Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-02-29

tunes of the party. He led 1t. too. In
the dars.est and most despairing days
Of Democratic history He has been
fearless. aggressive, undauntcd and
clear. He has fought the Republic
an leaders upon the floor of the house.
upon the hustings, and upon the Amer
lean platform-the ablest and best
Of them-and has sustained the princi-
pies and the prestige of the party
In every field of intellectual conten-
lion.
Moreover, 1t was under the leader
ship of Champ Clark that the despot-
lie Cannon regime was destroyed In
the house of representatives, and that
the rules were reorganized 1t was
his own signal judgment of men that
elevated Oscar Underwood to the
ehairmanship of the NAYS and means
committee. Not a measure has been
considered OF decided upon in the all
powerful caucus of the Democratic par
~ without the concurrence and CO.
operation of the speaker of the house.
Not a legislative sparrow has fall
Ell TO the Democratic soil without tho
knowledge and cooperation Of Champ
Clark
Neither Oscar Underwood, nor any
other Democrat, can or will attempt to
deprive Champ Clark Of the Just lau-
rels of the titular and actual leader.
ship of the greatest and most effec-
tive fighting machine that the Demo.
cratic party has ever known!
II the Democratic party. by its
achievements, shall deserve the suf-
| frases of the American people In the
election of 1912, then Champ Clark log
ically, by his perfect record, richly de-
serves 20 lead that party to victory at
the polls
Strong Claim on Democrats.
i IN another way the speaker OF the
mouse of representatives las pc
cular claim upon the appreciation and
/ suffrage of that great body of the PEG.
| pie whose political faith is expressed
IN the Democratic party In the re-
cent strong and powerful arraignmenr
which MIR. Clark has made of the Re-
publican president for his veto of the
Democratic tariff measures, he has
gathered to himself the aggressive
| leadership of that Fundamental prin-
ciple OF representative government in.
! tact against executive usurpation.
President Taft went into office un.
der distinct pledge of tariff revision
downward. The people voted him into
Office upon the strength of that pledge.
and his election was an expression
of the public will for reduced taxa.
ton and consequently the reduced cost
of living.
The Republican party, under the Re-
ubl1can president. failed to fulfill it's
pledges to the American people, and
instead Of the bread Of genuine tar.
if revision downward they offered to
the people the stone Of the Payne-Ald.
rich tariff bill.
Then came the election of 1910. in
Which the people expressed their re-.
sentiment OF the unfulflled Republican
pledge OF tariff revision, and once
more voiced Their wishes upon this vi.
tai economic measure by the landslide
which overthrow Roosevelt and the
Republican party, and gave the house
Oh representatives to the Democracy.
So that there have been two
mandates from the people upon this
vital question. First, in the election
OF President Taft. Second, in the Dem
ocratic landslide-both definite and or.
plicit in the demand for tariff reform
Therefore. when President Taft
against an overwhelming majority Of
the Democratic house of representa-
tives. and against pronounced ma
jority of the Republican and Demo
cratic senate. strangled with his veto
the public will. which called for tar.
If revision downward, he used his
veto not more for the discontinue os