The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-06
JUNGLE" JOE
CANNON THERE
Speaker Talks Some Politics
at Meeting
OF VERMONT OFFICERS
Baron Rosen and c, A. Prouty Also
Spoke at Society Reunion at
Burlington--Many Distin-
guished Guests.
OF VERMONT OFFICERS

Burlington, Sept. s.--Baron Rosen, the
Russian ambassador to the United
States, Speaker Joseph G Cannon Of
the national House Of Representatives,
and the Hon. G. A. Prouty Of the in
terstate commerce commission were the
speakers at the annual gathering here
last evening of the Reunion Society Of
Vermont Officers. "UncIes Joe Cannon
let loose the vials of his wrath upon
socialism and those whose cry is @The
rich are growing richer and the poor
poorer
MIR. Prouty at the mass meeting pour
ed hot shot into the STANDARD OIL com
pany, for its methods in sitting compe-
tition. He referred TO the company as
commercial highwaymen."
Speaker Cannon preceded his main ad.
dress with a glowing tribute to the
worth Of the Civil War soldiers, de-
claring that if such problems as that Of
child labor had been presented to the
Civil War generation to solve, wed
been in devil Of fix"
Referring to Mr.. Prouty's statement
that the wars issue was the preservA-
tion Of the Union, Mr.. Cannon said,
'eThe war was for something more
than that It was good for the slave,
but 1t was greater, more important for
the white man. Thank God, it set the
white man free"
Mr.. Cannon then drew a graphic pic
ture Of the ante-war feeling in the bor-
der states, and oil the Springfield con-
vention at which tue emancipation pro
clamation o. President Lincoln was en-
dorsed, He spoke touchingly Of those
loyal fighters over whose graves the
grass has grown, and continued:
And what came of it all? They said
we couldn't pay the public debt, but we
did. They said he couldn't pay pensions,
but, God bless you, we've paid nearly
$500 100000 to the boys III blue. They
said we couldn't rebuild the waste
places, but we did They said we
couldn't build the railroads, but they
were built. But who built them? Nor
pan2 No, Hartmann No. Who2 Wealth,
the product Of labor distributed amongst
all the people Of tho United States
The people built the railroads. They
took the securities Morgan couldn't
build all these roads. And since the war
the wealth Of the United States has
been multiplying BY eight.
+0n, well, a few people own IT,"
Ever think how much money there
ii in biIlioni Ten thousand millions
And there's S120000.000 billions owned
by the people Of the United States.
"But the fich are growing richer. and
the poor poorer
"Oh, how tired I am Of those mere
The II
own one-third Of the wealth OF all the
world. This wealth is better distributed
here than. ever wealth was distributed
since the children Of God shouted for
JOY and God finished the creation In
the savings banks Of the country today
there are 1000 millions dollars. There
are over 5000 million depositors. One
half Of the population Of Vermont has
sayings bank deposits in small amounts
footing S60,000000, If every other
state in the union had az much, we'd
have in the savings banks of the whole
country 10000 millions Of dollars.
And there's wonderful amount Of
money locked up in the insurance com
panies. There are abuses, Of course and
have no defense for any abuses any
where. But have you noticed that anv
insurance company has failed? And
about this let-up in stocks Brother Prou-
ty has dwelt upon; I've seen let-ups in
buying bonds and stocks before, and I'VE
seen 'em let down again. don't see
anything bad in present conditions.
Abuses are always creeping in. In com
petition, sometimes the sharp fellow. the
cunning man, gets ahead But the laws
8re IN force. II they are not sufficient.
Congress Is always in session when a
Hational question is involved"
MIR Cannon then discussed the passage
of the interstate commerce law.
This law is in force, but still they
violate It, he said. Way back before
Gods chosen people reached the promised
land, prepared and educated in the stern
chool Of necessity, God gave Moses on
Sinai the ten commandments. These
ominands came direct from God himself
trough his chosen instrument. But.
range to say, people in all ages and
all countries, have gone right on w.
K, stealing and coveting. Nine out 81
ery ten men, almost said nine and
half out Of every ten, obey the law
Y this tenth man, If you don't put 4
long hand on him, viii use his liberty
kHOCk LuE lihtAAJ VI I'LL LuG DlnRI
n into O cooked hat"
ne speaker then dwelt strongly on
need Of conservatism in adjusting
Hprobems Of the present day.
10 great or small thief or honest
is to be deprived Of his person OF
Wrty except as the law provides
20 must 70 in sensible manner
Nof men who are guilty ss hell are
W. for crime and acquitted because
tMidence is not beyond reasonabl,
dq and the law provides that it Il
be for a guilty man to 80 free thar
fol innocent man to be punished
BE are a whole lot OF people wht
90 bind trying to make things com,
hoW minute. They talk about tn,
mil Nh. Now, don't know much
nbdfis millennium business. But I'm
SUR Dn't want II to come in my time
II Mould come, everything woule
CONF everybody without effort ant
wit appreciation, and we'd all hav,
not a,it dry rot / ten you, wher
The nipm comes, unless animu
rhaI Utilization win 30 TO seed.
fnhont this rich richer, and poo
Poof mess. Take Rockefeller, Nor