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

TO believe that President Wilson
lcountenances for one moment the 81
forts OF some OF the jackal press 10
represent that we are seeking TO dis
rupt the Democratic party. Win
most OF those who have asserted that
l am seeking to disrupt the party. the
wish Is father to the thought"
Replies to Attack.
Replying at length to what he call
ed "scurrilous. and slanderous sTti.
Gle In the New York World" the
speaker said the charges that he had
been swayed in his attitude toward
the bill by the ship subsidy inter
ests was base and false insinua.
II any man here believes that SIAN
Ger. shouted the Speaker lei him
stand up here and now. so that he
may De seen by hundreds OF witness
The newspaper he named. he said.
along with every editor in America
VINO, VINO hopes TO be an ambassador. min
lster, consul general. or in some
other fat and juicy Job has been en-
deavoring TO place me in antagonism
10 the President ever since the cleo
ton. These papers declare / am op-
posing this surrender TO Great Britain
as an opening gun in my campaign
Tor president In 1916. II may surprise
these obsequious courtiers TO know
that ! never limited 10 any human be.
ing that ! would be a candidate in
1916. and that | am not a candidate
Their SANDER has been a gratuitous
mental degradation.
Il never entertained the slightest
III viii toward the president about
the baltimore convention. wish
MIN well / did all / could to elect
MINI Iar more than some of those
who so vociferously and fulsomely
praise him now. and for whom, deeD
down in his heart. he must entertain
supreme contempt. have stead.
lastly supported him until wa are
called upon TO bolt the platform. n
absolutely refuse to do any such
As to Reelection.
Mr.. Clark then referred to pub
lished reports of fight on his re-elec-
ton TO the speakership.
The New York sun practically
dominates the gentleman from Ken
lucky tMr. Sherley for speaker"
said he. Here is its exact language.
Reports have IL that already the
little leaders have decided that Rep
resentative Carter Glass. OF Virginia.
would be a good man for floor lead.
er ard that Representative Swagar
Sheriey. OF Kentucky. would make an
ideal speaker The strange part OF
that paragraph Is that Il makes no
mention of my voluble. vehement and
vociferous friend from Texas. CMr.
Henry for the speakership. He has
had his eagle eye on the speakership
for 10 these many years.
Il have this to say the fact that !
am making this fight for our platform
pledges may end my public career
There are many things worse than be
ing defeated for congress OF defeated
for the speakership or even worse
than TO be defeated for the presidency
and one OF them is 10 repudiate the
platform on which you are elected
me with mistaken fidelity should re.
tire me to private life I can still be
happy In the love and affection OF
my wife and children. in the society
OF my books and in cultivating flow
ers and trees"
Asserting that he had no criticism
Tor his Democratic friends who would
vote FOR the repeal. the speaker
pleaded that IT we must diner. lei
us diner in Kindness and then
launched into an argument on Inc
merits OF the tolls issue. he con
tended, first that the trans-continent-
al railroads would be the chief bene-
hciaries Of n repeal
In suggesting two-year suspen-
sion OF tolling. Speaker Clark said.
Reason is Untenable.
Most assurcdly the "mistakon-eco-
nomicp policy reason for the President
rs untenable and fades away before
tho stubborn facts Of our history. AS
that u disputed point why not
amend the bill so az to continue the
present law with the exemption soc.
ton for two years or suspend ~ FOR
two years. By amending the bill eth.
Or way we control the situation If