New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-07-04
CHAMP CLARK PROPHES|ES
In Speech Here Says He Will Be
Next Speaker of House.
TALKS ALSO ON PATRIOTISM
Tells Church Audience Many Liv-
ing To- day Will See Last
of Crowned Heads.

Up in the Second Church of the Disciples
of Christ in 169th street. east of Third ave-
rue. The Bronx it seemed hotter last night
than the stokehole of a Caribbean liner.
Nevertheless, Champ Clark of Missouri,
minority leader in the House of Repre-
sentatives. made the eagle scream there
for three-quarters of an hour. and the hun
dred or so persons scattered over the floor
heard him with rapt attention.
Mr. Clark himself said that DIR. Willis,
the minister. was giving him the hottest
time he had ever had in the old town. His
patriotism too. was at the boiling point,
but he explained that there was no con-
nection between this and the weather.
DIR. Willis and Champ Clark escaped
from the same county in Kentucky, one TO
New York and the other to Missouri" said
ex-Congressman Lafayette Pence. WHO in
troduced the speaker. That was Anders IN
County
Yes, and its lucky either of US grew
up to be twenty-one years old" remarked
Mr.. Clark, in the course of his speech. They
do so much shooting down there.
When I first went down to Washing
tom continued Mr.. Pence, Il picked ont
two men as sure winners for the Presidency.
One I got to run three times, but he was
defeated. Now the other one ought 10 win
to make up. | don't know that I want 30
see the wishes of the Democratic party
realized this fall, for that will mean Ny
Clark will be Speaker of the House. 1
remember CLAY Carlisle, Blaine, Reed and
Cannon all lost the Presidency through tbs
Speakershfp.'
To Be Next Speaker. He Says.
ct believe the Democrats will have the
next House and that I'll be the Speaker
said Mr. Clark. The Presidency must
take its chances
The United States of America in the
Twentieth Century was Congressman
Clark's subject according TO the pro-
gramme He said he knew it was not
fashiona bic to display patriotism in New
York or other money centres, but he
thought it was high time that some one
came here to do it. Mark Twain he consld-
cred was the greatest Missourian that ever
lived. and he had said: Blessed is the man
who blows his own horn, lest it be not
blown
And that applies to nations continued
the Missouri Congressman. He spoke IN
the billions and trillions in computing the
population and wealth Of the country at
the end of the present century He coulo
see representative government established
the world over as q result of the success OF
the American Constitution.
,sRut." said he. there are two things
in the English system which l would IKE
10 see adopted by us. The first is the ia"
recurring that all Cabinet ministers De
members either of the House of Lords or
of Commons. If our Cabinet members
we're only compelled to sit in congress
they would always be on hand to answer
questions when they arise. I'd give SIWo
tonight to question two members OF MI
Taft's Cabinet for half day.
The second feature is the custom pro
yidine that the minute the government Is
beaten out goes the House OF commons
10 stand for an election before the people
After one of our Congresses has been Ut
terlv repudiated by the voters it still mas
three months to serve You will find on
examination that most of the bad ieglsla-
lion for which Congress is responsible has
been PASSED in the last days Of long
session or toward the end of the short
session. after the majority has been re
pudiated by the people"
Sees End of Kings.
He thought. however. that royalty would
last in England only 50 long as the kings
continued TO adopt King Edwards atu-
t,lde and considered themselves expensive
fgureheads If George should assume
the authority asserted by Theodore Roose-
Welt when President he would lose his Job
in no time. and If he should veto as many
hills as Grover Cleveland did they would
behead him. as they did Charles l. Some
of the people here tonight will live to see
the last of the crowned heads Of Chrtsten-
dom
AS for political corruption, Mr.. Clark
said the remedy lay entirely with the
--oter. If I had my way" he declared.
..e,.er,. man who failed TO vote two cleo