South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-17
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MAY II, 1918
CHAMP CLARK'S FORT WAYNE SPEECH.

CHAMP CLARK'S FORT WAYNE SPEECH
Speaker Champ Clark the national house OF rep
resentatves made "A speech Fort Wayne Saturday
night marvel fcr democratic simplicity,
sophstication. patriotic picture things in
Washington they should be, rather than they
really
His purpose and intentions were good but fully
appreciate the result needs TO be in Washington
and witness Speaker Clarks speech, when
report got hack there the democrats half
so much as upon the republicans
Among the first to congratulate Speaker Clark upon
the capital Congressman Wood and
Bland o Indiana. who have been everything in
gress except what speaker had credited republicans
generally beng-"good forgetters of party when
the issue is patriotism
In conversation with a republican congressman from
Michigan and United States senator from the same
state-both them informed but seemingly forget
full that the person entertained by their remarks had
Ieaped the elephant the bull moose and then
mounted the donkey when the bull moose amuck
thousands of others have done.-it inter-
csting their enthusiasm the Nssourian's
political chvary the that the republicans will
be able make Of it in the fall campaign to wit
ness them smoker the with which they
pulling the wool the democratic eyes
Those in substance were their three considerations
then this admission from the congressman, quite
exactly said
And for the admin
istrauon measures nearly all Of them We
don't dare otherwise never mind;
there is going TO day of reckoning.
Wen put some questions them this fall
about what Mr. McAdoo and Mr. Baker have
done the money voted them that they
don't dare oh, yes, they dare but if
they do they'll be giving secrets the enemy.
and so they won't This aircraft investigation,
for instance. is of the starters. We are
ing To- out-war war: that's Don't think
that we voted for those measures with
eyes shut. hut the democrats don't see it,
Champ Clark don't. Hal
Well champ Clark seems merely mp to his old
tricks that never opening without put
ting his foot in it,
At the time the Canadian reciprocity treaty be-
fore Canadian people during Taft admnistra-
ton. in 1911 we believe. Clark made a speech and de
clared that step toward the annexation OF
Canada the United States.
Canada forthwith saw interior American designs"
in it and turned the treaty down. and Sir Wilfred
Laurier gave his explanation for il that Champ
Clark. but "Chump" clark then already prospective
democratic candidate president in 1912, the
man who really turned the trick
Did YOU notice too that almost before the speaker
through talking Wayne. republican
press led by the Washington star. launched boom
FOR him for democratic nomiree for president 1920?
answer IS tina, any man who knows better
did Fort Wayne ought associate himself with the
that he so calamity feeds and the ticket for
him for president is the republican ticket
Republicans good forsetters OF party wnen patriot
the issue" they They are good demagogues
for patriotism if have any loEicaI conception Of
what those Michigan gentlemen were driving at.
Democrats might well settle down TO first as at
last. the only light the dew! with own
tongs'-and the only tongs necessary use the
republicans FALL viii be the truth: truth about
themselves such they anxious to keep con-
cealed
Speaker Clark. instead OF seeking while extra
patriotic mood--yery commendable-to gloss over
situation which ne must know worse than partisan
needs 10 learn TO call spade spade" when it is
spade
II people ont here In the woods woald say and act
or the things thar are seemingly common place
IN congress why. everybody would veil pro-Germanizm
them until black in the facehut Speaker Clark says
they "good forsetters of party when patriotism
When patriotism the issue Is 60 confined to en-
lstments the draft supporting the Red Cross and buy
ing Liberty honds2
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