The Washington herald., 1907-08-15
UNCLE JOE IN TOWN
Mr.. Cannon Comes to Wash
ingtOn on Business.
KNOWS NAUGHT OF POLITICS
Says No One VIII Listen to II ''Out
His wayv-DecIares There's No One
Seeking Office There, Either-Ab-
s0Iutely Ignorant About National
AnairE-Has Pitched No Hay.

| Uncle joe Cannon, willing 70 discuss
anything except what other people wanted
him to, came TO Washington yesterday
from his farm in Illinois.
| Ills arrival was soon whispered in all
corners Of the city, and the lobby Of the
Willard Hotel took on brisker aspect
than il has felt for some months.
| Mr.. Cannon was soon surrounded by a
number Of persons, politicians. hand
shakers. and newspaper men, and he was
put 70 Il sorely to answer the number
( of queries that were hurled at him. The
Inevitable cigar was there with him, and
all in all. he was the same Joseph Can
non who left here some months ago
lie said he was here on routine business,
and that his visit had no political sIgnih-
canoe.
The business about which he came is
the new House Of Representatives Office.
for which he VIII let the final contracts.
and new building In Paris. Ill
No Politics ia Dog Days.
Don't ask me about. politics, young
man. Don'ryou know it's dog days? They
won't listen when you talk politics out my
way. They are too busy and too prosper
Gus. Nobody IS seeking Office there, either.
Made too much money in private employ
ment. Wait. there were two young fel-
lows who wanted TO go 10 Panama for the
experience, but the rest ike 1t ou, there.
Presidency? Don't ask me about the
Presidency. I am not building fences. The
/ fences that are built now may rot down
/ before the convention. That isn't for ten
months yet
i was In Kansas recently, and the
work those people are doing IS astound-
ing. Believe any stories you hear about
the crops there. Why, I heard one fellow
/ say 10 another:
g" Crops amt 50 good this year. are
they, john?
No, they amt; last year We had over
I a million bushels Of wheat. and now we
/ amt got over eighty millionssI bet you
Only Reads Head Lines.
I tell you I don't know anything about
national affairs. only read the head
lines in the papers. Wall street? Finan-
| ciai panic? I don't believe so. It's q
furry just now. I think. and If the bulls
win the bears lose. and il the bears win
the bulls lose-thats al it amounts TO
now.
! My people don't know which are bears
and which are bulls, and they don't care
they really don't care Why. the banks
I are rich, richer than they have ever beer.
/ and we don't worry out there about wall
street.
Telegraph strike? don't even know
what they're striking about. never get
answers 10 my kilograms. so I don't know
/ whether they are received or not. None
OF them IS very important now anyway
why. boy, I'm resting.
STANDARD on Company? They are big
enough TO take care Of themselves. II
/ they believed the fine was unjust. they
/ have money enough to make an appeal.
/ and 70 carry it TO the highest court. It's
Sot 20 them that any pity is due. but il
/ is 70 the poor devils that haven't the
money to pay for an appeal
Sorry for Caleb Powers.
It's to such fellows as Caleb Powers.
/ IN Kentucky, who have been tried so
many times, and who is poor and almost
/ helpless. I am glad to contribute a dol
/ lar or two 10 such men as be, and have
/ done it several times. and I hope he
/ gets out But the Standard Oh, they
/ can take care Of themselves.
/ Yes. ! think the sending OF the navy
/ to the Pacific was a good move 1t viii
| give our men practice, and VIII try out
! our ships. 1 don't know what Il means.
/ but suppose it's a practice cruise.
! Have you pitched any hay this sum
mer. the reporter asked
Not a id straw" Mr. Cannon an
| swered. and puffed UP his cigar