Gilpin observer., 1912-04-04
CHAMP CLARK OUR CHOICE.

terly address before the Kentucky
legislature, said in part:
II am profoundly grateful to the
members Of the Kentucky legislature
fer their cordial invitation to address
them. l was born within IA miles of
the spot where now stand. Here
as boy and youth l worked on a
farm, clei-ked In country store,
taught school. and secured the prin-
cipal part OF my education. Neither
time no absence has diminished my
affection for the dear cd common
wealth where first locked forth up
on this glorious world, and where my
mothers people have dw'elt since the
first white settlement.
To-day came through Lexington,
where I attended the university for
more than three years-pleasant and
profitablei years.
''Still DER those scenes my memory
wakes,
And fondly broods with miser care,
Time but the impression deeper
makes
AS streams their channels deeper
wear
THE Democrats are in the finest
fighting fettle they have been in
since the campaign OF 1892 From
the convening of the extraordinary
session of congress in 1893 till the
18th of March, 1910,the day. on which
we completely upset and demolished
the standpat Republican machine in
of their time fighting each other. But
a change came over the spirit of
their dream. They got together on
the 18th of March, 1910. Every Dem
occasion. The getting together OF
the Democrats after so many years
of wandering in the wilderness will
constitute one Of the most interest
ing and instructive chapters in par
Eamentary history. II was 4 work Of
infinite toll. patience, and forbear-
ance. To use a common expr 3ssion,
it was accomplished by constantly
rubbing the hair the right way TO
the hide. Though l was minority
leader at that time, do not deserve
all OF the credit by a long hot.Every
Democratic member of the House of
the Sixty-flrst congress is entitled
to his full share OF the honor. In
the words of Admiral Schley, after
his famous victory, There's glory
enough for all We not only remod-
eled and liberalized the rules and re-
stored to each member his quantum
OF power. which had been gradually
usurped by the House machine, but
We put up such fight against the
iniquities of the Payne-Aldrich tariff
bill as to challenge the attention OF
the entire country.
THE splendid record of the Demo
Gratis of the House in the Sixty-first
congress elected the Democratic
House in the Sixty-second congress.
and also elected several Democratic
United States senator's and six Dem
ocratic governors to replace Republi-
can senator's and governors. | under
take to say without fear of success
full contradiction, that no minority in
any parliamentary body of the wcrld
ever made such a record. On that
record and on the magnificent rec
ord OF the Democratic House and the
Democrats of the senate in the con-
Sress we must make the fight this
year, not only for the presidency, but
also for the House and Senate,
THAT the tariff is the mother OF
trusts there can be no question. Cut
ting the tariff down to a reasonable
basis approximating the revenue
standard as nearly as possible will
have very strong tendency to put
the trusts out of business, a result
which is desired by very large ma
jority OF the American people. The
truth is that If they had been hon
estly and vigorously prosecuted since
the enactment of the antitrust law,
there would not be trust in Am.
erica today. The antitrust law should
be enforced in all its features. There
is no reason why small criminal
should be prosecuted and great
criminal should go scot free. There
Is no reason why small criminals
should be sent to prison and the
big criminals let off with a fine.
When Thomas Jefferson delivered his
first inaugural address. which has be-
come classic, he enunciated the
Democratic creed. One proposition
In that creed runs in this wise,
Equal and exact justice to all men,
OF whatever state or persuasion. re-