The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-09-18
THE TENDERFooT HAS AN
HOUR WITH JOE CANNON

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get the glad hand. II the old man
ever knew them. be- speaks the name
without hesitation. lie had known me.
For years ] had been his cmployc In
the broad piazza to meet me- and well
~ ! remembered the infinite guile at
the great leader almost made me be
lievc that our meeting was the one
bright spot Of the recess ~ congress.
Hell hoy he said ~ hc RAM for
iulcps. "'this rcnews my youth. Now
tell ne all about yourself aud New
Mexico and for an hour he Kept me
busy with skillful questions now and
then that convinced me that he ha.
lost none ot his mpstoriul grip on
things that gave and holt, his power
Uncle Joe knows New Mexico, more Of
its statistics than ! do. aud hunger,
for III" local color. who IN who. g.
know that the people thiut, Whnt hold
the leaders have on the people, the prob
able political future Of the common
wealth. The world is political for TN
clo Joe. lie lives polite. and for poll
ties. strip him Of his polite, aud he
would withcr and die.
As the gabfcst proceeded I studied
him. T. was the same Did Uncle Toe
only older, the cruel lines around the
mouth and eyes craven % little deeper.
the body shrivclcd much. the cigar
tilted AZ the same angle 10 the thin
wide mouth. the hair mostly a hlun.
the cold gray eyes colder ,till Not
50 very different, after all. IN spite Of
wears. lie was alone. His daughter.
clever, trained diplomatic Helen Cannon
i in Europe and III" Old man Is left
10 himself, save for his other daughter.
beautiful Mahle Cannon 1oscurc. now
u gracious matron with grown daught
crs.
~ las, 7 filled him full ~ New Mex
leo and the Southwest, and softcncd
some of his acridity at what he wa
pleased to term my political Naria
| tions."
''Damn II boy he said. ''thcre b,
nothing the matter with this country
Now that all the wind Of tariT has blown
itself out, prosperity has nothing in
It's way. There never was anything
the matter only a lot Of anti Christs
made believe there was. This country
is getting too big for a little thing
like n tariff bill 20 make much differ
ence. The stock gamblers utilize II
20 turn a trick, and manufacturer 20
reduce their stock, but the
OF this nation il 80 vast that IL never
can be materially affected by tariff
scares. The people know that as long
as the republican party runs things the
protective principle will be safeguarded.
The new tariff bill is a good one. Like
all legislation it was the result Of q
series of compromises and in the main
n splendid thing. The republican party
is going to continue to run things. The
people have confidence in 1t, and have
reason to have II. II has been proven
by time, tried in the balance and new
or found wanting.
"where are we going to land, as
regards statehood / asked.
"oh He'll, | don't know" he said.
THAT is what all you territorial chaps
ask me, and you snow as much about
il as | do. The house has always fav'
ored statehood for you folks, and es'
peeially now that the republican party
is committed TO IL. In the house we be
.lieve in the old fashioned idea of keep
ing our words, political AS well Us
personal. The Hamilton bill would pass
the house easily, but what the senate
would do with II no one knows. Iha
ancient has ways that are past my Sn'
derstanding, or the understanding OF
any one else. Mr.. Taft Is all wrapped
up in his desire to get the bin through,
as you know, or ought to know, If you
have sense enough TO digest things.
Sometimes | think you fellows out
there haven't got much sense. You get
llncu up 10 Dc couht'u hhu "h"h''''"
and then all at once hell breaks loose,
Congress is getting tired of u, the or
ganilation is getting tired of IL. II
letting you IN will stop your scrnpping
or keep it at home, il will be II great
relief TO the rest of US who have a
few fights of our own. But, as ! said
before, the house has always favored
admission, aud Is now certainly anx
ious to keep the platform pledge. Go
tell your troubles to the senate
/ tried to get Uncle Joe to say some
thing in regard TO 'ngressman Fowler
who recently tanned his Jacket but the
old man simply grinued, and rang for
another iulcp. Fowler is II joke
was all he would say.
He uncorked a little in regard Ia
the great talk about his rules and meth
DDS. "Most of the stuff you read is
damned rot" he said. alt Is inspired
by some sore heads who get turned
and haven Z the sense to take
their medicine and get right. Strong
rules are necessary in a great body like
the national house. without them legis
would he impossible-that Is,
legislation. II would be hell