The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-03

pect to hear before the Ides or rso-
vember.
Must the more than seven hundred
votes and acts In the interest of or
| for the welfare of the people who sent
him to congress be ignored. waived
aside and overlooked because Cannon
may have voted otherwise thirty-five
times on matters Of public policy and
measures. These thirty-five actions
| may have been mistakes. not neces-
| sarily bad until they are explained.
possibly only questionable or errors
of judgment. but regarded as bad by
those whose hindsight proves better
| than did the foresight Of those who
had the matters before them for de-
cision.
Cannon, OF course, was wrong on
some Of the positions he has taken
during the past forty years up 70 GATE.
There can be no doubt about that. He
admits 1t himself. Other men were
wrong. Other men have changed
| their views, with new light and new
| Information. Cannon is human like
the rest of us. and he has lot OF
| vtrile manhood, despite his blemishes.
While Uncle Joe has made mistakes.
| which his infalNble critics would not
| have made, Of course. he bears the rep
| utation around Washington Of being
straightforward and honest to the core.
He will not stand for crooked deals.
When he appoints COMMITTEES involv-
| ing important measures or appropria-
| lions he is most careful about the COM
plexion Of 1t and Of the home reputa-
| tions of the members he has in mind to
select. We get this from unimpeach-
able sources. It is shameful that such
| a man should be abused as he has
| been. This paper in It's limited field Is
glad to have had even its tardy per-
| tinent information on Joseph G. Cam
| mons character and unique, pleasing.
potent personality
Cyrus Leland, q prominent candidate
| for governor of our state, was against
| the new tax law, which is probably
the best law the legislature Of Kan
sas ever passed, and which will bring
| in more revenues to the towns. the
| cities, the townships, the counties and
the state than any other law ever
enacted. Still, Mr.. Leland is no dragon
| and he was no doubt just as anxious
| to do the best he could by the state
| when he was in the legislature as were
those who gave the law their undi-
vided support.
| It has been circulated, during this
campaign, that Congressman Miller, OF
the Fourth district, was weak Sis
ter" Mr.. Medill Mccormick. the prin-
cipal proprietor Of the Chicago Tribune,
told this writer that Miller Of Kansas,
| who was on the select committee Of the
paper and pulp investigation, had
given him the best cross-examination
Of any member on that committee and
that by reason OF Miller's pertinent
questions he Mr.. Mccormick was en-
abled to bring out some very telling
facts Of value to the newspaper side OF
the controversy.
Now, Miller may Jack brilliancy, but
one day last month when the writer
was at the Capitol. Miller made, a red
hot speech and the house voted the
/ way Miller talked. Miller may be a
mollycoddle but this writer happens to
know that Miller engaged in little
verbal combat, a few weeks ago. with
the President, over a matter Of mil
lion dollar claim against the govern
ment and over which Miller. as chair
man Of the committee on claims, had
much influence, in fact controlled, to a
large extent. The President thought
the claim should be paid at once and
he called Miller up on the White House
carpet and, 1t IL understood, wanted to
know why he did not act. Miller
thought the claim should be postponed
and that the government would save
most Of the million dollars and yet do
justice to the claimant. II the matter
went over to the next session. Miller
convinced the President, it is said, that
this was proper; and the claim went
over.
Now, the Emporia Gazette, edited by
a warm personal friend, William
Allen White, whose office site is next
to the government building, which
Miller secured for Emporia and for
which he has just pulled through an
additional appropriation OF thirty thou
sand dollars, Is not asked to print this
time, but 1t is at liberty to do so, with
out credit, if 1t SO desires, simply stat
ing the facts and letting it go at that.
The State Journal will supply the docu-
ments II there is any dispute.
This much is said about Miller, be-
cause Miller is said to be Cam on e
: man in Kansas. While Miller may be
! booming Cannon in this state, this pa
per denies 1t Is doing any such thing
The writer told Mr.. Cannon to his
face that his paper was for Taft and
that Kansas Republicans were for
Taft, first, last and all the time; and
this too before Taft had sure thing
of the nomination, which he now has
in this witnesses opinion. Cannon
smiled. of course. and the writer at
forwards marveled at his own impu-
dence, but 1t brought out a state