The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-07-07
CHAMP CLARK SAYS THE DEM
OcRATS WILL GAIN CONTROL
OF THE HOUSE.
FIGHTING SPECIAL PRIVILEGE
Because They Didn't Keep Their
Tariff Promises He Accuses the
G. o. P. Of Obtaining Offices Un-
der False Pretenses.

democratic leader OF the mousse OF
representatives., soundei the rally
yell for reunited democracy to
organize and over throw the tot
terlng republican machine in a
speech that featured the Tammany
Societys annual Independence Day
celebration at Tammany Hall today.
The Missourian was yociferously re-
ceiyed.
Representative Clark said in part:
Democrats celebrate the birthday
Of the republic under more favor
able auspices this year than at any
time since 1893. Republican faction
lists are at each others throats in
the house OF representatives.. in the
senate and throughout the land.
More power 10 their arms!
"rhe democrats in the house have
laid aside the weight which for
years so easily beset us, that OF
fighting each other, and recently
have presented a solid and united
front to the common enemy.
AT the beginning Of this con
gress the republicans had forty-seven
majority in the house, and even
district of Massachusetts, and the
Rochester district Of New York. they
still have forty-three majority. Not.
wlthstalding this, We have fought
several drawn battles with them and
] have gained some great Victories
/ 'otably on March 19 Ast, when We
/ performed the great surgical opera
/ tion of clipping Speaker Cannon's S
| claws. In that momentous movement
in the cause Of good government
every democratic member did his
duty.
Special privilege which jefferson
fought and over which Andrew Jack
son triumphed, is firmly intrenchel
/ IN power now through years of re-
publican maladministration and can
not be rooted out without ter
| rifle struggle. The beneficiaries
thereof will pour stream of gold
into the republican Doodle fund with
which to debauch the voters of the
/ land, and then recoup themselves
| by more of special privilege granted
| by the men for whom they buy the
offices For years that endless chain
! has been in operation and will con
. tinue to operate until our system OF
government is thoroughly purged of
every variety and every vestige Of
special privilege.
The tariff graft-one species of
special priyilege-became so often.
sive that five or six years ago even
certain republicans became dissatis.
/ fled and began to demand a reyi-
/ sion downward. It swelled into such
II roar that when the republicans
held their national convention in
1908 they were forced to promise
tariff revision in their platform.
Again the promise was equivocal as
It did not state whether the revi-
sion was to be up or down.
The demand for tariff revision.
downward VAS so strong and so in
sstent that Il majority of republican
orators and editors said that the re.
vision was to be downward. In that
promise they won. Having got in.
'hey proceeded to revise it upward
So that in the impending campaign
the overshalowing issue is whether
men In conducting a campaign are
under any obligation to tell the
truth. Is it any less dishonest TO OBJ.
tain offices under false pretenses
than to obtain money in that fel.
onious manner?
IF We have the next house as I
believe we will have. We honestly
and couHgeously will report bill to
revise the tariff down to revenue
basis, pass it through the house
and send it over to the senate.
Perhaps by that time the senate.
yiel1ing to the public demand. also
Will pass ii. II it does not. We will
80 to the people on that issue in
1912"