The daily critic., 1890-08-30
VULGAR CANNON
PLAIN AND TRUTHFUL LANGUAGE
REGARDING HIS COURSE
The House seeds Disinfection, and We
wouid re Good Subject on
which to Commence
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The unspeakable loafer who repre.
scnts The Fifteenth district Of Illinois IN
The House Of Representatives of the
Fifty.frst Congress ought to be sent
home TO his constituents saturated with
corbolic acid or some other powerful
lisinfectant His continued presence
in Congress is an insult 20 common de
cency and TO the nations self-respect.
All the other incidents of the turbu
lent and disgracefui session Of Wednes.
day appear respectable in comparison
with Cannon gross ofIense Il was a
day To- disgust a Cynic Epithets like
tramp and stable Jockey" aud
"blackguard" aod liar passed freely
on the floor, and IN the case Of at least
one member besides Cannon the passion
Of the moment Is said 60 have found ex-
preston In filthy name calling. A
blow was struck, fists were for few
seconds flying wildly through space,
there was a ring and a wraugle Of ex.
cited members But in all this record
Of sCandalous mishehavior, indeed, we
believe In all the previous history Of
American legislation, there Is nothing
else quite 50 bestial and unforgetable as
the Hon. Joseph c. Cannon's exposure
Of his inner vileness
IL Is not an oifense for the Speaker to
cover up with the tricks of parlia-
mentary jugClerv, OF for the members
Of the House to overlook in a good.
natured spirit Of human fellowship, or
for the country to pardon for the sake
Of peace and quiet on the forced con.
struCtion put upon It In the explanation
of the offensive person himself, II was
a deliberate indignity TO Congress. to
American manhood and womanhood as
represented at the time in the visitors
galleries, and to the nation whose credit
is involved In the decent behavior Of
those who conduct the public business.
lt is not necessary 10 explore the
Reed Cannon code Of rules. whose
practical value as machinery of restraint
received so remarkable an illustration
on Wednesday. 10 discover the proper
way OF treating Cannon's indcscribable
Cffense. Section Of Article l. of the
United States Constitution covers such
cases. That section provides that each
House may punish It's members for
disorderly behavior and with the con.
currenco of two. thirds expel mem
ber The founders had In miud Just
such scrubs as the Hon Joseph G.
Cannon when they supplied this method
Of riddance.
Certainly more than two thirds Of the
members Of the Fifty first House are
gentlemen who respect themselves. aud
each other, and the office they hold
The fact that this man has sat iu the
House for seventeen years and ia nine
successive Congresses pleads Against
him, and not for him. The fact that
he Is one Of the triumvirate who man.
age The majority makes the duty of the
majority all the clearer There ought
To be 10 question as 10 the disposal Of
Common
Censurc az fho bar Of the House will
not answer What the House needs Is
dlsinfection Send back 10 private life
the author Of the speech that will never
be reported In any type Just as Il was
delivered Send back TO the Fifteenth
district Of Illinois the man with the
dirty mouth.