Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-10-06
sTANDPATs HAVE A DAY
OF JOYFUL FIREWORKS
Cannon Attacks cummins and iLenroot
and Those Who Voted Against Tariff
6iII-uses Vigorous Language for
Which He is Notsd-auII Put. Him
self squareIy in Limo With Speaker.
Special to Times-Republican

In whose district Cannon spoke yes
terday at Knoxville, assumed the part
OF host to the distinguished speaker of
the house, and in his Introductory
speech seemed to put himself in the
attitude of standing for everything that
Cannon stood for. Anyway he put it
pretty strong when he said concerning
Cannon: There has been much talk of
defeating him. The only way they can
ever defeat Joseph Cannon is for God
Almighty to call him across the river"
He paid glowing tribute to Can
non and came out squarely for him and
pledged himself to vote for him. He
said in brief in introducing him:
1 have served with your speaker Of
the national house many years and 1
can say no more capable, upright,
honorable man ever served as speaker
than Joseph G. Cannon. He has been
called a car I wish to say he is the
most benevolent despot I have ever
known in my life. Not one of his pre-
decessors ever treated the house more
honorably and justly than he. There
has been much talk of defeating him.
The only way they can ever defeat
Joseph G. Cannon is for God Almighty
to call him across the river"
Great Day for Standpats.
It was a great day for the stand
patters of the district and of the state
as we'll, and they showed their great
delight in having the foremost man Of
their faction in the state. Many of
them believe it will strengthen the
hopes that it will help him to be re-
elected to congress.
The visit of Cannon is expected to
add all sorts of life to the political
campaign in Iowa from this time on.
Since his visit and his speech and the
reception given him by the standpat-
tiers it has become more apparent than
ever that the next campaign is to be
stiff fight against the progressive
policies for which Iowa has stood for
years. This is the attitude taken by all
the leading politicians here. 1t is re-
called that Senator Cummins in his
Chicago interview on his way back
from Washington said that the pro-
gressive movement was not to be
stopped by the temporary backset CIV
en- the tariff bill in the extra session
and intimated Furthermore that it was
necessary for progressives to be on
their guard. Subsequent events con-
firm his statements.
Shall We Raise He'll?
Its passed. We have it; now What
shall we do with it? Shall we let il
alone OF shall we raise hell with it?'
= This was the typical question which
the speaker put to his audience. He
didn't gloss over the ugly word;
euphony is a commodity in which the
speaker doesn't deal. After the utter
ance he paused while the good natured
crowd laughed at his query. Then he
proceeded:
When the Dingley law was passed
the democrats assaulted 1t. They
fought it for sixteen years and yet
during those years, the country enjoyed
an unprecedented wave of prosperity
AT the end of that time we had brough,
the rest of the world $4,000, 100000 il
our debt
Now, we republicans like myself
and 1 apprehend like you, believe i
should be left alone, this new tariff law
; We believe that the country, which wa
agitated all the time congress was dis
cussing the tariff, clamoring for a set
Element of conditions, should not b.
longer torn up over tariff matters. Blu
! Bryan says he must agitate for fire.
| raw materials, that we must elect t
/ the next house men who will continue
that agitation-not with the result o
a change, for the senate will be re
publican still and a free trade bill ca,
no. be passed-but to make, an issu
for 1922
, In the last sentence the speake
, brought into play all the bitterness o
, expression of which he is capable. The
, the speaker saw the right moment t
, pay his respects to Senator Cummins
After assuring his hearers that he wa
speaking more in sorrow than in anger
, he quoted briefly from Cummins' tari1
, speech made near the close of the extr
session, and then declared that Cum
Minis, in refusing to vote for the Payn
, bill. practically Joined hands with Viii
liam Jennings Bryan in an issue as be
tween the commoner and Presider
. Taft, who Endorsed and signed the tar
Tiff bill after it's adoption by congress
without the votes of Senator Cummin
Senator Dolliver and five other mem
bers of the republican side of the sen
ate.
Tells About House Rules.
. He told his hearers in his speech a
about the house rules, why they al
! needed and how they are made. Inc
It dentally he cataloged the democrat
I congressman who, headed by w. "A
:. Howard, of Georgia, voted again
Q Champ Clark's resolution for con
3 mittee Of fifteen on house rules. The
= he switched to Congressman Frank
. Lenroot, of Wisconsin. who has said.
l prefers to vote for Clark rather ths
2 Cannon for speaker.
y Il would exchange all the Lenroo
. who call themselves republicans"
Z shouted, "and proclaim that they wou
. rather vote for Champ Clark for speal
Q err than for a man who has been chose
. by the votes of 200 Of the PIC republ
- cans in the house-Great God, I'd e,
. change a whole regiment of such =,
7 publicans as Lenroot, if had I'll
. power. for one such man as Howard.
y Georgia"
y Mr.. Cannon doesn't mind his wor,
= in making it plain that he regards r.
= publican who votes with the democrh
as democrat. He praised Howard
d DESERVING his colleagues and CRITICS.