The Jersey City news., 1906-08-17

gress and Doomed For President by
DanviIIe Convention.
Danville, ILL.,, Aug 17.-Coincident
with the launching of a presidential
boom Joseph G. Cannon, speaker of
the national house of representatives,
was nominated unanimously for an
eighteenth term in congress by the Re
publican congressional convention of
the Eighteenth Illinois district Reso
lutions were adopted by the delegates
setting forth their unanimous belief
that Speaker Cannon is the fittest cam
didate of the Republican party for
president of the United States.
Speaker Cannon thanked the dele
gates for their Endorsement and said
that, while he could not seek the nomi-
nation for president, no man could re-
fuse call to such a place.
There were several political rivers to
be crossed before the election of
president came up, he said.
Stand Pat the Keynote.
The keynote sounded by Speaker
Cannon in his address to the conven-
tion was to stand pat on the tariff. He
said:
Il have no hesitation in saying that
the present revenue law. known as the
Dingley law, all things considered, is
the most perfect and Just customs rev
enue law ever enacted. The general
distress and industrial conditions pre-
vailing throughout the country at the
time of it's enactment helped to make
it so because it brought all the people
together. In times of prosperity when
it is attempted to enact tariff legisIa-
ton the selfishness of the people is ap-
pealed to, but when there is industrial
depression different interests are more
inclined to get together for the general
good.
Tariff revision in times of prosper
ity would halt and always has halted
business activity, production and COM
merce.
1.-THE manufacturer will lessen his
output, for he fears to pile up his
product unless there is a reasonable
certainty of realizing its cost and
fair profit The farmer halts in max
ing improvements and consumes less
because there is a shortened demand
for his products The decrease in the
wages Of labor alone pending revision
will amount to many hundreds of mil
lions of dollars Where there is conf
dence and prosperity without prece-
dent there would be doubt and destruc-
ton of confidence"
Reply to Gompers.
On the subject of labor Mr.. Cannon
replied at great length to Samuel
Gompers, head of the American FEEDER
alton of Labor. AS to the unions he
said:
Il feel sure that such organizations
of labor have, as a rule, been useful,
not only to the laborer, but to the en-
pIoyer as we'll and to the whole citizen
ship of the republic. If l were en-
gagged in such occupation 1 have no
doubt that would be a member of the
organization
He criticised Mr. Gompers severely.
however, on the subject of govern
ment injunction" and in reference to
the Pearre BILL fathered by the labor
leader, he declared his opposition to
all such legislation.
''The legislation that Mr. Gompers
demands" said Mr.. Cannon, :'would
turn loose in times of trouble the Grim
inally disposed. In charity for him I
do not believe that he realized the con-
sequences that would result from that
which he advocates, and in justice to
all the citizenship of the republic, in
justice to every man who lives in the
sweat of his face by honest endeavor,
l am now and wilIbe at all times op-
posed to this legislation which he de
mandS'
Mr.. Cannon concluded with a glow
ing tribute to President Roosevelt, say
| ing in part:
"The name of Roosevelt has become
a synonym for brilliancy, courage and
honesty throughout the realms of civ
| ilization. He has been the president
of all the people, and he has been tire
less in his efforts to serve the people
by wise, just and fearless administra-
tion Of the law"