The Washington times., 1910-07-04
House Democrats United and
Enthusiastic, Declares Mi
nority Leader.
TARIFF DENOUNCED;
VICTORY PREDICTED
In Fourth Address TO Tammany
Men, Styles @. o. P. Party p.
of EXpatriation."

NEW YORK, July Champ Clark.
Democratic leader Of the House, was
the principal speaker at the Tammany
Hall Fourth Of July celebration here
today He denounced the Pavne-AI-
drich tariff bill as j-iquitous. and de-
cIared that the PepIblican party's
premise to revise the tariff down
ward had been violated.
rs il any less dishonest TO secure
Offices under false pretenses than to
obtain money in that feloniOus man
ner2" he inquired
Democrats declared Clark. "ceIe-
brate usIc birthday OF the Republic
under more favorable auspices this
year than at any time since 1888
Republican factiouists are at each
others throats in the House Of Rep
reseutatives1 in the Senate, and
Brings Glad Tidings.
Il bring 10 YOU the glad udinEs Of
great Joy that the Democrats in the
House are presenting p solid and united
front TO the enemy. We are eager for
the frav.
"Notvithsta1dinC the fact that at the
beginning Of -his Congress the KepubE-
cans had forty-seven majority IN the
House. and after the casualties in the
FCurreeutL district OF Massachusetts
ana the Rochester district n New York
they stu have forty-three n1a 1ority- We
have fought several drawn battles
and gained some great victories.
TIE day after Mr. Eavens achieved Eis
triumph in New YORK O newsEauer man
asked q prominent Republican member
If he did not fear -hat the Democrats
V, ,oJzsd carry the mex. House. whereupou
the disguised and ere -tfaiIen Republican
member replied HI II Republican
members Keep on dying theyH carry
the present House,
Hard Fight Necessary
Put we viii not gain the victory
without f-ht- It's true the RepubIi-
cans are badly scared. but we should
remember that sometimes men fight the
most vicIousIy when they are the worst
scared
Clark attacked the wool schedule ia
the tariff with viCor- declaring that the
great white plague was ir a measure
due 10 the ljCh tariff On wool. fewer
blankets being impOrte and the Door
being thus rendered more liable TO cor
"a man must be q complete idiot he
declared ''ro believe that the tariff IS
not directly responsible 70 a large eN-
tent for the high cost of living That IL
/ is responsible for the high price Of man
ufaCtared articles IS clearly demon
stra-ed by the fact that anufactureES
came to Washington In drcves % retain
I the tariff rates Of the Dingley bill or 10
{ increase them
Driven Out, He Says
This high cost of living Is driving
Z 10000 Americans annually 20 settle IN
British North America Instead Of be
z fuz a party 0f patriotism, the RepU5li-
/ can pa-tv is party Of eEpa--iatIon-.
/ Clark declared hundreds OF millions Of
dollars were being wasted annually BY
/ the Republican party In running she
{ CSove~nneul- QUOTING Republican Sen
tato-s as saying that from one hundred
/ 10 three hundred millions might be saved
/ annually Il the Government were run
{ purely on business basis. He con-
cIuded By asking Republicans who are
/ dissatisfied with the present CONDITIONS
I 20 fofu the Democratic party. adGlr Z
! that even lifelong Republicans viii 5e
| welcomed under the good old principle
that
- While the lamp holds out 70 burn
The viIast sinner may return