Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-11-25
CANNON LOOKS
FOR REVISION
OF TARIFF
PEOPLE WILL GET JUST
WHAT THEY VOTED FOR
Too Early to Fret About Who
viii Preside Over Next HouSO
Says veteran Speaker in
Statement to Press,

Statement to Press,
lBy Morning journal special Leased Wirel
Washington, u. c.. Noy 24.--De-
claring that there will be an honest
revision of the tarin and that there
is no apparent reason of "srctting'
about the election OF n sneaker for
the house in the siNty-hrst congress,
Speaker cannon arrived here from
his home in Illinois late today for the
approaching session of congress He
added to the newspaper men who
greeted him that he believed that the
people would get the sort Of tariff
revision that they voted for.
Later he issued statement In
which he declared he was not attc1 pit
ing To dictate to the house ana that
through the system of election Of
members the people were certain of
having their views enacted into HW.
The fun text of Speaker Cannon $
statement follows:
The election of the speaker for
the siNty-nrst congress is yet a con
siderable distance in the future Whom
that congress is able TO assemble
which | presume will be some time
IN March the republican members
Of the house win hold caucus rs
has been the custom from the founda-
tion of the party and select candi-
date for speaker TO be supported by
the party I presume that the repre-
sentatives win he perfectly competent
to select their speaker and | do not
see any present need for frcttlng about
the matter
'Of course there viii be an honest
revision of the tarin We made the
campaign on that issue and every re-
publican member was elected with
that in view, Every one Of those re-
publicans without an exception. | be-
lieve win strive to the best OF his
Intelligence ana ability to attain the
tariff results desired bv the people
who elected him All win not have
the same views ana each one can not
have his own way altogether There
must De mutual concession and COM
promise, out Of which win come the |
result which on the whole Is most ac- |
'eptable or least objectionable to an. /
That n according TO civilized and on
iEhtcncd government II is the bar
)arian Rha expects to have every
hing his own way without regard to
lis ncighbor. Whoever IL elected
pcallcr of the next house mast So
perform his functions as to assist the
louse In arriving at the result which
viii best represent the views of the
esponsible party in the house. striv-
ng To carry out the win Of the poo
he who elected him. In over thirty
ears experience In the house, some.
lines under one party control some
imcs under the other. / have never
cen the responsible political party
% wilfully against what is thought
o BE- the sentiment of the people
1istaltrs have sometimes been made.
e In the ease Of the Wilson bill en- !
cted by the democratic congress, but 8
believe that the representatives. In
he house earnestly tiicd To do what
hey thought the people wanted. They
'ere misled by the hasty Judgment
nsstd on the Mckinley law in 1890
nd which would not in my opinion.
ave happened had the republicans
al more time to oNplain the bin ON
lc stump.
The republicans made no mistake
hen they enacted the DnElcy law
s tho long litras the lives ~ tarin /
Tvs go-of that Jaw shows, / believe I
ley will make no mistake i'm the bin o.
It'll thr concurrence of th, senate A
nd the PRECEDENT n
There b. one thing Of which YOU -
ay be- sure. These representatives O.
40 do their very best to perform -
hat the people want for they must o.
, before the people In 1910 ana ac. Ia.
'unt fnr their acts Tho senator ac- y
.unts Ter himself once in six years; s.,
c president once iu four years. but %,
% representative accounts once in II
~ years. The speaker OF tho huus, si
rs "a double accounting. to his con- y
tucnts in his own district and 10
s associates in the house who elect \
m. No repre- sentative. and especial
no speaker viii fail to do every
ing within his power to carry out l..
o well considered, constitutionally oi
pressed wish uf tn, maiorit. of the th
oplr. 60
This b. why I bell,v. We shall get i'm
@ sort of tarin revision the people 81
ted for do not pretend 90 pro- G.
lcsy or dictate. II is and should
beyond any mans power 90 dictate n,
tn" house of representatives. m
orcly speak from long experience q,