The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-09-22
Speaker Delivers Optimistic
Speech on Outlook
DEMOCRATS ARE Confident
While Republicans Are Despondent,
on the Defensive and Split Into
Bitter Factions-Democratic Lead
er Visits Scene OF His Birth for
First Time in Many Years.

Lawrenceburg. KY, Sept. 21.-
Triumphant democracy is now the
resounding theme of every tongue.
After IL years of wandering in the
Wilderness we this day stand upon
Mount Victory and look into the
Promised Land which we will enter
and possess in 1872" So declared
Champ Clark, speaker OF the national
house OF representatives, in an ad-
dress here yesterday. Mr.. Clark was
born near Lawrenceburg, March Z.
1850 and until today had not been
there since he taught a country
school.
Continuing his message TO democ-
racy. the speaker said:
Democrats everywhere are cheer
full, hopeful, confident, united and ag-
gressiye, while our republican friends
are sad, hopeless, Respondent, on the
defensive and split into bitter fac
tions constantly at each others
throats. From ocean to ocean they
are fighting each other like the cats
of Kilkenny. President Taft lead
ing the standpat faction, while SEN
ator Robert Marion LaFolette-
Fighting Bob" as his followers love
to call him-heads the insurgents.
With them il is war to the knife and
the knife to the hilt.
They are so thoroughly destroy
ing each other that sometimes It
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 de-
fpending on republican factionalism
Ito give us the victory next year. On
the contrary we should continue as
We have begun, press forward, adj
vance our banners, keep everlasting
ly pounding them, pass more good
bills until we have carried out our
entire program and force the p-esi-
dent to sign or veto meritorious DEM
ocratic measures, which are designed
TO promote the prosperity, happiness
and safety of the American people.
That is policy which will win and
which deserve TO win.
"The greatest statesman that ever
lived, bar none. Thomas Jefferson.
said: Eternal vigilance Is the price
OF liberty. II Is also the price OF
success at the polls. I commend IL
most cheerfully and earnestly TO
democrats all over the land"
Mr.. Clark reviewed conditions In
both parties, referred to the demo-
cratic victory OF 1910, and the yari-
Gus congressional fights, and said
that had the republicans In the 6lst
congress honestly redeemed the
promises made in the campaign of
1908, 10 revise the tariff downward.
they would have made their party In
yincible, and would have secured an
other long lease OF power. The
masses Of the people without regard
TO party affiliations are honest. and
they demand honesty and csndor in
Ipublic men,
"one OF the chief reasons why We
won IN 1910, was that the democrats
and insurgent republicans in con-
gress kept constantly hammering on
the broken promises OF the republic
can standpatters. on their gross per-
fidy TO their pledges. and upon their
scorn OF the righteous demands OF
the people We appealed to the coun-
try On that record. and won an as
tonishing victory which. let rs hope.
is only the beginning Of long series
or victories for lower taxes. for
greater economies and for better
government