The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-05-24
SPEAKER CANNON
IN KIDDING MOOD
Our Uncle Joe Pokes Fun at
The Projects of Col.
Roosevelt.
THEORETICAL UPLlFT ROT
ANCIENT STATESMAN SAYS THAT
THE IDLE RICH CUT BUT LIT
TIE lcE-THE ToILERs ONES
WHO FIGURE.

Washington, May 24.-Uncle Joe
Cannon makes fun of President Roose-
welt farming by commission; he be-
lieves in immigration. he doesn't be-
lieve in any kind OF theoretical rot
OF uplifting, when the uplifters don't
know what they are talking about; he
believes that he would belong to Tam
many Hall il he were in New York. He
also is against the idle rich.
These and some other sentiments the
speaker uttered at dinner which end
ed Sunday morning. marking the close
Of the interesting conference on city
planning held here.
He Rose Steadily.
Speaker Cannon rose steadily in his
place and spoke partly as follows on
these themes:
1T is well enough to plan for the fu-
ture of. this country" said Mr. Can
non, this country which it to have
500, 600 900 Inhabitants in the years to
come. There are great many things
which can be done in planning for
these years. but no plans that we in
this generation can map out will be
big enough or broad enough to meet
the coming needs.
II bid God-speed to this planning
that you are working for. but for
heavens sake don't follow the example
OF some and try to relieve conditions
that you don't understand. have no
patience with those theorists who are
trying to relieve what they are pleased
to call the agricultural sections of this
country.
Country Commission.
has been trying to uplift the poor farm
er with theories. They have been dish
ing out literature on the subject. car
loads Of 1t. Heavenly Father, I'll
take oath that they don't know what
they are talking about. There are
several excellent gentlemen on that
commission, but what they have COM
piled is pure rot. II what l have read
Of it is fair sample. The Country
Life Commission is a flat failure. be-
cause it has dealt with conditions that
didn't require any dealing with by the
orists and because its members didn't
know what they were talking about.
open the sensational newspapers
and magazines and you'll read all
about the activities of the idle rich.
their foolishncss and their fads. They
are of no real consequence. They
bear about the same relation to the
great mass Of the American people
that an ant on the elephants trunk
bears to the elephant. but they give
the excuse for demagogues who live,
not by tho sweat Of their faces, but by
the sweat OF the tongues. to inveigh
against economic conditions existing
In this country. That is why they
constitute a real evil. Once In q
while, when other methods of seeking
notoriety have failed they declare
themselves to be friends Of the people
and proclaim themselves to be social
lists.
Those Who Do Harm.
LET me tell you that the people who
do the most harm are the people who
give to what they call charity either
for notoriety or to briba 0od-thc peo-
pie who would pauperize the poor.
They are a real and crying evil.
81 don't regret immigration.
wouldn't be here II It wasn't for that.
I'd be scattered over the continent OF
There would be a little Of me
In the low countries. mite In France
! portion in Ireland and some more In
England and Scotland. The great
bulk OF our immigrants live by the
sweat OF their faces. Any one who
does that is worthy to be given recog-
milton In this country of ours"
Mr.. Cannon also paid his respects to
rammany Hall. the secret OF whose
,uccess he declared to be its care for
The common people.
81 couldn't be elected constable In
New York II | wasn't q member OF
rammany. and am not sure but that
would join that organization it l liv-
ID in that great city"