The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-09-14
CHAMP CLARK REPLIES
TO PRESIDENT TAFT

nj repreSe LO"'lN 90 'N''' 4'l,7
,ore early tcd;y, replied emphati-
os,,v TO President Taft's speech Of
aosance to insurgcnt republicans anI
/, democrats, delivered at Hamilton,
Mass, last Saturday.
In a signed interview the speaker
.ecused the president of not stating
,scts He said re did not reply for
mo insurgent republicans, who no
doubt will take up the cudgels in
their own behalf.
He declared, among other things,
that if the tariff board is to be used
~ pretext for delaying tariff revi-
.,on downward the democrats will
eut of its supplies.
Pleased to BE Target
president Taft's speech at Hamil-
tn. Mass, last Saturday" said
Sneaker Clark, can only be de-
sribed as recent past is taken into
consideration. He essayed the rather
hrge stunt of running amuck on be-
half of the democrats and t he in
mreeut republicans in congress.
singing out Mr.. Chairman Under
wood and myself particularly as
democratic targets.
81 accept mis- onslaught as badge
Of honor"
"The president and | arc personal
friends. He mas done me many
tipduesses and | have tried 10 repay
them so far rs opportunity has
served. lie IS as a rule most ami1ble
gentleman, but ct this time ne ms
to have been IN bad. -cmper; be
cause he SEES defeat staring him in
the face. I will say n-thirg unlind
about him. bur | cannot and viii not
permit his personal st"ictures md lis
bad mistatement Of histo'ical fac's
to go unch lie gel.
Calls Criticism Jngrateful
"The PRESIDENTS criticism Of Mr..
Underwood ans myself. which IS es-
scntially a criticism If all domocr1'S
in the house ara senlio because al
democrats stood tog thcr. is abso-
lutely uncaile1 for and is as I'M
grateful peyfcrm2nce 1s I can e
member: for if il lad not been for
the action of re democrats in tie
icuse in both tt siXty-first and
siyi-second congress il liui- G up IL
most unanimously in favor Of reel
pocity with Cancda. re would nave
beer the mos thoroughly discrcditcd
and Inundated president since the
days CT Andrew Johnson.
Playing Politics
The prc.ide',t says tbat we u1dn I
play politics about reciprocity, but
that we did play politics about the
hrif. The only politics we played
vas to keep faith with the people
nd to redeem the promises we made
n order to win the election in 1910,
which is the best and nCb:cst sort OF
politics. If any politics was played
= reciprocity, the president him
III played it-personal as that.
He seems to think that we ought
have adjourned as soon as reci-
tocity was disposed of-that is he
Gems to think that congress is COM
nsed Of lot of schoolboys to be
Weered about by him as head teach
=; but he was forewarned both by
y. Underwood and myself that II
sealed the extraordinary sessions,
V would pass tariff measurers and
Wch other bills as the democrats
~emed advisable. He will not deny
nat statement.
Hit Wool Schedule
he had said the rates of the WOOL
saedule in the Paync-Aldrich tarlf
VI were too high and ought to be
'euuced. We reduced them. In the
Win Of his Winona speech and his
"ner declarations to the effect that
ss'a rates were too high and ought
De reduced, he vetoed our wool
N'l which largely reduced the ex-
FUSES OF the people by giving them
~ucn cheaper clothing ana BLANKETS.
~ vetoed it, thereby goins yer,
"o's and breeches, to tie and
patters.
we cheerfully meet nim On that
'ue. We stand for he best inter-
'@ OF the masses; he stands for a
.uiul OF protected tariff barons
~ w his veto enables them to con-
.ue 70 levy unjust and cxhorbitant
bud, '''0 ''' u '''N .
Tariff Commission
~ CLARK here discusses the tariff
''ard and says:
viii be noted that while the
~eents conscience would not per-
~ a!ml.to sign a bill revising our