The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-09-10
HARD TIMES AHEAD
FOR SPEAKER CANNON
Is Predicted by Correspondent VINO Ana.
lyzes the Conditions in Washing
ton at the Present
Time.

Washington d. G., Sept. l0.--'Tncle
joe Cannon, the 'Iron Duke Of Amerl-
can Politics" Is going to have rough
road to travel during the coming session
Of Congress.
That Is the opinion Of members here
who are following the situation closely.
The throwing Of the gauntlet BY Repre-.
sentative Fowler Of New Jersey and his
drastic arraignment Of the speaker and
his machine in the House, is but the
preliminary def Of those who are busily
engaged ia laying plans to encompass
the downfall OF the Danville statesman
and the policies for which he stands.
The so.caled insnrgent made a vigor-
Gus but Intellectual fight against Can
nonismD at the last session. They lost,
but It is extremely doubtful whether the
speaker really got even with these
reiormers By giving them the poorest
committee assignments in his power.
The insurgents themselves are rather
pleased that the speaker treated them
in this way-it givs them more ammu.
milton for the next battle, and II only
strengthens their contention that the
greatest Of all evils in the present gov
eminent Of the House IS the speakers
power Of suppressing men on commit.
tees, or in packing" the committees
80 that they viii be plant 60 his will.
Then, too, Speaker Cannon's reputa.
ton wasn't enhanced particularly hy the
course he adopted during the tariff SEA-
sion. He was aligned with the high duty
advocates Il was Uncle Joe" who led
the fight for d duty on oil; II was Uncle
Joe" who strenuously worked for in
creased rates on gloves and hosiery; Il
was 'Jncle joe who later was found
working quietly but vigorously
against President Taft in his efforts TO
secure reductions. Some members are
now wondering whether. II the rules ne
tually had been revised on March Is,
there would not have been a real down
ward revision" when the Payne bin was
acted upon. The chances are that dur
ing the next session every bit Of legisla-
ton promoted b. Speaker Cannon win
be thoroughly serutinized for possible
"iokersv
The president has already announced
that he will ask Congress next session 70
enact new railroad legislation. He ia
vors progressive laws, which will give
the government greater regulstive power
over railway operations. So far, Speak
or Cannon has stood sharply against such
legislation. and he Is hostile 70 any az
tempt 70 further increase the goernment's
supervisory power ever corporations.
II has more than once been whispered
that the president has small sympathy
with the one-man House Of Representa-.
tives. He doesn't like ears and iron
dukes" He wants a really representa-.
tive House Of Representatives, and It
would not Be at al surprise 70 Nom.
bers to see tie guns Of the administra.
tion leyeled against Cannonism at the
next session
Meanwhile The insurgents are busy on
the Chaiauquas and lyeeum circuits
laundering denunciations Of the speaker
No one has vet had the temerity to tour
the country IN his favor And So the
sentiment against the House machine
grows. IL Is safe to predict that some
Of those members who have been most
active in their support Of Uncle Joe and
most concerned in the coerciye methods
he uses, win have 4 hard time getting re
elected the next time.