Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-09-10
CHAMP CLARK ]
SAYS GET BUSY
Tells Congress People Are Tired
of Its Fooling and Want
Living Costs Reduced

Washington, D. c., Sept. 1-"Every
profiteer in America ought to be put
in the penitentiary," former Speaker
Champ Clark declared on the floor
of the house Of Representatives in a
recent debate. At the same time,
the Democratic floor leaders warned
the Republicans that unless they quit
wasting so much time speechmaking,
get down to business and do some
thing to cut down the high cost of
living and give the people some relief
from profiteers, there wouldn't be
enough of them left in the next Con-
gress to demand the ayes and noes"
Former Speaker Clark's reprimand
of the Republican majority for frit-
tering away so much time came dur
ing debate on bill brought in by the
Ways and Means Committee to raise
the tariff on tungsten ore far in ex-
cess of that fixed by the old Payne
Aldrich law. Mr.. Clark said that
there should be some protection given
such articles as tungsten and other
commodities developed during the
war, but that the pending bill is
protecting run mad"
After hours had been consumed in
debate and the House had gotten
nowhere, Mr.. Clark obtained the floor
to express his opinion of the way the
House was proceeding.
"This is in some features a very
futile debate" he declared. IT feel
that / really ought to apologize to the
House for having taken any time on
it myself. We have certain things
that should be done in this Congress.
We ought to do what we can to cut
down the high cost of living"
Representative Knutson, of Min
nesota, Republican whip, interrupted
to remark that "this is all poppy
cock"
MAYBE it is" retorted Mr.. Clark,
"but l will tell you what kind of
poppycock it is. It will put all of you
fellows out if you do not attend to
it. That is true, just as certain as
you are alive"
"The gentleman is speaking from
experienced" asked Mr.. Knutson.
"Ho, I am showing you what will
happen to YOU, replied the Demo-
cratic Leader. "There will not be
enough of you in the next Congress
% demand the ayes and noes unless
you cut down the high cost of living
md relieve millions of men, women
md children from starvation. II
hink we ought to go to work and
cave out the speechmaking and do
What we can to relieve the distresses
f the people Of the United States.
t is bootless to indulge in crimina-
ion and recriminaton about it. Every
'ody knows that there is more than
ne elements is the expansion of the
urrency. There is no sense in any
ody lying about it. Another element
s these trusts that have fixed the
rices of every thing. Still another
5 the profteers, and I have stated
over again several times that every
rofteer in America ought to be put
n the penitentiary. I am in favor of
uitting these extraneous debates and
citing down to the work we are sent
ere to do"
The Democratic leader also found
ccasion to reply to the old campaign
barge repeated by Representative
'ordney, Republican, of Michigan,
Hartman of the Ways and Means
Committee which, in substance, was
hat whenever the Republicans are in
over there is prosperity and when
yer the Democrats are in control of
he Government the reverse is true
els not that true" Representative .
,nutson, the Republican whip, asked.
"No sir, it is not; not a syllable of
is true" former Speaker Clark
nswered. eff you can remember when
873; General Grant was President. =
here were hardly enough Demo-
rats in the House to call the yeas
nd nays. The Senate was over :
'helmingly Republican; the Republi- r
ans had the Government for years !
nd years, and panic swept over ,
his country which made mems teeth :
attic from sea to sea and carried =
but" .
"Was it not due to the WARP" ask =
l Mr. Layton, Republican, ofDelaware :,
"No, it was not due to the war;"
lid the Democratic leader. I will
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