The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-05
CHAHPCLAUKTHE WHOLESHOY
lT ANCIENT TtNM ara
or ULI RLMININENCE.
Hes GSlnE 10 Campaign fer the speAher-
ship and Begins Right Here-What
the Democrats Nul Dc 10 the Tarin
Nul De . Lesson IN Real Revision.

WI ~ hSAsoa ~ SSaa SHfSs~s''
Tammany Halls celebration Of the
Fourth yesterday would have been life
Ices bat for Champ Clark ~ Missouri,
the minority lsRder 81 the HOUSE Of Rep
ressntatives He and senator Charles J.
Hughes, Jr.. Of Colorado. were down ON
ths programme to deliver the long
talks. but senator Hughes since he got
her on saturday had caught GOLD. AZ
the Hotel Belmont, where he IL stopping.
CALLERS were informed yesterday that
there was nothing serious the matter. but
that he had had a rather had chill and
had been advised TO keep to his room for
a day or two.
champ Clark easily made up for the
absence u senator Hughes. For more
than an hour he roasted the tariff stand
pAtters and upward revisionists Of
Congress. and he predicted that in the
November elections the Democratic would
win the House. In that event he does not
hesitate to assert that he will he elected
! SPEAKER and then the tariff will catch Il.
IL we have the next House. a. believe
we will have he said. we win honestly
and courageously report a bill TO revise
the tariH down to a revenue basis. pass
II through the House and send IL over
To the senate Perhaps by that time
the Senate. yielding to the public demand.
will also pass IL. II IL does not We will
90 to the people on that issue in isi2'
II was again shown yesterday that Tam
many's commemoration Of the Fourth
j. losing its Old time attraction. There
were the usual fireworks and music and
the generous lunch spread in tho base
ment. but with all 81 Il the big hall was
not more than half full and even those
who game showed such signs OF RESTLESS
nees after a while that Grand Saohem
Daniel = CohAlAn. who presided. cut OF
the programme Of short talks when
there were still eight speakers ready TO-
discourse.
This was Champ Ciarks picture OF the
fighting condition OF the Democracy:
We are no longer feeble, wrangling.
querJlous, dispirited body. but q ooura-
Eeous. vigilAnt. virile. hopeful. militant
band. not only ready hut eager for the
fray
Although al the be ginning Of the present
Congress the Republicans had 6 majority
Of forty-seven. he said, the Democrats
with the aid of the Republican insur gents
had been able to perform the great sur
kiCel Oucfhtoh VI cubpihk WI oboahot
CAnnons claws
80 utterly were the Republicans routed,
80 thoroughly were they demorahzei.'
said Mr. Clark that Speaker Cannon
publicly declared that there was no longer
a Republican majority in the Hou,s
Rochester district. Mr.. Clark added
amid souIe laughter. "a Newspaper man
Ask.i - pTomirent Republican member
II he did not fear that the Democrats would
carry the next House, wher~uPon the dis
giIste aud Crestfallen Republican mem
he! reptile Carry the next House. hell!
n Republican members keep on dying
they II carry the present House
Processing Ia speak OF the outcome OF
next Sovsmber's election Mr.. Clark in
sisted that every sign of the moment in
dicatei Democratic success. But We
must fight II We would WIN. he said.
The Republicans are 80 split up that some
folks seem to think that all We have to do
Is Ia stand still aud see the salvation Of
the Lord such overcon iidence may cost
" dear The sure way 20 win ~ 10 fight
to-day. tomorrow and every day till the
polk close on the first Tuesday after the
FIRST Monday in November. lis true
tn" Republicans are badly scared hut we
should remember that sometimes men
night mo@t viCiously when scArsi the
worst. and 50 II may he with them
-SycCIal privilege. which Jefferson
tough, IN his day and over which Andrew
jackson. % blessed and heroic memory,
triumphrl IN his Cav. " firmly mtrsn chSd
IA power now through years ami years
~ Republlcar malatmii l-tration aud can
not 80 ruotc out without a terrific stTug-
gle III. hs.n@ticiarie- thereof will pour
a stream ot got! liNe unto the River Pac-
tolus lnto the Republican boodle find
with which To Deliattch 'he voters Ot the
land and then reCoup themselves by more
Of special privilege granite by the m.n
for whom they buy the offices For years
that sudls chain has be~n ~ operation
aud ~ will contIuus tO operate till odr
system IL thorp uEhly puTg.t ot every
variety aud every NsStige OF sIe 'ial priv
ilege
The tariff graft one SPECIES % special
prI'I ege became 80 Offensive that five
or SIN years ago even GER ain hepubllcans
hs,Cann- dissatisfied aud began To demand
a revlsion downward First thers were
only what the doctors call sporadic cases
~ Republican DISQUALIFICATION: but the
Republican dls~enters increased 20 RAPIDLY
that In The spring of ies the Hon. Serene
Payne, chairman 81 the great Commit
tee on Ways and Means and az offiCiO
Republican floor leader in the House was
driven INTO declaring that he violated no
confidence IN stating that the Republicans
would revise the tarif His stationery
was equivocal. "a hs did not say whether
the revision was Ia he down or up bui
cons i.rng all the circumstance under
which his utteranoo was made he in
tended Il to he Understood az "A profniA.
Of rev I-iun downward. and to do him per
feet Justice he claims that his bill Is a re-
vision downward Clearly he has been
imposed upon by hts arithnIeticians. for
hrs bill reVise@ II up about I per cent
on the average His declaration, how
ever did not allay the ciAmor among
Republicans v zwelled into such a roar
that when tn Rspu blicans held their
national convention IN 1905 they were
forced to promise tariff revision in their
platform. Again the promise was equivo- |
cal a. Il did not state whether the re-
vision Was 20 Ire UP OF down. But the |
demand for win revision downward was |
50 strong anu 40 insistent that a majority
Of Rspublican orators and editors de
clared that the revision Was to be DON n |
ward On that promise they won Hav-
ing got ia. they pToC-eded to revise II |
upward 40 that In the impending cam I,
pal IN the overwhelming ISSUE 10 whether |
men in conducting a campaign are under |
any obligation To tell the truth or whether |
they are licensed To palter in a double
SENSE to keep the word ~ promise to |
the ear and break N tn the hope Query |
II u any lees dishonest to secure offsc~- |
under false pretenses than to obtain |
money in that felOnious manner
Mr. Clark declared that thu tariff was |