Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-24
SPEAKER LAUps WORK OF DEM
ocRATIc MAJORITY OF LOW
ER BRANCH OF CONGRESS.
SAYS WORK HAS MADE
PARTY VICTORY CERTAIN
Calls Attention to Astounding Changes
in Political Situation Since Last
Presidential Election = Dramatic
Tribute Paid to Floor Leaders Mann
and Underwood.

washington, aug. ~ 14.-SpethheA
Champ Clark today. delivering the val
edictory Of the democratic house Of the
historians would declare with absolute
truth that the house democrats of the
Sixty first and Sixty y-second congresses
did great things" and "have made a
sweeping democratic victory approxi-
mately certain, victory that will give
US the house, the senate and the pres
ident."
Dramatically addressing his col
leagues while the clock across the
house chamber was slowly moving to-
ward the final adjournment time, the
speaker in tribute to leaders Of both
parties, declared that no majority was
ever more successfully led than by
Representative Underwood nor any MI
nority ever led more ably than by Rep
resentative Mann.
Mann - lauded.
Leader Manu." he said, has con-
tested with Leader Underwood every
step of the long and wearisome road
we have travelled with the stubborn
courage of the English squares at Wat
erloo. I have not always agreed with
Brother Mann-God forbid!-but he
lives up fully to his name. He is in
very truth man. Were it not for him
would feel decidedly lonesome In the
speakers chair"
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 coigne Of
vantage and every place Of power.
snesred at For Years.
Speaker Clark said that for years the
democrats had been sneered at at
party Of negation, green hands in
formulating and conducting public
business, ridiculed as a mob, a rabble,
without conference or discipline as
militia fighting regulars, and even the
exact date on which we would dissolve
:nto 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 force as
ever appeared in the house or any,
other parliamentary body since parlia-
mentary bodies were instituted among
men, mustered our full strength on
every important proposition and passed
two great tariff bills over the presi-
dents veto, the first instance of the
kind in the history Of the republic"
They had fought good fight and
kept the faith. he said.
Lesson Has Been Learned.
Mr.. Clar, said that so long as the
earth spins upon its axis or slides
down the elliptic pubic men who
would escape the peoples wrath would
take to heart the simple and instruct
i've story of the astounding change in
the political situation "snce that mel
ancholy day in November, 1908. when
we were so completely fattened out"
The lesson. In brief. he said. was that
tho republicans in order to get IN
promised to revise the tariff down.,
but, being in, they proceeded to revise
It up.
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 marvellous
success" he said, "ts simple-unity Of
thought, purpose and action, frequent
counsel together, a spirit Of mutual
strict adherence to prin-
ciple. with utmost latitude in nom
essentials, subordination OF individual
desire, to the general party good sac
rice Of personal ambitions In the
honest. patriotic endeavor to
serve Ae whole people with whatever
Of capacity God has blessed US.
1--WE have won many Victories" he
said, "but what is better, we have
formed the habit Of victory" He sug-
gested that Roscoe Conkling's declara-
tion that General Grants fame was
not alone by things written but
by the arduous greatness Of things
done, "fits our case like a glove"
Stands On Its Record.
what the democratic house accom-
plished, so far as it could for the
Of conditions" said he,
'.thwar.ed as 1t has been by a repub-
lican president, is only an earnest OF
what we will do when we come into
full possession of the three branches OF
President Taft vetoed
most Of our bills Of a remedial charac-
Ter. a prerogative unwiEely 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
will have elected a democratic house,
and senate. Governor Woodrow Wilson
to the presidentcy and Governor Mar
shall to the vice presidency-cohsum
nations devoutly to be wished, which
We believe and hope will prove of ines-
Unable and enduring benefit to the
entire American people, of whatever