The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-25

they know that he Is much younger IN
| spirit than years. He Is absolutely
honest and knows more about the run
ming Of this government than any other
| candidate. Certainly in this Major
Lacey could not be bidding for a good
committee assignment. This same
feeling, TO great extent prevails
among men all over the country who
know Mr.. Cannon and the other candi.
dates mentioned In saying what did
about Uncle Joe In the reported in.
terview did not pretend TO speak for
vermont but for myself alone, and /
know the man us ! have also an ac-
| quaintance with the others except Gov.
Hughes. Neither have | ever claimed
that Mr.. Cannon would receive the
nomination, but If the president ad,
heres TO his declaration made on elec.
ton night ! predict that Speaker Can
non will become an important factor
in the national convention.
Il want TO say further, that in the
reported interview ! do not think
used the word conservative at all.
certainly not as applied to candidates
nor in the sense Of maintaining or adj
herring to old policies in the admins.
tration OF the government, but in con-
tinuing the policies OF the present adj
ministration IN the enforcement of
the laws against individuals and cor
poratlons who violate them with firm
hand In an effective manner, which
can be done quietly through the de-
partment OF Justice and without the
sound OF trumpets. What ! did say
with reference to the president lying
awake nights deyising schemes in aid
OF the people of the country was in
tended as a compliment to his homes
ty sincerity and integrity of purpose,
and In no spirit of criticism only In so
far as he would stretch the constiut-
ton by judicial construction to secure
the end sought. know the president
very well, probably much better than
do my critics, and have the most sin
cere regard and respect for him per-
sonally and for the great Office he oc-
cupies. During my service in Con-
gress | have never been classed as an
'insurgent, but on the contrary am rec
ognized as one OF the administration
stand'patters,' as | have supported and
voted for every pending bill when be-
fore the House known as an admins
tration measure. In one instance |
differed from the president as to the
provisions and details of certain bill
that | had much to do In framing.
In an open letter he held up the COM
mittee that voted to report that bill to
undeserved censure. and for that |
took occasion to publicly criticise him
and TO Justify my own action and had
not done il | would have been false
to myself and to my constituents who
had honored and trusted me. On my
return to Washington from Vermont
] found that during my absence he had
addressed second letter to the chair
men of our committee stating in short
that he had been misinformed and
wrote his first letter under misappre-
hensiOn Of the exact terms of the bill
This correspondence is a matter of re-
cord and | am well content
1t is common knowledge that the
House under the leadership of Speak
er Cannon gives the president as
general thing, whatever he wants, but
it is the senate where he runs against
lation With The Argus and Patriot
let me say. | am not found on the fence
and TO conclude | want to say to
Brother Whitney of the Mortified
News that the harrow which he
seems to think | am under is wholly
tOOthless so far as | am concerned