The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-08-25
BY Associated Press.

washington, Aug. "A. - Speaker
Champ Clark today, delivering the
valedictory of the Democratic house
Of the Sixty second congress, asserted
that historians would declare with alb
solute truth that the house Democrats
OF the sixty first and sixty second
congresses "did great things and
have made a sweeping Democratic
victory approximately certain, a vic
tory that will give us the house, the
senate and the president"
Dramatically addressing his col
leagues while the clock across the
house chamber was slowly moving to-
ward the final adjournment time, the
speaker in a tribute to leaders Of both
parties. declared that no majority was
ever more successfully led than by
Representative Underwood nor any
minority ever led more ably than by
Representative Mann.
Leader Mann" said he, has con-
tested with Leader Underwood every
step OF the long and wearisome road
we have travelled with the stubborn
courage OF the English squires at
Waterloo. have not always agreed
with Brother Mann-God forbid-Hbut
he lives up fully to his name. He is
him I would feel decidedly lonesome in
the speakers chair"
PROUD OF MEMBERSHIP.
I As speaker-as dean of the faculty.
lso to speak"--Nr. Clark said he felt
very proud Of the membership Of the
house and he declared his belief that
Democrats should sit in the seats Of
the mighty, hold every coigne Of van
80 ~ veIo 49,
Speaker Clark said that for years
the Democrats had been sneered at
"as a party OF negation, green hands
in formulating and conducting public
business, ridiculed as a mob, rabble,
without conference or discipline, as
militia fighting regulars, and even the
exact date on which we would dissolve
into warning factions and go to pieces
was set down IN type" But" he
added, ''the Democrats have fought
and won like veterans and constitute
as thoroughly disciplined a force as
ever appeared IN the house or any
other parliamentary body since par
Iiamentary bodies were instituted
among men, mustered our full strength
on every important proposition and
passed two great tariff bills over the
presidents veto, the first instance Of
the kind IN the history of the repub
lie" They had fought a good fight and
kept the faith, he said.
Mr.. Clark said that 80 long as the
earth spins upon its axis or slides
down the ecliptic" public men who
would escape the peoples wrath would
take to heart the simple and instruc-
tive story of the astounding change
in the political situation "since that
melancholy day In November, 1908,
when we were so completely flattened
sout." The lesson, in brief. he said,
was that the Republicans in order to
get in promised to revise the tariff
down, but, being in, they proceeded to
revise II up.
) SECRET OF SUCCESS.
The speaker expressed thanks, and
the gratitude Of the country, to "the
brave, wise and patriotic Republicans
who co-operated with us in passing
good bills" 'The secret Of our marvel
GUS success" he said. ais simple
unity Of thought, purpose and action,
frequent counsel together a spirit Of
mutual concIliation, strict adherence to
principle, with utmost latitude in non
essentials, subordination of individual
desire, to the general party good, sac
TAuC6 OF p6TSOudA dIAlb1lAOuS III llib
earnest, honest, patriotic endeavor to
serve the whole people with whatever
OF capacity God has blessed us.
I'VE have won many Victories he
said. 'Tbut what is better, we have
formed the habit Of victory" He sug-
Eested that Roscoe Conkling's declara-
ton that General Grants fame was
earned not alone by things written,
but by the arduous greatness Of things
doAe, "flts our case like a glove"
3Ehat the Democratic house ac-
eomplished, so far as It could for the
ameIioratlon Of conditions" said he,
"thwarted as it has been by Re
publican president, is only an earnest
Of what we viii do when we come into
full possession Of the three branches
of government. President Taft vetoed
most of our bills Of a remedial char
aeter, a prerogative unwisely exercised.
He made his record; we made ours.
On these records we appeal to the
country with absolute confidence that
when the polls close in November we
viii have elected a Democratic house
and senate, Governor woodrow Wilson
TO the presidency and Governor Mar
shall to the -presidency-co
eummations devoutly to be wished,
which we believe and hope will prove
OF inestimable and enduring benefit to