The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-04
DEMOCRAT PLANS
Congressman Champ Clark Out
lines Party's Programme
In His Speech Accepting the
Office of Speaker.
CAMPAIGN PROMISES
Are Pointed Out and Their Full.
fillment Is Predicted.
Economy to Be a Feature of the
Present Session.

Washington, April 4-This day
marked the opening of the trial of
the Democratic party to demonstrate
ITS Worthiness to receive "the wider
confidence of the voters of the coun-
try. Asking his colleagues to keep
that fact uppermost in their minds
during the present session of congress,
representative Champ Clark (Mo.) in
his speech accepting the speakership
of the house, today outlined the meas
ures through which the Democratic
party hopes to continue to enjoy the
faith of the people.
Intelligent revision of the tariff. cleo
ton of United States senators by pop
ular vote, changes in the house rules
to permit proper consideration of pub
lie measures, economy in handling the
purse strings of the country, the pub
lfcation of campaign contributions
and the early admission of New Mexi-
co and Arizona to statehood, were
some of the things which Speaker
Clark emphasized in the Democratic
program as measures which would be
undertaken by the majority party in
the house.
Speaker Clark said in part:
Election to the high position of
speaker is an exceptional honor for
which you have my profoundest graf
ltude. To be a member of the house,
to represent 100000 American citizens
IN the more numerous branch of the
greatest legislative body in the world.
is an honor to which in the nature of
things comparatively few men NAV
attain. To be chosen by the repre-
sentativeS of 100000 people. to pre-
side over their deliberations is a sig
nal mark of your favor for which the
best return is to discharge the onerous
and important duties of the station to
which you have assigned me with such
lmpartiality. constancy, industry,
courtesy and good temper as to exped-
1te the public business, thereby pro-
noting the public veal.
Pleasure Is Enhanced.
The pleasure of being elected
speaker is much enhanced by the per-
feet unanimity with which it is con-
ferred by our party fellows and the
universal good will with which it is
accepted by our co-laborers of the
minority Coming into the speaker
ship under these fortunate circun-
stances, the hearty cooperation of all
members of whatever political persua-
sion is thereby earnestly invoked in
maintaining order and decorum and
in placing upon the statute books laws
for the good of the country and the
whole country. working out promptly.
patiently, courageouSly, wisely and pa
triotically those measures necessary for
the betterment of governmental meth
DDS and for the amelioration of the
conditions under which we live.
my Democratic brethren, coupIed
with the joy of once more seeing a
house, large majority of which is of
my own political faith. is a keen sense
of our responsibility to our country
and our kind. 1t is an adage worthy
of acceptation that where much is
given much is required
'After sixteen years of exclusion
from power in the house and fourteen
years of exclusion from power in everv
department of government, we are re-
stored to power in the house of rep
resentatives and in that alone We
are this day put upon trial and the
duty devolves upon us to demonstrate
not so much by fine phrases as by good
works that we are worthy of the con-
fidence imposed in us by the voters of
the land and that we are worthy of