Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-02-01

llOOT VI lie OulIcu oUdteS oSAotC,
julius Caeser Burrows of Michigan
said: "There is absolutely no proof
in the case, direct or indirect, from
which legitimate inference could be
drawn that a single member of the
general assembly Of Illinois was
corruptly Influenced to vote for Mr.
Lorimer." If the recall was in use in
Michigan, and the people of the state
would read the testimony in the Lor-
inner case, it is within the realm of
possibilities that the above state
ment would have cost Senator Julius
Caeser Burrows his place in congress.
cummins ls No Leader Now.
A report was recently sent out
from Washington referring to Sena-
tor Cummins of Iowa as the "recog-
nized leader Of the insurgents" Cum
Minis might have been among the
leaders of the insurgents, but his
now-famous declaration that sit is
better to elect the worst republican
than the best democrat" places him
at the bottom of the heap. He can
never outlive this mistake. LaFollette
is growing. 1t is already nearly as
Champ Clark's presidential boom
is groing. It is already nearly as
lbig as that of any other democrat
mentioned in connection with the
1912 presidential nomination.
The more the democrats think the
matter over, the more convinced they
are that Clark is the most available
compromise candidate. On the day
of the big democratic banquet in
Baltimore, straw BALLOT was taken
among the passengers of the special
train which conveyed the members
OF Congress from Washington to Balti
more. All of the leading aspirants
for the 1912 presidential nomination
were named on the ballots save
Champ Clark. Notwithstanding when
the ballots were counted Champ
Clark's name had been written into
a sufficient number of them to make
him run a close second to Judson
Harmon.
At Baltimore the big Missourian
had the honors over the entire demo-
cratic field as presidential posi-
bility. Clark's star rose still a little
higher when he was nominated for
the speakership without opposition.
The same harmonious sentiment
which named Clark for speaker may
grow and make him presidential
candidate year herrs.
Clark is not behird his own boom.
While he was no doubt naturally
pleased at the first connection of his
name with SO high a place, he has
recently asked some of his friends
who were intent upon urging his fit
ness for the position of democratic
standard bearer in 1872 to desist, at
least until he shall have made good
as speaker, which is his one great
ambition at this time.
Here are some of the reasons adj
vanced by the friends Of the speak
er-to-be why they are urging him as
presidential possibility:
He will soon occupy the most i'm
portant position Of any democrat in
public office.
He has demonstrated that he can
work in harmony with the party in
congress. That was McKinley's
great strength. 1t was largely due
to his long experience on the floor of
the House that Mckinley was able
to get legislation.
Clark found the democrats discrgan
lied and fighting, and formed them
into solid phalanx. With the
minority welded solidly, Clark whip
ped the republicans and reformed the
committee on rules. He is the only
democratic leader in congress who
ever did it.
There is no reason why any DEM
ocrat should fail to support Clark, for
his loyalty to the party and it's nom
inees' has never faltered. No repub-
lican has ever gotten any comfort
out of anything Clark has said of
any fellow democrat. Clark should
not be opposed either by the Bryan
or Parker factions of the party.
No one questions Champ Clark's
honesty, ability, democracy or pa
triotism. 1--WE must never forget"
said Mr.. Clark in accepting the nom-
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