Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-08-22
CHAMP CLARK OPENS
CAMPAIGN IN MAINE
FOR NATIONAL TICKET
Presents to Voters a ForcefuI
Review Of Democratic
Achievements and Principals
for the Future
(By Associated Press.)

my Associated EreSSsJ
AUGUSTA, Me-, Aug. 20.-SpeakeI
Champ Clark opened the Democratic
campaign in Maine today by urging the
voters to support the Democratic ma
tional ticket because in three and a
half years it has placed on the statute
books more constructive, remedial legis-
lation than the Republicans did in
twenty"
Judge Hughes" Speaker l.. Clark de-
clared, has endeavored to make an is
sue of the separation of e. Dana Du-
rand from the payroll as director of
the census, but 1t is not within the
power of any complaining orator to
make a national issue of Durand any
more than he can make a national is
sue of who struck Billy Patterson.
Actions speak louder than words.
Here are some of the things we have
done and on which we stand:
1--WE passed a great tariff bill with
the income tax.
THE Democrats. with the assistance
of patriotic Progressives and a patri-
otto contingent of Republicans, placed
on the statute book the national reserve
bank act, which it is believed will rem
I'VE passed an antitrust law which
tends to promote a legitimate business
and to crush illegitimate business.
I'VE passed a bill to open up our
amazingly rich Alaskan empire for the
benefit of all our people and to prevent
that marvellous storehouse of wealth
from being exploited by the few.
"The trades commission law is in.
tended to regulate trade so that it will
-
THE rural credits bill will undoubt-
eddy prove a great blessing to the far
mers.
1.-The bad wagon roads of America are
a sad commentary on our sense, for.
stated in briefest terms, they constitute
wicked and wanton waste. The Shackle-
ford good roads bill is a long step in
the direction of giving US a system of
wagon roads which will be of permanent
and vast utility to all our people.
After many years of agitation in
favor of electing United States sena-
tors by popular vote, we secured con-
stitutional amendment authorizing it
and passed laws to put the amendment
into effect. .~s...
What is known as the Rucker corrupt
practice act will go far to lift our poll
tics to higher plane, into purer at.
mosphere.
1--WE have passed grain grading and
cotton future bills to prevent swindles
upon the public and to aid honest trade
in those necessary commodities.
END OF. MONOPOLY.
I'VE have passed a carefully prepared
and thoroughly discussed water power
bill which will put an end to the at
tempted monopoly of water power sites
and the charging of exorbitant charges
for power
1--WE passed amended and better bills
for the government of Porto Rico and
the Philippines, giving more of self
government, to the peoples of those
islands.
THE house has passed the Alexander
ship bill, intended to resusicate the
American merchant marine, which all
wise and patriotic Americans favor.
1.-THE house has passed a good, con-
sentative 'overfiow-prevention BILL
which we hope will prove valuable in
preventing the appalling loss of life and
property caused by the great floods. That
bill is now on the calendar of the senate.
I'VE have passed such bills for de-
Tense of our country by land and sea as
public opinion demands.
1.-The last three ngresses-including
the present one-have done more to inn
prove the conditions under which wage
earners live and move and have, their
being than all the preceding congresses
put together.
"The chances are the voters of Ameri-
ca will act on the sage dictum of Abra-
ham Lincoln, that 1T 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 like
y to drop him overheard in mid-ocean
while the storm whips the waters into
fury"
Speaker Clark came here from Bruins /
wick where he spoke today.