The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-12-22
CLARK
TELLS HIS VIEWS

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tive Champ Clark gayI mt state
n ent last sight ou,lialag his plat
fern as =, prospectus spea,,r Of
III" democratic house OF repl esenta-
tives In the next congress. Tie pro-
claims himself in favor OF the APP
pointment OF committees If the house
by committee rather than by the
speaker, and he states his Da,iaf that
the tariff should be revised. schedule
by schedule. rather than inc one sin
gle bill. These two subjects, says
Mr.. Clark. are the ones which be has
been continually importuned TO u: Ike
some statement el
Call Sent Out.
The democratic members OF the
house sent oct call today for a can
Gus. January 10, Of the democratic
membership of the next house OF
representatives. Mr.. Clark's state
ment is both ain explanation OF the call
for that caucus and a declaration OF
his own platform as the probable
speaker OF the house.
The caucus will select ways and
means committee and rules commit-
Tee, somewhat larger than the present
committee OF seven. Mr.. Clafa be-
lieyes one OF these committees should
then be empowered to select the other
committee OF the house.
Theories OF Tarifi Revision.
There are Two theories OF tariff
revision" says alr Clark in his state
ment: revision BY one general bill,
and revision by separate bills for sep
arate schedules. This is matter. not
OF principle. but Of method Individ-
ually, prefer the scheme OF separate
bills for separate schedules, taking the
schedules with the most obnoxious
features h.st-perhaps In certain
cases having separate bills for parti-
cular items"
The statement declares that what
ever method Is decided upon. full
hearing. as comprehensive as that
which preceded the framing OF the
Payne-Aldrich law. will be had By the
new ways and means committee.
The assumption. growing out OF
ignorance in certain quarters" says
Mr.. Clark. that President Taft or
Senator Cnmmins or any other repubr
lican has described something new ID
tariff revision by the separate-schedule
scheme. Is preposterous.
Mr.. Clark declares that he is heart
lily in favor OF inviting TO the caucus
all the democratic members-elect. He
goes on to say that his efforts for
the past two years have been directed
largely to the unifieation OF the demo-
Gratis in the house, and for that rea-
son the meInbers-eleci should be Civ
en- every opportunity II unification Is
to be maintained. 10 express their
choice in the naming OF the members
OF the committees Two questions.
Mr.. Clark says. interest the country
how the democrats will select their
and what the party will
do with the tariff. This last question
has been answered. and. proceeding
10 the first, the statement says:
As TO the mode Of selecting COM
mittees in the event Of MY own cleo
lion to the speakership. I would not
care a snap Of my finger to exercise
the power Of appointing them I have
stated that TO every democratic mem
Der who cared to inquire for my opin-
ion. The exercise OF that power would
undoubtedly have certain unpleasant
features"
OF the two plans for the election
Of committee. BY the democratic eau
Gus or directly by the house itself. Mr..
Clark fayors the last named. This "
based on the fact that In the debata-
bic states the independent voters APP
pear to favor #. and the future speak
er OF the house frankly Acknowledges
that Il may be- adopted because OF the
influence II would have In returning
a democratic president and d demo.
cratic congress III 1912.