The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-12-15


Ward once declared "Shakespear rot
GOOD plase," but he wouldn't have
succeeded as the Washington cores
nondent of daily paper. HE lact
the rekesit fancy and imaggina-
shun."
At no time of the year are the in
felIectual qualities which Shakes
neare lacked more in evidence than
at the opening OF congress. The law
makers of the nation would have to
work day and night for a century
10 PASS all the measures which Wash
ington correspondents allege will be
passed.
Much Talk; Few Laws.
As a matter of fact, the first reg
Mar session of the sixty-first con-
gress which was called to order Tues
dav and soon after adjourned out
of respect to the dead, will probably
do less in the way of constructive
legislation than usual. The republi-
can insurgents are girding up their
I0ins to do a lot of insurging, but
their activity will doubtless result
in nothing more than words, words.
words. The regulars are amply pre-
pared to stifie anything that has the
appearance of general legislation.
The more the insurgents indulge in
heated conversation the more the
regulars will enjoy it. Talk will kill
time, and the assassination of time
is the real, if not the avowed purpose,
of the sixty-first congress.
There was real grief in evidence
among the members of the house
over the death of Congressman
be Almond. The terrible fate which
overlook the Missouri statesman has
cast gloom over the democrats, who
have lost their ablest leader, and
this sorrow is shared by many of the
republicans.
As to "Uncle joe"
But when all is said and done
uncle Joe" Cannon is the principal
issue before congress- TO people
throughout the nation, republicans
as well as democrats, the Speaker
has come to represent a system, more
or less devilish, to which has been
given the name of "Cannonism. !"
While insisting that Uncle Joe" is
not nearly so black as painted and,
in fact, is not black at all, the regu-
lar republicans find themselves una
bic to convince thousands of their
constituents as to that assertion. And
these constituents have votes and an
election is coming on, and so many
western members find themselves in
what might be described as "a DEUCE
of fix" With conditions as they
are there is no doubt that the iron
man of American politics" finds him
self facing the crucial moment of his
career. Uncle Joe is mighty embar-
RAISING to his republican colleagues
and to the administration at this
juncture, and yet none has the nerve
to feed him to the lions as a peace
offering to the populace.
Meanwhile, Speaker Cannon does
not appear to be unduly alarmed
He has a few cards up his sleeve,
and he intends to play them early in
the game. He has been looking up
the records of the leaders among the
insurgents and printing himself for
the fray. Here is what he has to
say for himself:
Early in the session I intend to
CAL a friend of mine to the chair
and take the floor and speak as long
as | am allowed | tell you, the fur
IS going to fly. Some people who
profess to be republicans will get the
seyerest castigation that you ever
heard. | intend to call spade a
spade. Some Of these people who are
ranting about the present tariff bill
supported and helped frame the
DIngley bill. Their present ram
page is hypocrisy. Some of the men
who talk of legislation being stitled