Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-14
LOSING NOSLEEP AT ALL
UNCLE JOE NOT WORRIED BY
LABOR FIGHT.

CHICAGO, ILL.,. September 14.-Speaker
Cannon passed through Chicago late last
night with the assurance that he Is mot
a worrying over the battle that union
labor is preparing to give him in the
eighteenth district. He reviewed the re-
turns from Maine and found ground for
optimism, stating that the attacks of Sam
uel Gompers had no influence on the vote
in Representative Littlefields district.
Uncle joe after meeting down-state
politicians and Danville friends, announced
that he would not make any extensive
personal fight in his home district, but
would leave 1t to his neighbors to meet
the attacks of organized labor.
You say the labor leaders are going to
make fight against me in my district"
said Uncle Joe' well, they have a right
to do so. but I'm not worrying. I'm going
mail. and not to open any campaign. I'm
leaving my candidacy to the people.
Not for Himself.
I'm going to make campaign but
not for myself. 1t will be for the party.
and 1 won't have time to break my neck
seeking my own reelection. My people
will have to attend to that. I expect to
speak in from fifty to one hundred con-
yourself that I'm not worrying about the
attacks of Mr.. Gompers.
why did 1 go to Maine?" continued the
speaker, Il went down there to help the
republican party. And right here let me
tell you that the labor leaders are all
wrong in saying that the attacks of Sam
uel Gompers against Representative Little
field cut any figure.
The impression seems to be that we
went to Maine to fight Gompers in his
contest against
The disturbance over the prohibition law
was what took us there"
Reform Forces.
CHICAGO, September 14-Speaker Can
non made a short speech before the repub-
lican state committee, which met here yes
terday. Mr. Cannon was on his way 70
his home at Danville. ILL.,, from M;chigan
The reform forces to. LON the Speaker
gave most of his attention, were classified
by him as 1.-The kickers." and he gave them
additional cause to charge him with disre-
spect for their efforts by comparing them
to celebrated mule, concerning which 1t
never was known whether he was bray
ing because he was kicking or kicking be-
cause he was braying."
Furthermore, he said, that inasmuch as
their object Seemed to be the immediate
reformation of the entire world, they were
hopelessly beyond argument. and therefore
the best course for sensible man to pur-
sue with regard to them was to leave
them alone"
Important to Republicans.
This is mighty important campaign
for the republican party" continued the
Speaker. land we've got enough to take I'D
all our attention with things that are go
ing to happen right now without bothering
about things that can't be mended or with
things that are going to happen two years
from now.
Some people are great deal bothered
about what's going to happen in 1908. Mr..
Bryan is bothered. He was met the other
day in New York by a great crowd of 40
900 people, who came together to greet him
on his return from Europe.
Now Mr.. Bryan had been travelling and
We supposed he had been informing him
self. We expected that he'd come back
home as a man who had gained experience
and knowledge from seeing different men
and countries. but he no sooner makes a
speech than we find him full Of the same
old heterodox notions and ideas
But as soon as Mr.. Bryan discovers
That these ideas are not altogether popular
with his party then he begins to 70 easy
on them. Now he says that of course he's
right, but that nevertheless he will accent
nomination from the democratic party
even If 1t does not adopt his ideas. But
he tells them he's right, and they'll come
to. 1t In the future.
Now we've got better things to do than
to bother about what's going to happen
two years from now. Those things will
take care OF themselves when the time
comes. What the republican party has to
do is to take care of the things that are
up now, and that's what it is doing"