The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-06-25

row Wilson will take his place in his
tory along with Washington and Jef
ferson and Lincoln. Those are my
four faVOriteS.
| am going to talk little about
things that have happened. st. Peter
the great and herioc apostle, in his
first epistle charged the diciples tC
stand ready always to give answer
to every man that asketh your rea
sons concerning the hope that is with
in you"
Of course, that was religious advice
from the great apostle, but is IS just
as good political advice as it is re
ligious advice. In this great cam
paign that is impending Democrats
stand squarely and proudly on the
record they made when we had the
President and both branches of Con
gress. applause on the Democratic
side.) 1t is record of patriotism
wisdom, and unimpeachable glory
applause on the Democratic side.)
A man that can not defend it success
fully is a stark idiot. applause on
the Democratic side.) In six years q
Democratic President and a Demo
cratic Congress put more good pro
gressive remedial legislation on the
statute books than did the Republican
Party in 25 years. applause on the
Democratic side.)
One of the greatest assemblies OF
men that ever met in this world was
the Republican national convention
of 1880. Every big Republican in the
land was there and good many big
Democrats looking on. The most
spectacular feature of that great con
clave was Roscoe Conklings superb
Grafton nominating Gen. Grant for a
third term.
In that speech he said that "Gen
Grants fame rests not alone on things
written and things said, but upon the
arduous. greatness of things DONE
That is magnificent sentence, 1t
sticks to the memory like bur. That
sentence of a great New Yorker fits
the Democratic record like a glove
applause on the Democratic side.)
We stand on what we did applause
on the Democratic side); and the
gates of hell shall not prevail against
us. (Applause on the Democratic
side.) If was going to pick out just
one thing that has done the American
people more good, and that was done
by Democrats, than any other, the
first one I would pick would be the
Federal Reserve System. Some time
ago some Democrat was making a
speech, I have forgotten who he was
and the gentleman from Ohio (Mr
Fess), the high mucky-muck of this
congressional campaign committee
daughter and applause on the Demo
cratic side) interrupted long enough
to say that we stole that bill from the
Republicans. | do not know whether
he put that in the Record or not
Mr.. Almon. He said it today.
Mr.. Clark of Missouri Now, some
body told mel was detained this
morning on some business matters
that he practically reasserted that
thing. | thought he ought to quit it
(Applause on the Democratic side)
II some ordinary plug said thing like
that. | would not kick about it,
would not care what he said. but here
is man who was president of col
lege, and ought to know something
II he does not daughter and applause
on the Democratic side), chairman Oh
the Republican congressional cam
paign committee, who makes an as
sertion that is not warranted by the
facts. applause on the Democratic
side) He can not steal that bill from
us. Applause on the Democratic
side.) A great many of you Republi
cans voted for it. What did you do II
for: because you were afraid to- vote
against 1t? (Applause on the Demo
cratic side.) OF course, there are
facts in that bill that were in the Aid
rich bill. but it was only part of it
Well, now, II that bill was a good bill
and no man in this House will get
upon the floor and deny that it is
not one-if 1t is good bill, what are
you kicking about? II it is not
good bill, why did you vote for it? If
it was good bill, why did not you
pass it yourselvef when you had lie
years of power? applause on the
Democratic side.)
Mr.. Fess. Because the Democrats
prevented 1t.
Mr.. Clark of Missouri. Well a mi
nority can not prevent the passage OF
a bill here
Mr.. Fess. Sometimes.
Mr.. Clark of Missouri. never saw
1t done yet. You had the President
and you had both Houses OF Congress
and in one Congress you had IA ma
Jority In this House, and you could