Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-03
REPUBLICAN CAUCUS
Mr.. Cannon Again Selected
as Speaker.
HIS CAUTIOUS SPEECH
WAS LISTENED TO WITH INTENSE
INTEREST.
All the Other House Officers Re-Flect-
ed, and Proceedings Lasted Only
Half an Hour.
HIS CAUTIOUS SPEECH

| Inc speech last night of Mr. Cannon
| prospective STeaker OF the House of Rep
| resentatives. to the republican caucus. was
! commented upon by republicans OF promi-
nence as being Of prc11und political inter-
| est. 1t was listened to with the attention
due to be paid to an utterauce so fraueht
with party significance. His remarks were
not eXtemporaneous, but were PREPARED
WITH care and designed TO carry weight
Except for this speech the caucus was n
cut and dried affair. 1t WAS understood in
advance that NJ. Cannon would he nomi-
mated as the republican Candidate for
Speaker and that Tie Old slate Of House
officers would go through. In view. how
ever OF the Importance OF at least two i'm
minent public questions, the tariff and rail-
way rates the views of the prospective
leader of the republicans in The House were
aWalted with deep interest
Conservation was the keynote OF Mr.
Cannons talk to his colleagues and party
workers Only by implication did he touch
The tariff, but In doing he intinIated
clearly his warning Of cautions legislation
AS to railway rates. lie was a little more
outspoken. but still hewed close to The
line of conservatism.
He announced his concurrence in the con-
sensus of public opinion that Congress has
the power by amendment to law TO provide
better remedies for real abuses existing, so
that the producer and the consumer can
find more speedy and less expensive rem
edy than we now have, but he insisted that
legislation should be Just TO the corpora
ton, the carrier and the people" lie in
sisted that I'VE cannot oppress one by
foolish unjust legislation without in the
end bringing disaster upon all"
Added weight was given to his utterances
by his colleagues IN view of anticipated
declarations from the executive upon the
same subjects. 1t was realized that the
speaker has had the first word with the
House and st is not overlooked that he is
in position to have further say and inilu-
ence, and therefore his remarks took on
significance.
Mr. Cannon's Speech.
Mr. Cannon's address to his colleagues
after his nomination was in full as follows:
Gentlemen: one year ago, after fun con-
sideratIon. the people under the lead OF the
republican party, elected its candidate for
President and Vice President, continued
strong republican majority IN the Senate
and gave a republican majority in the
House of Representatives. OF H. Tie Con-
gress viii be organized on Monday next
and will promptly receive the annual mes
sage from he President. ] Will not specu-
late as to what may he the contents of the
message. | have no doubt IL will be both
wise and patriotic i'm its recommendations.
you. the republican representa- tiVes. in
caucus assembled have unanimously chosen
me as your candidate for Speaker Of the ;
House. This action touches me profoundly.
would be less than human If this action, .
taken after service for one Congress, was
not a matter Of great qualification. And :
yet do not misunderstood your action. 1t
would have been impossible were il not
that you believe my action as presiding
officer Will, in so far as | have ability, be
fair to the whole membership of the House,
both to the party OF the majority and the
party of the minority. in the transaction OF
the business of the House.
Your action. however. | believe is moro
particularly due to your confidence that L
will stand with you in uphoiding the poll
cies of the republican party, under which
all the people have prcSIered and are pros
pering as never before in the repubie-aye,
more, prosqering as never people prospered
in the history of the race.
'It would he a bold man or party that
would do anything by legislation threat
thereof that would tend to destroy or check
the progress of the people in universal and
successful achievement In all branches OF
Industry in the country. Clothed with full
power, il Is our duty To see to ii that by
wise appropriation the vast revenues gath
cred from willing pe5p.e are applied 10
the public service to make the same eff
cient, avoiding parsinony the one hand
and extravaganza on the o.her.
Since 1861. when our party came into
power, the history OF the republican party
has Eeen substantially the history OF the
country. Our population has more than
doubled and our wealth has been multiplied
by five; eleven states have been admitted
to the Union: we hav todiy almost one
half of the worlds railways; tire product OF
our labor more than equals one-thtrd of the
product of the labor of all the civilized
Worlu, py Invention ana enterprise aiceo
by the use of our great capital, We have
the forces of nature and made
them our servants, until individual effort to-
day accomplshes for the benefit of all the
people many times more than II did Ia the
early days of the republic. Since william
Mckinley took the oath of Office in 1897,
the expenditures and revenues OF the postal
service have been nearly multiplied by Two.
This is the best measure OF the industry,
production. business itnd commerce OF our
people.
1.-THE changes in The methods of pro-
iuction and commerce. salutary and
involving as they do the extra
use OF combined capital. er>-
phasizes the necessity for preventing
agreements In restrai9t OF trade and the
OF com-neree among the states
ind with foreign nations. The Congress.
within the limits of lis jurisdiction uader
he Constitution. has heretofore enacted
egislation touching these subjects. In the
fuliness OF time 1t may b that under the