New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-12
CLARK WELCOMED HOME
Sneakers Constituents Make a
Feast to Greet Him.
ALL PIKE COUNTY THERE
Good Things to Eat and Philos.
ophy from the Hero of
the Day.

Louisiana. Mo- Sept il.-Champ Clark,
Sneaker Of the House OF Representatives.
vas entertained to-day by his home folk
All pike County ard tho greater part q
the population Of the 9th Missouri Con-
gross District tolred TO make his home-
coming from Washington an epoch in Mis-
souri, history.
MIR. Clark landed here from steamboa,
ttirty-six years ago. a young attorney
from Kentucky and through all these
years he has made an acquaintance when
Is legion and loyal So when II came 10
preparations for the homecoming no one
could be considered unnterested and ar
rangemcnts were made on nom partisan
basis. Republicans as well as Democrats
being placed on the committees.
Next TO Mr. Clarks address. which was
the biggest thing on the programme, was
the basket dinner. the main feature Of
which was home fried chicken. -Four hun
dred housewives provided as many well
filed baskets The gastronomlcsl climax
waa one hundred home grown watermelons
cooIed to the proper degree for dessert
Mr.. Clark in his speech told OF begin
ming his Missouri experience by teaching
school thirty-six years ago.
Il came 10 Louisiana. Mo-" he said. "on
$40 borrowed. the first time / ever saw
him. from Judge H. II. Priest. now an
eminent lawyer Of ST. Louis and then
struggling along as City Attorney OF
Moberly And that Is not the last time |
have borrowed from Missourians.'
He made plea for more politics and
politicians. saying. in part:
It is constantly asserted by the un'hink-
ing that We have too much politics and too
many politicians. When We reflect that
the word politics" in it's higher and nooler
sense means the science or government
we must concede that the more politics
we have the better. for government affects
the happiness and prosperity OF every resi-
dent between the two oceans, and there
fore We should all strive 10 make our
governments, national. state and municipal
as nearly perfect as any human inst'u-
ton can be. .
Instead of there being 100 many poll
ticians there are not enough. In coun-
try whose institutions are based upon
popular suffrage every man should pe
politician, and every man owes portion
Of his time. energy and talents 10 the SER
vice of the state. ] do not mean by that
that every man should run for Office. That
is a poor business at best-poor when you
,cceed-inexpressibly poor when you fail
I have been tried by both extremes OF
fortune and speak by the card on that sub
ject " . .,.,..,,
should so far as IN him lies, STUDY the
problems which confront us, ana nelp 80
FAR as he can to solve them for the bet
terment of government. the Improvement
OF society and the perpetuity OF the Re-
public. IL need BE, he should become
candidate for office as a duty TO his coun-
try and his kind.
/, is the duty OF every citizen 20 attend
both the primaries and the general election,
TO tho end that good and capable men may
be selected The man who falls 10 DO tnat'
except for valid reasons. falls snort or ~
ing IN to his privileges and of assuming MS
fair proportion Of the sovernmental outush.
Neglecting that. he is estopped from setting
M a lugubrious howl about thH unntness q
officials and the corruption Of politics
Mr.. Clark said he believed that honest
and upright politicians were the rule ard
not the exception in America. and closed as
follows:
do not believe for one moment that the
country is going TO what Mr.. Mantslini was
wont 10 denominate IA tho demnuuon bow
Vows" | am an optimist. not a pesslmls'.
IT IL better to look upon the bright side ~
things than the dark. iublate Is more
pleasant music than a miserere. II surrey
must he that o., 900 coo Americans, haDitu-
ated 10 free institutions. Will not permit
those institutions TO perish from the edrth.
1t is a great and glorious privilege 10 ~
a Missourian but the greatest and mos,
glorious privilege vouchsafed to MS Is TO Ne
Americans with all the proud recollections,
fond hopes and high aspirations OF Ameri'
cans.
Illinois and Iowa, as we'll as Missouri
were reprEented in the celebration