Evening star., 1912-09-20
CLARK IS GRATEFUL
Thanks the kentuckianS for
Their Steady Support.
NOW FIGHTS FOR WILSON
Asserts His Loyalty to the Demo
cratic Ticket.
ACCEPTS FORTUNES OF WAR
wers Criticisms of Those Who
Complain That he Didn't Show
Joy at His Defeat.
CCEPTS FORTUNES OF WAR


Speaker Champ Clark. in a speech here
Yesterday. opening the Kentucky cam
paisn. confined his remarks generally to
the tariff and the high cost of living He
said. in part:
My first duty in making a speech in
Kentucky. as it is my pleasure, is to
thank the democrats Of this state for
the coura geous. unselfish and loyal man
ner in which they stood by me in the
struggle for the presidential nomination.
Their splendid and enthusiastic support
went straight to my heart. / suppose
that have "quantum suficit' of faults
Of character. but. thank God, ingratitude
is not among them Consequently I re-
garded the invitation to aid in opening
the campaign here today as a command
to be obeyed. I am glad to be here to
even partially repay the debt I owe Ken
lucky democrats. 1t is good to be here.
Accepts Result With Fortitude.
1T Is needless to tell you that Gov.
Woodrow Wilson was not my first choice
for President, but nevertheless he was
nominated. and he is as much my candi-
date as he is of any other democrat be-
twixt the two seas. 1 am too seasoned
soldier not to accept the fortunes of
war with fortitude. Some hypercritical
newspaper men have complained that
did not exhibit great joy by reason OF
his nomination Why should l? What
would they have? l wired him my
gratulatiOns L visited him once at his
request and gave him such information
as he desired. 1 visited him again at
the request of members of the House and
introduced them to him en- bloc with
friendly remarks. | refused to try to
crowd him Of linn nlierlf hxrh hahn
interviewed i'll eYtenso before he .couI1
deliver his speech of acceptance. l made
three speeches for him in Maine one in
Massachusetts and three in Missouri. 1t
must be that these critical scribes
pected me to turn f1ipfiops or handsprings
or to dance a Spanish fandango Il
highland fling to show that / was i'm
mensely tickled at heing defeated for the
presidential nomination by the closest
shave on record-by what you Ken
tuckians denominate Georgetown
Craze.
Predicts Wilson's Election.
Wilson and Marshall We're nominated
and will be elected. Col. Theodore Roose-
Welt will see to that. If We cannot elect
a President this year, with the epub-
iicans split up as they are, We will not
elect one in my day. and to my mind it
is clear that the best interests of the
American people will be subSerVed by the
election of democratic House, demo-
cratic Senate and democratic President
all three.
have with always. 1t will continue to
be withsus until it is settled right, and
the right settlement of it is that a tariff
will be levied for revenue only. That will
oe accomplished when a majority of
American voters realize that the only
proper function of tariff taxation is to
raise money to pay governmental ex-
penses.
Remedy for High Cost of Living.
1.-The most pressing and important ques-
tion to which philosophers and statesmen
can turn their attention is the high cost
of living-now SO high as to bring distress
into hundreds of thousands of homes and
serious inconvenience into millions of
homes. When we reflect upon the fact
that the average wage Garner in the United
States receives only about s42O annually
on which to support himself. his wife and
children and dependents. the wonder is
that he can live at all.
Two causes of the high prices OF food
products can be cured. measurably at
least. by the Congress and the admins
tration working in harmony; the tariff
and the trusts. The tariff ought to be on
revenue or competitive basis. II should
be removed entirely on the most neces-
sary article of food while the trusts
should be abolished utterly. Take the
beef trust for example. 1t fixes the price
of beef. cattle, sheep, hogs and goats to
the producers. paying them only so much
as will prevent their auitting the business
of raising animals for food altogether
while they charge the consumers what
ever they please. Why people submit to
such outrageous practices is beyond COM
prehension. There Is law enough now to
abolish the trusts if it were honestly.
courageOusly, vigorously and patriotical1y
enforced-which it is not