The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-10-28

Cannon. speaker OF th" national
hous" Of representatives, doubled him
self in a knot at Elgiu. lll. few
nights ago. blow iOrty.tWo smoke rings
TO the second and like q ,uappme
turtle bit OF the end of hs sis iuru
chcroot and addressed himself 90 tar
insurgents OF the land who dared 20
oppose him during the recent taIn
debate, saying The goblins will get
you II YOU don't watch out" these very
naughty insurgents smiled They
smiled smile OF indulgence
They Mere thoroughly acquainted
with the clustering and tuming OF thc
old man who has cracked the whip
over tn" lower house 50 long that tho
cracker has no Longer any tourors
for those who have begun go da.r ,o
think rs their constituent, vouI.
nave them think No, that cracker g.
20 worn that it, smart hJ, faded. BE-.
cause OF this, republican. who have
mad" mp their mind to do and vote as
they please in congress. .purrrd uu by
the probe OF their constituents. HAY,
openly announced that "uucl. Joe.
the premier driver. must gp ~, Is
getting old and Huicky. they say u,
is not lit for speaker anyway. and
more than that they are tir.d ot hi-
everlasting cOntrarincss. strong as
that of the ptoverbial M.s,our. mule
These very same mulisn way, have
gotten Uncle Joe" In trouble. aul
mirc 80 deep that II he pulls out Of II
and again aScends to the speakers
chair AZ tn" approachinl session OF
congress n. will be- a mighty lucky
man
From Minnesota cone, the cl,,
Gus, Cannon" Mlnnesota Is the hot
bed OF the insurgents, only one mem
b"r of the congressional delegation
voting for th" tariff bill passed At the
special session. Furthermore thai cry
OF Minnesota insurgcnts Is being
echoed in Wisconsin by senator Rob.
ert I.aFollette who Is declared 10 De
the real father OF Independent think
ing in congress. Down in Indiana,
Scnatol' Beveridgc is advocating unl,.
I'd action 10 protect the people and II
democrats have to Join the insurgents
To get independence, that Is what
should be- done. he says
senator Gore, of Oklahoma, demo
crat, has further advocated the idea
of union to Oust Cannon when he
was in Kansas City, he advised demo
Gratis, over the country TO refrain from
nominating candidates against known
insurgent republicans when chances
of democratic victory We're remote.
Senator Cummins of Iowa, f., jump
Ing from one end of his state To Tn,
other advocating the overthrow of
Cannon republicans. senator BriStow,
of Kansas. has little use for that
brand Of republican known as the
"Cannonitc." In eastern states
strong sentiment against continuing
the Illinois speaker in power IS form.
ing. while in the west the statesman,
whether he be republican or democrat,
who advocates the retention of Can
non rs speaker fears asSas .ination.
Uncle Joe" handed them th. mo
yellow OF yellow lemons in the last
tariff bill and how h. baikcd every
schedule which they most des.rad
Cannon's recent utterances ia lavor
Of the deepening of the Mississippi
river channel and general sentiment
in favor OF Waterway, Is no. expect
ed 10 save hts popularity, for he has
none now. These river states people
remember Cannon pledges to the
people and OF the way he sorencly
sid~stepped all.
Congressman Victor Murdu-t Of
Wichita, kan. leader Of the insu'gcnt
republicans in the house. but recently
said that q most diSagrceablc JOB
/ awaited some republican when con-
gr"ss convened
What Is that" u friend asked
II rs 20 20 to Cannon and tell him
/ that tor the safety of the party nc
! must announce Immediately hi. mten.
tion OF retiring"
/ Al,hought r.r andsomo i,a-lp
may think that Uncl" Joe will rrtre
simply by IN" asking, men i'm the
/ north-c"ntral states think that hr will
not consent 70 quit until be- has been
! yanquish"d iI BATH.
That they expect a battle from Can.
non is evidenced by the action Of the
J insurgents OF Minnesota bent on his
4 overthrow They are sizing up IN,
field, confrrrlng with democrats, get.
ting support here and there all over
the country, that they may feel sure
when congress conycncs that the ON,