Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1911-09-01
Clark Sounds The War Cry.

Speaker Champ Clark issued statement
after the adjournment of Congress last
week, viewing the session in retrospect and
declaring the Democratic House has made
record of which we may well be proud
and on which we will sweep the country
in 1912.
THE Democrats of both House and SEN
ate" he said, have honestly tried to re-
lieve the people of some of their burden
of taxation, but the President, to use
sporting phrase, blocked the game" In
the issues framed by the session the Demo-
Gratis appeal to the people, Mr.. Clark de-
clares. with confidence.
AT this session the Democrats have
made a record which has surprised our
friends and dumfounded our enemies" said
Speaker Clark. 1T has put heart and hope
into Democrats everywhere.
The extra session was extraordinary,
not only in the sense of being a special
session called by the President, but also in
the amount and quality of the work done
in the House by the combined Democrats
and Insurgents, and the combined Demo-
Gratis and Republican Insurgents in the
Senate. and especially by the unanimity of
action developed by the House Democrats.
1T was predicted freely, vociferously,
enthusiastically and confidently by the
'stand-pat' press and orators that we
would 60 to pieces On that account and
by reason of that hope they rejoiced that
the extra session of Congress was called,
so that we might 60 to pieces at the earli-
est possible date. But we have sOrely dis
appointed all their expectations.
They even set the date when we would
60 to pieces. which was the day of the
Democratic caucus Of January 10. but I'M
fortunately for them in that caucus every
thing was done unanimously.
THE next morning, when they found
we had agreed. in spite of their malicious
predictions to the contrary, they had to
pinch themselves to see if they were
awake. They then said surely we would
60 to pieces as soon as we reached the
tariff question, but again they were doomed
to disappointment, and we did not 90 to
pieces at ALL We are more thoroughly
united in the House at the end of the
session, if possible, than at the beginning.
I'VE have set good example to Demo-
Gratis everywhere Sneered at for years
as party of mere negation, and as being
utterly lacking in ability for constructive
craftsmanship. we passed through the
House more constructive legislation, and
better, than has passed through any House
in the same length Of time in 20 years. We
have set the pace in that regard for future
Houses.
I'VE redeemed every promise made in
order to carry the election in 1910. We
have economical, we passed the Reciproc-
ity bill, the Wool Tariff bill, the Free List
bill, the Cotton bill, with the Senate
amendments, which include the iron and
steel schedule and the chemical schedule
we submitted for ratification a constitu-
tional amendment providing for popular
election of Senators of the United States
we passed bill for the publication of cam
paign expenses before the election we lib
eralized the rules, making the committees
elective by the House we passed resolu-
ton to admit New Mexico and Arizona,
and we passed large number of other
bills Of more or less importance. It is a
record Of which we may well be proud
and on which we will sweep the country
in 1912.
ITO show how completely the standpat
Republicans are demoralized, il is only
necessary to quote the newspaper state
ment that there was great rejoicing and
congratulation at the White House because
we failed by scratch to get the two
thirds majority to override the Presidents
veto, although we have only SO majority
in the House. To this complexion has it
come at last that the President. who rode
into power by huge majority. is glad to
escape the humiliation of having his vetOes
overridden in a House containing ma
jority Of only So. Small favors are thank
fully received by the Administration.
Notwithstanding the fact that four
Cabinet members were on the floor of the
House, lobbying in favor of the veto with
all their power, and with allurements and
patronage of the Administration to help
them influence votes, % lnsurgent Repub-
licans had the courage and manhood to
override the Presidents vetoes
What's writ is writ, and whatever the
future may have in store the honor of hav-
ing perfect unanimity among the Demo-
Gratis and of achieving an extraordinary
amount of constructive craftsmanship at
this extraordinary session can never be
taken away from us. Every Democrat in
the House and every lnsurgent Republican
who stood up to the rack is entitled TO his
full share of credit
I'VE honestly and persistently endeav
ored to relieve the people of some of their
burden of taxation. but the President
would not have il. To use a sporting
phrase, He blocked the game On these
issues we appeal TO the country. feeling
absolutely certain that as we have stood
manfully for the best interests Of the peo-
pie the people will stand by u.s."
The four Cabinet officers to whom the
Speaker referred as having been on the
floor Of the House when the tariff revision
vetoes were pending in that body were
Attorney General Wickersham, Postmas-
ter-General Hitchcock, Secretary of War
Stimson and Secretary of Commerce and
labor Nadal