Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-29
PRES. WILSON'S ACTS SPEAK
LOUDER THAN HUGHES TALK
Champ Clark Opens Democratic CAM
paign in Maine Slaps G. 0. p.


Champ Clark. speaker of the house
of representatives, opened the cam
paign in Maine for the democrats in
characteristic speech in which he
told of the accomplishments of the
administration and congress under the
leadership of Woodrow Wilson. He
also took note of the campaign tour
Charles E. Hughes is making in be-
half of his candidacy for the presi~
dency. Mr. Hughes, he said, had thus
far made enough speeches to enable
people to form judgement as to his
opinions on current issues, and in the
speakers opinion ''he has shot his
bolt, but failed to hit the bulls eye"
Some significant utterances by the
speaker follow:
"The chances are the voters oil
America will act on the sage dictum
of Abraham Lincoln, that it is unwise
to swap horses while crossing the
stream and continue the democrats
in power.
1.-THE people seem to have absolute
confidence in the pilot of the ship OF
state, Woodrow Wilson, and are not
likely to drop him overheard in mid
ocean while the storm whips the
waters into fury.
"He did his duty, the democratic
house did its duty; the democratic
10 =, no I,,trr RI flA ND ~
| is the sublimest word in our vernac-
ular. We submit that we deserve
we'll of the republican, of us.
Having discharged our duty and
been faithful to our trust so far, the
| people will assume that we will do
| our duty and be faithful even unto
the end.
at is written by their works We
shall know them Men are measured
more by what they do than by what
they say. We rest our case upon
the things we have accomplished as
an earnest of what we will accom-
plish if continued in power.
ours is p magnificent, a wonderful
record, which anybody save a stark
idiot can easily and successfully de-
fend. Upon that unequaled record
We confidentally appeal to the grand
inquest of the nation in the impend-
ing campaign"
Speaker Clark enumerated 'some OF
the things we have done" with the
remark that factions speak louder
than words" His list included the
tariff bill with its new income tax
features, national reserve bank act
antitrust law, Alaskan trades com
mission, rural credits and good roads
bills and the constitutional amend
ment authorizing election of United
States senators by popular vote.
Judge Hughes has made enough
speeches in this campaign to enable
intelligent persons to form something
approximating a correct judgment as
to his opinions on current issues. He
has shot his bolt, but failed to hit the
bulls eye," said Mr.. Clark
Hughes says that he is in favor OF
'undulated Americanism.' So are we
all, God be praised! He is not pecu-
liar in that respect. The vast mass
of the American people-men and wo-
men-are too busy working at what
the German denominate the bread
and butter sciences to make elaborate
speeches Wanting their 'undiluted
Americanism,' but the average Amer
lean citizen-and after all the average
American citizen constitutes the
strength and glory of the republic
is as patriotic as Charles Evan
Hughes, Woodrow Wilson or any
other big wig in the land There is
not one American citizen, native born
or naturaliZed, in one hundred who
would fail the country.
Judge Hughes with his telescope is
hunting for spots on the democratic
administration and the democratic
congress-but the people realize that
we have the most unbounded prosper
ity that has blessed the land since
Christopher Columbus discovered
America, and that Notwithstanding
the ancient and chronic sheer of the
republicans that we possess no power
OF constructive craftsmanship we
have in three and half years placed
upon the statute books more con-
structive remedial legislation than the
republicans did in twenty years-laws
which should have been passed four
decades ago. They are likely to con-
clude to let well enough alone, and to
continue the democrats in power"