The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-22
UNCLE JOE" TALKS.
Continued from Page one.)
Members Gan Check speale.

Members Can Check Speaker.
The speaker did not even glance at
me. He tilted his chair to a more
comfortable angle and answered the
suggestion.
Under the constitution of the Unit
ed States, the house of representatives
organizes itself, and any member Of
the house. of any party. or no party,
on any day, at any time, can halt any
business before the house, and, as a
question Of highest privilege, offer a
resolution and secure vote on it, to
displace the speaker Of the house of
representatives and put some other
member in his place. In addition to
that. at all times-surely recently-the
position of the speaker Of the house
has been in entire harmony with a ma
jority OF the house members and in
harmony with his party. No ruling of
the speaker could stand for a moment
as against a majority Of the house The
present speaker of the house takes the
attacks of Mr.. Bryan and his dictated
platform as a compliment to his Re
publicanism. Any criticism that is
made of the record of the house and
of the speaker as a member and SER
want of the house is criticism of the
Republican majority of the house,
Mr. Cannon has some interests here
his personal attention each summer,
and whenever he is not engaged with
his duties as member and speaker Of
the house Of representatives. But the
public business still demands much of
his time and attention. 1 was aston
ished, here in midsummer 50 many
weeks since the close Of the session,
to find him working each day with
stenographer, attending to matters at
Washington. The entire Republican
personnel of the house. in deed and
truth, look upon him as their Uncle
Joe," and I was surprised to listen to
him debating his mornings mail and
discover that members from half
dozen states in the union. were advis-
ing with him about matters of public
policy and detail. His long service at
the head of the committee on appro-
priations has peculiarly fitted him to
give sound advice to bureau and other
departmental heads at Washington.
They do not hesitate to draw on him
for advice and suggestion. To answer
all Of these things, in this weather, he
persists. Is a part of his public duty.
At least two political quarrels had
been submitted to him for arbitration
or suggestion in the mail heard him
answering.
Policies Which Divide Parties.
Flooding away here in his comforta-
BILE library, he seemed the embodiment
of craftsmanship and mature wisdom
Having in mind his vast experience ana
hard-headed common sense, and MS as
ISOLATION with the Republican party
ever since the civil war, thought that
no man in the United States would be
better able to outline the policies which
now divide the parties and the issues
on which the campaign VIII proDaoly
be fought out at the pending national
election. put It to him. He answered:
ssThe success of the Republican party
in the general election this fall means
the continuance OF the principles OF
that party. The success OF the Bryan
party means to reverse the engine anu
adopt the policies of the Bryan party.
The policies Of the Republican party
SO far as economies and finances are
concerned, are known of all men since
Lincoln became president-except our
ing the last administration OF Mr.
Cleveland-the policy Of protection was
the population Of the country has been
substantially multiplied three times
Our Marvellous Growth.
"Notwithstanding the great expendi-
ture of property, Of blood and capital
for the preservation Of the Union, ana
the resulting pension list, amounting
to $4,000 900, 900, we have steadily ad-
vanced in better living. secured better
homes. and have more and higher ed
tSsnr ana have accumulated $1,000
600 900 to add to the $16,000,0OO,oOO OF
money which was the aggregate WsaHn
of the 80 600, 900 people in 1850.
"Our railroad mileage has been null
tiplied by eight, our production by la
nor which receives twice the wages II
did in 1861 has been multiplied by ten.
That great stretch of country TO the
west Of the Missouri river has oeen
settled and that territory wnlcn was q
and DnOnnta1Q mas
been, from time to time. made into
sovereign states
"Our 90. 600, 900 people now in the UNI
ted States proper. with their LABOR ana
capital under our judicious pohcieS,
create yearly one-hal, as much Weaith
as is created by the 25o.oo0,00o people
in Europe. For the education OF our
people that they may be competent 1or
self,government, we expeno nan %
much money for education as rs eA-
pended by S5o.oOO,ooo people IN Iuro der
All this has been accomplished unoer
the economic policies Of the republican
nartv and Republicans, Democrats.
Ponn1ists and Prohibitionists all share
in this great increase and In Inese
blessings and this progress. All ol
majority of the people of the country
under the leadership of the Republican
marty. our friends the Democrats always
obstructing and criticising.
1.-The financial policies OF tne re
publican party have been written on
the statute books under trying cir
cumstances and against the combined
opposition of our Democratic friends
and later On by the following Of Mr..
Bryan.
Railroads Pioneers in Settlement.
I'm the settlement of the vast area
to the west of the Missouri river, the
railroads were the pioneers. 1t was
necessary that If they were maintain
ed they should have customers. and
to promote settlement they, very prop
erly. under those conditions, made
agreements with the people VINO were
ujIItng 70 take the risks in opening