Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-09-21
PROM|SEOLAND
IN SIGHT SAYS
CHAMP CL ARK
Speaker Says Democratic
Harmony and Republican
Kilkenny Cat Fights Will
Sway Next Election.

Lawrenceburg, KY, Sept. 20-Champ
Clark. speaker OF the national house
OF representatives came home" to-
day to make speech in behalf OF the
state democratic ticket. An escort
composed of one hundred men who
were pupils of Clark when he taught
school In Anderson county nearly for
ty years ago were at the depot to vel
come him.
James B. McCreary, democratic
nominee for governor, Congressman
Ollie James and others of national
prominence were present MIR. Clark
was born in Anderson county, near
Lawrenceburg, sixty.three years ago
and was educated at Transylvania uni
versity, Lexington. Thirty-five years
ago he removed with his family to
Missouri where he has since lived
Clark Sees Promised Land.
'Triumphant Democracy Is now the
resounding theme of every tongue.
After seventeen years Of wandering IN
the wilderness, we this day stand upon
Mount Victory and look into the prom
ised land which we will enter and
possess in 1912" SO declared Champ
Clark in his address here today. Mr.
Clark was born near Lawrenceburg,
March Z, 1850, and until today, had
not been there since he taught
country school.
Continuing His message to the dem
ocracy, the speaker said: Democrats
everywhere are cheerful, hopeful, con-
fident, united and aggressive, while
our republican friends are sad. hope
less, despondent, on the defensive and
split into bitter factions constantly at
each others throats. From ocean TO
ocean they are fighting each other like
the cats Of Kilkenny. President TAFT
leading the standpat faction, while
Senator Robert Marion LaFollette-
Fighting Bob as his followers love
to call him-heads the insurgentsc
With them, 1t is war to the knife and
the knife to the hilt.
Warns Against Inaction.
"They are SO thoroughly destroying
each other that sometimes 1t seems
that all we have to do is to stand still
and see the salvation Of the Lord; but
wise democrats are not in favor OF
standing still or of depending on re-
publican factionalism to give us the
victory next year. On the contrary, we
should continue as we have begun,
press forward, advance our banners.
keep everlastingly pounding them,
pass more good bills until we have car
ried out our entire program and force
the president to sign or veto meritor-
ious democratic measures, which are
designed to promote the prosperity.
happiness and safety Of the American
people. That Is a policy which will win
and which deserves to win.
"The greatest statesman that ever
lived, bar none, Thomas Jefferson.
said: Eternal vigilance is the price OF
liberty It is also the price of success
at the polls. / comn.cnd 1t most cheer
fully and earnestly to democrats all
over the land"
Takes Credit for Reciprocity. 4,
Concerning the reciprocity legisla-
ton Mr.. Clark said.
"The democrats In the house OF the
sixty-second congress, aided by some
republicans, passed the reciprocity bill
as they had done In the sixty first.
President Taft, with all the power,
prestige and patronage of his mighty
office could in neither congress muster
q majority OF the republican represen-
tatives to his aid, which shows that
the gulf separating the republican fac
tions is as wide and deep and impas-
sable as that which separated Dives
and Lazarus.
eve did not pass the reciprocity bill
to please President Taft. but because
it will help to lower the tariff. But
defective as 1t is, the reciprocity bill
is step in the right direction that
is, in the direction OF reducing the
high protective tariff to revenue
basis. That's one reason why demo
Gratis ~ vted it.