The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-02-01
ALL FAVOR CLARK A DEMOCRATIC VIEW
Every Iowa District Should Send
Clark Delegation
Congressman !. S. Pepper, Of the Sec
ond District in Spencer Herald.

Congressman !. S. Pepper, Of the Sec
ond District in Spencer Herald.
There are at present three men who
appear to be most prominently men
toned as democratic candidates Tor
president. They are: Governor liar
mon Of Ohio, Governor Wilson or
New Jersey, and Speaker Champ
Clark Of Missouri. Any of these men
would, no doubt, make splendid
president Each of the three is ca
pable, broadminded and courageous
men. With either of these men as
nominee no democrat could have any
real cause for complaint or criticism,
but we cant nominate all OF them. We
must at some time choose either one
of these men or someone else. The
time is rapidly drawing near when
that question will be brought home
to every active, loyal democrat. In
proportion as We are active and in
fucntial in our party We will have
corresponding obligation and respon-
6ibility resting upon us in this mat
ter.
! History is full of examples that
most successful administrations look
ed at from every point OF view, are
those where the president has mad
legislative experience. The relation
ship between the president and con-
gress is so intimate and close that
it seems to be almost essential that
president should have had congress-
ional experience. There are so many
matters coming up in congress where
in the presidents support is neces-
sary that it seems almost necessary
| that the president should have at
some time been acquainted with the
difficulties encountered in enacting
| legislation.
One Of the chief difficulties of our
present administration has been that
the president seems to be unable to
appreciate and understand the diff
culties Of enacting legislation and the
compromises that are necessary to be
made in order to accomplish practical
results. Champ Clark has served
nearly 10 years in congress; his rec
ord there is an open book; he has
proved himself an able, conscientious
and courageous legislator; brilliant
in debate, wise and conservative IN
counsel, he is a natural leader OF
men. His education and training fit
him peculiarly for the office OF presi
dent
The record of the democratic con-
gress during it's first session certain
ly offers a splendid testimonial to Mr..
Clark's ability as leader and counsel
lor of men. 1t was largely through
his influence and his advice that the
magnificent record of the first sess-
ion of the CID congress was made.
Above all, Champ Clark is a thor
ough-going, honest, straightforward
democrat. No man has arisen to ques-
ton his honesty, his integrity, his
patriotism or his democracy Such a
man would be able to meet the many
perplexing problems always present
ed to our chief executive in a digni-
fed, judicial way. His temperament
and training have led him to see the
problems through the eyes of the COM
ly with the poor man, and at the
row as to be led into invectives
against those who have wealth. If
elected president, Champ Clark would
ludL OI1Cc Will dill eye
single to his duty to the whole people.
But there are still those who say
that while they admit all Of the good
things that may be said about Mr..
Clark, yet if nominated, he cannot be
elected; that New York and the east
ern states will not support him. This
is mere assumption and cannot be
supported by good reason. 1t is per-
haps true that the large interests
would not support Mr.. Clark; neither
would they support any true demo-
crat If it is thought that we cannot
win without the support of the inter-
ests and that we must nominate some
one that they will favor, then of
course, we will have to get different
class of candidates than those already
proposed This, however, is not the
case. The people are ready, and
believe, are anxious to support the
right sort of a man.
Mr.. Clark has no press bureau or
paid agents out over the country work
| ing in his behalf, but I believe that
if the people will consider his mer-
it's, availability and his capability for
the office they will be forced to the
conclusion that he stands head and
| shoulders above any other candidate
yet proposed.
Why not Champ Clark for presi-
dent?