The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-03-27


able.
The whole secret OF Uncle loe
Cannon's wonderful power lies in
his utilization OF the principle OF
organization. This began in the
Danville district when he was first
elected in 1873, since which time
he has held office except Tor one
term when a benevolent accident
from Urbana worked the old sold.
ier and popuiist gag and laid him
out. This is one OF the richest and
best congressional districts in Hi.
nois and that means the world.
There is little change, compared to
our western shiftments. The first
crack out of the box he began to
build up a machine. He was
shrewd IN his choice OF lirutcuants.
II he ever made "A mistake in this
regard | never heard % u, aud |
have known the man thirty wears.
His right hand man tor thirty. five
years has been William K. Jewell
OF Danvllle, the ablest lieutenant
owned by any public man in Amer.
lea, who IS satisfied with the Dan.
VILE p~ustottce tor his share OF the
spoilS, and who would not hesitate
At anything in the world in politics,
nor stoop to "A thing outside of it
which Is in the leas, particle un.
clean. Jewell has more brains than
the whole Cannon family combin.
ed, IN whom cunning and draft
takes the place OF intelligence. To
add 10 1t he is an even better Judge
OF humanity, a finished and super
latlvely beautiful orator, and the
champion dust artists OF the civil.
lied world. IL is he who has held
the Cannon district in line, more
than Cannon, toI It is he who die.
tatcs the patronage so that there
will be an active and powerful Can.
non machine at every postohce,
which i another phase OF the "or.
ganlZatIOn. When any man
develops who promises to have a
mind OF his own and prove trouble
some he Is quietly but firmly re-
moved from the map, with Just as
little noise as possible. He is ex.
terminated II possible, il not he is
gwen some little old tickey lob that
Will have the sam, effect and take
him away from the field OF the or.
~ganizatIon, There has not been a
republican meeting in the eighteen
district tor thirty years that was
not packed in advance for Cannon,
and there never wIll be as long as
Jewell reigns behind the throne.
II is not IN the game.
Back OF this is the wonderful
personality OF Cannon himself.
He IS another genius with the dust.
lie never torgcts a face, or a friend,
and never tOrgIves an enemy. Let
him meet YOU once and he will
know YOU at election time 10 the
end OF the chapter, and actually
make you teel that you are honor.
ed 10y II. Apparently a~rtless and
sincere as -. old gentleman vel
could be, he is all the while sizing
you up while he is talking to you
about the folks, and il there is an,
change It goes down in his menta.
card index in indelible ink. Yor
can't tool him. No sane person
tries. He has gone all OF the gait.
and can recognize the double cross
as Tar as he a see a house. II,
IS there with the soft stuff tor tn,
q. a. Il or rather his man Jewel
is, and he distributes his seeds
secretary written personal letters
and all that sort OF Junk, and wheI
the time comes around his majority
IS Just as much bigger than it wa.
before as the voting population
has increased. You cant beat
system like that, when il is backe'
up by the gilt OF federal benetac
tons to a limit that makes the dis
trict sag, public buildings, sold
ier's homes, and other Junk tina
makes the domain mighty in votinI
strength, and peramenent in graft
tude. The labor people have triet
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