The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-04-03
HOUSE PASSES REPEAL, BILL
IN SPITE OF CLARK'S APPEAL.
Measure Goes Through to Senate.
Good Majority For President
Wilson's Personal Appeal Backed by Force of Rea-
sonne, Sweeps Body-Day of Excitement
Before Vote Comes.
Tensest of Interest. .

Tensest of Interest.
Inc interest was tense as Speake,
clark began to speak, and his first
utoerance, breathing spirit of har-
mqny as against discord and assuring
me country that the president and he
personally were at peace, seemed To
spread over the assemblave. partic,-
larly the Democratic side of the house
feeling of relief.
Ihere IS no personal issue between
the president and myself" said the
speaker and his voice was drowned in
chorus OF Democratic shouts whila
plauded. ap
AZ the outset. the speaker read his
address, but soon he got into his old
time oratorical swing and was ham.
mering home with sweeping gestures
MS dellberately delivered words. When
ne praised the patriotic motives Of
PRESIDENT Wilson, again was he in
terrupted by applause. Upon his
emphatic declaration that with those
who charged him with attempting tn
disrupt the party the wish was father
to the thought" not a member on the
moor but applauded him. "Does anv
man in this house believe the Demo.
cratic leaders are working to snlit
Democracy" the speaker fairly howl.
ed as he leaped toward the Demo
cratic side and looked into the faces
OF his colleagues.
mo! Mol" was the thunderous re-
ply from every part of the chamber.
Let him courageously stand up
here and now," continued the speak,
or, that we may see his cast Of
countenance." But no man stood up
and the house cheered again.
Assails Newspapers.
ThaS speakers Aszs&Etesl nos YrnSfis as
he attacked newspapers which he de-
clared had assailed him In this fight.
and, in referring to the charge That
he was "bolting the president" he
exclaimed:
"Merciful God! What an idiotic
phrase!"
Throughout the speech there was
not dull moment. Repeatedly he
was cheered and the echoes of the
plaudits rang through the reverberat-
ing halls of the capitol in frequent
waves.
The speaker talked calmly when he
referred to the Baltimore convention
and recalled how he had led in the
and when he told his colleagues he
was mindful of the fact that his
course in this crisis might mean the
end of his public career. there was no
evidence of regret or of alarm in his
voice or demeanor.
There were many things worse, he
said, than being defeated for con-
gress or for the speakership. When
he declared he was not a candidate
for the presidency and could be hap
py without it, he interrupted himself
with chuckle that brought more ap-
plause.
The speaker said he had no harsh
words to speak of any colleagues who
had criticised him, but he referred to
some of them-Representat Henry
Of Texas, who led the fight for ii
cloture rule on the repeal bill Rep
rosentative Shirley and Representa-
tive Hardwick, who had aided in that
fight. The house was moved to up
rear of laughter when the speaker
said, referring to Mr.. Hardwick:
Laughs at Georgian.
$50 far as the gentleman from
Georgia is concerned, I say: 'Shoo,
fly! don't bodder me; shoot, fly! don't
bodder me-.
1t was several moments after this
humorous disposition of the case of
his party adversaries before the speak
er could resume because the entire
house sat back and roared-roared
again with laughter. Even Mr.. Hard
wick laughted. and those who came
expecting to listen to a political dia-
tribe laughed and cheered with the
others.
"There is glory enough for ALL"
said the speaker, referring to his DEM
ocratic colleagues, "and with such men
| will not argue"
The house listened attentively to
the speakers argument against the
tolls repeal, his assertion that he be-
lieved the president was mistaken, his
argument that the Canadian Pacific
railroad and the Tehuantepec National
railway would profit by the repeal, and
his appeal against yielding anything
to Great Britain.
owe built the Panama canal" tn,
speaker shouted in the climax of hi>
speech. eve built it on American
soil. We have fortified it; we will
control it. We built it primarily and
almost entirely for our own benefit
and secondarily for the worlds ben
eft. l would rather see the canal
walled up than give Great Britain
control of it. | would rather have
the canal filled up with granite bould-
ers than to yield one iota of control
over it to any foreign nation"
Continued on page Al.