The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-15
"UNCLE JOE" ARRIVES.
He Goes to Chicago to Fight the Anti
Injunction Plank

Chicago, June 15.-A sensation was
caused last night by the unexpected
arrival in Chicago of one of the pres1-
Dental candidates, "Uncle Joe" Can
nom He arrived from Danviile late
Sunday afternoon, going to the Union
League club where he was soon in
conference with some of the most
prominent leaders of congress- includ-
ing Serene E. Payne of New York,
chairman of the committee on ways
and means; Mr.. Dalzell of Pennsyl-
vania, the ranking member Of that
committee; Representative Overstreet
sherman of New York, who has the
congressional backing for the vice
presidency; Richard Kerens of Mis-
souri, and number of delegates from
Illinois, Missouri and other states.
1t soon developed that Speaker Can
| mons coming was in connection with
the platform and that a very brisk
contest on some of the planks was in
prospect. When Mr.. Cannon was here
the other day he learned in general
way the main features of the existing
draft and did not feel that they pre-
scented any serious obstacles. How
ever. the arrival of some of the con-
gressonal leaders developed the fact
contained certain features which were
regarded as quite opposed to the
declaration made at recent caucus
of the Republican members of the
L
| was called on the long distance tele-
phone and the platform situation was
| discussed with him.
| The speakers views on this sub
ject were outlined to his friends to-
night as being Identical to those ex-
| pressed two years ago when he said In
| opening the congressional campaign:
| Speaking for myself, I had rather
| quit public life now and at the age
| of seventy quit forever. true to the
4 I, a., o.
| the distribution of powers to the
| legislative the executive and the
| judiciary which are a check upon one
another, than to retain public Office
| at such a sacrifice to my own respect
| and such terrible cost to the country
| While God gives me life to live 1 will
| not by my act take from any citizen,
be he rich or poor, union man or
non union man, farmer or mechanic,
doctor or lawyer, any right which is
i given to another. I will not vote for
any law which will make fair for one
and foul for another"
Did Not Go to Headquarters.
The presence of the speaker in Chi
cago was not generally known except
among the congressional leaders. He
did not appear at the Cannon headquar-
tiers but spent all his time in an upper
chamber of the Union League club
where steady line of prominent lead
IL
him. Mr.. Cannon was in his usual
good nature but he did not disguise
the fact that he was very deeply in
terested in this platform plank and
would do what he felt the circum-
stances required to see that consist
ent course was pursued. One of his
intimates said:
when the speaker was here the 9TH
er day it was understood that the pro-
posed injunction plank was of COM
paratively mild nature. 1t now ap-
pears that as finally drafted 1t pur-
ports to express confidence in the
courts, but then provides that no in
junction shall issue without notice un-
less the court is satisfied that irrepara.
BILE damage will be done. This is al
ready the clear provision of the United
States statutes. Why, therefore, is i
necessary to incorporate statute Law
, into a national platform? It will mere
ly invite controversy and will inferen
} TALLY tend to discredit the judiciary
Our opponents have done that In theil
platform and we do not want to repea
! their mistakes"
| When the presence of the speake
; came to the knowledge of those VIII
{ are in charge OF the platform it wa
81 pointed out thar he had not the ad
lvanta9e Of seeing the text Of the planl