The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-15

individual Hunnlsh Invasion OF the CAPT
tai. What Jerry Simpson and Joe Bal
ley got IN those days was mild In COM
parison. And Clark. not at all dismayed
or impressed. roared back his defiance.
When Clark returned to congress two
years later he was n better balanced
man with a much more sober tone. He
has been acquiring balance ever since.
His Democratic colleagues predict sue
cessful session OF the next house. on the
ground TINT Clark is n harmonizer. In
this connection he made TWO significant
remarks 10 friends recently:
The only wise thing | ever heard
when l had been damning somebody or
other in Missouri. Champ, said Dock
cry. don't you know that you can never
afford 10 bear malice in pol!tlcs?' = And
Clark does not, at least In these days.
The other comment was after Clark
struggle 70 keep his Democratic Ininority
IN hand and patiently walt In the back
ground while he let Norris OF Nebraska
and the insursent Republicans have the
spotlight in the successful night TO amend
the Cannon rules. This had to be. and
Clark succeeded, but he had hard time.
THE hardest work leader has, ne
commented. "is keeping everybody In
good hunor. II beats all what they VIII
get angry about. You always have TO
keep rubbing their fur the right way
There Is an undercurrent Of quiet talk
In Washington now that Clark may yet
be possibility lor the Democratic presi-
Dental nomination In 1912. The coming
Democratic house can make or break the
par'y's standing In 1872. and Speaker
Clark. while he must bear the blame Tor
the blunders. has chance TO bc pop
ular hero it the Democratic house strikes
the popular chord.
II took up lec,uring." Clark himself
told me Ito make money. II was the
only way | had To make money. a con-
gressman finds out right of that he
can't keep up his law practice, He is
lawyers get him between them and
squeeze him out of practice. II Us sever
al years since ] was In a court, or law
office. or even looked Into case
yes. the stories help, undoubtedly
and Champ Clark grinncd. He Is famous
! for his stories. and here he shocks ms
critics again. Well. the east was once
! disposed 10 dismiss Abraham Lincoln
| with the comment that he was coarse
person who told vulgar stories.
stories. 10 make any kind OF mt
with an audience, must bc short ana
| snnppv." Clark explained, There must
! be a good dcnouemcnt, concealed To the
! very last. IT must be concealed, too, II
the audience catches the point III ad-
vance It. spoils everything. That is the
| trouble with Il long story. They AT
bound TO guess the point
Yes. stories are sectional IN their
! ''in the south the point usually turns ON
! the darky. and he generally gets the
worst OF II. \ good story illustrating
/ this and IL good platform or stump story
/ is that OF General Malone, a little man
| about AS big as Tom Thumb. who used
! TO bc character.
One of Champ Clark's Popular Stories.
"A big darky dreamed that he died
| and arrived at heavens gates. but 81.
| Peter wouldn't let him In because he was
not on horseback. Coming sadly down
! the trail he met General Malone and told
him of the situation. There was no ad-
mission above except for mounted men.
| Get down on all fours.' directed Cen
cral Malone, promptly. and I'll ride you
! In. Well. the darky got down on all
! fours and General Malone rode Elm up
~" Who's there demanded ST, Peter.
General Malone.
Are you on borscback|
Very well. Just hitch your horse
outside and come In
Clark stood on Il steamship dock one
morning with an English friend who was
brugging about the wit and Intelligence
OF the British newsboy. Clark stuck up
for the American newsie as without
"rry one out" Clark insisted.
Nc boy" began the Brltisher To tn"
youngster he had called over. can you
tell me the time OF day by your nose
this morning.
ASK your own nose" rctorted the kid.
Mine amt runnin.
Champ Clark has his very serious side.
and IN serious mood he discussed for
me the problems and issues the house
The Democratic party has had no
basic differences since silver he said.
"and that seems 10 be settled, The ef-
fccts of the '0G split continusl To horass
and irritate and divide the Democrats
until the house Democrats got together
In March. 1910, without man missing,
and the getting together OF the house
Democrats had most wholesome effect
on the Democrats OF the whole country.
as evidenced by the result In November.
/ don't mean that there are not still
Democratic differences, but they arc such
as easily be rcconciled In one way
or another, The Democrats are more
thoroughly united today than at any
tmo since the polls closed in 1896.
Praises New Congressman.
consequently the situation Is not a
question OF getting together but OF Il
staying together of the Democrats, and
believe every Democratic member OF
the house Will work faithfully and hon :
estly to mako rccold that will satisfy
the country and the party. | have got
acquainted with about half the now
Democratic members OF the house. They