Bisbee daily review., 1912-09-29
CLARK SPEAKS To
SMALL AUDIENCE
Progressive ElectOr Candi-
date at Lowell Strong
for Progressives, but
with Little Effect
ROOSEVELT LAUDED


f. S. Clark. progressive party can
didate for presidential elector. spoke
10 small crowd at Lowell last night
in support OF the progressive party's
candidate for president. The meet
was characterized by an almost to-
tai absence of enthusiasm on the
part of the audience. notwithstanding
that Mr.. Clark's talk was a splendid
exposition of progressive principles
The candidates speech was devoid
OF personalities, and was a clear-cut
plea for support for the candidates of
he progressive party, and while be
cause OF the speakers tolerance and
candidness he held the attention of
the crowd. il had little effect.
Slight Applause Invoked
When, after leading his candidate
through the circumlocution OF CON-
plimentary cotillion, he named the
Colonel, there was a polite ripple OF
handclapping. and this tested the
character OF the audience. Only
ferred to the administration policy
with reference to Mexican affairs did
his remarks receive applause.
considerable portion OF his
speech was a defense of Colonel
Roosevelt on the charge OF being a
"four-fiusher" He compared the de-
nunciation OF Colonel Roosevelt to
the condemnation of Washington by
his enemies, to the attack on Jack
son by Henry Clay. to the scorn and
Kisses given GaIlileo, to the storm
Of ridicule that greeted Dr. Morton's
announcement that he had discovered
an anaesthetic, and to the disgrace
that was heaped on Columbus for dis
covering a new world.
Euloeizes Roosevelt
Mr. Clark often quoted from the
speeches of Roosevelt, whom he gcve
fulsome praise. ''He can give an hon
est account of himself in the squared
circle with a boxer, he can take care
of himself in 4 foot race, he has
shamed army officers in the endur-
ance tests: he is equally at home in
Berlin and in the humble cabin of
the miner: he breaks bread with
kings and eats tameles with cowboys
on the plains" he said of the Bull
Moose candidate. He always has
been moved by the indomitable pur-
pose that moves him now"
Mr. Clark's discussion of several or
the blanks of the progressive party
platform was introduced by an ex-
PLANTATION of how the progressive
marty broke away from the old repub-
lican party and hcw he personally
had come TO cast his political fortunes
with the new party.
commends Progressive Party
s.
partys plank on the labor question.
and criticised the democratic candi-
dates attitude toward labor, basing
his criticism on a statement attribut-
ed to Wilson two years, ago, to the
effect that labor gave as little as
possible in exchange for its wage.
Clark more nearly approached the
methods Of the campaign orator when
he paid an eloquent tribute TO AmeTi-
can laborers. than at any time in his
speech. The audience. however,
probably remembering the Colonel's
classification of cowboys and mechan-
iss. failed TO respond with equal en-
thusiasm
Equal suffrage was also endorsed
by Mr.. Clark, as being a plank in the
progressive platform. There is no
argument to it." he said, so his re-
marks in support of the platform
were largely OF nature calculated to
please the vanity OF the few women
in the audience.
Little Known Of Tariff
OF the tariff, the speaker said: Il
don't know much about 1t, and | do
not believe that you do, any more
than the average voter does. but I
do know that the effect Of the tar
III on the high cost Of living has
teen wilfully exaggerated for fifty
years. The country would continue
to grow If every item on the list
we're placed on the free list. and on
the other hand. If the present duties
were doubled. il would not press up
on us one-tenth as heavily as polite,
Jams say IL does now" the speaker
said. He stated that the progressive
tariff plank promised protection for
the working man. something that the
old parties had never given.
Makes Excellent impression
BY refraining from personalities and
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