The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-30
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What Mr.. Cannon Is This?

ssa IN al case. "ra aams. "a \, gis sgsssk r :,
G., What Mr.. csPnon y Ih hs. az
MA citizen describsd. g Sneaker Sneak ;CAN7
NON" is reported ina. Washington aes-
patch to the New York Times a. ex-
\ pressing anxiety about the subjects
n 10 be considered at the extra session
\ az Congress in November. He says
that "if the tariff is,e4peGtep to pay
any part, he will certainly Try to dis
4 suade the President 10
\ II is further said Of him that ne Is
h snot only the acknowledged champion
\ Of the stand patters, but he bad definite
understanding wiflf sthe President last
/ winter, when he agreed to become the
\ Presidents spokesman nd chief sup
/ porter in jamming the Esch-Townsend
\ railroad rate bill through the House"
\ This is not Speaker CANNON Of the
\ House of Representatives. There is
|l 10 such person. The Hon. JOSEPH G.
\ cannon of Illinois was Speaker OF the
\ House during the lifetime Of the Fifty
||eighth Congress. That Congress came
h TO an end in March last, and with it the
4 torn Of office during which Mr.. CANNON
served with distinguished ability. His
\ euccessor has not yet been elected. There
\ \ no Speaker of the House OF Repreeen-
A tatives in the Fifty-ninth Congress. The
/ Gentleman from the Eighteenth district
\ AZ Illinois is no more Speaker. CANNON
4 than the gentleman from the Tenth dis
/ tSfct of New York is Speaker SULzER, or
ffhe gentleman froUr, the Sixth district
\ u Ohio is Speaker SeRoGGF.c -
4 Nor ia it reasonably conceivable that
\ ~ citizen now reported as discussing
4 Mans to coerce President ROOSEVELT.
4 y the matter Of, fRcomWepdattpp9s.: to
4 Congress at the extra session, and to
\ 6mploy the tremendous power Of the
/ opeakeship to block and obstruct pro-
tsed legislation and to deny; considera-
\ tion to some subjects whiN promoting
4 ethers, Is ex-Speaker CANNON Of Illinois.
4 ne views entertained by that statesman
1T least at times waien.he ID not Speaker,
4 vt only a candidate for ,Speaker--con-
]! Aasning the use and misuse Of the powers
md opportunities Of the office 'have been
declared with characteristic franknes
ed vigor. unt iCtS ~
For instance, when ;.t C44NTqN Of
Illinois was a candidate for Speaker
4 6omewhat more than two years dgo,
+ b. said in speech which will be found
4 Imported in the Congressional Record for
Fab. 10, 1908:
out Of Difference n Dsopls wig. Alye decides
soavictons a. to the desirabillty of legislation.
and from . Willingness touching matters Of great
Importance that run TO all the people. do not
apsire by my vote to assist In denying recognition
III consideration Of this or any other matter Of
nal importance. ~. pet wiling ~
nv vote to be put in the position Of saying that
Ihad the power would deny confederation 70 .
qsea.ion Of It's importance. Thsrsfsrt, r sh6uid
vote for the rule. and trust II jhs bll doss pa,s.
awl be fully and fairly considered and very greatly
smended." z
This was practically the announcement
\ AZ what was to be Mr. CANNoN's policy
\ Of fairness in case Of his eleotion 81
|I Speaker. 1t derived all the mo1e sianif-
icance from the fact that the measure
4 about which-ha-Apoka.An and promised
I y fairly wss a proposed cwrnnpy law
4 which Mr.. CANNON heartily and pSo-
aoundly dAspproted. Ey;:i::oS ~
Even more forcfbie was his declafa-
tion, while Jet oandidatslt ssisHskk.
y an interview as!1spyille. I'm on saturl
day. July Z. tsos: s.is.fs,s.,
~ No man hal tho powet, y ,preyspt ~ pa$enty
som WORKING Au will. Nv one 'at!emhAns' 90
asrcass Of sud power woum write hiaasSH ssSh
\ Nons than IN &leseAnssssh------..r--.-
BsaNr. CANNON OF Illinois - again In
TIE position ebA bold At the time, a. thssgs
/ htterances; that Is, he'ih. . Nandif1ate
Or Speaker, mot Speaker. Undoubtedly
- still believes tlfay any one attempting
! Ne exercise ~ such power u deny con con
liberation to - question OF real impor-
tanoe would &l5te himself down n worse
Ufkhan an aaa ar kina ~