Omaha daily bee., 1911-08-23
Big BOUQUETS FOR DEMOCRATS
Speaker Clark Congratulates His Col
leagues on Work of House.
SAYS ALL PLEDGES ARE KEPT
More Constructive Legislation Passed
Than at Any Previous Session
for Many Years-Praises
the Insurgents.

WASHINGTON, Aug 2..-Champ Clark.
speaker OF the House OF Representatives, In
a review Of the work Of the first session OF
the Sixty-second congress, declared that
the democratic party set a good example
for democrats everywhere and that the
party had redeemed very promise II made
in the campaign OF 1910. when the demo
Gratis wrested control OF the house from
the republicans.
AT this session the democrats have made
a record which has surprised our friends
and dumfounded our enemies" said
Speaker Clark. 1T has put heart and hope
into democrats everywhere. The extra ses-
sion was extraordinary, not only in the
sense of being a special session called by
the president but also in the amount and
quality Of the work done in the house by
the combined democrats and republican in
surgents in the senate and especially by
the unsnimity of action developed by the
house democrats.
Critics SOreIy Disappointed.
1T was predicted freely. vociferousIy,
enthusiastically and confidently by the
stand pat press and others that We would
go to pieces. On that account and by rea-
son Of that hope they rejoiced that the
extra session of congress was called, so
that we might 90 to pieces at the earliest
possible date. But we have sorely disap-
pointed all their expectations. They even
set the date when We would go TO pieces,
which was the day OF the democratic eau
Gus on January 1s. but unfortunately for
them In that caucus everything was done
unanimously. The next morning when
they they found we had agreed in spite
of their malicious predictions TO the con-
trary they had TO pinch themselves to see
II they were awake.
They then said surely We would go 20
pieces as soon Gs we reached the tariff
question, but again they were doomed to
disappointment, and we did not go 20 pieces
at all We are more thoroughly united in
the house At tho end OF the session. II
possible, than At the beginning.
We have set a good example to demo-
Gratis everywhere. Sneered at for years as
a party OF mere negation and as being
utterly lacking in ability for constructive
statesmanship, We passed through the
house more constructive legislation, and
better than has passed through any house
in the same length Of time in twenty years.
We have set the pace in that regard for
future houses.
We redeemed every pledge made 10
order 20 carry the elections in 1910 We
have economical. 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 chemical schedule; We submitted
TO ratification q constitutional amendment
providing for popular election Of senators
OF the United States, We passed a bill for
the publication OF campaign expenses be-
fore the election; we liberslized the rules,
making the committees elective by the
house; we passed a resolution 20 admit New
Mexico and Arizona, and we passed q large
number of othe- bills OF more OF less i'm
portance- II is a record OF which We may
well be proud and on which we viii sweep
the country In 1872.
TO show how completely the 'standpat'
republicans are demOralized Il is only
necessary to quote the newspaper state
ment that there was great rejoicing and
congratulation al the White House because
We failed b. a scratch 10 get a twO-thirds
majority 70 override the presidents veto,