The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-04-01

Brown. OF West Virginia: Bruckner.
Sarew. Casey. Conry. Dale. Deitrick.
Difenderfer, Donohoe. Dooling. Dore-
mus, Driscoll. Dupre. Estopinal. Fin
ley. Fitzgerald. Goldfogle. German
Goulden, Graham. OF Illinois: Grimm,
Harrison, Hayden. Helm. Igoe. Jones,
kettner, Kitchin. Lee. OF Pennsylva-
MIA: Lonergan. McAndrews. McDer-
mott, Mahan, Maher. Metz. Mitchell
Morgan, of louisiana: Murray. OF
Massachusetts,: Murray. of Oklahoma:
OLeary, O'Shaughnessy. Patten. OF
New York: Phelan, Ragsdale, Raker
Riordan. Taggart. Underwood, the
Speaker. Total. so.
Progressives: Macdonald, Muir
dock, Nolan. Ripley. Stephens. of Cal.
ifornia; Temple. Walters, Woodruff,
Bryan, Chandler. Falconer. Hinebaugh
Hulings, Kelly. Of Pennsylvania: Laf-
ierty' IaFollette and Bell. of Califor-
MIA. Total, II.
Present: Hughes. of West vir-
ginia.
Praises the President.
Speaker Clark. closing the debate
against the repeal. disappointed those
who expected him TO attack President
Wilson. He disclaimed any personal
issue with the President. declared he
believed Mr. Wilson was actuated by
that there was no breach in the Demo-
cratic party. He argued at length
against the Presidents contention and
declared that "the amazing request OF
the President for the repeal. like the
peace OF God. passeth all understand
ing. He disclaimed any personal
Issue between the President and him
self and added that IL the President
had reasons which are not utterly
untenable. ard which compel him 10
make this request" he had not given
them TO the House. He differed with
the Presidents statement that toll ex-
.emption was "a mistaken economic
policy" but. admitting dispute on that
point proposed that the exemption be
suspended two years. He commended
that the President was mistaken in
his view that the exemption was re-
pugnant to the Hay-Pauncefote treaty.
We want war with no nation. ="
said the Speaker. but rather than
surrender our right to complete SOW
ereignty over every square foot OF
our globe encircling domain. we will
cheerfully and courageously face a
world in arms"
Attitude Attacked.
lie attacked the attitude OF the
House Democrats who have led the
Presidents fight for tolls exemption
repeal Referring to published decla-
Iations that his opposition to the
( president was the Opening gun OF his
hsht for the nomination in 1916" the
Sneaker declared he had told all TO
whom he had sDoken about the 1916
situation that IL the Presidents ad-
ministrattOn were a success. Mr.. VIII
son would he reelected. and n u were
q failure the nomination would not be
1 worth having As to his own future
the sneaker insisted he could be han
py without the Presidency, the sneak
ership or even with retirement TO pri-
yate life. should his constituency 40
determine. There e. no personal
issue between the President OF the
United states and myself" he said
= trust there never will be. have NJ
no TINE uttered one word OF criticism
I OF the President. At no time. so far
~ / am Informed or believe. has the
president said one single word OF crit.
. iclsm OF me. have never for one mo-
ment entertained the opinion that
PRESIDENT Wilson Is actuated BY other
Z IMAM the highest motives
- do not believe that President
wilson has ever entertained anv 9th
~ opinion az 10 the conduct OF those
OF us who md ~ necessary 10 differ
with him on this measure
Pres ldent Wilson does not desire
2 breach In the Democratic party.
40 not desire breach in the Dorno.
cfauc party and there Is no breach in
'the Democratic party. ! would scorn