The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-23
Extra Session Record Sur prises Friends and Dum-
 fOunds Enemies
EVE WILL SWEEP THE
 COUNTRY IN 1912"
Have Redeemed Every Promise Made in 1910 Campaign-Republi- can Leader Mann Gives
 Opposing Views

Washington. August 22.-champ Clark, arr< aker of the House of Representatives In 8 review of the work of the first ses- lion of the sixty-second Congress, declar- cd that the democratic party set a good example for democrats everywhere. and that the party had redeemed every prom iase 1t made in the campaign Of lslo' when the democrats wrested control or Ishe House from the republicans.
 .At this session the democrats have ,r,ade a record which has surprised our friends and dumbfounded our enemies' leaid Speaker Clark. 'It has put heart ;nnd hope into democrats everywhere iThe extra sA sion was extraordlnary' mot only in the'se of being special session called by the President, but also fin the amount and quality of the work done in the House by the combined demo- crats and insurgents, and the combined democrats and republican insurgents In she Senate, and especially by the unani- unity of action developed by the House democrats.
 ..It was predicted freely, vocferously, enthusiastically and confidently by the stand pat press and orators that we would go to pieces. On that account and ty reason of that hope they rejoiced that tfs extra session of Congress was called 20 that we might go to pieces at the earliest possible date. But we have sore lv disappointed all their expectations. They even set the date when we would so to pieces, which was the day of the democratic caucus on January 19. tut unfortunately for them In that eau GUS everything was done unanimously. They then said surely we would go to Iieces as soon as we reached the tariff question, but again they were doomed to disappointment, and we did not go to pieces at all We are more thorough ly united in the House at the end of the session, if possible, than at the be- ginning.
 I We have set a good example to dem ( .eaats everywhere. s'.sered at for years tss a party of merenegation and as being utterly lacking in ability for constructive craftsmanship. we passed through the House more constructive legislation. and letter than has passed through any House in the same length of time in 20 years. We have set the pace in that vegard for future houses
 Redeemed Every Promise
 We redeemed every promise made in order to carry the election in 1910. We have economized, we passed the reciprocity bill, the wool tariff bill, the free list bill, the cotton bill, with the Senate amendments, which included the iron and steel schedule and the chem fool rabo dttda x4rA hrpi tad fn ra fi- cation a constitutional amendment pro- lviding for popular election of sena- tors of the United States, we passed a bill for the publication of campaign ex- penses before the election. we liberal 1zed the rules making the committees elective by the House, we passed res- olution to admit New Mexico and Ari- ,zona, and we passed large mum Der of other bills of more or less i'm portance. It is record of which we may we'll be proud and on which we will sweep the country in 1912.
 ITO show how completely the stand pat republicans are demoralized 1t Is only necessary to quote the newspaper statement that there was great rejoic- 1ng and congratu1ation at the White House, because we failed by scratch to get tho two-thirds majority to over ride the Presidents veto, although we thave only 63 majority in the House To ;. that the President, who rode into pow CT by a huge majority, is glad to es- cape the humiliation of having his vetoes overriden in House contain : 1ng . majority of only 63. Small ia : vors are thankfully received by the ad- ministration.
 Notwithstanding the fact that four cabinet members were on the floor of the House lobbying in favor of the veto with all their power, allurements and patronage of the administration to help them influence votes, 22 insurgent re- publicans had the courage and man : hood to override the Presidents vetoes. Whats writ is writ, and whatever the future may have in store, the honor of having perfect unanimity among the democrats and of achieving an extraor- dinary amount of constructive states 1nanship at this extraordinary session can never be taken away from us Every democrat in the House and every in- surgent republican who stood up to tho rack Is entitled to his full share of credit.
 We honestly and consistently endeav- ored to relieve the people of some of their burden of taxation, but the Presi- dent would not have it. To use a sport ing phrase, he blocked the game On these issues we appeal to the county, feeling absolutely certain that as we have stood manfully for the best interests of the people, the people will stand by us'
 The four cabinet officers to whom the ereaker referred as having been on the .aoor of the House when the tariff re- vision vetoes were pending in that body were Attorney General Wickersham, Post master General Hitchcock, Secretary of War Stimson and Secretary of Commerce and Labor Nagel.