The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-23
Congressman Champ Clark. Who Gave
the Democratic View of the Tariff
Law Today.

The draft of the platform. which
was brought here by H N Wheeler of
Quincy. was offered to the resolution
committee for approval. The different
planks were kept secret.
Mrs. Anna e. NichoI of Champafen
and A. L. White of VermIlion were
mentioned for university trustees.
Congressman H. T. Rainey will be
chairman of the convention Congress-
man Champ Clark is to be the prin-
cipal speaker.
Champ CIark's Speech.
''The internecine war of the Repub-
licans has enveloped the whole land
and to even the dullest mind the evil
dence of Republican dissolution must
be apparent" said Mr.. Champ Clark
to the delegates to the Illinois Demo-
cratic state convention here today.
He then enumerated the victories of
the Democrats in the recent primaries
and elections and predicted that the
next house of representatives will be
Democratic.
I'VE can not depend upon Republi-
can factionalism alone to win." con-
tlnued the minority leader.
THAT may give rs the house this
fall without any effort on our part but
the chances are that Republican fac
t1onalism alone would not give us vic
tory beyond this year We must have
program of our own looking toward
better government than the Republic
cans have given us.
Clipped Cannon's Claws.
1.-The Republicans abused their priv
ilegeS and wasted their OppCrtunities
In a little more than twelve months
they were so utterly demoralized that
on the 18th of March. 1910. after we
clipped Mr.. Speaker Cannon's claws,
he angrily declared that there was no
longer a Republican majority in the
house
"The most potent cause of Republi-
can dissensions is the tariff question,
on which rock parties have split he
fore. The Republicans promised to
revise the tariff downward in order to
get in: having gotten in they revised it
up. They have given absolutely no re-
lief whatever to the consumers of the
real increases, made by such skillfuI
artists as Senator Aldrich. and placed
every time where they would do the
most good to the interests and most
injury to consumers of the land
Calls 1t Confidence Game.
Some twenty-three Republicans in,
the house and seven Republicans in
the senate revOlted against the stu
pendous confidence game which the
standpat leaders were attempting 20
play upon the American people and
warned them of the consequences.
Straws show which way the win,s
blows and few days ago very largo
straw blew out of Beverly in the shane
and forever the insurgent Republican
statesmen would have an equal chance
at the pie counter with the regulars.
Last spring, so I have been IN
formed, when an insurgent asked for
any place for one of his constituents.
he was informed that he had no right
to expect patronage unless he lined up
for every legislative proposition en-
anating from the administration.
$50 the administration has come
down off its high horse ard instead of
bullying the insurgents, is tempting
them back bv offering them a share in
the savory flesh pots of Egypt.
THE people of the United States de-
serve to be treated honestly and fair
ly. which has not been done in the
matter of the Payne-Aldrich-Smoo
tariff bill. On the contrary, they were
taken in and done for"
Congressman Clark replied to Speak
er Cannon's Danville speech Wednes-
day. He said the speaker endeavored
to injure the cause of tariff reduction
by quoting certain of the most radical
declarations of the minority leader in
the house in years gone by.
He called attention to Speaker Can
mons vote for the BIand-Allison silver
bill.
zone of the speakers assertions,
said Congressman Clark. lis such a
gross perversion of the facts of history
as to appear malicious. That assertion
is that the tariff contest of today Is
lust what it has been for 80 years.
contest between protection and frea