The daily sentinel., 1912-08-24

the house, the senate and the Presi-
dent"
Dramatically addressing his col
leagues while the clock across the
house chamber was slowly moving
toward the final adjournment time,
the speaker in a tribute to leaders
of both parties. declared that no ma
jority was ever more successfully led
than by Representative Underwood
nor any minority ever led more ably
than by Representative Mann.
Lender Mann said he, has con-
tested with Leader Underwood every.
step of the long and wearisomo road
we have travelled with the stubborn
courage of the English squares at
Waterloo. | have not always agreed
with Brother Mann-God forbid-but
he lives M fully to his name. He is
in very truth n man. We're it not
for him | would feel decidedly slone-
some in the speakers chair"
Proved Right TO Power.
AS speaker-as dean OF the fac
ulty. SO to speak MIR. 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
coign of vantage and every place
of power
Two Bills, One Veto.
Speaker Clark said that for years
the democrats had been sneered at
"as a party OF nee;.tion. green hands
I in formulating and conducting public
| business, ridiculed as a mob. a rab-
BILE. without conference or discipline
as militia lighting regular. 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 disci-
plined force as ever appeared in the
house or any other parliamentary
body since parliamentary bodies were
instituted among men. mustered our
full strength on every important
proposition and passed two great tar
in bills over the Presidents veto,
the first instance of the kind in the
history of the republic" They had
fought a good fight and kept The
faith, he said.
Republicans Broke Promises.
Mr.. Clark said that 80 long as
the earth spins upon its axis or
slides down the elliptic" public men
who would escape the peoples wrath
would take to heart the simple and
change in the political situation
since that melancholy day in No
vember. 1908, when we were so COM
pletely fattened out" The lesson.
in brief, he said. was that the re-
Dublicans in order to get in promised
to revise the tariff down, but. being
in. they proceeded to revise it up.
Thanks Good Republicans.
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 mar
yelous success. he said is simple
unity of thought. purpose and action.
frequent counsel together spirit
of mutual conciliation. strict adher-
ence to principle, with utmost lati-
tude in nOn-essentials, subordination
of individual desire, to the general
party good, sacrifices of personal am
bitious in the earnest, honest. patrl-
otic endeavor to serve the whole neo-
pie with whatever of capacity God
has blessed us.
We have won many victories" " he
said. but what is better. we have
formed the habit of victory" He
suggested that Roscoe Conkliug's
declaration that General Grants
fame was earned not alone by things
written but by the arduous greatness
of things done, fits our case like a
glove"
"Well Win with Wilson,"
What the democratic house ac-
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