The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-01-17
Sounds Note Of Warning at Big
Convention in Celebration Of
the Victories of Last
November
MUST CARRY OUT PROMISES
Next Speaker Of House Says Stay-At-
Home-vote Brought Victory But
Sees Golden Opportunity for
Party to Grasp.

Baltimore, Md, Jan. lin the city
where Andrew Jackson was nominat-
ed for the Presidency, Democrats great
and small, from all sections of the
country, gathered today to worship at
and to celebrate the victories of last
November. The assembling of the par
" leaders was in response to an invi-
tation issued last November by Gov
ernor Crothers, Senators Smith and
Raynor and other prominent Demo-
Gratis of Maryland, with the sanction of
Representative Champ Clark of Mis-
souri,. Norman IL. Mack of New York,
chairman of the Democratic National
Committee. and other party leaders OF
national prominence.
To Celebrate Victories.
The purpose of the gathering, as set
forth I'm the invitation, are to celebrate
the Democratic victories in the recent
general election and to discuss the poll
icy to be pursued by the party during
the next two years, or until the next
Presidential election. The promotion of
party unity and harmony is the chief
aim. According to announcement
there are to be no resolutions adopted,
no person doomed for the Presidency
or for other office and no resolutions
passed indicating or outlining a plat
form.
Many Prominent Speakers.
Among the speakers at the mass
meeting I'm the Lyric Theater this af-
ternoon and for the banquet tonight
concluding the celebration are Gov.
Judson Harmon of Ohio, Gov. Eugene
n. Foss of Massachusetts, Represen-
tative Champ Clark of Missouri Theo-
dore Bell of California. Senator Benja-
min +. Shively of Indiana. Senator
Robert l.. Taylor Of Tennessee, Sena-
tor Joseph w. Bailey of Texas, Rep
resentative-e elect Martin w. Littleton
of New York, Joseph G. S. Blackburn
of Kentucky, and Major j. c. Hemphill
Of Richmond. Va.
Champ CIark's Address.
Representative Champ Clark, leader of
the minority i'm the house and assured
Of the Speakership of the next Con-
gress, in his address declared that the
gathering was not for the purpose of
achieving harmony but for the main
tenance OF harmony already achieved
He warned the conference. that much
remained to be done to assure Demo-
cracy secure hold on what il already
has attained. Even more was neces-
sary, he cautioned, To make certain of
the further political gains which he
declared to be due the party.
when we analyze the figures of the
last election" he said. "it will be seen
that the result was not SO n'''"h a vic
tory for the Democrats as a 'rfeat for
the Republicans. our success was the
result largely of the stay-at home vote
Therefore, we are really i'm a state oi
probation. The country has concluded
To give us another chance to demon
strate our fitness to conduct the gov
ernment after sixteen years of exclu-
sion from power.
In State Of Probation.
Really we are in a state of proba'
tion. We hold our destiny i'm our owl
hands. We have n golden opportunity
Coupled with It are grave responsible.
ties. We are equal to the opportunitN
If we meet the responsibilities will
wisdom, courage and patriotism, W.
viii have a long lease of power"
At the outset of his remarks Mr.
Clark admitted that the victory of No
vember was a surprise to. the rank an'
file Of the Democratic party. He adde'
that with the inspiration born of vic
tory the party had "more than an ever
chance of sweeping the country from
sea to sea in 1912"
This glorious result can be accom-
plished," he confined. 'by the yer,
simple process of carrying out relig
iously the promises which we made II
order to win last November. Even
we were not disposed to redeem on
promises as matter of principle
when we look upon the wreck of tn
republican party we have n most val
liable object lesson OF the low state I
which great organization may fall b
failure to live up to its promises. be
cause all those who having eyes sc
and having ears hear. know that tn
G' O. p. was brought to deaths doc
because in 1909 II failed to do what /
1908 IL promised to do Unless we de
sire to share it's fate we would do we
TO follow its bad example"
Not Negative Party.
hesenting the imputatlon that IN
Democratic party was a party OF mega
uon' Mr.. Clark pointed out this
thursday Of the present week woul
see the Democrats Of the House In cor
terence In Washington TO select n
democratic members Of the Ways an