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Show i IIL iuuUL Champ Clark Ready to Make a Campaign on Taft's Vetoes FrankforL Ky., March 9. Champ Clark, Gpeaker of tho national houso of representatives, a guost in the cau-Ital cau-Ital ot his natlvo slate, today recounted recount-ed to the Kentucky legislature tho record made by the Democratic party In congress. "We have absolutely kept faith with the people," he said. "Wo havo redeemed, re-deemed, or aro In process of redeeming, redeem-ing, every promise we made In order to win the oloctionB." Declaring that the tariff aud the question of trust control will ovor-ahadow ovor-ahadow all other issuos of the coming com-ing presidential campaign, Speakor Clark said: "It has been given out in a manner that seems authoritative that President Presi-dent Taft proposes to veto nny tariff bills that we pass. We welcome tho issue. Wo do not believe It can bo postponed, minimized or shunted out of tho way. "The present tariff law raises about $330,000,000 a year. It is estimated that $1 goes to Uncle Sam's coffers under ho high protective tariff syo-tern, syo-tern, about $5 goes into the pockets of the tariff barons Tills being true, then tho high protective tariff costs tho people of this country a billion and a half yearly. It Is a groBS outrage out-rage and cruolty to tho taxpayers." Taking up the proposition of party and popular Progrcssivoness, Mr. Clark declared the only way to achieve progross Is at th hands of tho Democrats. He said Progressives In the Republican party would enact remedial re-medial legislation if thoy could, but thut "standpatters aro In the majority in that party and it JookB as if they would continue to dominato It Indefinitely Indef-initely " Mr. Clark said that on (he strength of this condition, he proposed to ask support of Democratic candidates this 3 ear. Mr. Clark declares the Republicans undoubtdly would attempt to befog leading Issues and "luro us away from the tariff and trust questions because thoy realize that on these Issuos wo will defeat them most decisively." Tho battle of tariff reform and the proposition prop-osition of control of trusts, he said, must be fought to a finish. "And In these questions." he said, "wo aro undoubtedly In the right" |