Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-02-06
CLARK LOOKS UPON
BRIGHT SIDE
Of LIFE
MISS0URlAN
PRONOUNCED 0PTIMIST
Delivers Message of Hope and
Courage to Young Mems
Christian Associations World
Grows Better Is His Belief,
my Morning journal Special Leased Wire,

by Morning Journal Special Leased Wire,
Springfield, Mass. Feb 5.--Saylng
he is an optimist and believes the
world is growing better, Representa-
tive Champ Clark of Missouri speak
er-elect OF the national house of rep
resentatiVes delivered message Of
hope and courage" in an address to-
day before the Young Mems Chris
tian association here.
Mr. Clark contended II was better
to look upon the bright side oi things
than upon the dark, and that 'ju-
bilate Is more pleasant music than n
miserere."
"If the world were not growing
better" he said, "then the school
system of which America boasts and
which costs so much was an igno-
minious failure and all relglon was
failure and he did not believe ell
ther to be true. Why go many good
people believe the world Is growing
worse was explained by Mr.. Clark
as n matter of evolution OF communi-
cation: that nowadays any place on
earth is in reach OF the telephone or
telegraph and man may do thou
sand good things and never get his
name In the newspapers, but the first
time he does bad thing In 1t goes"
Mr.. Clark said that when he went
to Missouri thlrty-five years ago the
average number of homicides in Pike
county was between four and five a
year and now they averaged less than
one. That, he believed. was measur-
ably true of every other county In the
country. W
Somebody once said" continued
Mr.. Clark. that after all we are
simply veneered savages. neither
affirm nor deny that proposition. Up
to ten or fifteen years ago, prize
fight could be pulled off in any state
with absolute lmpunity.
Now there Is not a single state In
which II liz not a penal offense.
"Up to comparatively recent years
duel could be fought in any state
without any fear of sorions conse
quences. Now there Is no state II
which II is not a felony. man wh'
would have anything to do with 1
duel in Missouri Is q stark idiot. l
is a murdar In the firt degree t. til
a man IN duel there ard penal Of
fense TO fight a duel; felony tt
dkTtt III hlNnOuti " bV tuA VI Wv
state to fight q duel
Thanks to Almighty God, wars are
becoming rarer and rarer. One thing
which the flying machine will accom-
plish will be TO put an end forever and
forever to all wars. Lotteries have
been stopped. Institutions for pre-
servation OF morals, relief Of human
sufferings, for perpetiity OF our in
stitutions are springing up on every
hand
"The idea of reformation Of Grim
inals rather than their punishment Is
taking a deep hold on the minds OF
men. There Is more money today de-
voted to charity per capita than ever
before. Controversial religion has
passed and practical religion is at
hand The masses OF the people are
waking up to the fact that politics
should be purified and are demanding
primary elections, senatorial election
by popular vote and other important
reforms.
"Of course we have not attained the
millennium. This mighty republic Is
built, not for day. but for all time
one and indIvlsible, destined under
God to be the dominating influence
throughout the world in all the cen-
turies yet to be