The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-01-11


SPEAKER CANNON ARRhtoNEp.
The Washington POST says: Did
cuncie Joe" Cannon. speaker Of the
house Of representatives. ever lapse
fromn his accustomed gaiantry 80 far
as to treat 500 OF the fairest members
OF the fair sex with contempt, and in a
burst Of impsience and anger apply to
them the mysterious phrase. GO
TOP
This IS the gist OF an arraign;nent
that comes from California. The
charge is directly and specifically made
by the president OF the California club.
consisting Of the 500 fair ones alluded
to. Moreover, the charge is reiterated
In c, poem that was recited with in
tense dramatic fire by a lady elocu-
ZIONIST to the members Of the clu, :.
This poem, incased In huge envelope
bearing the red and gold seal Of the
club, has been forwarded to Speaker
Cannon. The ehbrge, therefore, is
complete, and the country will await
with interest, Speaker Cannon's re.
ioinder
Mr.. Cannon did say that awful
word" said the fascinating president
Of the California club to San Fran
cisco contemporary. For 90 'or NJ
he has Oh saornithoiae,s- gr six years
II vOJected to an appropriation for
1.-THE purchase Of the big trees. Robert
Whiteside, who owns the msgalicent
grove iA Calayeras county. paid $780,
900 for the land. and we only wanted
Mr.. Cannon 70 give him 100000 to
save the beautiful trees for our chill.
dren- and our sAiidren's children. He
dared to. assert that we wanted the
government to go into a real estate
dealt Uncle joe is the sole obstacle1
in the way Of the Efforts OF the club
women of California to perpetuate
these objects Of beauty, and didn't
,sayiaslf | feelabopt him IN the poem.T
The priacipal stauEas of this poem
follow: -
sAll the clubs, all the clubs, all the
Z clubs, onwardl
Idlp to the halls Of congress marched
the Five HUNDRED,
Enrward, the female brigade,
Save the Big rreesl' they said.
Up to the halls Of Congress
.AJatched the Five Hundred.
/" Beware Of the female brigade.
shouted all Congress, dismayed,
Can ] make myself solid every man
wondered.
Not theirs to wonder how,
Not theirs 70 smile and bow,
Joe Cannon will stop this row.
And out OF the nails Of Congress
SHOW the Five Hundred
Cannon to right of them, Cannon to
left Of them;
Cannon in front OF them. shouted and
thuneered.
stormed at with threat and yell
Twas timber SELL
Told them to 80 to-
The noble Five Hundred
! W@
when will their efforts succeed
when viii Joe C. be treed?
All the world wondered.
Honor the charge they made.
Honor the female brigade,
The noble Five Hundredl7 ~
Much has been alleged by the art
lists Of the country against Uncle Joe"
Cannon. They assert that he has no
soul for the beautiful without pre-.
judging the pending case. it may be
pointed out that the California club
women have deepened the impression
that "Uncle Joe" Is deficient In appre-
citation OF beauty. or at least unfortu-
nate IN ths manifestation OF his emo
sions He appears to have sacrificed
his appreciation OF beautiful trees and
Beautiful women to a petulant desire
10 keep proper distance between the
merisorlous Mr.. Whiteside and the
treasury. The esthetio and the sordid.
in other WORDS. have struggled for
mastery in "Uncle Joes" bosom. and
the bad angel seems TO have fired the
good one out
However, the Speaker is entitled to
a hearing before judgment is pro-
nounced. Did he, or did he not, tell
500 beautiful clubwomen to go to-"
SCIENTIFIC MILKING.
row the 5ahooek Test Saves Wisoon.
sln Farmers 100000 a Year.
1hp Bahcock milk fest saVaa tha