The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-03
MIR. CANNON RENOMINATED Unanimous Choice q Republicans.
 s- HEPBURN MADE CHAIRlIA4
 s-- <. The Speaker Delivers Addre to His Colleagues
 e ssy. Dusy nesss Upsn csssssss = Prevent Rsssrsi.t ef rr.s@ by Agreements Betwee. ths Csnnea Csrrisr..
 
HEPBURN MADE CHAIRMAN

Washington. Dec. 1.-The Republiean
 members Of the Fifry-ninth Consresn
 met in the hall of the Houso of Reps
 resentatives and renominated all of the elective members of the House who
 served during the last session Will
 liam P. Hepburn was again chosen chairman of tho caucus.
 The principal feature of the evcnin~
 was the speech of Joseph q. Caunofs who was for second time nnanimont-
 ly chosen for Speaker. The nomira- ton of Mir. Cannon and his accepk~
 anc6 created hearty enthu6ia4m
 among the Republican members. and
 his remarks were generally approved
 In accepting the nomination. Mr. Cane
 non eaid:
 "GentIeuon: One year ago. after
 full consideration. the people. under
 the lead of the Republican party, eIect-
 cd it's candidate for President and vice-
 President, continued a strong majority
 in the Senate. and gave a Republican
 majority In the House of Repxe&1ufa~
 tives of fI2. The Congress will be Qr-
 Eauixed Monday next and will pr0mDt1y
 receive the annual message Of tho
 President have no doubt that it VIII
 be both wise and patriotic in its rec
 ommendations.
 Most ProfounaIy Touche9 You have chosen me as your cane didate for Speaker of the House. ThfN touches me profoundly. 1t would have l been impossible for you 10 mako fhjS choice were it not that you beiieva my actions as presiding officer win. fns6- l far as I have ability. Do fair to tho whole membership Of the House. botn l to the party of tho majority and Tho l party of the minority In the traneHe@ tion or tue business of tho House. Your choice. however, I believe ia more particularly dhe 10 your conH- denco that I will stand with you in uphoiding tho policies Of the Hepuh1i-
 have prospered and are propoeiaE a3
 sIs woaid bs q sola assn or party ta@< would do anything ny fAHisi4tlcn of I threat thereof thaf wouid tend to d6- stroy or cllnck tue prO9rese QF k3e pe6 7 of industry. Clothed with fuif pesxog. 1 if is our dufy to te<6o 1t that by @sta4 appropriation the vast fesenuex sath- cred from willing people are applied to the public service to make the samn efficient. avoiding parsimony on the
 one hand and cxtravaganoe on the other.
 since 1861. when our party came in- to power. the history of the RepHbit- can perty has been the history of tho country. Our population has more thau doubled. and our wealth has multiplied by Ave: eleven states have been ad-
 mittea to the union: today we have , aAr most one-half Of the worlds raiiways. the product Of our labor more than equals one-third of the product of the labor of all the civilized world. Since William Mckinley took the oath nf
 office in isp7. the expenditures ana revenues of the postal service naNe heen nearly multiplied by two. "The changes in the methods of pro- duction and commerce so saiutary ana beneficial. involving as they do the e<- | traordfnary use of combined capital emphasizes the necessity for prevent I ing agreements In restraint Of trade and the regulation Of commerce among ] inc states and with foreign nations. I in the fullness of time 1t may be undsr | tha law as it now is and by the op- 1 eratlon of competitive forces that mat | ters of differences between the corpoiN- tfons. the carrier and the people they
 serve would be adjusted in justice fo
 The Burden Is on conErezs. | .srbe conaansus of opinion of the neopia however Is that Congress ha9 1 the power by amendment to law to provide better remedies for real abuses I existing so that the producer ana eon- sumter can find more speeedy and less l axrensiye remedy than we now have Tn this opinion. for one conctf Tbe hurden is on Congress and our party. having power. is primarily responsiDis-
 eve may regulate commerce among | ina states and as an ancident thereto,
 wra nav regulate the competitive forces. We dare not destroy them.
 l "A word in conclusion; Our iargs maiority in the House. if we give af- | tention to business. wiu enable us 70 do our work and avoid long session. This is certainly desirable"
 The oficers of the House were re- nominted as follows:
 Clerk, Alexander 4. Mcdowell Penn syIvaria: Sergeant at arms. Henry Cas- son, Wisconsin,; Door-keeper. A. 2. McEIroy, Ohio: Chaplain. Rev. Henry N. Couden. Michigan.