The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-08-28
NOW FOR JO-UNCLE."

mo finer chance for splurge of in
tellect and character is offered any
where than in the large and wealthy
state of Illinois In regard to the SEN
ate of the United States, she has done
better than was expected. The most
we had hoped was that Foss and
Mason would between them secure
enough votes to keep the advice OF
the people to the legislature from SEEM
ing to be definitely and decisively for
Hopkins AS ii turned out, the legfs-
free to nominate anybody it may
please. The primary result, consider
ing the intricacy and tools of the Hop
kins organization, the attitude of the
Busse machine, and the backing of the
national administration, is almost
tribute to the independence and alert
ness of the voters who represent the
state that boasts of Grant and Lincoln.
She has, however, a far more important
opportunity. The greatest force for
Bourbonism, the bulwark of private
snaps, the strongest obstacle to needed
reform in all this broad land, is noe
Senator Aldrich; it is not E. H. Harri-
man or John d. Rockefeller; it IL
Joseph c. Cannon, Of Illinois. Weld
ing a power second only to the presi
dents he uses that power always to
hates all that is progressive. from pur
er food to safer forests from railway
regulation to improvement of the tariff.
He is the kind of force which, by op
posing change when change is right,
encourages socialism and revolution.
He poses as farmer, but is to the
very tip of his finger exclusively poll
tician. Therefore his hold upon his
district is strong. He knows how, by
securing local favors, to entrench him
self with astuteness. He appeals to
local self-interest. No part of the
United States has before it the OPP
portunity to deserve such glory as
voters of the Danville district could
obtain by Kidding the nation of Joseph
Cannon. There is small hope ina,
they will do so much as actually to
defeat him; but possibly so many OIL
the more liberal minded among them
will be so much alive and doing onl
election day that Uncle Joe will re-
ceive a warning-a message making
him somewhat less bigoted a foe tol
every effort of the many toward Sc
curing a fairer chancel against the few
This. from Golfers Weekly.
Doesn't it occur 20 the brilliant and
versatile editor Of Golfers that the
most effective way of Kidding the ma
ton of 90 Uncle" is to elect a demo-
ocratic house of representatives? Col
lier's confesses that Mr.. Cannons po-
litical shrewdness in the Danville dis
trict is such as to preclude the hope
of defeating him as a representative.
Does Golfers expect that sufficient
number of republican representatives
can be banded together to defeat Mr.
Cannon for the caucus nomination FOR
sneaker? Surely it knows better than
this.
In half-hearted sort of way, Col
Iier's, which pretends 60 be conduct
ing a vigorous fight against Speaker
Cannon. is advocating the election Of
Taft TO the presidency. Is it not al
most certain that the election of Taft
will carry with it the election of a re-
publican majority in the lower house?
Does not Golfers know that tneI
election of Bryan will carry with it the
election of a democratic house OF rep
resentatives and will end the Cannon
regime in that body?
1t is a little painful TO have to ask
if hut in view of this, can anyone be-
lieve that Golfers is really sincere
i'm it's professed desire to rid the ma
ton of this 'bulwark of private
snaps?"