The Sentinel=record., 1914-04-01

On this motion with it's reserva- tions of the right of the United States to control the Panama canal zone, the anti-repeal forces boiled their largest vote. The motion was dee feated 232 to 176 The democratic leaders, Speaker Clark and Represent tative Underwood carried sixty-one of their democratic colleagues with them on this vote
 All but thirteen of the republicans voted for the motion and two pro eressives stood with the anti-repeal forces.
 This defeat marked the last rally of the anti-repeal forces. The last roll call was on the final passage of the bill. It was taken with the house in disorder and general confusion prevailed. As announced by the speaker, the result was, ayes PAS; nays, 1G2, but a recapitulation of the vote showed, ayes, 247; nays. 16l Of this vote, 220 democrats desert ed their chosen leades to answer the personal plea of President Wilson. With them were twenty-five repub- licans and two progressiyes With Speaker Clark and Leader Underwood |fifty-two democrats voted against the bill, ninety-two republicans and sey- enteen progressives making up the lG1 negative votes.
 Speaker Champ Clark's stirring speech in the house closing the argu- ment for the opponents of the canal tolls exemption repeal bill was one of the most dramatic features of this extraordinary contest. The speaker said.
 MT. Speaker, there is no personal issue between the president of the United States and myself There has not been at any time. I trust there never will. I have at no time uttered one word of criticism of the president. At no time so far as 1 am informed and believe. has the president said one single word of criticism of me. In the nature of things, man who is worthy to hold higa public post in the service of his country must believe that other public servants are actuated by the same high, courageous and patriotic motives by which he believes himself ! te be moved TT have never for one moment en. tertained the opinion that President i'Wilso1 is actuated by other than the l highest patriotic motives. I do not 1 believe that President Wilson has ever entertained any other opinion as to the conduct of those of us who lind it necessary to differ with him on this measure. President Wilson does not desire a breach in the demo- cratic party l do not desire breach in the democratic party and there is no breach in the democratic party. I would scorn to believe that President Wilson countenances for one moment the efforts of the jackalI press to reI- esent that we are seeking to disrupt the democratic party. The president is too big a man not to desire that this great question should be fought out on it's merits, fee from personal alties which can do no good and may do much harm. The president has too high an idea of the duties of a public servant to desire members to do other than vote their conscientious convie- tions. With most of those who have asserted that l am seeking to disrupt the party the wish is father to the thought.
 In the New York World of Tuesday, March "A, appeared 8. a.scurrilous and slanderous article, with these head lines:
 Leaders work to split democracy over canal tolls. As filibuster against exemption repeal goes on in the house it is said that both Speaker Clark and MT Underwood will oppose the presi- dents measure"
 That is one of the most preposter- ous statements made in any newspa- per since Gutenburg invented mov- able type.
 I have this to say; the fact that I am making this fight for our platform pledges may end my public career. There are many things worse htan be- ing defeated for congress or defeated for the speakership or even worse than to be defeated for the presi- deacy, and one of them is to repudiate the platform on which you are elect cd.
 can be happy without the presi- dency. l can be happy without the speakership. The happiest hours of my congressional life were spent on the floor of the house engaging freely in the parliamentary struggles, great and small. which rage in this large and energetic body. If my constit- uents who have stood by me with un- shaken fidelity should retire me to private life, can still be happy in the love and affection of my wife and children, in the society of my books and in cultiyating flowers and trees I have no criticism to make on the democrats who are going to vote for repeal have eo-operated with them
 so long, we have lost and won togeth-