Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-15
CLARK OVATION
ENDORSEMENT OF
STAND ON TOLLS
Speaker of House Enthusias-
ticaIIy Welcomed at Jeffer-
sonian Dinner.
HAILED AS ONE OF GREAT
LEADERS OF THE PARTY
Declares That Nation Must Up
hold Monroe Doctrine-Over
Thousand at Banquet.


Champ Clark, of Missouri, speaker
Of the House of Representatives, in
which body he recently led the fight
against surrender to England on the
Panama tolls questions, helped to
celebrate the birthday of Thomas JEFF
ferson at the annual banquet under
che auspices of the Essex County
Democratic Committee last night
More than 1900 persons attended.
Every seat in Kruger Auditorium
was occupied.
Speaker Clark was enthusiastically
received and was frequently referred
TO as one of the greratest Democratic
leaders this nation ever possessed.
The splendid ovation he received from
the diners was generally accepted as
evidence of the high esteem In which
ne is held by the local Democracy and
hearty local endorsement of the bril-
liant stand he made in Congress
against the administrations attitude
on the Panama matter.
City Counsel James X. Nugent pre-
sided as POSTMASTER. He lauded the
career of Jefferson. He took occasion
to predict the reelection of Mayor
Haussling, when that executives
present term expires. The Mayor
Mr.. Nugent, Congressman Walter l.
Mccoy and Edward w Townsend,
of New Jersey, and Chairman James
D, Moriarty, of the Essex County
Democratic Committee, all came In
for a generous reception.
Mr.. Nugent's speech
Mr.. Nugent had an eager audience
when he arose to make the prelim-
mary remarks attending the introduce
tion of Speaker Clark. He said:
Gentlemen, we have with us to-
night the man whom | consider the
leading man at present in the Democ-
racy of the United Sttaes of America.
when the primary elections were
held to select delegates to the Balti
more national convention of 1912 there
were two delegates elected from each
of the two Congressional districts
here. l was one of the four commits
sioners sent to Baltimore and ] voted
for Champ Clark SO did the other
members of the delegation. We stuck
TO him and carried his banner until
the banner was down at our sides.
fThen he went on and helped elect
q Democratic President. He comes
from Missouri and his ancestors came
from New Jersey. They were lighters
In the time of the Revolutionary War
end helped make New Jersey the
country which shields you and l
today
Champ Clark is the living ex-
ponent of this old, fighting, demo-
cratic spirit Friends, here he is now,
Champ Clark"
Praise for the Party.
Speaker Clark began by thanking
the Democrats present for their gen.
erous applause and expressed pleas |
ure at the large attendance. He
greeted the large aud 'ence as a
promise of Democratic success. Their
applause he welcomed as the praise
of the people of his own party. Con-
tinuing, he said:
Il have never affected to despise
praise. ] like it, Praise for deeds
well done is not to be despised by
any man.
II am here tonight for four reasons.
First. because my father was born
and raised in Atlantic County in this
State He was q wagon and buggy
maker, apprenticed to that trade.
am proud of that, and it would be a
sad day when a man would be
ashamed of his humble origin.
In the second place, I am here
because your two Congressman, Mr..
Townsend and Mr.. Mccoy, invited
me.
81 am the only man in Congress
who cannot get away from Congress.
can appoint a speaker for one day
and when I am Sick which never
happens, ] can appoint one for ten
DAYS Otherwise ] am a slave to the
House sessions.
''I am glad to be hers on the invita-
ton of your Congressman, whom ]
like very we'll The oftener you send
back a Congressman to that House. !
provided he was fit in the first place,
the better Congressman he makes. |
have been there twenty years.
Laughter.)
The third reason | came here was
because 1t was Thomas Jefferson's
birthday, the day which every Demo |
crat ought to honor as a duty.
Il am here for fourth reason. It
is because Washington City is the
poorest viewpoint for politics and
business there is in this community.
1t Is a good plan to get out of there
and among the people so as to see
what is going on. 1t has been said
Z of Horace Walpole's man that he
L..Yas so rugged up that everything
Hng p looked snail to him and every
tt,s..rstJlve |, sma.1etooked large to him. And
,rx1fs washington. Everything Is in
tfog there"
Tribute to Jefferson.
"wbv is it that we celebrate JEFF.
ferson's birthday? Because he con-
tributed more high and lofty prin-
ciples to the Democratic party than
any other Democrat Because he
was the chief priest and apostle of
liberty more than any other man in
the world. Because he ploughed his
ideas deeper into the soil of human
minds than any man that ever lived.
III he walked in here tonight who
would recognize him? He was the
only red-headed President we ever
had. The nearest to another we had
was sandy haired Theodore Roose-
welt, the man who knew a little
about more things than any Presi-
dent we ever had.