The Washington herald., 1911-04-14
BOOM FOR CLARK
LAUNCHED ATRALLY
COllegians Manifest Delight
at Large Gathering.
THOMAS JEFFERSON ExroLLED
Thomas Nelson PAEe, John Temple
Graves, and Representative Hamill
Pay FITTING Tribute to Father of
Democracy and Pin Faith In
Speaker for Next President.

When Thomas Nelson Page. John Tenn
pie Graves, and Representative Hamill
| launched 4 Champ Clark Presidential
boom for 1872 at the meeting Of the
Democratic College Mems League at the
New Willard last night, the big gather
ing manifested it's delight and concur
renee in true student fashion Every
reference made TO the Speaker Of the
House in this connection was raptrously
| applauded.
Thomas Nelson Page called Jefferson
! the first political philosopher the country
ever knew. Colleges have been hidebound
in conservatism and have erected affairs
TO the calf of gold" said Mr.. Page
While universities in other countries
have been hotbeds of progressive ideas.
| the older colleges of America have been
nurseries of dullness.",
Outlines Future Work.
Representative Hamill, in outlining the
future work OF the Democratic Congress,
said that efforts would be made at once
to pass a bill compelling publicity of
campaign expenses, so there would re-
suit the election of men ''on account OF
probtty rather than pursestrinss, brains
than bullion, and character than cash"
! Responsibility for any failure on the
part of Congress TO carry through DEM
ocratic reforms was thrown upon the Re-
publican Senate by John Temple Graves.
who said also that II the South had the
strongest delegates at the next Demo
cratic national convention, a certain man
would slip into the Presidents chair as
easily and as naturally as would a Pres
ident taking a second term.
Mr.. Davis, president of the league, in
troduced Mr.. Clark who said in part:
Il hail the advent of league of the
Democratic college men into the politics
of the United States as a healthy sign
of the times. Every American citizen
owes a part of his time and talents 10
the service OF the state No man Is
so high and mighty as to be exempt
from this patriotic duty.
Strange to tell. while on the average
the American people are among the most
intelligent and best educated on the
globe. it is fashionable in this coun-
try TO sneer at the scholar in politics
The scholar in politics is all right, but
a pedant is ridiculous whether in politics
or out OF ii. The general average Of in
telligence has increased amazingly in the
l22 years OF our existence under the Con-
stitution, but from the very beginning
we have had scholars In politics. Thomas
Jefferson. the greatest statesman that
ever lived. bar none, the profound
est philosopher that ever devoted his life
to politics in any country or any age.
the anniversary of whose birth we are
met 20 celebrate, was one of the most
scholarly of our Presidents.
Made More Complicated.
I'VE are confronted with vast prob
lens. Every day physical inventions
make civilization and government more
complicated but ! believe with all my
heart that we will solve these problems,
as we have solved all others, for the
elevation of society, the publication of
government. and the perpetuity of our
free institutions. It surely must be that
il 100000 ragged backwoodsmen. in the
dawn of civilization n this Western
world possessed the courage, the wis
DOM the skill. the forttude, the self
abnegation. and the patriotism TO
achieve liberty, we 100000 of their de-
scendantS, the flower of the human race.
with a continent for our home and the
resources of a continent TO command.
possess the courage, the wisdom the
skill, the fortitude, the self-abnegation,
and the patriotism to maintain liberty
for ourselves and to transmit it to future
generations.
When | look into the faces Of my
children, my heart swells with ineffable
pride to think that they are citizens of
this mighty republic, one and indivisi-
ble built not for a day, but for all time,
and destined under God to be the doni-
natiny influence OF all centuries yet to
be-"
Preaent mt Banquet.
Among those present were Mrs. Champ
Clark, Miss Genevieve Clark, Mr.. Bennett
Champ Clark. and former Representa-
tive Pence.
Among the guests of honor were the
leaders of both houses of Congress. the
chairman of the Congressional Committee.
James T. Lloyd, of Missouri: the Sena-
tors from Virginia and Maryland, HI. st.
George Tucker Gen. Murray Vandiver,
State chairman of Maryland: the Demo-
cratic committeeman from Alabama, Hon.
John w. Tomlison; Senators Taylor.
Fletcher, Paynter. Shively, Chiffon, Wat
son, Hitchcock, Kern, MARITIME. Stone, and
johnson; Representatives Lobeck of
Nebraka, Wickliffe of Louisiana, Good
win of Arkansas, Goldfogle of New York.
Ferris Of Oklahoma, Hardwick of Georgia,
Cordell Hull of Tennessee, Floyd of Ark
ansas, Pepper of Iowa, Lamb of Virginia,
Ansberry, Burnett, and Sulzer, of New
York: Deferderfer, Hay, and Turnbul,
of Virginia: Alexander Taylor of Colo
rado, Page of North Carolina, Curley of
Massachusetts, Small OF North Carolina,
Slayden of Texas, George W. Taylor.
Stevens B. Ayres. and Mccoy OF New
Jersey, Davis OF West Virginia, Gambler
of Mississippi. Adamson of Georgia, and