Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-06-18

pie and n keen Insight into the husl-
ness of the government in all lis
branches. He is the greatest govern
ment expert on revenues and appro.
prlations, currency and the national
debt. For a generation he has been
intimate with the ablest men in both
parties, and he has that rare wisdom
that comes from long experience IN
public life, innumerable conflicts that
left no trace of bitterness and con
stant contact with the great minds of
his age. We have had many illustri-
GUS speakers Clay, Blaine, Carlisle,
Reed-any one OF whom would have
adorned the presidential office, but IN
practical wisdom, knowledge of the
needs of the government and influence
with his associates no one of them
equaled Speaker Cannon, Illinois can
didate for the presidency.
Cannon's Rugged Character.
Again, the fierce light that beats
upon presidential candidate win dis
close in Speaker Cannon's entire ofli
cial record the dominating influence OF
honesty and sincerity, those rugged
traits of character that the American
people demand in their public servants.
The next president viii appoint many
United States judges and in all proba-
bility a majority of the supreme court,
the last bulwark of our national insti-
tutions. Speaker Cannon's legal train
ing and high regard for the judiciary
as an Independent coordinate branch
of the government give assurance that
these appointments will continue to be
made with an eye single to the mainte-
nance of the lofty standard of learn
ing and purity of character that have
distinguished our federal judges In the
past.
Legislation of the highest Importance
will demand the attention of all
branches of the government In the
next administration. During recent
years the people have given their ap-
proval to a wide extension Of the
scope of national legislation. The Re
publican party has promptly met the
wishes of the people. The president
has recommended and congress has
passed In the last five years many laws
of farreaching Importance designed to
meet with new remedies conditions
that have arisen from our rapid In
dustrial development. Each OF these
laws bears the signature of the speak
er, and many of them have the special
| imprint of his wisdom and experience.
During the last day Of the last session
of congress two measures were passed
that have received unstinted praise
One law makes the United States liable
for injuries sustained by laborers and
other employees of the government en-
gagged in extra hazardous work. The
other provides for an emergency cur
rency to move our great crops in the
south and west. The first is a long
delayed measure of simple justice, the
other wise financial precaution. OBJ
structlonists In the house and senate
nearly defeated both these measures.
That they are on the statute books to-
day is due mainly to the unyielding de-
termination and the wise parlfamen-
tary generalship of Speaker Cannon.
These same attributes he will take
with him to the presidency. sa
Sympathy With the People.
Speaker Cannon knows the people
and sympathizes with them in theiI
struggles because his own life has
been a constant struggle crowned by
success. His sympathy for the suf.
fering and oppressed came to him nat
urally by Inheritance, and early asso
ciations. His father, DR.. Cannon, was
a pious Quaker who bore testimony
against slavery. He was an early di
rector in that railroad from which the
Republican party took all the passen
gers the road on which men journeye(
only one way, from the dark under
world of bondage up into the joyous
light of freedom. 1t is little wonde
that with such father the sons frs
campaign work and first vote shoul'
have been for the great emancipation.
His opponents dwell upon his year
as handicap, but with him year
have brought no signs of age, but onl.
the wisdom of experience and its sc
rene philosophy. If he should be elect
ed president next November and re
elected in 1912, he would at the en-
of his second term be four year
younger than was Gladstone when b
made his farewell speech as prim
minister In the house of commons
Why should not the United State
have her grand old manf
No one of this generation mas den
onstrated so often or SO successful
! his capacity for attracting the COZ
. fidence and the affections Of his fe
: low citizens. Nineteen times he hi
been elected to high Office by the votel
: of a district that has no superior
| the United States for intelligence an
J patriotism. Nineteen times the Sc
! of approval has been placed upon h
+ character and his record by those wi
know him best. Thrice he has bee
chosen by the representatives Of {
the people to fill the highest legislati'
. office In the land
: Mr.. President and gentlemen of Il
] convention, / nominate as the Repu
, lican candidate for president of t
! United States the speaker of the hou
: Of representatives, who cast his fiji
! vote for Lincoln, entered congre
n under Grant and crowned generate
! Of service as Roosevelt's stronge
! and bravest ally, Joseph G. Cannon
i Illinois.