG view. on.
yes. you viii meet ~ m November BE-
cause you cannot help yourselves. And
when you do meet us IN NOvemhar you
will receive the bloodiest licking you have
had since ls9. Up, guards. and az
themi'-