Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-13
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
cannonism Must Go.

Mr. Editor: If congress follows the recommendations of President Taft as lined out in his message 1t looks to a layman as though it would put its seal of approval on all of the essentials and that 1t is, up to them by their votes to makeagood
 To keep. tab on the advance data of tariff issues, however, would be as im- possible as to keep the same on the advance data of births. Protection is a sacred principlei It is one of the ten commandments of the republican par ty. but schedules under it may vary from time to time as conditions change. The schedules of today may be wrong tomorrow. and the question regulated? Certainly not in a manner to arouse a spirit of retaliation, but in adopting a system which prevents all such trouble, showing 6 progressive spirit, an honest desire to repair ex- isting defects and give the people what they are entitled to-a tariff revision along the lines that the tariff on any article should never be greater than the difference in cost in the United States and the cost in any foreign country where the same article, or as good a one answering the same pur pose, is manufactured At any rate, dear Editor, will it not be wisdom for the friends of protection to-in some way-revise the schedule rather than to let the enemy to the principle-fe- wise the list?
 Now, dear Bulletin, will you allow the writer-while the whole press of the country are taking a shot at the Smooth Bore Cannon mounted on the house pedestal-to chip in with a word or two in connection with quotations from the Hartford Courant, Dec. 7th, to wit:
 Angus McSween writes from Wash ington that Speaker Cannon's failure to name the leader of the house Serene S. Payne, of New York-as a member of the committee to wait upon President Taft was another piece of spite work. Cannon has been angry with Payne" he writes, lever since they clashed over the tariff bill in the last session, and he took this oppor- tunity to humiliate Payne publicly, both for its possible effect upon Payne and as a warning to any other organ ization men who may dispute his au- thority in the session just opened"
 From the Woman's National Daily, Dec. 7th:
 ''The nationwide fight for the right of the whole people is just starting. big guns will be fired, including one Cannon. and the biggest Cannon of all is already so hot that a premature ex- plosion may any time dissipate him in a cloud of smoke"
 And from The Bulletin, editorially:
 "The congressman who thinks that Speaker Cannon will resign to save his party, or to save his face, doesn't know his man."
 And McQuade, who in writing of the opening of congress says:
 "As the hand pointed to the hour Speaker Cannon tripped up the aisle. ascended the throne, etc." all of which brings to the surface a world of recol- lections and unwinds memories of that political tragedy that stirred up public sentiment against the reign of Cannon ism, the sequel to which was the loss to the country and state of Connecti- cut of that able advocate of the peo- ple's rights-the late Gov. George L. Lilley
 The writer cast his first ballot-and has been nutured on republican milk since 1856, and although old age has scanned his cheek he now believes that unless a majority of the representative body have sunk into total depravity that they will at the proper time spike the vent, draw the charge and deposit that piece of artillery, body, boot and brooches, in the political junk pile. Would rather be democrat,
 And with Friend Waller stand, Than be a Jo-cose autocrat,
 With a gavel in my hand.
 J. w. MILLER.
 Bristol Conn.,. Dec. Il, 1909.
 
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