The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-09-01
TAKING WHACKS
At PROFESSOR
DR.. ZuebIin's Attack on Can
non Brings Forth Singing
Criticism.
CHICAGO PAPERS LEAD.
CHRONICLE AND iNTER-OCEAN
MAKE CHARACTERISTIC STATE
MENT ABOUT DIR. ZuEBLIN,s
RADICAL VIEWS.

Prof. Charles Zueblin's Sensational
attack upon Speaker Cannon in his
Chautauqua lecture of last Wednes
day, seems to have found a place il
| the newspapers throughout the cum
| try and there have been numerous
! editorial comments upon it.
| The statement of Prof. Zueblin
which has kicked up such a rumpus
was as follows:
Speaker Reed was an able man
| if not always right. Cannon is a diff
| ferent type. 1t is serious re
| Election, and when | say this / speak
as a citizen of Illinois, that man OF
no better habits, hygfenic and other
wise, man of no distinguishing traits
of character, should have the power
he possesses. That his name should
even be mentioned as a possible can
didate for the Presidency is an insult
to the stae of Illinois and to the ma
tion
The Chicago newspapers in parti-
cular, who appear to have a special
dislike for Prof Zueblin's state ments
on any subject, have been severe in
their criticism. The Chicago Choni-
Gle of yesterday said:
In a loud and raucous voice (and
from Chautauqua platform, of
course), Professor Zueb1in of Chicago
university proclaims the unfitness of
Joseph G. Cannon for the presidency.
As Zueblin's opinions upon most sub
jects have to be disinfected with chlor-
ide of lime before they can be put
int r.ir hi h ieyh
al attitude toward the speaker of the
house of representatives is edifying
and entertaining. Zueblin is not SO
gymnastic as the late Triggs, was
but he probably gets more from the
lecture bureaus.
What Inter-Ocean Said.
The Chicago Inter-Ocean of yester-
day said:
The Hon Joseph G. Cannon deser-
YES to be congratulated on the kind
of critics who censure him. Such per-
sons as Professor Zueblin are against
him rabibly. With ordinary decent
Americans of average common sense
that is an important fact in Mr.. Can
mons favor.
Mr. Cannon appears to besin danger
of getting into the delightful position
of being honored because of the kind
of persons who endeavor to insult him
and loved for the enemies he has
made.
For in view of Professor Zueblin's
open championship of trial marriage
and other antique incidencies now adj
vocated by our most CONSPICUOUS ere
formers" particularly inChicago uni
versity circles, there can be no doubt
what kind of President Prof. Zueb-
lin and his kind would have us elect.
Unfortunately their ideal cam
didate is not constitutionally eligable.
that does not prevent Pro-
fessor Zueblin and his kind from show
ing clearly that their choice for Pres
ident which they insist should be ours,
is such a person as Maxim Corky.
The American people are not likely
for the present to choose as their
President the sort of man whom Pro
lessor Zueblin and his kind evidently
regard as ideal. They have certain
nstincts-which Professor Zueblin
will probably term irrational preju-
favor of common decency.
The fact that they have difficulty in
more resolute for it in the White
House.
To the sort of candidates whom
Professor Zueblin and his kind would
choose for them they will continue for
some time to prefer such men as the
Hon Joseph G. Cannon