The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-01-09
CHAMP CLARK
ON STANDPATIfRS
AT JACKSON DAY DINNER MAKES
STRONG PLEA FOR PROGRES.
SIVE DEMOCRACY.
tBy Associated Press. !

Washington, Jan. A speaker
Champ Clark's speech at the Jack
son Day Dinner here tonight was an
| appeal to all those who are opposed
to "standpattcrs and to "standpat
policies To stand together. pull to-
ether and work together. The
only hope of the country for progres-
sivc legislation, hr declared. lies in
the Democratic party because the
"standpatters are in the majority
among the Republicans Referrin.,
t. tn" split CT the Rr2ubli,a an party.
the Speaker said ii looked as though
nothing short of miracle could
bring the warning factions together.
but at the same time hc warned
against depending for success upon
opponents dissensiOns
democrats desire progressive leg
islation," said Mr.. Clark. "lndepend
cnts and divers Republicans want
1t. Tho majority of the American
people favor 1t. The only way to
achieve 1t is at the hand Of Demo
Gratis. The lnsurgent Republicans
would, no doubt. enact some remedial
legislation II they could. but the
'standpatters are in the majority in
that party and it looks as though
they will continue to dominate It
indefinitely. II may be for Years
and II may be forever. They have
control OF tho Republican machine
and they will run II over the lnsur-
gents ruthlessly. The Independents
having no separate party organiza-
tiOn will make their influence felt at
the polls by voting for those candid
ates who appear to mOst nearly ap-
proxiniatc their standard; but as
they can entertain no reasonable
hope OF remedial legislation from
the Republican party SO long as II is
dominated by the 'standpatters. II is
to b. hoped that they will give us
their aid and comfort by voting for
Democratic candidates this year As
the Insurgent Republicans can
achieve nothing except when work
ing in conjunction with Democrats
they would most easily and most Ger
tainly accomplish their purpose by
voting for Democrats all along the
line. We are politically somewhat
in the same condition which wisr
old Ben Franklin described himself
and his cOmpatriots to be in when
after signing the Declaration of In
he exclaimed: Now, We
must all hang together or We will
all hahs separately.
One thing is clear as crystal
'0ntinucd the speaker. lin order to
vim We must hold all the voters We
,ad in 1908 and draw to us about
'OO.oOo who were against US then.
Consequently it is Of supreme import
NEE that We enter the impending
ontcst thoroughly united in pur-
,osc. in principle. in policy and in
lcart
we owe the present Democratic
IUgsc to the splendid record of the
!uuSt Democrats of the 6lSt Con
.rcsS and We owe our present i'm
royed vastly improved status ia
he country To that rctord plus the
lagni!iccnt record OF the Democrats
Ii both House aud Senate at the "a
raordnary session Of the present
onercsS. II vas record glOrifi-d
y unparalleled unity OF purpVs"
nd of action and by constructive
tateSmanship Of high character We
et the pace for future Congresses
s TO quality and quality of lcgisla-
i've work done II detracts nothing
Ihatsocyer from our record that the
resident nullificd by his vetOes the
results which would have
owed from our enlightened and pa
riotic endeayors
I'VE made our record; he made his.
he people The Court of last resort
D politics must decide the case up
n those records next November. We
wait their decision with confidence
nd hope believing that as We stand
leir friends here. they will prove 10
= our friends ~ the ballot-box -