The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1921-03-19
SIR RESOLTE, THE
MODEST ROMAN

when men like Champ Clark pass
on" says the Republican Publicity
association, through It's president,
Hon. Jonathan Bourne Jr. His
passing removes from the stage of
American politics one OF the nations
most picturesque characters, a states
man of rare personal virtue, OF ster-
ling probity, kindly humor and force
full speech. In the oratorical COM
bats of yesteryear Tom Reed thrust
with rapier; Ollie James smote
with battle-axe; Serene Payne
smashed with bludgeon; Ebenezer
Hill enmeshed his astagonist in a
net of statistics and transfixed him
with three tined fact. But Champ
Clark welded a broadsword. or the
breed of Hack and Hew. he never
logged MacDuff. Nor was be ever
guilty OF slipping a dagger beneath
the fifth rib OF his opponent. or or
poisonisg the party wassaii bowl with
dissension. He was an outstanding
warrior and his civic precept was one
for the youth of the land to follow.
He was a Jeffersonian Democrat In
all that the term connotes. save that
he spurned the chicanery which fire.
quently marred the methods of the
Sage of Monticello.
Under our system of government
the best legislation results from the
most capable opposition, and in Am
erican parliamentary annals Champ
Clarks chief bid to fame is written
in his leadership of the minority. It
was an Achillean armor which with.
stood his onslaughts and he often
reached the heel of his adversary.
1t was strange quirk of fate that
he should have been elevacted to the
speakership after his own strong
right arm had shorn that Office Of
its power, and il is to his everlasting
credit as a sincere man that he was
content to abide by the consequences
of his act and sought not to resur-
rect that which he had slain. He
kept the faith as he interpreted the
faith.
There has been much discussion
had the Baltimore convention been
governed by the majority rule which
would have nominated. probably ell
ected, Champ Clark to the presiden-
cy. Vain speculation! But to pur-
sue 1t Champ cherished the belief
that this government was big en-
ough to require more than one man
TO run it, He believed in taking
counsel with his associates. He was
raised on farm-that develops
clear thinking He had delved into
the soil-that developed backbone.
He had smelt the sweat OF his fell
low laborers--that develops sympa-
thy and human understanding. Edu-
Gated Yes. He. too, and at TWEEN.
ty-two, had been president of a col.
lege. But exclusivism had not re-
figerated his blood, nor had his
heart become academized by postul-
alum. He had Franklin's contemp,
for display. AS president he would
not have gone to Europe. Imperial
trapPings and the incense of Timber
backed censer-swingers' would not
have lured him from his post Of du-
W. He would have picked the best.
regardless of party, to represent our
interests at Versailles. and the bacon
which they brought home would NOT
have been rancid with treachery and
wormy with intrigue.
CLARK was severely criticized for
his statement in 1917 that ne ma.
rather be a convict than a conscript'
This was falsely interpreted His
faith in American patriotism was so
strong that he deemed tia rerlec-
ton on our people to legislate them