New-York tribune., 1906-06-22
AMERICA At FLOOD TIDE.
Utterances of Speaker Cannon Set
Forth in "PearSOn's Magazine.

In "Pearson's Magazine" for July, under the title
America Flood Tide" James Creelman pre-
sents a character sketch OF Speaker Cannon, and
gives some of the characteristic utterances of the
head of the House of Representatives, showing the
prosperity and prospects of the people Of this coun
try.
OF what Speaker Cannon said Mr.. Creelman
writes
country just now. know how hard a few dema-
gogues are working 10 discredit the prosperity Of
their country but the people too busy, too pros
porous TO make Gals calamity bowling a success This
The people Of the Uned States. w5ether U ON the
farms or , n the cities are all doing business at
and YOU cant get away from facts.
market The pTodGcti6n fncRreases and the market
increases. Nine-tenths OF the whole production Of
thing like third Of the people are engaged in the
basic industry agriculture and these farmers haye
fe baH sngF9d known in @ al s better
idea of our present success when YOU Consider the
fact that the United States produces about one
agTGutural products that the vast bulk Of these
that the comparatively small surplus which we send
20 foreign markets makes US the greatest exporting
The condition Of the American, people was never
so good as now, There never has been so little
The dissatisfaction in the labor world does not
ables the to i've e 81 ahd Save to
thing hut arises R from belief that the worker is
and the dissatisfaction regarding transportation
Delief. founded
that the carrier discrimnates between shippers
But, I'm the aggregate the charges for tTansporta-
uGn IN the United states are less than elsewhere in
the world and have been decreasing through a long
period Of years.
This talk about the country going the devil is
the mere raving Of demagosues. The average man
the world. This is not theory II is % an actual
Gated free. well fed. well housed or we'll
clothed. Society was never better balanced than
now. nor was the American republic ever SO we'll
established az home and abroad, more beloved by
AS for the charge that the tone ~ our political
life and public service is becoming baser, have no
hesitation IN saving, after thirty years experience
here, that Congress has constantly improved i'm it's
devotion to the public service well as in EN-
we need have no fear that socialism will ever
control this country. If I understand what social
ism is il means substantially division of all ma
contributions made by individuals II is the dream
Of the impracticable on the hand and, on the
other q the selfish who desire live IN the sweat
have been hearing predictions of the downfall of
tho Republic and the enSlaVement Of the ali
my life. These are the mouthings OF dema-
gogues They were made Out in Indiana and Illinois
/ before the davs Of railroads. and they are made
with less of force and. sometimes think with
less ability than before. II does require much
brains or much information 10 be successful pessi-
This is the most wonderful country in the world.
and this is the most wonderful, the most successful
and the most interesting time In it's existence.
Capital and labor In al avenues Of employment
man family and with less effort thar ever before
in any country or by in the history Of the
I don't object to kckers. mind you Criticism IS
not discouraging thing. y would be discoura ging
il there were criticism of existing conditions and
without cause is common liar
All troubles from rauld de1-aIor-
| ment of the country. We have been So busy de-
! yeoping it that We were bound 10 wake IN and
pie have a capacity for seif-sovernment and tHey
will see 10 II that. without interference from any
existing evil will he remedied.