Ripley County democrat., 1912-02-09

ihe hepuplican party. undef the
.'ubiicRn president. failed 10 fulhli
pledges TO the American pscple.
instead u the bread OF a genuine
Ia revision downward they oflsrsd
the people the stone Of the Payne-A
rich tariff bill.
Then came the election OF 1910.
which the people expressed their
sentiment Of the unfulhiled Republic
pledge OF tariff revision. ana a.
more voiced Their wishes upon thfs
tai economic measure BY the landsli
which overthrew Roosevelt and
Republican party. and gave the hou
oi representatives to the Democra,
30 that there have been Il
mandates from the people upon ii
vital question. First, In the electi
OF President Taft. Second, In the De
ocrat!c landslide-both definite and d
plicit In the demand for tarif reforl
Therefore, when President Tia
against an overwhelming malorisy
the Democratic house Of represan.
tves. and against a pronsuncsd n
Jority OF the Republican and DEN
cratic senate. strangled with his We
the public will, which called for tf
IN revision downward, he used h
veto not more for the diseom iiture
the opposition party than for the d
NAL Of the peoples will and the usu
patton Of their right TO rule.
For Representative Government.
Attacking this veto In three stron,
and powerful speeches. Champ Clar
has held up the theory OF real reprI
sentative government, and In a mil
tant Democracy becomes the eeutrt
figure standing for that great queetioi
II may be said simply and withou
further emphasis that no man ha
ever asked for the presidency In thi
generation upon two stronger an
more logical claims than the speake
OF the house.
or the three prominent candidate
for the Democratic nomination, Cham.
Clark has . conspicuous advantage d
another fact The followers Of Judsol
Harmon are constantly under the ne
cessity OF defending him against III
charge Of INSTRUMENTATION and IN
suggestions growing out OF his pas
intimate associations as an attorne
for great corporations.
The friends and advocates OF Wood
row Wilson are also constantly upot
the defense. because of the sudden
ness Of his conversion from the ultra
conservative to the ultra-radical view
and because OF certain surround
ing associations whose attitude to
ward popular interests Is seriously II
doubt.
II either Mr.. Harmon or Mr. Wiisou
should be nominated. he will be con
stantly compelled to defend himself
and TO explain himself, both before
aud after his nomination for the II
lustrious once
Champ clarks Record FIawIess. I
The friends Of Champ Clark, on the
other hand, have nothing to explain
and nothing for which TO apologize
There is absolutely not a flaw In the
public career Of the Democratic speak.
or of the house, and not an objection
that can be urged against him, either
upon the hustings or In personal con
versation. He has a fiawless record OF
30 years of faithful, capable and fear
less service for the Democratic party.
He has gone through every offics of
development to at him for this lofty
station. Through the kindergarten of
Pike county politics; through the pri-
mary school OF the Missouri legisla-
ture; through the high school OF the
American congress; up 10 his present
lofty station as the second otfieer OF
the government, every step OF bis
career has fitted Speaker Clark for
service In the chief executives OF
Zee.
To pass, after his long experiences.
from the speakershlp OF the house OF
representatives to the executive Office
of the White House would be 10 Champ
Clark simply like passing from one
room to another.
And In all this career there has
been no act and no expression which
would give his enemies hammer 90
batter his record or his capacity. He
Is q Progressive Democrat, aud tho
leader Of the Progressive Democrat ! |
In a progressively democratic age In
his inaugural a. speaker. he assumed.
far In advance Of the recent speeches
OF President Taft. the high and sensi |
bic position that the Democratic part, |
had a. mnch interest In prosperity III
this country as any other party. and
That II had too much interest, both II
prosperity and In property. to endan
ger either by unwise and foolish pol
cies In government.
A discreet radical and a progressive
conservative. with nothing In bis rec.
ord for which 10 apologize and explain.
submit that Champ Clark qaats
best possible compromise between
contentious Of the confIleting faeties
which ehampton the cause Of Gov.
srnor Wilson az< q Governor Har-
mon.
tqulpmsnt fer the Presidency
There 4 another rsmafkzble sasila
'ation which ats Champ Carl heflll
|afly fof the Dresldenev lIia faza -.