Smyrna times., 1906-08-22
CANN0N'S BOOM
FOR PRESIDENT
Launched When He Was Renomi-
mated For Congress.
He THEN DELIVERED ADDRESS

Danville, ILL.,, Aug. 1.-THE conven-
tion of the Republicans of the 18th
illinois congressional district renomi-
mated the Hon. Joseph G. Cannon for
the 18th consecutive time, this being
his 18th nomination by acclamation.
The convention unanimously en-
dorsed Mr.. Cannon for president of the
United States. The resolution was
adopted amidst the greatest enthu-
siasm. Mr.. Cannon's supporters in his
own district will likely urge the state
convention to make similar endorse
ment There seems to be little doubt
that this will be done.
Speaker Cannon was given a splen-
did welcome After the applause which
greeted him had quieted enough for
him to speak, he began his address, in
the course of which he said:
II thank you for this expression of
confidence, and l congratulate you on
the prosperous condition of the coun-
try under Republican administration.
The Republican party has followed
the teachings in the parable of the wise
servant who returned to his master
the talent entrusted to his care multi
piled tenfold.
"Since the election of William Nc
Kinley as president the business of the
country has doubled and the material
interests of all the people have become
better than ever before in our history;
aye, better than the condition of any
people anywhere on earth in any time
since history began. This is under the
policies of the Republican party as en-
acted into law by congress and exc
cuted by the president.
Attribute this condition to what
cause you mSy, speculate about it as
you will, call it confidence in men or
measures, the fact remains that it ex.
lists and that there has never been re-
corded anywhere such industrial devel-
opment and such wave of prosperity
as has swept over the United States
in the last decade.
There has been much discussion and
no little confusion over the effort to
compare the relative increase in wages
D.
The labor bureau of the United States
in it's last bulletin on this question
made very careful analysis for the IA
years from 1890 to 1904
''In that comparison and analysis II
was shown that the weekly earnings
of all employees had increased 53.4 pei
cent from 1894 to 1904, and that the
retail prices of food products had in
creased in the same time only IL per
| cent.
This census also shows that in the
five years from 1900 to 1905 the increase
in the number of wage earners en-
ployed was 16 per cent. over the num-
Der in 1900, and the total wages paid
30 per cent. gseater.
Tariff revision in time of prosperity
always has, and always WILL halt busi-
ness activity, production and COM
merce. 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
Il heartily endorse the platform late
ly adopted by the Republicans of Indi-
ana, which. in substance, says that the
Republican party will revise the tariff
when it will do more good than harm
to the great mass of the people,
Speaker Cannon then said that if he
were engaged in toll which would give
him the right of membership he would
join the ranks of organized labor. He
scored the anti-injunction measure
which was introduced in congress with
the sanction of President Gompers. oi
the American Federation of Labor
After disposing of the labor question
Speaker Cannon's address dealt with
President Roosevelt, whom he praised
unstintedly.