The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-01
In Talk AT Skirvln Luncheon EX-
presses Himself Well Satisfied
With Wilson Policy
IS 10TH TO TALK ON GERMANY
COnSlenS War Element In This
Country 10 the Limbo Of
the Trenches.

I'H't NJ uuN price Sulu lump 'lhI ~
speaker Of the lower house " the ma
rou0l congress, lu rcmarhiug briefly
ou the war situation at luncheon
rendered him todny ut the SGiryin ho.
tH toy the Young Mems Democratic
league President Wilson has the
biggest load 10 mry right now NJ any
pro-idwl Since Lincoln lie should
mot bee humpcrcd by myhody going
about the country giving out inter
views about what should or should
not ro done This is matter III
which the president has lI. Du do. That
is his business
There are grcul many fools Ia
the world who may pcripitutr a con
flirt I'm spite ~ all We can do. II is
am ugly and aggravated ~ituntion, hut
/ sincerely hope we viii be ALL" 10
bring about IN RmiCnblc settlement
and / believe We will
The president has II heavy lond to
y
cate one am not going to make hle
luud heavier by giving out Interviews
70. 10 what he should do or what
should be- done II could reach ont
and grah hy the neck every lingo In
the country nud put him into the
trench IN Europe | would be- glad
~ do if There are n good many jim
goes In this country and they would
like 10 gct ms into trouble
Speaker Clark said that he had been
nskrd his opinion Of the German reply
to the United States. The foregoing Is
practically the reply he made II IL n
question for the president 10 settle, he
,uid. aud not FOR the speaker ~ the
house ar for any other purpose hut the
president That tu say what should hc
done or what he should do In his
opluiuu, would not be- lOynl tu the
president and would only hamper him
IN II very delicate matter, COnse
uucntly ne had nothing further t0 say
N the worst comes, he was satisfied
the American people would stand with
the president to the last extremity as
he would himself.
Hts observations on the war sltua
tlOu came At the end NJ his talk Ia
the members NJ the league. after he
had been introduced by Governor VII.
lIams.
Prcfnclur his remarks with little
history of his life In congress Tor thu
last fifteen years, he told how he had
always been II supporter Of Oklahoma
and pnld II high tribute "a the men
who had been working for the terri
tory and state Il don't feel like Il
stranger here" he said. Il count you
all H. home folks
Referring To politics briefly hr said
that the Democrats were nov ON trial.
that II * the first time the Democrats
have had president aud the house
aud scuntr since 1851 The American
people had given them chance 10 see
II they could run the country, and II
/, the biggest business In the country
Speaker Clark spoke VI the PROMISES
that had been made aud said that he
thought every promise should bc real
izrd that II he had his way about
making platform he would make II
short and live up To II In every way
The most important thing In the plat
form In his opinion was the promise
10 revise the tariff and he thought
they had put the best tariff bin even
through congress Speaking " the In
come tax law, he said that no matter
whit political pnrty gets into power In
the future the income tax law would
never be- repealed "lt taxes what peo
pie have, and not what they consume,
he said.
The war In Europe had interrupted
business seriously, he said, aud ther,
may be- deficiency In revenues IN,
lust NJ this month, but he did MOI
think II would neessltate session o
congress,
He cautioned the Democrats not (,
rest with the Idea that they were II
power to stay forever. that they mus
remember that Wilson was the minor
ny candidate for president by 2,lOO,OOI
votes.
When the speaker had finished MI
remarks he was given nm ovation b,
his hearers. ......