The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-31
4 GREAT SPEECH.
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the nomination i'm 1916" the speaker
declared he had told ali to whom he
had spoken about the 1916 situation
that IL the presidents administration
were z success, Mr.. Wilson would be
reelected. and II 1t were . failure.
1.-The nomination would not be worth
having"
As to his own future, the speaker
insisted he could be happy without the
presidency. the speakership.s or even
with retirement to private life. should
his constituency 80 determine.
There Il no personal issue be-
tween the president of the United
States and myself" he said. II trust
time uttered one word Of criticism OF
the president. At no time. 80 far al
am informed. or. believe, has the
president said one single word OF
criticism Of me. have never for one
moment entertained the opinion that
President Wilson u not actuated by
the highest motives. do not believe
tanned any other opinion as to the
conduct Of those of us who find it nee
essary to differ with him on this
measure. President Wilson does not
desire breach in the Democratic
party. / do not desire breach in
the Democratic party. would scorn
to believe that President Wilson
countenances for one moment the eff
fort of some Of the jacl<al press to
represent that we are seeking to dis
rupt the Democratic party. With
most Of those who have asserted that
am seeking to disrupt the party,
the wish is father to the thought"
Replies to the "World."
Replying at length to what he called
q "scurril0us and slanderous article in
the New York World" the speaker said
the charge that he had been swayed
in his attitude toward the bill by the
ship subsidy interests was a base
and false insinuation."
If any man here believes that SLAM
der" shouted the speaker. '.let him
stand up here and now. SO that he may
be seen by hundreds of Witnesses"
The newspaper he named. he said,
along with every editor in America,
who hopes to be an ambassador, minis
ter, consul general or In some other
fat and juicy job. has been endeavor-
ing to place me in antagonism to the
president ever since the election. These
papers declare i am opposing this sur
render to Great Britain as an opening
gun in my campaign for president in
1916. 1t may surprise these obsequious
courtiers to know that have never
limited to any human being that would
be a candidate in 1916. and that 1 am
not a candidate. Their Islander has
been gratuitous mental degradation.
II never entertained the slightest Ill
will toward the president about the
Baltimore convention. I wish him we'll,
did all could to elect him, far more
than some of those who SO vociferously
and fulsomely praise him now, and for
hnv Ha0r to III H.
entertain supreme contempt. 1 have
supported him until we are
called upon to bolt the platform. abb
refuse to do any such thing"
As to the Speakership.
Mr.. Clark then referred to published
reports of fight on his reelection to
the speakership.
The New York Sun practically
the gentleman from Ken
lucky (Mr. Sherley) for speaker"
said he. Hero fs it's exact language:
Reports have 1t that already the little
leaders have. decided that Represen-
tative Carter Glass. Of Virginia would
be q good man for floor leader, and
that Representative Swager Sherley of
would make an ideal
speaker The strange part of that
IL that it makes no mention
Of my voluble. vehement. and vocifer-
GUS friend from Texas; (Mr. Henryl
eagle eye on the speakership for 10,
these many years.
II have this to say:
THE fact that I am making this
fight for our platform pledges may
end my public career. There are
ed for congress or defeated for the
speakership or even worse than to be
defeated for the presidency, and one
IT them il to repudiate the platform
on which you are elected. If my con-
stituents who have stood by me. with
private life. 1 can still be happy in
the love and affection of my wife and
children, in the society OF my books.
and in cu1tivating flowers and trees"
Asserting that he had no criticism
for his Democratic friends who would
ed that III we must differ, let US diff
fer in kindness" and then launched
into an argument on the merits Of the
tolls issue.
He commended first. that the trans
continental railroads would be the
chief beneficiaries OF q repeal.
His Final Appeal.
Further referring to President Will
sons attitude. Speaker Clark said that
IF we have entered into an engage
ment which forbids US to manage our
own affairs. then we must abide it.
however, 1Oou6n OF unnecessary tnaV
may have BEEN" Honest
opinions he said. differed. 'eWhatever
may be the differences Of opinion re-
speeding the merits Of the CASE" he
said, II do President Wilson, honor
FOR his act. But 1 do not and cannot
endorse his judgment I think he is
wholly in the wrong. at least SO far AZ
the treaty bears upon our own domes-
tic situation and consequently offers
no just cause for the breaking OF a
we'll considered party pledge.
1.-THE repeal" he said, means the
practical abandonment Of the Monroe
doctrine which the American people
will maintain at all hazards Those
who assert that the Monroe doctrine il
dead, reckon without their host
After discussing the Monroe doc
trfne. the speaker concluded with this
appeal:
Nov, may the God of our fathers,
who nerved 100000 bAckwoods