American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1914-04-09
SPEECH DELIVERED
IN CONCRESSBY GREAT MAN
Democratic Leader Stirs House and Wins Plaudits From
the Galleries in Address on Administration Measure
Insists Nation Had Every Right to Deal With Its Own
Shipping in Waterway.

the gall to charge that those same
leaders are trying to split the Dem
ocracy. l can point out so or so men
who never would nave sat within
these historic walls had not these
Democrats and the insurgents made
the fight in the ~sixty-first congress.
Farther along in the aforesaid
World article occurs this PASSAGE:
What the World Said.
1.-The ship subsidists are seeking
to spring a great surprise when the
vote is taken. When debate upon the
repeal finally is opened on the floor
they hope to uncover one trump card
that will turn the tide of defeat.
"'This trump caro- is to be Speaker
Champ Clark.
"'Thus far Mr.. Clark has carefully
avoided stating his position on the
question. The World correspondent
learned today that Mr.. Clark is wa
vering against repeal. He did not vote
when the vote was passed originally
and therefore he has none Of the fears
of changing his vote that appear to
be uppermost in the minds of many
Democratic politicians.
1.-The ship subsidy interests hope
to get Mr.. Clark to make a thunder
ing speech against repeal. If he can
be induced to come out and announce
that he is in favor of mailing the
Stars and Stripes to the canal" as one
anti-repeal man expressed it today,
some members believe many votes
may be changed.
with Speaker Clark, Mr.. Under
wood, Fitzgerald and Kitchin urging
their followers to oppose the bill. ii
is conceded that a remarkable spec
tacle will be staged on the floor of the
house."
THAT is another base and false in
: situation. If any man here believes
/ that Islander let him stand up and
r say so now so hat he may be seen by
these hundreds of witnesses.
Standing on the Platform.
mot satisfied with the foregoing
ISLANDERS, the World attributes the fac
l that l am standing on the Baltimore
1 platform to the fact that 1 have no
forgotten the Baltimore convention
How can l forget a performance
which nobody else in America seem
able to forget, including the New
= York World? 1t, along with anothe
: editor in America who hopes to b
ambassador, minister, plenipotentiary
consul general. or to hold some othe
juicy job, has been ~endeavoring L
i place me in a~ntagonism to the presi
e dent ever since the election. Thes
papers assert that l am opposing thi
D surrender to Great britain as an open
ing gun in my campaign for presiden
S in 1916. 1t may surprise these obse
e quious couriers to know that l neve
!" limited to any human being that
y would be a presidential candidate i
1916, and that l am not a candidate
Consequently their Islander has been
y gratuitous mental degradation.
/ 1T will surprise these timber
backed incense swingers still more
know what l had uniformly told thos
who have suggested my candidacy
1916, and it is this: If President Wi
d son makes a success of his administrs
ton he will be renominated and re
J. elected in 1916; but if he makes
failure, which God forbid. the nom.
If nation will not be worth having"
Il never entertained the slightest i
will toward the president about tn
m Baltimore convention. l wish hil
we'll. 1 did all l could to elect hin
l have supported him until we al
called upon to bolt the platform.
p refused to do any such thing.
p Il have this to say: The fact that
Of am making this fight for our platforl
nt pledges may end my public caree
10 There are many things worse tina
is being defeated for congress or defea
is ed for the speakership, or even wor'
nj than to be defeated for the presidel
g cy. and one of them is to repudia
n the platform on which you are electe
g. Il can be happy without the pres
70 dency. l can be happy without Il
IN speakership. If my constituents wi
Of have stood by me with mistaken
" deity should retire me to private lif
I can still be happy in the love al
. affection of my wife and children.
= Il have no criticism to make on Il
Democrats who are going to vote f
repeal.
Il assume that every member ".
vote honestly the way dictated by b
:. intellect and his conscience, b
why should l be denied the san
- privilege? No man here should be
:. rubber stamp congressman.
r.o T., S;rb4