Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-11-13
200 persons, largely composed of mil

paper men who had h. 3rd The other
speeches had been requested TO leave
tae room. 1t was 4 sp ech we'll de-
signed 10 eiiCi; approving applause
frCm this particular audience. Whcth-
er or noe il received this approval. the
dispatches do not inform us: but II II
did not in that audience. there arc no
conceivable Ger diticn under which 1T
would. The speaker expressed Ills
contempt for newspapers, magazines,
dc ctrinari specialists. wOmen's clubs
and school children. He said they
were continually peti:ioning consre IS
to do imp ssible things and 10 iEaIe
millions Of dollars in bonds for tn"
promotion OF all sorts Of absurd eG'
ierpri:rs.
Mr. Cannon, in the course OF his re-
marks, spoke of his opposition 10 the
movement to protect the natural re-
sources cf Inc Appalachia range. He
said tn, re was question as TO the
nations right to protect the forests
a gu sion as 10 it's ability to legally
police tbs range. He intimated that
the police powers belonged TO the
state and that II the state failed 10
project the forests. ,acre was probae'
J, 10 legal method Cf Undertaking the
work nationally. He also declared
that there is a question az to the al
visibility OF r,fOrC STATEN. He criti'
cised newspapers and magazines. anu
indirectly. of course. he RoCseH'..
administration. 70: discrlmlna'lES
alarming reports regarding the coa'
and wood supplies CT the natioE. he
said there were or at quantities Of
unicv, loped coal in the Rocky noun
tains and attempted to ridicule the
idea ;ha, the country is in danger of
exhausting it's natural resources. H..
appeared TO desire to create the mi
pression that he did not believe the
tountry was wasting its coal and i'm
be-
We have heard OF this Srs5; meet be-
fore We have 9ea d II said IN ter
tain Quarters that the Iake-,o-the-
Gulf deep waterway pi oject was a
foolhard proposition. We have been
told that the govcrnm'L, "rh all
of is investigating and exporting. had
nor arrived at the true Facts regard
ing cur natural resources. We ave
the argument that the schedule OF
these resources. now being prepared.
if honestly made. wou.A SHOW thaI
III. r.. Is NO cause for EatiGnal alarm.
We know whence this Logic COMBS.
IL is tap argument of the vested IN
tercst. |, is the argum mt Cf these
who have reason for wishing the priv
ilccc OF plundering the people TO he
unrcgulattd and mrGstrained- Mr..
Cannon NAV be sincere. hut II nc Is
il is because he has rlutCcrat:c tex
denotes. We mus; all concede that Ne
is a, least very frank. He appears 10
he quite well satisfied with present
conditions. Anyone who does not
agree with him IS a victim Of our ma
tional emotional hysteria- TINS
must be cured. Mr.. Cannon believes
and he is going 10 do his part IN cur
ing lift he f. given the opportunity.
IA it not peculiar. however. that al
Of our national distemper takes turn
that would be harmful to certain
wealthy interests? Is 1t no; strikths
that the money Of the country is al
together Oh one side Of these GU s.
tions-who'ly In opposition to Them :;
Who opposes tie completion CT the
Panama canal? Who oppose the COZ :
st,uctioR Of a deep waterway throoSh
the Mississippi valley? Who Opposes
the protection Of the forests. the min
fral deposits and the streams! we
do not believe that there is any
school boy CT gill in the and whc
could not answer these questions.
When Mr. Cannon suggests hat ne
government has nc right to project
government property. such as paT":'
and forest n.s.rve' in the se'e:a
states and to police this property. h''
talks nonsense. Does not the gov
srnmeut police the Yellowstone PARK
Dos IL not police and rigidly rrohth-
IL trespassing, except under cer'aiH
regulations, on a halfdozen or more
assst preserves: DOul:lcss. mr..
Cannon means TO appeal to certan
.dvocates of the principle OF stare
rights but his method Of doing Is
nos such as to compliment tbefr intei'
;iscnce. Instead. he appeals TO pre-
iudicc ard rather heightens than re-
ievas our emotional hys,erta.
4; the recent eisciicn the people
endorsed III. r publican platform
That platform approves tine conserva-
ton OF national resources. the Tecia'
uJ,on Of arid lapds. AL measures;
20 proven; the waste Il timber. ana
the systematic improvement upon
,.xge scale and comprehensive plan
CT all the waterways. tarbors ana
great lakes cf the country. Prohao':
j, has no, occurred TO Mr.. Cannoh
that il The people have declared Tor
;Seec improvements. ;hcy should har"
hem whcthsT he believes they snc"p"
have them or not From cur view
p,in'. it world APPEAR 10 be matte.