Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-09-21
CLARK SEES THE
PROMISED LAND
DEMOCRACY HAS WANDERED II
YEARS IN WILDERNESS.
STANDS ON MOUNT VICTORY
Condemns the President for lone
Man" Policy-Sccs Warning
Republican Factions.

Promised Land which We viii entel
ana possess In 1914 So declared
Champ Clark, speaking of tho Na
tlonal House Of Representatives, IN AZ
address here today Mr.. Clark wa'
born near Lawrcnceburg March 7
1850, and untl today had not beer
there since he taught "A country
school
Continuing his message to Democ-
racy the speaker said;
Democrats everywhere are cheer
ful. hopeful, confident, united and az
gressiye while our Republican
friends are sad, hopeless despondent
on the defensive and split into bitter
| factions constantly at each other
| throats From ocean to ocean they
are lighting each other like the cats
Ct Kilkenny President Taft leading
| the standpat faction, which Senator
Robert Marion LaFollette-"Fighting
Bob" as his followers love TO call
him-heads the Insurgents. with
them it is war to the knife and the
knife to the hilt
They are 80 thoroughly destroying
each other that sometimes it seems
that all we have to do is to stand still
and see the salvation of the Lord
but wise Democrats are not IN favor
Of standing still or of depending on
Republican faCtiOnalism to give us
the victory next year On the con-
trary we should continue as We have
begun to press forward, advance our
hny sla,s f1grlN nAI d.
Ing them, pass more good bills untll
we have carried out our entire pro-
gram and force the President to sign
or veto meritorlous Democratic meas
ures, which are designated to pro-
mote the prosperity, happiness and
safety of the American people. That
is a policy which will win and which
deserves to win
Mr.. Clark reviewed conditions In
both parties, referred to the Demo-
cratic victory of 1910, and the various
congressional fights. "One of the
chief reasons why we won in 1910,
was that the Democrats and insur-
gent Republicans in congress kept
constantly hammering on the broken
promises of the Republican stand
patters, on their gross perfidy to
their pledges, and upon their scorn
Of the righteous demands of the peo-
pie. We appealed to the country on
that record, and won an astonishing
victory.
The great battle of 1912 must be
fought on the splendid record of the
Democrats in this congress and upon
that record we can win, not only next
year but for years to come.
ITO their eternal credit, be it said
that the Democrats of the 62nd Con-
grcss at the extraordinary session
discharged their duty to the utmost
and deserve well of the country.
"ln this connection, it should be
stated that the Democrats in the
House of the 62nd Congress, aided
by some Republicans, passed the Re
ciprocity bill, as they had done in
the Glst President Taft, with all the
power prestige and patronage of his
mighty office, could in neither CON
gress muster a majority of the Re
publican representatives to his aid
which shows that the gulf separating
the Republican factions is as wide
and deep and impas.Gble as that
which separated Dives and Lazarus
I'VE did not pass the Reciprocity
Bill to please President Taft, but be-
cause 1t will help to lower the tariff
But defective as it is, the Reciprocity
Bill is a step in the right direction
that is, in the direction of reducing
basis. True, President Taft, eXercis-
ing ruthlessly a power which King
George Y could not exercise without
being driven out Of the three king
doms. vetoed not only our Farmers
Free List bill and our tariff bills, but
also the Joint resolution admitting
Arizona and New Mexico.
THE Presidents veto Of the state
hood rcs} lution was made upon
doubtful constitutional authority. AT
ter an enabling act is passed and af-
ter a territory, in conformity there
with, has adopted a constitution pro-
viding a Republican form OF govern
ment, she is entitled to admission.
In his veto, the President claims that
the prime. pal point at issue was tn
recall. particularly the recall Of judg-
es He Is entirely mistaken. He
raised far greater and more far
reaching question and took the wrong
side Of it,"
Referring to President Taft's veto
Of the various tariff bills, Mr.. Clark
said.
The language Of the Presidents
veto messages raises very grave
question. He seems to think that
congress should not consider or pass
any tariff bills except such as he
recommends, which is reversing the
modus operandi Of making tariff bills
provided by the Fathers of the Re-
public. The assumption that congress
shall neither consider nor pass a tar
If bill until recommended by the
President, is not only absurd. but is
Revolutionary, utterly subverslve Of
our theory Of legislation, If submitted
to. will be only another long step in
the process OF usurpation which in
late years has so greatly Increased the
powers of the executive at the ca
pense Of the legislative branch Of
government.
ut is written BY their fruits, ye
shall know them" That test for hu-
man conduct was established by high
est authority BY 1t, Democrats are
willing to be judged. for It is d fair
apd i,,af gtondard D,- 1. ,.a .eo.d