The Washington herald., 1908-01-23

Fairbanks, Mr.. strsus, and Others.
Uncle Joe Cannon looking back over
! the thirty-four years he has passed in
the service of the nation, and turning an
! eye which looked mot at the setting
SUM- into the future. last night uftad
the hearts Of the 200 persons present AZ
the banquet Of the National Board OF
Trade and on TO the plane where he
himself is living. and showed them ali
the great future OF America and Anlerj-
cas- commerce.
mere were other speakers beside the
Speaker Of tie House. Vice President
| Fairbanks, Baron Mayor des Piapcbae
the Italian Ambassador; Secratafv Strains
Senator Newlands. and others vero yyelr
received but when the gray-haired Speak
er. forgetting for the while his cigar
hHished his long, but brilliant, speech. the
crowd rose and gave him three of the
heaTuest cheers that ever echoed in the
Red Room Of tGe New Willard
IL II had been IN the province Of the
delegates and guests at that BANQUET To-
elect the Hon Joseph G. Cannon Presi-
dent Of the United States at five minutes
OF Z last night, he would have had vast
majority.
Policy OG the Congress.
Speaker Cannon felt called uDon IN de-
fcnd the roIio- of l,.r,,-.-- ..--s--.
ifrnr+afic,, .t.- &. - -.
80 49,. ---N --'. '1l" l-ii-Ii- -4
-'l-@i- i7e'' so laf as the I'M
~ o' eiiIeiit OF waterways is concerned.
referring 10 Senator Newlands. Of Eeva-
da, who preceded him and u.ho svoL,s os
the pork barrel" and who said thar the
people must get behind a~,- r7o,.s,,g.-,- -,
tr,-r,,.- -. '-'' mo s..'e-l, 10
said he could NOT agree Win t,,- ..s..,.--
from Nebraska" When the SnesL,e- v,s,
corrected and told i- vae tFs S.
from Nevada. he said
I apologize 20 both States"
He continued. "At rba faur5a+fo, NJ
the civilization lies the hustle Of tHa ,.ri-
and in a government ike ours whore arf
the units are interested tbera a~s ,s
many specialists as there are 7rfts Tf
any one specialist were 70 have the d.
rection Of all the worl, under trn govern
ment. the other On O1aG1G sne,ialfsrs ,-o,7r4
all 90 unfad.
Il thank God for the tfalar s-,
going a long way when I saw that I'm
the providence Of God, ] think men who
--'- - l--l''7s., rs me guardians OF
- - -l Gnu - to = a''ile lhe uiil-
ire, rI,.. - 80 .i prevent
y 49, .-. ~ ,.f ga
r,,,,I.ti 60, - r-.l ~, -'''I - ..[T t'
I --.l --r'+.T."' f' F'f'.'rNff
barbo- hin y-ae r,..l.5 - ~. ~
P~sef5a7+ s-tl,5,r tl., -, .--- ''' ~
nrorrisfad S5l0 00l 0d1 fov. tbf.. - "
have now, on 0l0 nl0 nec11s .,,,.7 f,,.f.7- *,
century and a half We NJ, -
200 050 coo
H.. ,,-,,
IT.
No--''ii"iIe III tAis strain. the speaker
said ae would much deplore il if the
country attempted 20 Iogislat- for the
DAYS 60 come: if II should atrernn+ IN inn
provs the rivers and narhors f.,. ,ra
time ,-bs-, -r,,. ,,,,,,t,,. .1..I1 ,......;
tb.,, ,f-., .s,,,s- -. - =
t-f.,'''''I d. "oe9
'-'" i'1 7'.'" i'e "'"'u ihr 10 see iE5
rivers ana haIooTs gradually improved
improved as the country expands 10 need
such Improvement.
Then turning back 10 the criticisms og
senator NauIsr5s NJ. C-s.,o, sss5 ts,-,.,
;- o-,. -,,.-, g. an +l.- --,--.-.- -
-, -. =. -, '--o-ii ''e
"ou'u u'S' III d" matters pertaining 10
80,
go. i'---- 'l'. .' '''" '''s
g,-ct ,,o-.fl-,- - % -, '..-rs ~
is a greater man and no sor4ss from, t,,
State Of Ohio. Theodore Burton is a
man who is the best legislator. the best
administrator in such matters ins the
whole nation. ] would follow wherever
I.souoIe buIIoh "lshes 10 lead
s.,t.-, 80, "a ~, u!l-eu ,o'''lu li.7
,-irfra irfsIIiss,,r r,-itr - t,,-,,e.f -
ward the Fast and 7 believe the nation
will advance and barona tba gragr ma
ZION of tho Garth
we need rof fear what C-ororass viii
do. we need NOT faar ubat tba TIousa
will do ar tbat IittIa bodv an the other
side. ,ya need uot fear vbat the senate
viii do. we need nor fear what tba ~
ecutfve will do The government was
made for inst fha rurn0sa Of having am
those rarts .,grsa and disaoraa ,,,irb e,ct
other Rut ir am goes back to tbe On a10 l.
CGa people i, the end There i mo man
in public life who is NOT deDendeut on
his constituents If ba docs NOT do v,-r,,t
trav desire ar The end of his tv-l ,-sg,,s
or his six Years or his fo,,r 7-s,,s s.
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