New Britain herald., 1915-03-18
SPEAKER CLARK LAUDS
PRESIDENT WILSON
Has Undergone Greater Strain Than
Any Executive Since Lincoln.

Philadelphia, March 1S.-Speaker
Clark, addressing the Friendly Sons of
st. Patrick here last night eulogized
President Wilson as "ancn;r the great
presidents whose names can be count
ed on the fingers of one nand.''
1T is no eKaggeration to say that
he bears a heavier load than any
president since Lincoln has borne"
said the speaker.
AT length Speaker Clark reviewed.
the work Of the democratic congroas
winch, he said, had been accommodated
with the aid and approval of renub1i-
Can ana progressive votes and n,e-
o1cted that any political party could
not carry ten states on the repea1 Of
the income tax. He declared the
country was rapidly recovering fro,,
the depression of the European war
ana to speed prosperity, urged that
all federal, state, county and munich
pal works be pressed.
Bears Heavier Load.
The congress has done it's work =,
ne said, senators and representatives
nave returned to their homes. The
president remains in Washington be-
cause of the tickliest situation in which
we find ourselves by reason of the
transatlantic war and the civil war.
IL IS no exagaeration to say that he
pears a heavier load htan any presi-
dent since Lincoln. has borne. No man.
no men, can relieve him of his burden.
Ibis troubles, being purely executive in
character, are his and his alone. In
the very nature of things he knows |
more about what is going on abroad
than does any other man in America |
because he has better means of in 3!
formation. ~
Every good citizen, without refer !
ence to politics or religion should !
trust him and uphold him in this |
crisis of our country's fate. My God |
give him the wisdom, courage and |
strength to keep us out of an en-
tanglements with foreign nations and |
lead us in the paths of peace.
Colossal Task Ahead.
when the democrats came into
possession Of the house, the senate |
and the president on March 4, 1918,
after sixteen years of entire exclusion
from power, We had a colossal task |
ahead of us. Looking the whole world |
in the face, we can truthfully and |
without fear of successful contradict
ton assert that we have courage ously
wisely and patriotically accomplished |
The major portion of that stupendous
1.-THE Baltimore platform contained
multitude of promises, we have re-
deemed many of them. While neither
4 prophet no the son of a prophet, 1
- u,
,wo years we will redeem the remain
der. Rome was not built in a day
but nevertheless Rome was built.
There is a limit to tho power Of men
to labor mentally or physically. Two
years werd not enough time in which
TO place our extensive and patriotic
program upon the statute books,
though the 63d congress sat more days
and enacted more constructive legisla-
ton than any other that ever met
have not aven the shadow of doubt
that the historian Of our times Will
pronounce it great congress. we
have fought a good fight. We nave
kept the faith. The people VIII en-
dorse and reward us.
Among Great Presidents.
.sThe brilliant Benjamin Disraeli,
Earl of Beaconsfeld, declared that
opinion as to pub
lie man is identical within the final
verdict of history. Most assuredly,
then, Woodrow Wilson will be rated
among the great presidents, whose
names can be counted on the ringers
Of one hand.
.For more than a half century re-
publicans have pointed with prlde
and democrats have viewed with
alarm" the speaker went on, NOW
the boot is on the other foot. At the
present juncture democrats point
with pride and alack! and alas! re-
publicans view with alarm Ihey