The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-09
SPEAKER CLARK
PLEADS FOR DEM
OCRAT|C UNITY
Missouri Leader Tells jackson Day
Diners Hope Of Party Lies in
Sticking Together
REPUBLICAN SPLIT HOPED
Insurgents Urged to Vote for Nom.
iaees Of Jeffersonian Party at
Next Election
REPUBLICAN SPLIT HOPED


Champ Clark's speech at the Jackson
Iav Dinner here tonight was an APP
pea to all those who are opposed to
"standpatcrs" and to "standpat"
policies to stand together, pull to-
&C her and work together" The
onE hope af the country for progress
ST legislation. he declared. lies in
u" Democratic party because the
50 Andpatters" are In the majority
among the Republicans Referring
t. he split of the Republican party,
IT, Speaker said it hooked as though
n3tling short of a miracle could
bring the warning factions together,
b. at the same time he warned
aeanst depending for success upon
opNonents dissensions:
Democrats desire progressive leg
isation," said Mr. Clark. 'Indepen-
daats and divers Republicans want
II. The majority of the American
people favor II, hTe only way to
achieve it is at the hands Of Demo-
Gratis. The Insuggent Republicans
would, no doubt. enact some remed-
iai legislation If they could, but the
Sardpatters are In the majority in
tlat party and 1t looks as though
they will continue to dominate 1t in
definitely. 1t may be for years and
1t nay be forever. They have con-
trGt of the Republican machine and
thy will run it over the Insurgents
rt'hlessly,
Independents Have Influence"
The Independents. having no sep
arfte party organization, will make
tIeir influence felt at the polls by
,vCtjng for those candidates who ap-
pea to most nearly approximate
tter standard; but as they can en-
tec'ain no reasonable hope of REM
cciaI legislation from the Republi.
car party so long as it is dominated
b., The Standpatters, 1t is to be hoped
that they will give us their aid ant
com 'ort by voting for Democratic
candidates this year AS the Insur'
gent Republicans can achieve moth
gir except when working in eonjunc
tim with Democrats they woulC
mosf easily and most certainly &C
ccmblish their purpose by voting fo
Den ocrats all along the line,
1--WE are politically somewhat il
thu same condition which wise oil
Dcn Franklin described himself ant
hj3 compatri0ts TO me in when, afte
siwging tho Declaration Of Indopen
dtr0e, he exclaimed: Now, VIC mus
al rang together or we will all ham
senarately.'
ono thing is clear as crystal
C9tinued the speaker, "in order t
viii we must hold all the voters W
had In 1908 and draw to us abou
100000 who were against us ther
Consequently, 1t is of supreme i'm
poltance that we enter the impendin
contest thoroughly united in pul
pos, in principle, in policy and
he t.
Democrats Splendid Record.
Ne owe the present Democrat
House to the splendid record Of til
House Democrats of the SiXty-firs
Con gress, and we owe our present in
pro ed vastly mprovcd--status
@h country to that record plus th
masnifcent record in both Iiou'
and Senate at the extraordinary Sc
sion of the present Congress. 1t WI
8 ocord glorifed by unparalelle
unity Of purpose and of action and
constructive craftsmanship of bis
character. We set the pace II
future Congresses as to quantity al
quality Of legislative work done.
.detracts nothing whatsoever fro
otr record that the President null
fed, by his vetoes, the bencficiant r
suits which would have flowed fro
our enlightened and patriotic G
deavors
We made our record; he ma
his The people--the Court Of la
resort IN politics. must decide {
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