Arizona republican., 1916-08-20
CHAMP CLARK STARTSMA|NE
 BALL ROLLING
Republican A. p. Leased Wirel

 BRUNSWICK. Me- Aug, 19- Champ Clark. speaker of the house of representatives. opened the cam paign in Maine for the democrats today in a characteristic speech in
 which he told of the accomplish
 ments of the administration and
 congress under the leadership Of President Wilson.
 l He said in part:
 l Judge Hughes has made enough
 speeches in this campaign to enable l intelligent persons to form something approXimating a correct judgment as
 to his opinions on current issues He
 mas shot his bolt, but has failed to
 hit the bulls eve.
 Comparing his speeches since he
 was nominated for president with his strong Youngstowr, O.. speech in | 1898, one is forced inevitably to one | of two conclusions First that his pen and tongue have lost their cum
 hing measurablv: or second. that he has nothing worth while to urge against democratic accomplishments.
 Ills speeches may not unfairly he summed up as 'QUerulous carpings'
 at the splendid record of demo-
 cratic congress and democratic administration
 l the separation of Hon. l.. Dana Dur
 and from the pay roll as director Of l .he census I know Durand. He is
 an estimabIe gentleman, but he had
 not vested right to the office which
 he held
 Tt is not within the power of
 Justice Hughes, nor any other com
 plaining orator. to make national
 issue Of rurand any more than he
 f
 or Who Was the Man in the Iron
 Mask?"
 He draws 2 general indictment
 against democratic diplomatic ap-
 pointments but fails to give Us tho
 the specifications or the proof to
 sustain ;he indictment. He says he is in favor of 'un- diluted Americanism He is nol
 peculiar in tEat respect The Nart mass of the American people. men and women. gre too
 busy working at what the Germans denominate the bread and buttel science to make elaborate speeche. Vaunting their 'undiuted American- , ism,' but ths average citizen k q. patriotic as Charles Evans Hughes Woodrow Wilson or any other big ! wig in the land
 Perhaps President Wilson hai made some mistakes. Perhaps thu
 democratic congress has made some Any astronomer can find spots on thu . sun; but nevertheless and notwith , standing, the sun continues to light and warm. and fructify the earth ! Judge Hughes, with his telescope
 is hunting for spots on the democrati
 administration and the democrati
 congress, but the people realize tha
 we have the most unhounded pros
 perity that has blessed the land sine Christopher Columbus discoVerei America and that notwithstanding tn l ancient and chronic sheer Of the re publicans that we possess no power 0 ! constructive statesmanship. We have l in three and a half years, placed upoi , the statute books more constructiv
 remedial legislation than the republi cans did in twenty years. laws whicl
 should have been passed four decade | ago They are likely 10 conclude | let well enough alone and continu l to keep the democrats in power" | Speaker Clark here enumerate some of the things we have done. with the remark that actions spea | louder than words
 His list included the tariff bill wit it's new income tax features nationa reserve bank act, antitrust law. Alas | kan railroad. trades commission. rura I credits and good roads bill and tn | constitutional amendment authorizin | election of United States senators b | popular vote.
 | What has been done for the defens of the country and for the laborin | man also were referred to and, l. | closing. the speaker said | The chances are the voters q | America will act on the sage dictun | Of Abraham Lincoln, that it is unwis | to swap horses while crossing tn | stream"
 | The people seem To have absolut l confidence in the pilot of the ship 0 | state. Woodrow Wilson. l He did his duty; the democrati | house did its duty the democrati | senate did it's duty and the word dut is the sublimest word in our vel | nacular.
 Tt is written by their works y shall know them. Men are measure ! more by what they do than by wha | they say. We rest our case on tn | things we have accomplished as a | earnest of what we will accomplis | if continued in power
 | Ours is a magnificent a wondrou i record. which anybody save star | idiot. can easily and successfully de | fend. Upon that unequaled record, " | confidently appeal to the grand ir | quest of the nation in the impendin | campaign