The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-08-23
SPEAKER CLARK
REVIEWS WORK
OF THE HOUSE
EVERY DEMAND HAS BEEN MET
BY THE DEMOCRATS, SAYS
THE SPEAKER.
Predictions That the Democrats
Would Go on Rocks Prove a Boom.
eran5, and Country Sing Their
Praises-Mann Thinks Differently.

Nasn.Eaton, Aug. 22-CEamp Clark,
spes...or uI Tue nuGse ui representa-
tiyos, IN a review OF the work of the
oiA.. .-oovnu congress-, declared today
the democratic party set good ex-
ample for democrats everywhere, and
that the party had redeemed every
promise il made in the campaign of
1910, when the democrats wrested
control Of the house from the repub-
licans.
'At this session the democrats have
made a record which has surprised
our friends and dumfounded our enc
miles, said Speaker Clark. ut has
put aeart and hope into democrats
everywhere. The extra session was
eXtra aoroinary, not only in the sense
of having a special session called by
the president, but also in the amount
and quality of the work done in the
house by the combined democrats
and insurgents, and the combined
democrats and republican in
surgents in the senate, and especial
ly by the unanimity of the action de-
velc. ed by the house democrats.
sit was predicted freely, vociferous-
ly, enthusiastically and confidently by
the 'standpatters, press and orators
that We would go to pieces. On that
account, and by reason of that hope,
they rejoiced that the extra session OF
congress- was called, so that We might
go TO pieces at the earliest possible
moment. Bat we have sorely disap-
pointed all their expectations. They
even set the date when we would go
to pieces, which was the day of the
democratic caucus on January 19, but,
fortunately for them, in that caucus
everything was done unanimously.
They then said surely we would go to
pieces as soon as We reached the tar
iff question, but again they were
doomed to disappointment, and we did
not go to pieces at all. We are more
thoroughly united in the house at the
end of the session, if possible, than
at the beginning.
eve have set good example to
democrats everywhere. Sneered at
for years as party of mere mega
ton, and as being utterly lacking in
ability for constructive statesman
ship, we passed through the house
more constructive legislation
better. than has passed through any
house in the same length of time in
twenty years. We have set the pace
in that regard for future houses.
1--WE redeemed every promise made
in order to carry the elections in
1912 We have. economized, we pass
ed the reciprocity bill, the wool tar
if bill, the free list bill, the cotton
bill with the senate amendments,
which included the--iron and steel
schedule and tie chemical schedule;
we submitted for ratification con-
stitutional amendment providing for
popular election of senators of the
United States; We passed a bill for
the publication Of 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 passed large number of
other bills of more or less importance
1t is a record Of which we may well
be proud, and on which We will sweep
the country in 1912.
''To show how completely the
'standpat' republicans are demoral.
lied, it is only necessary to quote
the newspaper statement that there
was great rejoicing and congratula-
tions at the white house because we
failed by scratch to get the two
thirds majority to override the pres
ident's veto although we have only
sixty three majority in the house. TIC
this complexion has it come at last
that the president, who rode into
power by huge majority, is glad to
escape the humiliation of having his
vetoes overridden in house con-
tanning majority Of only sixty three
Small fayors are thankfully received
by the administration.