The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-11-29
CANN0NAOE ST|RS
INSURGENTS IRE
Uncle Joe's Recent Speech
Adds Fuel to Flames
Of Revolt.
Modified FOR BATTLE
GOVERNOR STUBBS SAYS THE
SPEAKER GAINED NO FRIENDS
IN THE WEST BY HIS DECLARE.
TON OF WAR.

Chicago, Nov. 29.-Insurgent repub-
lican senators and representatives are
heading for Washington for the regu-
lar session OF congress from out of the
western states. keyed up to fighting
pitch. The Kansas City speech of
Speaker Cannon. followed so closely
upon the heels of his Bloomington
midnight attack upon everybody who
doen't agree with him. has burned the
bridges and the wires are down.
Perhaps Uncle Joe didn't know it.
but insurgents of high standing within
the republican organization west of
the Missouri river. were on the spot at
the Knife and Fork club dinner, to
hear with their own ears exactly what
the speaker had to say about them.
These leaders said frankly after di-
costing that part of the Cannon dia-
tribe which was spontaneous with him
and which did not go out to the coun-
try at large through the medium of the
Associated Press, that any attempt at
compromise. even during this session
of congress for personal Or local rea-
sons. or even for the sake of the pres
ident. would be ultra-foolish. in view
of the limit to which Speaker Cannon
had gone in condemning insurgentism
to the fiery furnace.
Insurgents Ready for Fight.
The two recent fulminations of the
speaker. in connection with the public
utterances of Senator Aldrich
through the west result in belljger-
ency on the part of the insurgent del
egation at Washington which was not
to be the practical attitude of the mid
Westerners. as they viewed the situa-
ton following the New Orleans water
way convention and prior to the
Bloomington speech of Uncle Joe.
This fact was stated simply by Sen
ator Bristow of Kansas after Speaker
Cannon's emphatic declaration that
hereafter the regular" republicans
will fight the insurgents upon the same
plane and with the same weapons as
are needed against William J. Bryan.
Mr.. Cannon is wrong utterly
wrong" said Senator Bristow. He
has forced the war and now he will get
it. He lost his head in his Kansas
City speech. He has misled himself
as to the real attitude Of the republic
cans of this part of the country. There
is nothing for the progressive republi-
cans to do now but to fight back. I
consider the battle opened and upon
ground chosen by Speaker Cannon
Thinks Cannon Helps Foes.
Gov. Stubs of Kansas attentively
considered the Kansas City address Of
Speaker Cannon.
"A few more speeches such as the
knife and fork Speech said Governor
Stubs. and Mr.. Cannon and his cote
RE will be without even lukewarm
support in Kansas or in any other part
of this western territory. in my judg-
ment.
The effect of such meandering and
wandering allegations and yelled
charges as Mr. Cannon makes is alto
gether favorable to the progressive
movement within the republican party.
The visit of Senator Aldrich to the
west simply strengthened the fighting
spirit in our men at Washington.
There has been much talk about
Representative Victor Murdoch of
Kansas having in his vest pocket pc
tition asking the speaker to resign,
taking Uncle Joe at. his word in one OF
his Mississippi river speeches when he
said that he would lay down the gavel
if a majority of the republicans in
congress so requested him to do