The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-01-18
CHAMP CLARK
IN BAL T|MORE
DECLARES GOOD FEELING PRE-.
Walls AND SHOULD BE MAIN.
TANNED WITHOUT FAIL.
The Democratic Conference is Warned
That Unity Is Necessary in Order
to Hold What Has Recently Been
Gained BY the Party.

Baltimore, Jan. 17.-Declaring that
the gathering of democrats was not
for the purpose of achieving harmony,
but for the maintenance of harmony
already achieved, Representative
Champ Clark, of Missouri, leader Of
the minority in the house and assur-
ed of the speakership of the next con-
ence here tody that much remained
to be done to assure democracy Sc
cure hold on what it already has at
| tanned. Even more was necessary, he
cautioned, to make certain of the FUR
ther political gains which he declared
! to be due the party.
| when we analyze the figures of the
last election" he said, it will be
seen that the result was not so much
a victory for the democrats as de-
| feat for the republicans. Our sue
| cess was the result largely of the stay
at-home vote. Therefore, we are real
ly in state of probation. The coun-
try has concluded to give us another
chance to demonstrate our fitness 20
conduct the government after 16
years of exclusion from power.
| Really we are in a state of prota-
ton. We hold our destiny in our own
hands. We have a golden opportunity
1 Coupled with it are grave RESPONSE
bilities If we are equal to the oppor-
tunity, If we meet the responsible
ties with wisdom, courage and patriot
ISM we will have long lease #
power"
At the outset of his remarks, Mr..
Clark admitted that the victory OF
November was a surprise to the rank
and file of the democratic party. He
added that with the inspiration born
of victory the party had more than
an even chance of sweeping the conn
try from sea to sea in 1912"
Must Keep Faith.
This glorious result can be accom-
plished," he continued, "by the very
simple process of carrying out reliS-
iously the promises which we made in
order to win last Noyemt er. Even il
we We're not disposed to redeem our
promises as a matter of principle,
when we look upon the wreck of the
republican party we have most yall-
able object lesson of the low state to
which great organization may fail
by failure to live up to its promises,
because all those who having eyes
see, and having ears, hear, know that
tee G. o. P. was brought to deaths
door lccause in 1909 it failed TO
do what in 1903 it promised to do.
Unless we desire to share its fate
we would do well not to follow It's
bad example"
Defends Democracy.
Resenting the imputation that the
democratic party was a party OF ne
! cation, Mr.. Clark pointed out that on
Thursday of the present week would
/ see the democrats of the house IN
| conference in Washington to select
the democratic members of the ways
and means committee. This accom-
plished, he said, the members
would proceed to the consideration OF
the tariff. and when the next congress
! convened thore would be ready svs-
tematic and thoroughly considered
! plan for revision.
Tariff Revision.
"rhere are two ways OF revising
! the tariff" he continued, zone ~
general bill TIE other by particular
bills for particular schedules, or even
particular bills for particular Items
! The consensus of opinion among DEM
ocrats seems TO be that tie latter
| is the preferable method, and that we
should proceed to revise it by sepa'
rate bills, taking the most obnoxious
| schedules first
There is to be no drastic or lil-ad"
vised tinkering with the tariff laws,
Mr.. Clark assured his hearers, ana
he referred sharply to criticism thaV
any such plan was in contemplation
No Business Injury.
mo sane man desires to inJure any
: legitimate business interest he SAIL
and all talk to the effect that any
body desires to iniure legitimate Ausi'
/. ness is the wicked, reyengeIH ana
reckless utterances Of the sland-pat-
ters VINO. }aving lcen thrown ONT ny
Z reason OF their own sins OF "in'ss'Vh
and commission. are desperately ahN'