Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-19
Speaker Cannon Reads Insur.
gents Out of Party.
MAKES SPEECH IN CHICAGO
Obedience to Caucus His Standard of
Party Fealty.
REPLIES TO SENATOR CUMMINs
Quotes President Taft on Tariff Bill.
John Sharp Williams and
Free Pulp.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHICAGO, November 19-Speaker Can
non for a second time read Senator Cum
minis and Senator La Toilette and all 9TH
er insurgent alleged repub-
licans," he called them-out Of the repub-
lican party. 1t was in a speech at the
Warrington opera house, Oak Park. last
night. in. aid of William Lorimer and
Whispering Bill Monkey. Uncle Joe quot
ed Theodore Roosevelt and w. II. Taft as
sponsors for his own republicanism.
eff I am a republican, they are not re-
publicans." Nhouted Uncle Joe. IF they
are republicans. 1 am not. Now. take
your choice
Speaker Cannon reiterated the substance
OF his Bloomington speech concerning the
alleged proffer Of support of the met
ropolitan newspapers for the presidency
of the United States in return for the
placing of paper pulp on the free list,
with the notable exception that he did not
mention Herman Ridder as the tempter.
but he did name John Sharp Williams of
Mississippi as the man who came to him
and asked for recognition for the purpose
Of pushing through the free pulp bill.
Reply to Senator Cummins.
This IL what Uncle Joe said about
Senator Cummins. reading from manu.
script, as a reply to the Marquette Club
speech Of the Iowa senator:
Senator Cummins made a speech at
the Marquette Club. In Chicago. In his
speech he Set up q man Of straw and then
threw 1t down again. because the burden
Of his speech, SO far as was concerned.
was putting the words into my mouth
which I never uttered.
Senator Cummins declared that the
Payne tariff Is a reputation OF the Chi
cago platform. President Taft when he
signed the bill made public statement
in which he said: There have been a
and they constitute . sufficient amount to
justify a statement that this bill Is a sub
stantial revision and a reduction OF ex-
cessive rates
declared that the Payne tariff bill is the
best tariff bill the republican party has
ever passed.
The Senator's Attitude.
Senator Cummins declares this was
his view just after the adjournment of
Congress. when he halted In the city OF
Chicago for a day or two before he went
out to the Prairie state.
Senator Cummins declares that the is
sue from now until the national conven-
ton in 1912 is Shall the men now in con-
troll Of the party destinies be permitted
further to disregard plain party plat
forms?'
president Taft is the recognized leader
Of the republican party, and the great
majority of republicans are his follow
ers. The President and the republican
majority in Congress co-operated in the
legislation that has been written on the
Cummins co-operate? Let the record of
the votes on this legislation from begin
ming to end decide.
Mr.. Bryan wants the war against the
republicans who enacted this legislation
to go on. Senator Cummins also wants
Ii to go on. and pledges that II shall go
on. When Lincoln found an army march,
ing on the National Capital from the
south and q large body of sympathiSers
in the north encouraging that army he
said IT was dificult to determine which
was most threatening to the welfare of
the nation"
Question Of Party Loyalty. {.
Speaking again of Senator Cummins,
Uncle Joe said: Now, Brother Cum
minis said put him out Of the party. or
tried to. by saying he was not a republic
can. That was not what I said. Now. !
am just touching on this subject here.
and what / said was: Senators Cummins
and La Toilette are not republicans or
1 am not a republican, I am going to
prove that l am a republican, because I
am going into q caucus and abide by