Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-12-30
CANN0NISV V''
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SUCCESS MAGAZINE IN MET
OF SPEAKER CANON.
n Scafht1g A raignment of the Mo
hCal sgracc. a Ring of Ora ft,N
Ab'e to Enact or Throttle Leo,sl,
fiOn at will, and TO Coin Wealth
Out OF Public Necessities,

The January number of Success
magazine contains a scathing ar
raignment of that travesty on rep-.t
! resentative government called Can
nonism, and editorially describes
this disgrace in the following Ian
guage, which will probably be term
, ed "tommyrOt' by Congressman Nc
Credie:
If the public could for one mo-
ment really understand the gravity
or the present situation it would rise.
to man, and remove-by force.
should his rules provide no peace
able method-the stupid profane.
un-American obstructor of all pro-
gress who today occupies the marble
chair OF the Speaker and wields the
gavel of authority.
| These are strong words-the
strongest we have ever uttered on
this unpleasant subject. We utter
them now because we know what the
Cannon Ring stands for
The Cannon Ring stands for the
shameless and complete exploitation
of our national esources-which are
our national assets-by private cor
| pOrationa.
THE Cannon Ring stands for ship
subsidy, high tariff, fat pork bar
rel, dishonest Government contracts.
a demoralized and dishonest custom
service, and for every other device
useful in stealing money from a wide
open treasury.
The Cannon Ring stands for
! trickery and desperate opposition to
postal savings, parcels post, income
tax, Improvement of the nations
waterways, scientific tariff revision.
! direct election of Senators-to rep
resentative gOvernement and to De-
mocracy itself
In the past the Cannon Ring
fought against the railway rate law.
the meat inspection law and the Pure
Food law, but was finally forced to
act by an aroused public and by Theo-
dOre Roosevelt.
Really, this Cannon Ring is per-
fectly hoplelessly rotten. 1t is in no
sense Republican institution. Can
non was elected Speaker last March
! through the assistance of Tammany
Hall.
The Cannon Ring is sodden with
political vice. 1t is drunk with long
continued power. And now, quite
aware that its day is over, Cannon
himself is well known to be ready,
when next the Congressional cards
are shutfled, to throw the power to
the Democratic half of the Ring in
order to prevent progressive and in
telligent men from grasping and
welding this power. For Cannon
hates progress and intelligence, as
Richard III. hated manly beauty.
Naturally the little group of
clean-thinking, rightminded Repub-
licans in the House have no place
in the Cannon Ring; so they are call
ed Insurgents. These Insurgents
know the truth. They are fighting
for two essential things-honesty
and progress.
''It takes courage to be an Insur-
gent. Such one finds the whole
power of Government apparently
bent on crushing him. The Ring
works busily to discredit him in his
district. Cannon throws him off his
committees. The Senate machine
bears down on him. President Taft
and his Cabinet, with all their power
full allies, work against him. And
yet there he stands today, wondering
sometimes if the whole world is con-
spring for evil, but continuing blind
ly and sturdily to fight for those es-
sentials-honesty and progress.
This is why Success Magazine is
opposing Cannonism and is support
ing the Insurgents"