The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-08-23
Champ Clark Declares They Have
Redeemed Promises Made
In Campaign
PREDICTS VICTORY In 1912
Says Party Will Sweep Country Mex
Year, Its Record Being One
to Sc Proud OF.

Washington. Aug. 23.-Champ Clarl;
speaker Of the house of representatives
in a review of the work of the FIRST
session OF the sixty-seconI congress
declared that the democratic party sol
a good example for democrats every
where and that the party had relccm-
ed every promise IL made I'm the cam
paign of 1910 when the democrat
wrested control OF the house from The
republicans.
at this session the democrats nave
made record which has surprised oui
friends and dumbfounded our ena-
mics" said Speaker Clark. 'Tt has
everywhere The extra session was
extraordinary not only i'm the sense
OF being a special session called by
the president. but also I'm the amount
and quality OF the work done I'm the
house by the combined democrats and
insurgents in the senate, and especial
ly by the unanimity of action develop
ed by the house democrats.
Democrats United.
"It WAS predicted freely, vOclferous-
ly, enthusiastically and confidently by
the stand pat press and orators that
we would go to pieces. on that ac-
count and by reason of that hope they
rejoiced that the extra session Of con-
gress was called, so that we might go
TO pieces at the earliest possible date.
But we have sorely disappointed all
their expectations. They even set the
date when. we would go to pieces
which was the day of the democratic
caucus on January 10. but unfOrtun-
ately for them i'm that caucus every
thing was done unanimously. The next
morning when they found we had
agreed I'm spite OF their malicious pre-
dictions TO the contrary, they had to
pincn themselves 20 see II they were
awake. 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 go TO pieces at ALL We
are more thoroughly united i'm the
house at the end of the session, IL pos
sible than at the beginning.
Have Set the Pace.
1--WE have set n good example to
democrats everywhere. Sneered at for
years as a party of mere negatiou and
as being utterly lacking I'm ability for
constructive statesmanship. we passed
through tine house more constructive
legislation and better, than has pass
ed through any house In the same
length of time In twenty years We
have set the pace i'm that regard for
future houses.
1--WE redeemed every promise made
I'm order To carry the elections I'm 1917
We have economized; we passed the
reciprocity bill, the wool tariff bill
the free list bill. the cotton bill with
the senate amendments, which includ-
cd the iron and steel schedule and
the chemical schedule; we submitted
for ratification consututiona'
amendment providing for popular cleo
tion of senators of the United States
we nHSHeu u Oil loi ih' p"p'N''i
campaign expenses before the election;
we liberalized the rules. making the
committees elective by the house; we
passed resolution to admit New
Mexico and Arizona. and we passeu
n large number of other bills OF more
or less Importance. II is record ~
which we may well be proud and on
which we will sweep the country III
1912.
Takes Slap at Taft.
1--WE honestly and persistently en-
deavored TO relieve the people OF some
OF their burden of taxation, but the
president would not have It, To use
a sporting phrase The blocked 'he
game on these issues we appear I"
the country. feeling absolutely certain
that as we have stood manfulIy tor
the best interests of the people the
people will stand by us."