The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-09-02
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ldlleu movers from NOftn slarOllna.
One of those wagons had in it boy.
who was accompanying his parents to
the west. The movers settled in
Parke county, Indiana. In 1851 this
same boy, who was now fourteen
years of age returned to find an edu-
cation In what was then known as
the Friends Boarding school, but now
better known as Earlham College
This boy was named Joseph John
Guerney Cannon. in honor Of the man
who founded Ealrham College. That
boy is now known as j. G.. Cannon.
of Illinois, Speaker of the last House
of Representatives, and I~frope will
be selected as speaker of the next
one of the ablest of counsellors, the
safest and sanest of advisers He is
now familiarly known ass Uncle Joe'
Cannon, whom I now have the pleas
ure Of introducing to you, and l will
say, stoo, he is a genuine cannon and
not a toy pistol
When the distinguished speaker
arose it was the signal for a tremen-
dous outburst of applause. Tt was the
first opportunity number of the au-
dience had of seeing Mr.. Cannon,
and he soon became a favorite. Mr..
Cannon said in substance:
AS | look about this vast hall, my
first impression is where did you all
come from? / remember away back
in the early days on the Wabash--in
the days of the circuit riders. Those
good men who were organizers Of the
commonwealth as well as the spiritual
kingdom. One of those circuit riders
was conducting a meeting on the Wa
bash and found one young man who
didn't get religion as readily as the
minister expected. One day he APP
preached the young man with the re-
mark: young man do you not get
the power? Do you want to be born
again?' The young man said NO,
| was born once in Richmond, Indiana
and that 8 enough l never realized
why this answer was made until to-
night, when it is very plain
Here the speaker paid a glowing
tribute to the worth of our congress
man, the Hon. James f. Watson. He
said that out of the $50 members of
the House of Representatives Mr..
Watson is one of twelve picked men,
~ come to talk politics and poll
!
citizen of Illinois to talk to you as
to the proper policies to be pursued
in the immediate future-to determine
what policies are best for the four
years. to come. ny
eve have two candidates for the
presidency-yes. more, but yet two
Roosevelt is the Republican candi-
date and Parker. the opposition candi-
date. Parker is said to be an able
lawyer and judge. He may be all of
that, but prior to two years ago land
I know something about public men
in this Republic) if the Almighty
Father didn t know him better than
you did and did, he's lost.
eff at the polls the Republicans
make mistake and elect Democrat
ic president. the whole nation, Demo
Gratis and Republicans, suffer alike.
If the policies of the government are
settled right, both parties share in
the prosperity as they have done in
the past seven years. This is bust
ness campaign. the result of which eff
fects the material prosperity of the
country. Why does the constitution
of the United States require man
to be twenty-one years old before he
can votee Because he must be a man
! before he should have voice in the
settlement of the welfare of S0,000,-
900 of people
Here the speaker referred to the
past history of the Democratic party,
and said that if man didn't nm
derstand why he was voting and what
he was voting for he was like so many
pounds of horse or mule. "The ques-
| fion of labor with good wage and con
slant employment Is the question to
settle. The human race has only adj
vanced and progressed under labor.
eve have the raw material and man
is placed upon earth to use this ma
terial. which requires labor. Ameri-
can capital is the product of labor.
The Republican party came into power
! in 1860 and Abraham Lincoln was its
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