The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-12-28

| that the Democrats had ruled the ma
ton &C years. or Just half OF the time
and it is again the turn OF the Dem
ocrats at the bellows Then Mr..
Clark said in part
Although Taft went in with a big
majority, it seems thar he commenced
losing out six months afterwards. 1t
| is all on account OF the tariff, and in
spite OF the politicians the coming
contest is going TO be fought out on
the question OF tariff revision
What Democrats viii DO.
'The Democrats will revise and re-
introduce new bills on the tariff as
soon as the holidays are over. We
set the example of getting together,
and the only chance we nave OF los
ing the election next year is to de-
pend too much on the quarrels of
cur enemies.
The Chicago platform promised a
revision OF the tariff hut not word
about whether up or down Just be.
fore the election Taft and his cam
Daigners got scared and made the de-
olaration that the platform meant to
revise the tariff downward But as
soon as they got N they revised it,
jut It was upward, instead OF down
ward, and they got their trouncing
a year ago.
I'VE won the election III 1910 on
promises % liberaize the rules OF the
house, that we would pass bin for
publicity Of campaign expenditures;
that we would submit a constitutions
al amendment for the direct election
OF senator's that we would admit
New Mexico and Arizona as two
states; that we would economize:
that We wonld revise the tariff our
work along this line was vetoed by
the president
Mr. Clark laid great stress on the
fact that Mr. TAFT waen he assun
ed office. was the most popular man
IN the country Tile president ana
are personal friends, said Mr.
Clark and ! would not criticise or
pluck one laurel from his brow But
he is untitled for the place. should
not state what influences have sway.
ed him but six months after taking
the oath Of office Taft stock had dr0n-
ped to zero What has caused all this
CHANGE The tariff and inconsistep.
cy on the part OF Republican leaders.
The speaker dwelled on Mr. Tafts
Winona speech and his subsequent
rightabout He showed the fallacies
of the Republican national blatform
from on tae tariff and created mon
ster laugh by apt aneedote ilmstrat-
ing Mr. PaYne's definition Of tariff
revision downward and upward.
Much stress was placed on harmony
among Democrats He told how the
house Democrats had long been EN-
bittered. had fought each otuer and
refused to line up.
Now all is harmony said Mr.
Clark. We get together now and
stay together. We gave the country
a rare exhibition Of unanmity when
We voted in caucus an< in the house
on the tariff and created mon
publication Of campaign expenses and
the measure calling for the election
Of United States senators. There
Democrats
He told Of Taft's veto of these
measures and Of the attitude Of the
people towards his action. Mr.. Clark
had his tariff figures well IN hand
and reeled them off with amazing IA
ciiity His explanation OF the wool
schedule was pointed and clear ana
MS stories applicable thereto highly
entertaining In discussing the phil. I
osophy cf politics. Mr.. CLARK said
some people did not like parties. but
that every one should be polifiei-
an. He said there would always be
two parties in this country and that
a third would never amount 10 anv
thins. Our republican form OF goy-
efhment IS best and that if fifty peo-
pie IN the audience were suddenly
marooned FOR life on an island they