The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-08-24
Representative Fowler's " At
tack ArouseS Speaker to
Vigorous Reply.
PROMISES ANSWER
IN PUBLIC ADDRESS
Your Uncle Joseph Will Talk in
Plain Language" He
Says.

MACKINAC ISLAND, Mich. Aug. o.
Unless Speaker Cannon changes His
mind between now and next December
he will take the initiative in the night
between himself and the House insur-
gents and wage battle against his en-
emies on the floor OF the House The at
tack made upon him by Representative
Fowler Of New Jersey. the deposed
chairman OF the Committee on Banking
and Currency, has aroused Uncle Jos
to such an extent that he proposes 20
make some fur fy."
The Speaker has informed his friends
here that he is weary of being held UP
as an issue by men whom he regards
as hypocrites, and he intends to pub
hcly brand them as such in a speech
Which he viii make shortly after Con-
gress meets in December.
SIS Only Hypocrisy"
Some people who profess to be Re
publicans, said the Speaker, will get
the severest casugation you ever heard.
1 intend to cali a spade a spade some
of these people who are raving about
the present tariff / H. supported ana
helped frame the Dingley bill. Their
present rampage IS hypocrisy. Some of
the men who talk of legislation being
stified viii have their records shown
Up at my hands.
Your Uncle Joseph is going to talk
IN language that anybody can under
stand, and l promise that for viriliJy
1t VIII rank as a mas terpiece. It's time
somebody showed those malcOatents lust
where they. stand. All this talk about
legislation being Stifted and the DeODIe
not getting what they want is bosh. L
believe in the rule OF the majority. I
nave always followed that and the prin-
ciples or my party. When Representa-
tives attack me they are attacking their
party ana the great majority OF the
House."
The Speaker exhausted his voca bularv
in discussing Mr.. Fowler, and most of
his remarks are rot for the public
prints. He did not object to being quot
ed as saying, however. that Fowler was
a 'low-brow," a 'four-fusher. and Jig
norant Of that which he pretends TO
know
why in H. should I answer him. -
said the Speaker. He is a Joke. All If
Congress knows he Is a joke To those
VINO have the patience to read his LET
ter. if any such there be. it will anns,T
that when, in the exercise Of the duties
thrown upon me as Speaker of the
House. I failed TO make him Chairman
OF the Committee on Banking and Cur-
a NtANfs a bNNdlt4t LEpIOQEDlN Sc fish and
generally bad citizen and Representa-
tive in MS opinion.
Willing For Anything.
Mr.. Fowler and myself are members
Of the national House OF Representa-
t.ves, and 1 am perfectly willing that nv
action in not appointing him chairman
of the Committee on Banking and Cur
renCy shall be Endorsed OF condemned
by our colleagues Of the House of Rep
resentatives.
This is all I desI4 to say touching
lis letter.
Wen, what about HIS specific charges
as regards the alleged packing of the
conference committee on the tariff bfII %
the Speaker was asked
Put that question specifically and I
viii answer it said the Speaker.
Was the conference committee on
the part Of the House named through
any arrangement between yourself and
Senator Aldrich, or were the House con
ferees named in the manner or form as
charged by Representative FOWler?''
1T is beneath my contempt or dignity
to notice any statement made by Fowler
that there was any sort Of an agreement
by which the House tariff conferees
were named. It Is below my notice"
The Speaker concluded by saying that
he would not further dignity the Fowler
letter by discussing It, publicly o. pri-
vately.