Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-02-10
The Next Speaker.

to be the next Speaker of the
House of Representatives.
We think Mr.. Clark is going
to make a splendid presiding Of
ficer for the great popular branch
of Congress. And the faith that
is in us is based largely on his
Fundamental Democracy. Clark is
a Missouri DmOcrate. He is
bright, sharp witted, aggressive,
and has had some sixteen years
experience in the angular, devious
and rapid fire affairs of the
He is not unduly sensitive; can
not be bullied; he is exact and
just and evenly balanced, also,
he will stand without hitching,
and he is by nature pradispOSed
toward the masses.
On the seventh day of March,
next, Champ Clark will be sixty
one years Old,and despite DR. 0S-
Ter, the days of his greatest use
fitness to the country are just
dawning. He was born at Bowl
ing Green in the good old Blue
Grass State, and her common
school was his earlier seat of
learning. Later he attended the
Kentucky University and Beth
any College, and the Cincinnati
Law School. In 1873 he was
president of Marshall College, w.
Va, having attained the honor of
being the youngest college pres
ldent in the country, a distinction
he held for a quarter of century
in addition to his work as col
lege president, Mr.. Clark tells us
his occupations have been varied,
extending from his first employ
ment as a farm hand in vacation
times, to his Servic in Congress.
He worked as clerk i'm a country
StOr, edited a country newspaper
for a while, and finally engaged
steadily in the practice of law,
and politics, and in the latter pro-
tessiOn, or game as they call it.
he achieved his greatest distmc-
ton.
In politics Clark is a progress
slve. And a progressive is a rad
lcal who does not forget his thea
ter tickets, and accordingly is not
always embarrassed and fluStrat-
ed. A progressive can get in
without talking; a radical may
get in, but must always do
mighty lot Of explaining. Clark
Is an honest progressive. He has
long recognized the evils of Pri-
'vllege which have entwined them
selves in the Government and the
country may rest assured that
he will seek Systematically care
fully, and by effectual routes. to
eliminate so much of it as may
be Obllterated without setting the
whole shooting match on fire.
About ten years aStem the Hon.
Henry Clay Sulzer-hiS name is
Wlltam-had dug up a contract
entered into between the Gov
eminent and the National City
Ban of New Yor, whereby a GER
tain valuable custom house prop
erty was to be disposed of. So |
far as those in the gallery were
able to discover, the contract pro-
vlded, in very many elaborate |
clauses and agreements, that the |
National City Bank was to get |
everything and the Government |
was to get nothing. The late
Mark Hanna was then in control
Of affairs at Washington. and it
appeared to OnlOokers, that the
contract had been made a party
measure for the purpose of ex- I
1edltlng his paSSag. Thee point
lbOut the matter, however, is this
hat during the passage of the
agreement the Hon. Champ Clark
made quite a name for himself
" throwing a wrench into the
louise machinery, which interfer-
d materially with the progress
t events. During the course of
he debate ON the measure. Mr..
lark rid himself of bit of des-
rlptlve Oratory that has become
classic. The MiSSOurian had.
nd may yet have, a habit of
Ialklng up and down the House
isles when engaged in deliver
lg an address. In emphasizing
point he brings his closed hand III
own with resOunding whack II
n the nearst desk. He had II
cached a point in his remarks III
here he held a copy of the agree
lent above his head in one hand II
nd pOundmgu the desks with the
her cha1fa1 SGTb, .. Al iii