The daily sentinel., 1912-04-06
Kentucky Senator Elect Sets
Forth His Position.
A DEPENDABLE DEMOCRAT. !"
Mr.. James Declares That Bryan and
other Elements Would Support
Speaker Clark, Who "Would Load to
vetory"-"His Selection the Wisest
Thing We Can Do"
louisville Courier Journal

louisville Courier-JournaLl
Champ Clark is the choice of Ollie
NJ. James for the Democratic nomina-
tlon for president. In a statement Is
sued from his rooms at the Seelbach
prior to his departure for Washington
the Kentucky senator elect. who has
himself been mentioned for the honor
by Mr.. Bryan, says that in. his opin-
ion the selection of the presiding otti-
Ger of the house of representatives as
standard bearer would be the wisest
step the Democrats could take and
that 1t would mean a big victory for
the party In November.
He describes the Missourian-Ken
tucklan as "a dependable Democrat"
aud says that be would be acceptable
to Bryan Democrats, eastern conserva-
tives and men of all shades of belief.
The statement In full is as follows:
81 am for Speaker Champ Clark for
the Democratic nomination for presi-
dent. l believe his selection is the
wlsest thing we can do. 1t means, In
my judgment, a great victory In the
nation In November. Champ Clark Is
a dependable Democrat. He never
bolts. He supported Mr.. Bryan in all
of his fights. He presided over the
convention which nominated Judge
Parker and earnestly advocated his
election. His record Is Democratic
and sound to the core. He led the
fight against the Infamous Payne-Al-
drch tariff bill and went to the coun-
try upon his record and won for the
Democratic party a Democratic house
for the first time In twenty years. He
displayed such mastery as our leader
that he destroyed 'Cannonism' and
drove out of national life the most
brutal oligarchy that ever controlled
special legislation in the interest of
the favored few. He has battled for
twenty years for an income tax. to the
end that wealth might pay Its just
proportion of taxation and that labor
might be lightly burdened
Pioneer Antitrust Man.
"He Is pioneer In opposition to
trusts and monopolies and passed
through the Missouri legislature the
first antitrust bill ever introduced In
any legislative body In the Union. and
1t was upheld by the supreme court OF
the United States. He has voted for
and advocated strict regulation of all
transportation agencies. He has ad
vocated and voted for the election OF
United States senators by direct vote
OF the people. He has strongly sup
ported publicity and corrupt practic,
acts He has been the friend of labor
and voted for the laws just to those
who toll. He has opposed all laws that
were designed to open the doors OF
our country to the cheap labor of tht
orient. In fact, Champ Clark's record
is Democratic platform upon whici
all Democrats would be content t,
stand.
He was born in old Kentucky II,
worked as a farm laborer upon oul
soil. He taught school here. He grew
to manhood with our folks. His father
and mother sleep in our soil, and, Will,
he Is now the adopted son of Missouri
the Imperial state of the great middle
west. We none the less claim him fol
our own. and his heart still turns bach
TO the old Kentucky home. for In al
our battles in the last two decades
Champ Clark has come back home tC
help us.
'He as the nominee will receive the
hearty support Of every Bryan Demo
crat and will not be offensive to the
eastern conservatives. In fact, men OF
all shades OF belief can rally about
him. A life of public service finds his
record without a stain | am heartily
for him, and | believe his nomination
means that for which we all so much
hope-a great national victory"
James Attitude Significant.
"lf the Wilson people In Texas had
not got away with the story that VIII.
son is Bryan's presidential choice,
said Representative Jack Garner OF
Texas hotly to Mr.. James, "the gov.
ernor Of New Jersey would have had
no chance to get the Texas delegation
But the Democrats down there believ.
, ed what the Wilson people told them. g
Politicians draw from Mr.. James
words the natural conclusion that the
speaker Is Mt least as acceptable to