The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-18
NO ATTEMPT MADE
TO LAUNCH A BOOM
Thousands Hear Stirrin g
Speeches by Harmon, Bailey
and Clark in Afternoon.
Celebration Comes to Close
With Elaborate Ban
quet at Night.

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vicisstudes II brings from without and
within political party. stalKcd bold
y through the Jackson Day gathering
of the Democrats in this city to-day
1t made it's presence felt at The mass-
meeting at the Lyric in the afternoon.
and 1t would not down Mt the bountifuI
feast which was spread at the Fifth
Regiment Armory tonight.
But the issue was fairly met by all
the speakers. Some frankly acknuwl-
edged that there would be differences
OF opinion ancnS the Democrats on
this subject, as there had been among
the Republicans. Senator Bailey. for
instance, while declaring that harmony
of action must he the whtchword OF
the Democracy, II they maintain the
advantage won a the last election,
TOOK direct issue with those Democrats
VINO favor pieccmeal revision Of the
tarin. Champ Clark OF Missouri,
speaker be OF the House of Repre-
sentativcs. had just announced that
the sentiment among Democrats in the
House seemed to favor plcccmeal re-
siolc, but Item by Item, IL necessary.
md the most obnoxious items
first exclaimed Mr. Clark.
AS between rotten apples" insisted
Senator Bailey, there is no choice.
Every schedule in the rnyne- .Nidrich
law Is bad"
Governor Harmon OF Ohio, one OF
the most prominent figures in the days
gatherinS, also pounced upon the tari..
No Boorns Launched.
The day passed as the Democratic
leaders wished It might. without an
attempt from any quarter to launch u
boom for the presidential nomination
IN 1912. Senator Bailey paid Champ
Clark, the Democratic leader OF the
House, the tribute of placing him IN
the presidential class.
IF Champ Clark makes n better
Speaker than Mr.. Harmon makes a
Governor. VIC VII! nominate him for
President" lie declared amid cnthu-
siasm. at the Lyric meeting. but. he
added, IF Governor Harmon makes a
better Governor than Champ CLAIR,
makes a Speaker. then We are going to
nominate Mr.. Harmon"
The tariff was acknowledged os III.
factor which brought about the defeat
OF The Republican party in the last
campaign. and with equal frankness
the Democratic leaders acknowledged
that If they did not deal wisely with
that Issue and fulfil the hopes OF the
country, Democratic success would be
short lived.
And while they were not discussing
the tariff with serious mien and humble
spirit. the Democratic leaders wero
calling out shouts of laughter and
rounds of applause by their witty and
at times vitriolic attacks on the grand
old party.
Roosevelt Is Scored
colonel Roosevelt came in for a large
share of the maledictions hurled nj The
Republican party. Former Senator j.
{. S. Blackburn, of Kentucky. at the
afternoon mass-meetinG, declared that
the new nationalism," cnunciated by
Colonel Roosevelt was filled with trea-
son deeper and darker than any
charged against the South from 'Gl to
65.
Governor Harmon was the first
speaker at the afternoon meeting,
which was called to order by General
Murray Nandcvivcr. and presided over
by Governor Crothers. of Maryland .
Governor Harmon sounded kcynotc
when he declared that personal pref
crence, Jealousies and ambitions must
not he allowed To spring UP and breed
confusion in council or action"
lie sharply criticized Republican en-
travaSancc in submitting so long TO
Republican rule and a Republican
tariff system
Mr. Clark in his address warned his
fellow Democrats that It was the fail
ure of the Republican PARTY To keep its
pledges, especially with respect 10 th..
tariff, that brought about its defeat
and that the Democratic party must
live np Ia its promises in every re-
spcct. Mr.. Clark declared THAI Tres
ident TAFT had gone into ohice With
more good will attached to him .!inr
any man who ever entered tile White
House.
And if The Republican party haa
carried out It's pledges. 10 power on
earth could have dcthronad it, W.
must not fan into tho same error
Mr. Clark referred TO the new tarin
law ms the Payne Aldrich-S moo, mon.
str"sity'
Credit 10 Snnut.
Il put ScrSftur Snioot in" lie de-
,larcd, because believe IN giving
The devil his due. Tor Smoo,. of Utah
one Of tho twelve apostles. had more
10 do with cooking up that bill than
amy other man save Aidrich."
senator bailey declared that Demo
Gratis were ali OF accord as 10 Tho no.
ccssary extent To which the tariG
should he revised, and the principle
which should underiic that revision
The only difference of opinion he az.
vision
For my part" ne declared. Il be-
licve thar the only way to revise Il bill
like the Payne-Aldricb bill "a TO cut
its head of, and, 10 cut IL on as soon as
.yon get 10 il, a fisS
Every schedule III IL Is bad. ain 4
not willing 10 take out one and leave
another there. Take them all out An I