Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-01
UNCLE Joe" HERE
Speaker Cannon Arrives at
the Capitol Today.
GENTLE AS MARY'S LAMB
Surprises All With His Passive At
titude.
PREDICTS A LONG SESSION
Says There's Lots to Be Done by
Congress, and It Is in Harmony
With Administration.
GENTLE AS MARY'S LAMB
'REDICTS A LONG SESSION

A mild-mannered, blue-eyed. good-na-
tured gentleman sauntered into the Speak
er's room at the Capitol today, hung his
soft hat on a peg and reached for a big
cigar. It was Uncle Joe" Cannon as
gentle as a lamb and without a trace Of
the mailed fist He had nary slungshot
on him for Cummins, not even a pair O.
brass knuckles for La Toilette, nor SO
much as a length of gas pipe for Victor
Murdock. Whereat there was great dis
appointment among an expectant group
of visitors who expected him to come in
breathing "dunder und blitzen,' sudden
death and peStilence for the enemy. APP
parently they expected to see him enter
with a Donnybrook fair swagger and a
general air Of 81 dare ye to step on the
tail av me coat" Nothing doing!
The fact is. the Speaker had his say in
his Kansas City speech He spoke by the
card, spoke to the point and called a
spade a spade That affair off his mind
he is now turning his attention to other
things. This doesn't mean that he is
"a gutter" or that he may not fling the
gavel at somebody if he finds tack in
his chair. but it does mean that for the
present the serious business of the ap-
preaching session will occupy his at
tention.
A Business Congress.
Congress- said the Speaker, land it will
run we'll along into the spring months
This will be a business Congress. There
is lots of work to be done and we are
here to do it. The President will have
important recommendations to make to
Congress upon many subjects of vital
Importance to the nation and its great
industries, and Congress will give heed to
them
THE House Is organized the commit
tees have many bills pending before them,
and there is reason why we should
not settle down to work at once
This is republican Congress. elected
to carry out the pledges OF a republican
national platform. The Congress is in
harmony with republican administra-
ton, and there is no reason why we
should not make progress.
Refers to Progressives.
Il have been over the country quite
extensively. especially that portion which
is the territory of the so-called pro-
gressives. 1 find that section very intent
upon its own business. very prosperous,
and. in my opinion, thoroughly in
sympathy with the principles of the
publican party. The people out there
are alive to the fact that those who op-
pose the national administration and
national republican party are to be classed
as sympathizing with Bryan, and treated
accord ngly.'
Speaker Cannon is not disposed at this
time to reopen the attack on the in
surgents He is of mind to let the ses-
sion begin. get the Presidents recon-
mendations in hand. start the legislative
ball rolling down the line and then see
what comes off in the insurgent camp.
II anybody Is "spilin' for a fight" can't
possibly get along without one. must
I have it or blow up--why, he will try to
accommodate them to the best of his
feeble ability.
Interested in Furthering Work.
The Speaker is deeply and earnestly
interested. however, in the work cut out