Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-07-13
POLITICS AND
SITTING HENS
Wrote a Speech to be Delivered at the
Chicago Convention, But Forgot
What He Had written.
JUST LET US RAMBLE"
A Plain Statement of Reasons for
Support Of Republican Doctrines
Made by a PLAIN Man.

Speaker Cannon. of the house of
representatives, upon taking the CAV
el as permanent chairman of the Re.
publican convention at Chicago, spoke
rs follows:
Gentlemen of the Convention: For
the first time in my life | put down
in black and white sentiments To the
extent OF $500 words which / intend
ed 10 say to you. | have tried TO
memOTlze but | cannot. | have given
my supposed speech out through the
usual channels TO the great audience
OF the press, and now | must either
beg to be excused entirely, or | must
do like We do down in the house of
representatives under the five minute
rule and make a few remarks. But
that no mar shall say that have
made a great speech. | will set that
matter at rest by saying that from
beginning To end | heartily indorse
every statement of fact and senti.
ment that was given you yesterday
from the temporary presiding officer
- ~ Hi'uA'o' tl''Ni 'NNl u~NllN tAtA
at a convention,
No Enthusiasm.
Now. let me 90 on and ramble. and
first. they say that there is no en-.
thuSiasm i'm the convention. Gentle.
men. the great river that has its 80
feet OF water, rising in the mountains
and growing in depth and breadth
down 10 the ocean, bears upon its
bosom the commerce of that section
of land that it drains and bears il
out ~ the world. II is a silent river.
ami yet the brawling river that is
like 10 the River Platte out in Ne.
braska. that is II miles wide and -four
inches deep makes more noise than
the bigger river. When we were
young folks, 20 years Ago., We went
to see our best girls. We were aw.
fully enthusiastic If they would give
lis n nod of the head or the trip.
away. acknowledgement To- enter up.
on the chase; that was awfully siren,
uous and awfully enthusiastic. But
when she said yes" tnen good rela.
tons We're established and we went
on evenly throughout the balance of
our lives.
1t is a contest that makes enthu.
siasm. In 1904 as in 1900. everybody
has known for twelve months past
who is 10 be our standard bearer in
this campaign. We are here for bus.
mess. wonder if our friends, the
enemy. would o be glad of a little
Of our kind of enthusiasm. might
illustrate further; | don't know that il
Is necessary. | see some of my form
er friends before me-my colleague
Colonel Lowden. and various others
Chicken Raising.
Now, there is not one of you that rails
es chickens as | do, but who under
stands that when the hei. comes of
the nest with n chicken she does
more scratching and makes more
noise than the motherly hen that is
fortunate with %. Our friends. the
enemy, will have the enthusiasm: We
will take the votes in November.
To be serious. for a moment. the
republican party is ID government
through party and through organiza
ton. oh. you find people nee In
awhile who do not want any parties
As long as you have 10000, 900 PEG
pie competent for self-government
they will organize and will call the
organization a party. The Republi
can party. born of the declaration
that slavery is sectional and freedom
national. achieved its first success in
1860 with Abraham Lincoln. Seces
sion. the war OF the Union, you Older
men recollect il well. We have one
OF the survivors here. | was glad Il
see the convention give him the cour
tesies of the convention. He helped
to make it possible that we coult
have this convention.
Beginning Of Protection.
FOrty-four years ago. just abou'
now. 1904, what a contrast-a divid
ed country; a bankrupt treasury; NJ
credit. The Republican party got in
To power, and under its great leader
ship wrote revenue legislation upoI
the statute books and went back Il
the principles of Washington ant
Hamilton for Legislation that would
produce revenue. while fixing duties
upon imports so adjusted as To en-
courage every American citizen Il
take part in the diversified industries
and resources of the country. vii
you bear with me for five minutes
while | speak OF the comparison as /
!, was then upon the one hand. of facti
and the condition today? In 1860 W,
had been substantially dominated TO
many years by the free trade party
insignificant in manufactures. great il
agriculture. Under our policy. which
has been followed with the exception
OF four years from that time to this
the United States remains first In az
ricultnre. but by leaps and bounds ha.
diversified her industries until toda!
We are the greatest manufacurin:
country on Gods footstool. One.thirt
OF all the worlds products that com,
from the factory are made in The
United States by the operation ant
cooperation of American capital ant
American labor and skill.
Let us make one other statement,
Our product every year is greater
than the entire combined manufac
tured product of Great Britain, o
Germany and of France. Where dc
we get the market for 1t? Ninety
seven per cent of this great produc
-one-third of the worlds product
finds a market among ourselves II
the United States. And yet of thii
product last year we sold TO foreigl
Countries am speaking now of thu
manufactured products-more thar
$500 600 1000. 90 per cent of our tota
exports, and our total exports made
and make us the greatest exporting
nation on earth.
Made by labor? Yes, made by Ia
Dor and works less hours than any Ia
Dor on earth. Made by labor that
co%nseryatively stated. received Sl.7
as against the average of the compe
titiye labor in the world of 81.
Producers and Consumers.