The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-30
HAIL CHAMP CLARK
AS NEXT PRESIDENT
Speaker Is Cheercd by Big
Gathering at Bedford
Y. NJ. G. A. Branch.
SILENT on CANAL TOLLS
Says There Are 10000 Ameri-
cans as Capable AS Occu-
pant Of White House.

pant Of White House.
Skipping from Vermont to Missouri,
then to California across to China, around
the world to England, back to Texas. over
into Mexico and then leaping tho Pan
ANA Canal and any subject related TO II
30 ne could say some words about South
America, Speaker Champ Clark enter
taincd for an hour and q half all the
men who could get into the Bedford branch
Of the " NJ c. A. yesterday afternoon.
Not once did ne refer to the canal tolls
exemption clause he had not word
TO say upon pending legislation. although
almost every other conceivable subject
was within the scope OF his address, AN
Optimist's Views"
Mr.. Clark was introduced by Frederick
J. warburton as the man who would have
occupied tho White House to-day but
cratic convention" He was cheered as
"our next President
For ten or twelve years" he began,
every muckraker and pessimist In tho
country has been attacking our institu-
tions until the American people are be-
ginning to believe that We are going to
tho demnition bowwows. Every man who
has had complaint to make has found
room in the newspapers for his howls ;
every man who wanted TO attack Ameri-
can institutions has gained an ear
Progress 81 American People.
Mr. Clark cited figures which. he said
indicate the progress OF tho American
people. In 1900 the population was o.
900. 900: at the last census II was co.
900, 900, and II the same rate Of increase
II continued Il will be two billions In
202o. or 100000 more than the popula-
ton OF the world to-day. Wealth has
Increased In the last ITO years until now
there Is 3l.3al.l5 for every person Of
the population. and II 1t increases in the
same proportion tho United States will
be worth $4,000. 600. 900. 900 in 2oco
There's not a prince, potentate, pre-
mier czar or king In Europe who doesn't
stay awake nights wondering what tho
United States 10 going TO do next" he
said.
In 1900 tho United States and Switxer-
land were the only republics; now there
are twenty-six. and for this Mr.. Clark
gave the credit to the United States for
proving that men are able to govern them
selves.
MARK Twain. tho greatest Missourian
that ever lived and the greatest literary
man this country ever produced" said
the advertiser OF Missouri houn' dawgs.
"once said that blessed be the man that
bloweth his own horn. lest Il be not blown
And this applies to nations as well as
individuals don't let the muckrakers and
,pl hot 10
try is not going ahead II IL. and while
the millennium has not yet arrived. We
arc advancing little at a time. And
proclaim this to all the world.
Real Monroe Doctrine.
Every now and then some one sayA
The Monroe doctrine means I like
to quote from Cleveland's Venezuelan
message on the meaning Of that doctrine.
He said: We are sovereign on this con-
tinent' Tho doctrine Simply means that
| we don't propose that any nation colonise
on this continent. Every time IA Euro
pean nation has been about to grab a
| little republic In South America II has
stopped and taken good look at U.S.
and has then given up the grab That
doctrine hasn't cost US q cent to main
tain, and II Is the United States great
| est contribution to International law"
| or Mexico Mr. Clark had this to say
Mexico In having a little trouble. but
II isn't 30 long since We ourselves had
a lot OF internal trouble. In four years
there was moro life and property damage
than Mexico can cause In forty years. al
her present rate. We came out of that
trouble stronger and better than we were
when We entered upon It. and so viii
Mexico"
OF American adaptability he said
"I believe that II you set 10000 OF ouI
people down In an oasis In the desert
within . few days they would have es
tabiishsd form of government undel
which they could live, I believe tha
there are 10000 men In America whit
would make Just as good Presidents Al
the present incumbent"
Some OF the instances Of progress which
ne quoted were the death Of duelling and
the decrease In the number Of prize fights
"Without a minutes training" he said
II could have put up better fght thar
Jeffrtes."