The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-01

Arcusss Him Of Conspiracy With AID
d1rtch on TariT Schedules Jays the
Panic at His Door.

E<0proSentatives. IN an open letter ad-
dressed 20 him today by Representa-.
eve Charles N. Fowler. of New Jer-
sey.
From charging the Speaker with de-
privins him (Sowisr) of the chair
mznship of tn, Banking and Cur
rency Ccmmitt,,e purely from mo sives
ef revenge. bee ause he had joined the
insurgents. the writer rips up the
Speakers record on financial legisla-
tion and terms IL rotten" blames
him for the paiic of 1907. because the
Fowler Currently bill was suppressed,
openly charges him with conspiracy
with Senator Aldrich to force the Aid
rich tariff schedules on the country
and makes the implied charges of a
conspiracy to discredit President Taft
ny rspudisting his pledges. and finishes
BY pronouncing the doom OF Cam
nonism--''your contemplate trickery
and traitorous treachery. your disgust
ing favoritism and vengeful malice.
your brutal deporism and daringly
desperate metbsds."
f. Cannon Makes Air Blue.
Mackinac Island. Mich. Aug. "a
The letter of Congressman Fowler de-
+ nouncing his financial record in Con-
grcsx. was shown to Speaker Cannon
/. today at Mackinac Island. where the
Speaker is spending his vacation.
Uncle Joe--hurt. angry and sore
said many things about Fowler and
ssie letter which are not suitable for
publication. and which he specifically
marked down as not for presentation
90 the public.
why In h---shouid notice Fow-
IerY" asked the Speaker. in biting
tones. when the proof sheets of the
Fowler denunciation were handed
him Jli
However. Uncle Joe read every word
OF u. and he WINGED perceptibly at
times.
ITO those who have the patience to
read this letter. II any such there be-
ne said. 'it will appear that when in
the exercise OF the House of Repre-
sentatives. I failed to make him chair
man OF thte Committee on Banking
and Currency. to his mind became
thoroughly selfish and generally
bad citizea and representative"
''Will you speak specifically OF any
cf The items In the Fowler arraign-
mentP~ Uncie Joe was asked.
Why In the r. should an
swer him." said Speaker Cannon.
HE Is a d----d joke. All Congress
knows he is Joke
8 We'll. what about his specific
charges as regards the alleged pack
ing of the conference committee on
the Tariff bill?" the Speaker was ask
ed
~Put that question specifically and
i will answsr it," said the Speaker.
Was the conference committee on
III
any srrangement between yourself and
Senator Aldrich or were the House
confertes named In the manner of
form rs charged by Representative
Fowler" was the categorical question
submitted 10 Speaker Cannon. This
f. the dictated reply of the Speak
er:
"It IL beneath my contempt or dig
nifty TO notice any statement made by
Fowler that there was any sort of
an arrangement by which the House
tariff conierees were named. 1t is be
tow my rotice."
This ended the Cannon interview,
the Speaker closing with the statement
that he would not further dignity The
Fowicr letter by discussing i pubii-
city or privately.
Il asa thrQugh with Fowler and the
Fowler letter" commented Uncle joe
This. however,. did not end Speaker
Cannon's coniment privately. Because
fmm sdia'cly thereafter he spoke his
tnnermost htart concerning one Fow-
Ter, bot not for publication and the
pledge OF confidence is stretched
when ~ Is even disclosed that Uncle
Joe Thinks and has thought that Mr.
Fowler II a 'iowbrow" and a -four.
nusher" ana ignorant of that which
ne pretends to know"
Those wh) know Speaker Cannon
have nj hearty consent TO insert
d and worse whenever Il
sounds good
Congressional pals of Uncle Joe
who are "v0cationing" on Mackinac