The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-08-24
WHAT WAS DONE
Campaign Pledges REDEEMED ia Full BY
the Democratic Party.
EXAMPLE TO THE PARTY

Speaker Champ Clark, in Reviewing
the Work Done BY Congress-, Says
the Democrats in the House and in
the Senate Have Set Good Exam
pie to The Party at Large.
Champ Clark, speaker of the house
of representatives, in review of the
work done by the Sixty second con-
gress, declared that the Democratic
party set a good example for Demo-
Gratis everywhere, and that the party
had redeemed every promise it made
in the campaign of 1910, when the
Democrats wrested control of the
house from the Republicans.
"At this session, the Democrats
have made a record which has sur
prised our friends and dumbfounded
Our enemies" said Speaker Clark.
1t has put heart and hope into Dem
ocrats everywhere. The ertra ses-
sion was extraordinary, not only in
the sense being a special session
called by the president, but also in
the amount and the quality of the
work done in the house by the COM
bined Democrats and insurgents and
the combined Democrats and Repub-
lican insurgents in the senate, and
especially by the unanimity Of action
developed by the house Democrats.
at was predicted freely, vocifer-
ously, enthusiastically and confident
ly by the 'standpat' press and ora
tors that we woud go to pieces. On
that account and by reasons of that
hope, they rejoiced that the extra
session of Congress was called, so
that we might go to pieces at the
earliest possible date. But we have
sorely disappointed all their expec-
tations They even set the date when
we woud go to pieces, which was the
day of the Democratic causcus on
January 10, but unfortunately for
them in that case, everything was
done unanimously.
They then said surely we would go
to pieces as soon -as we reached the
tariff question, but again they were
doomed to disappointment, and we
did not 60 to pieces at all. We are
more thoroughly united in the house
at the end of the session, if possible,
than at the beginning.
1--WE have set a good example to
Democrats evrywhere Sneered at
for years as a party of negation and
as being utterly lacking in ability for
constructive craftsmanship, we pass
ed through the house more construc-
tive legislation, and better, than has
passed through any house in the
same length Of time in 20 years. We
have have set the pace in that regard
for future houses.
eve redeemed every promise made
in order to carry the elections in
1910. We have economical, we
passed the reciprocity bill, the wool
tariff bill, the free list bill, the cot
ton bill with the senate amendments,
which included the iron and steel
schedule and the chemical schedule;
We submitted for ratification a con-
stitutional amendment providing for
popular election Of United States
senator's; we passed bill for the
publication Of campaign expenses be-
fore the election; we lberalized the
rules, making the committees elec-
tive by the house, we passed a reso-
ution to admit New Mexico and Ari-
zoa, AMI we passed large number of
other bills of more or less impor-
tannce. 1t is a record of which we
may we'll be proud and on which we
will sweep the country in 1912.
"To show how completely the
'stand-pat' Republicans are demoral-
lied, it is only necessary to quote
the newspapers statement that there
was great rejoicing and congratula-
ton at the White House, because we
failed by scratch vote to get the
two-thirds majority to override the
presidents vetoes although we have
only 63 majority in the house. To
this completion has come at last,
that the president, who rode into
power by huge majority is glad to
escape the humiliation Of having his
yetoes Oyerridden in a house con-
tanning a majority Of only 63. Small
favors are thankfully received by the
administration.
notwithstanding the fact that
four cabinet members were on the
floor of the house lobbying in favor
of the veto, all their power, allure
ments and patronage Of the admins
tration to help them influence votes,
90 insurgent Republicans had the
courage and manhood to override the
presidents vetoes. What's writ Is
writ, and whatever the future may
have in store, the honor Of having
perfect unanimity among the DEM
ocrats and Of achieving an eXtraordi-
nary amount of constructive states
manship at this extraordinary ses-
sion can never be taken from us. Ev-
ery Democrat in the house and every
insurgnt Republican who stood up
to the rack is entitled to his full
share of credit