The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-12-06
A PEACE REPORTED WHICH is
ALL ON TAFT'S TERMS
SPEAKERS SUPPORT SLIPPING
According TO a Hot Springs Report
the Speaker is Wiling to Prom.
Use Anything TO Insure His Re
Election

Hot Springs, Va, Dec. "a truce
has been declared in the TaftCaunon
fight II might almost be- said that
peace has been declared at the prcsi.
dent-clccts own terms. for the speaker
has captulated through his ennis.
sarlcs.
who was Cannon's campaign manager.
at Chicago. will be- here Friday to|
promise the prcsilont-clcct that II he
will consent to Cannon's reelection
as speaker OF the house the latter
will fan in line, not only with Mr.
TaIt's tariff reform policy but he will
give the entire RooseycltTaft pro-.
grcssivo policy clear road in the
congress which will be- summoned bv|
the prcsidcntelcct Immediately after
the inaguration.
II might be imagined that these
promises made recently to Taft by.
Nannon's friends and now to be re
pcated Friday by the speakers repre-.
sentative, MIR. Mckinley. would be- all.
that was necessary TO make peace Ger
tain, but Mr. Taft declines TO be.
caught mapping. If things can be kept
Just as they are now he will be per.
fectly satisfied
But Cannon must give his own per
sonal promise which Taft will ask of
him when he reaches Washington
Sunday.
Then, and this is an important part
of the pact, the promise given. Can.
mons course as speaker in the short
session which will convene Monday.
VIII be watched as an earnest of his
reform protestations. If he gives the
promise which his friends have given
10 Taft for him and If. after that. he
steers according TO the progressive
chart at the short session, peace will
be proclaimed. The presidcnt.elect will
withdraw his objections to Cannon's|
reelection as speaker ana harmony
will prevail
If the speaker declines to drink of
the cup that Taft will hand him then
war will be resumed and II is no
violation of confidence to say that the.
presidentclect has his forces so well
organized already that the Cannon
people are in CONSERVATION. which
to put it bluntly, is the reason why
the speakers peace overtures have
been made.
The foregoing is the exact situation
In the speakership fight. According to
the facts that are obtainable here
from the most trustworthy sources
truce has been in the air for some
time. Away back in the summer men
who were close to Taft male the an.
nouncement here after consultation
with the candidate that If he was
elected speaker Cannon would have
to mend his political ways or stand
aside. Taft's election and the de-
creased majority by which Cannon
was returned confirmed the president.
elects views of the speaker.
believing that they were secure the
Cannon men made light of the move
ment tooust the speaker but the
storm continued to grow and nj
shortly became apparent that the un.
horsing of Cannon appealed 70 the
people at large as a good thing.
Taft publicly made his stand on the
question Of revising the tariff hut pri.
vately insisted that all of the Roose.
welt policies TO which he is pledged.
be given the right Of way by Cannon
ana his forces. Friends OF Cannon
came to Hot Springs TO joke with
Taft over the silly newspaper stories
and found steely-eycd gentleman of.
large proportions with his mind made
up and fun of fight. The vice presi-
dent.elect, Mr.. sherman. came here
TO make equiyocal promises for his
Old chief the speaker and was
brought up with a round turn. Taft
informed him that he didn't care TO
deal with him, that he had no use for
emissaries. Further, that the speaker
had assumed hostile attitude toward
the Roosevelt policies and an ada
mant stand on the tariff revision.