Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-03-28
From Wednesdays Daily
CHAMP CLARK ADVISES
DEMOCRATS TO AID WILSON
by Clyde II. ravenner,

sNN tasAN AhS D1iAlAAOAN 49,
journed, he never had any other thought
in view, but on the contrary has taken adj
vantage OF every opportunity TO advise all
democrats to pull together for the success
Of the administration and the good of the
party.
That Champ Clark is not the kind of a
man to Sulk, and that he will not, was
borne home forcihly to every Democratic
member of the new House, ut the recent
caucus At which the speaker was unsni-
mously reelected to preside over the Six
ty-third Congress. Unfortunately. no
newspaper men were permitted to be pres
ent At this caucus, and the ringing speech
made by Speaker Clark on behalf OF party
solidarity did not get into the newspapers
To any appreciable extent. | have the
consent OF the Speaker as well as the
Democratic caucus to publish such parts
OF the speech as desire. Space will not
permit the printing of the complete re-
marks OF the Speaker, which is to be re-
GREETED, because the speech is a complete
reiutation OF the intimatiunS which rave
appeared in the press recently to the effect
that Mr.. Clark is unfriendly to the new ad-
miniStration.
Since the foundation OF gu govern
ment," declared Mr.. Clark, mo party ever
had a fairer prospect OF a long lease OF
power or a better chance OF promoting
the welfare and prosperity of the country
than the Democratic party has. What will
we do with our opportunity' The voters
have only placed us on probation. Can
we make good: Can we vindicate the
vast army OF voters who gave us the pow
er TO conduct the government: Undoubt-
eddy we can. HOWE BY keeping faith
with the people. By religiouSly carrying
out the promises by reason OF which we
won. BY transmitting into law our
pledges TO improve the conditions under
which we live. II we do this the people
will recognize it ami approve our conduct.
Democratic Promises Plain
There is no doubt what our promises
were. They were writ large in the Balu
more platform. Our first promise was 4
tariti for revenue only, ANA to give the
people that, or rs close an approximation
thereto As possible, is the first duty OF the
new administration ana Of the new Con-
greSS; and in passing it may be said and
ought to be said, that tariff reduction
which does not reduce the cost of living IS
o worth the paper on which il printed.
Following that we promised to
strengthen the antitrust law; to establish
an income taX-tS revise the banking laws
TO improve our waterways; to provide for
! reasonable conservation system; to create
a department OF labor which we have al
ready done, and to declare the nations
purpose touching the Philippines. 1t is an
extensive program. but it is our duty to
work it out. The only way to achieve it
is for every Democrat in odicial position
to give the best there is in him to help re-
deem our promises by Subordinating in
dividual ambition to the public veal.
THAT any man lit for Official station will
let his personal likes or diSlikeS interfere
with his cooperating with any other
Democrat in unifying the party in its her
culean and multifariouS tasks to red eem
our pledges ana thereby contributing, as
| believe, to the increased prosperity and
happiness of the American people, is a
thing incredible. The suggestion OF such
4 state Of affairs comes from faint hearted
Democrats who are forever seeing ghosts
or from malignant marplotS who, though
maSluerading as Democrats, are not Demo-
Gratis at all but wolves in sleeps clothing.
Certain OF these venomouS eleventh-hour
Democrats are loud-mouthci in proclaim
ing trouble where none exists and in lay
ing down a rule OF conduct for real Demo-
Gratis.
Genuine Democrats, who have the good
of the party and the country at heart
would do well to give no heed to these
Seli-Styled Democrats whose chief bust
ness is to stir up strife among Democrats
by loully Slandering any Democrat who
has earned their enmity by being Demo-
crat at all times, under all circumstances
and at all places.
Democrats should take to heart the
philosophy Of the old saying: Beware Of
the Greeks bearing gifts Most aSsuredlv
Democrats should remember what happen
ed to them by reason OF their family quar-
relS from March 1, 1898, to March 10.
1910, when for the first time in seventeen
years the Democrats in the House cleo
triiiei the country by voting together
not a man missing in the great struggle.
That was a red letter day in the history OF
Democracy.
viii ACT With Wilson
The House Democrats have been to.
gethcr ever since and while neither a pro.
phet nor the Son OF a prophet, I predict
that they will In the Sixty-third Congress
act in unison, not only with themselves
but with President Wilson.
After listening much and taking little
the best way to learn have yet to find
a House Democrat who does not take that
view Of It. II the lesson from our W
historic quarrelS is notSuHicicnt, we would
do we'll to ponder the present Republican
icud and the woeinl plight to which it has
reduced the party Of Abraham Lincoln. A."