The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-03-18
SPEAKER CLARK
GIVES WILSON
COMMENTATOR
Says the Presidents Burden is the Heav-
lest Any President Since Lincoln's
Time Has Borne.

Philadelphia, March 49, Speaker
Clark, addressing the Friendly Sons Of
st. Patrick here last night eulogized
President Wilson as among the great
presidents whose, names can be counted
on the fingers Of one hand"
ut is no exaggeration to say that he
bears heavier load than any president
since Lincoln has borne" said the speak
err
AT length Speaker Clark reviewed the
work OF the Democratic Congress which,
he said, had been accomplished with the
aid and approval of Republican and Pro-
gressive votes and predicts that any
political party could not carry ten states
on the repeal of the income tax. lie de-
clared the country was rapidly recover
ing from the depression of the Europ-
can war and to speed prosperity, urged
that all federal, state and county and
municipal works be passed.
"The Congress has done its work" he
said Senators and representatives have
returned to their homes. The president
remains in Washington because of the
ticklish situation in which we find our
selves by reason of the trans Atlantic
war and the Civil war. 1t is no eXag-
Iteration to say that he bears a heavier
load than any president since Lincoln
has borne. No man, no men, can relieve
him of his burden. His troubles, be-
ing purely executive in character, are
his and his alone In the very nature
,E ~, oh what
Us going on abroad than does any other
man IN America because he has better
means of information.
Every good citizen, without reference
to politics or religion should trust him
and uphold him in this crisis of our
Icountry's fate May God give him the
wisdom, courage and strength to keep
Ius out of entanglemcnts with foreign
nations and lead us in the paths Of
peace.
"When the Democrats came into pos.
session of the House, the Senate and
the presidency on March 4 1918, after
sixteen years of entire exclusion from
lpower. we had a colossal task ahead Of
ius. Looking the whole world in the
face we can truthfully and without fear
of successful contradiction assert that
We have courageously. wisely and pa
triotically accomplished the major por-
ton of that stupendous undertaking.
"The Baltimore platform contained a
multitude of promises. We have re-
deemed many Of them While neither
a prophet nor the son of a prophet, /
am bold 70 predict that in the next two
years we will redeem the remainder
Rome was not built in a day but never
theless Rome was built There IS linn
It To the power of men 20 labor mental
liz or physically. Two years were not
enough time in which 20 place our ex-
tensiye aud patriotic program upon the
statute books. though the SD Congress
sat more DAYS and enacted more con-
struetive legislation than any other that
ever met. / have not even the shadow
Iof doubt that the historian Of our
times win pronounce il great Con
eress. We have fought good fight. We
have kept the faith. The people VIII
endorse and reward us.
"The brilliant Benjamin Disraeli, Earl
OF Beacon6eld. declared that contempt
raneous foreign opinion ~ TO a public
mar i identical within the final verdict
OF history. Most aszuredly then, Wood
! row Wilson win b. rated among the
: great presidents. whose names can be
counted on the fingers Of one hand.
For more than a half century re.
lpnblieans have pointed with pride aud
Democrats have viewed with alarm,
the speakers said. "Now The boot j. on
the other foot. At the present iuncture
Democrats point with pride and alack
land aasi Republicans view with alarm
They we're foreordaincd and predestined
a. dwell IN the cave of Adulam.
B These complaints divide themselves
into two cla--os. First those who with
|courtenauccs sorrowiul a. that 81 the
Ktia}f a. "a Mancha but with glec iu
their souls and hope n their hearts Nocii
, crate. purely fof political effect. that
! 1.-The country g. going 10 The Demnition
Bow -WoWs iu their case Tire Hish %
? father o. the Thought There are not
.mafF such uu American residents ~ the
l9nrtfr so favored hy Almighty God.
Plot the few maleuauts are unfortunate
.Ip Among TIE noisfest al mankind. De
second class. suffering from the mula-
.eubs 8 muah lareer consisting 81 bon
80 but timid Usr-ous forever -eelng
ehests who u ID Hears look taraard
faHrfnIIv % possible leHn wears and who
.are er tly worried hy g. lameaiations
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