The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-15
BURTON |, FRENCH
ROASTS CANNONISM
Former Idaho Congressman
Says Uncle Joe Shouldn't
BE Speaker.
WRITES OPEN LETTER
TO II. Y. WILLIAMS
VIII Probably Be Candidate
Against Incumbent Next
Time.

Special TO The Tribune.
6OiSE. Idaho. Nov H.-Wlth Con-
Sressman Thomas r. Hamer carvassjnc
inc state OF Idaho crying the Ora iscs OF
speaker Cannon qnd eulogizIng Canro-
iain law in the lower house Of congress.
dS wen as declaring tho Aldrich tariff
DIl INC pet measure Of the last session.
Po'''Sdl circles were Jared here today
lH"ush IN" public statement made bv
rorlAsE congressman Burton l.. French
o' MOSCOW. VINO was made the goat OF
po1tlcal trickstcrs at the last Republican
state convention and defeated for ,he
nomination for congress BY Uauer. I'm
which he placed himself on record as
bitterly opposed TO Cannon and his r,rip-
cIPI"s ana admitted that he would prob
ably present his name AT the primaries
next fan as candidate for convress
against the Incumbent and n elected he
VIII assist IN the defeat of the so-raIle,1
c%ar oil the house as well as endcavor Ia
secure the passage Of a fairer tariff
bill.
Mr.. French made these declarations il,
an open letter written To H. V WiIIiafng
OF standpoint. Idaho. tho missiyc bclns
niaHe public for tho first time in this
French Indicates that Idaho will sec thc
most bitter political contest of its his
tory next fall when Tor the first time
IN tniS state the direct primary becomes
operative u VIII bring out a host Of
chndidntes for gubcruatoriol honors in
cItGinE Governor James H. Eradv. as
Gondin@ Goo ~ ,is,,, 5ormcr , Governor Frank Il.
house at the last session. BcrtrIrn F
O'Ncil. Republican stat. chairman. Rob.
erl LanSdon. secretary OF state. former
T%n,1 T%yern'r John T. Morrison. Georgs
committee, John Hart. president OF the
senate, Lieutenant Governor Syeetzer,
an oi whom aspire 10 pluck the choice
iIult from the already lettering political
MIR. French Attitude.
II am unalterably opposed to the long
or continuation OF Mr. Cannon as speaker
81 inc house OF representatives" states
hr, frcnch. lie should have been do
t'ated the last time and would have been
beaten bad those who had pledged to vote
against him redeemed thci- promises 10
,,l tno people. Mr. Cannon. In my opinion,
do'S not represent the sentiment Of the
masses OF The people OF tl, West, nor
O. any other part Of the country for
that matter, and CannoniSm sJands for q
type al nohtlcs that Is not AT all In
harmony With American ideas Il stands
Tor selfishness and fayoritsm 10 the in
GiNlduai as against the people rcncrally
and ior policy that means for the best
"Nh'. ''H' VI liC special interests. Not
with any feeling of III will toward Mr..
cannon, but after a few years OF service
IN the house OF representatives. ! make
this statement with the feeling that tho
country Is not receiving at the Spcakcr's
hands that which Il is entitled to cx-
poet say frankly that there IS basis
Tor the severe arraiGnmcnt Of Mr.. Can
non because OF the great abuse Of tbo
power that has been placed IN his hands
How any western man can stand
Tor Mr.. cannon when there is "A posslbll-
lty OF defeating him. passes beyond my
comprehension. In the house the speaker
has become tho car and never before
have honesty and courage been so bascIy
lnsulted as In tho special session of con-
moved from responsible committee posi-
ions because they had the courage TO
stand for what they believed TO be right,
and when other men were given political
preferment because they kissed the hand
that smote their fellows.
Not only this but in legislation the
power OF the speaker and his cotcris is
cit Every momber Of congress can
ash has been employed to whip members
INTO line, and those who would not he
,oereed % were placed nj disadvantage in
matters of legislation In which their
constituents were interested.
Results OF Rules
THE rules OF the house arc supposed
. b" for the cNpcditinS Of legislation
So they are, In part. bot in large part
hey serve tho purpose uf stiffling leg
Station and make II possible for little or
10 legislation 10 be passed that does not
nave the approval OF the speaker Should
become candidate for congress again
would certainly oppose the election OF
IN Cannon as speaker OF the house, and
would throw my whole soul into tho
movement Tor such q reformation OF
he rules OF the house as would remove
he dcspotism Of the speaker and make
possible for an individual member TO
u more sclf-rcspecting, and further
WOULD make II possible for the constitu-
ncy of every member to actually see
ow its representative stands on the
arious questions.
ION the tariff question my position is
cry well known | am IN favor OF the
utics that were placed upon Idaho pre-
uCts. Certain features OF the tariff bill
do not approve OF at all. | am i'm favor
! the establishment of permanent tar
{ commission. Not one that has 81 name
nd no responsibility, but a commission
nat VIII be able 10 make responsible in
uiry into the cost Of production of tho
irIouS commodities produced abroad
nat arc in competition with commodities
reduced az home and be able 70 make
'mo intelligent report showing the dil-
renee between the cost Of actual pro-
lctiou abroad and at bomc which
nuld be used as u basis FOR tariff legis-
lion Then | would have congress
gapC its tariff legislation accordingly