Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-07-04
Champ Clark Has Much Praise
For Work OF Minority
In Congress-.
ATTACKS THE TARIFF BILL.
Speaks In strong Terms Before Tam
many Hail Celebration of
Fourth,

| Democratic outlook In speech az the
| Tammany hail celebration of July
today. He said
Democrats celebrate the birthday of
| the Republic under more favorable
auspices this year than at any time
| since 1898
Republican factionists are at each
| others threats in the house OF repre-
seutatives. In the senate and through
out the land More power to their
| arms!
Il bring TO you the glad tldings Of
great JOY that the Democrats in the
house Of representatives have laid
aside the weight which for years did 50
easily beset us. that OF lighting each
other, and recently have presented
solid and united front to the common
enemy, We are no longer a feeble,
wrangling. querulous, dispirited body,
but "a courageous, vigilant virile, hope
ful. militant band. not only ready but
eager for the fray.
Notwithstanding the fact that at
the beginning Of this Congress the
Republicans had a. majority in the
house and. even after the casualties In
the Fourteenth district Of Massachusetts
and the Rochester district OF New
York, they still have a. ma jority, We
have fought several drawn battles with
them and have gained some great VIC
we performed the great surgical op-
GRAFTON Of clipping Mr.. Speaker Can
mons claws. In that momentous move
ment In the cause OF good government
every Democratic member did his duty
and. In the immortal words OF Admiral
Schley; There is glory enough for all"
So utterly We're the Republicans rout-
ed so thoroughly were they democrat
ICED. that Mr.. Speaker Cannon pub
licly declared that there was no long
err a Republican majority in the house.
III member Of the Sixtieth Congress
had gone to sleep March 4, 1909, and.
after the manner of Rip Van Wrinkle,
had slumbered till the evening of June
II. 1910. and had then looked into the
house and seen II pass a rule by the
enormous majority OF POI 10 / to pre-
went committees from pigeon-holing
or smothering bills, which resolution l
introduced. he would have pinched
himself to see n he we're awake. Had
any man been bold enough In the early
days OF this Congress TO predict that
such thing would come 20 pass be-
fore the summer solstice In 1910 he
would have been In imminent danger
Of being clapped into straight jacket
and a padded cell
SET FINE EXAMPLE.
Il submit 10 a candid world that the
Democrats OF the House Of Representa-
tives have set a fine example to Dem
ocrats everywhere and deserve well OF
the country. our unity OF purpose and
unity OF action should become conta-
gious TO the end that we may sweep
the land from sea to sea and hurl |
from power thOse who have abused the
sacred trust which the people commit |
ted To their hands.
But we must fight II We would win. |
The Republicans are so split up that |
some folks seem to think that all we /
have 10 do IS to stand still. Such over
confidence MAJ cost US dear. The sure |
way to win is to fight today, tomorrow, !
and every day TIL the polls close on |
the first Tuesday after the first Mon |
day In November
The tariff graft-one species of spe- |
cial rivilege-became so offensive that |
ftve or six years ago even certain Re |
pubhCans became dissatisfied and be- |
gan to demand a revision downward. |
First there were only what the doctors |
call sporadic cases OF Republican DIS
satlsfaction but the Republican dis
senters Increased 80 rapidly that in the |
spring Of 1908 Hon. Serene Il. Payne, |
chairman OF the great committee on |
ways and means and eN-oficio Repub- |
lican floor leader IN the house, was
driven into declaring that he violated |
no confidence In stating that the Re !
puhlicans would revise the tariff. His
statement was equivocal. as he did not |
down or up. but, considering all the
circumstances under which his utter
ance was made. he intended 1t TO be
understood as promise of revision
downward, and TO do him perfect JUS
uce he claims that his bill Is a revision |
downward
BEEN IMPOSED UPON.
CLEARLY he has been imposed upon
by his arithmeucians, for his bill re-
vises II up about III per cent on the |
average His declaration. however. did |
not allay the clamor among Republi- |
cans 1t swelled into such a roar that |
when the Republicans held their ma |
uonal convention In 1905, they were |
forced 20 promise tariff revision In |
their platform. Again the promise was |
cquivoCal, as IL did not state whether |
the revision was TO be up or down. |
l,ut the demand for tariff revision |
downward was so strong and so insis- |
tent that a majority OF Republican !
orators and editors declared that tho |
revision was to be downward on that |
promise they won. Having got in. they |
proceeded TO revise II upward. So that |
Ia the impending campaign the over |
shadoWing issue Is whether men In |
conducting a campaign are under any |
obligation to tell the truth or whether |
they are licensed 20 palter i'm double |
sense-to keep the word Of promise To /
President Tart himself admitted In /
his Winona speech that the wooden /
goods schedule rs too high and ought 1
To be reduced. l agree with him on /
that; so do you all. Why then have /
they not reduced t.? II is II months /
lacking one day since he signed the |
Payne Aldrich- Smoot tariff bill.
IF we have the next house, az | he
lcvc we VIII have, we will honestly |
ana courageously report a hill 10 re-
wise the tariff down to revenue basis,
pass Ia through the house and send IL
over to the senate. Perhaps by that
time the senate, yielding to the pub
he demand VIII also pass Il. II 70 does
not, We viii go to the people on that
issue in 1912
WELCOMING HOME
a Democrat Is a man who believes
I'm Democratic principles and who
votes the Democratic ticket In recent
years there has been much struggling
from the ranks / cordially invite all
backsliders 20 come back home ! also
heartily invite an others who are dis
satisfied with Republican misrule and
Republican extravaganza to Join with
vs. in the crusade fors the overthrow
% the Republican machine We will
give them "a warm welcome not in
Quiring too closely into their political