Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-14
MCDOWELL WILL AGAIN BE CLERK
Other Officials Of Last Congress Are
Slated to Succeed Themselves.
MIR. CANNON MAKES ADDRESS
Says His Efforts Will Be to Further
Interests of United States.
TARIFF PROBLEMS ARE UNIQUE
Legislation VIII Bring with II
Peculiar Dimcufties and Unusual
Temptations Because of spe-
ciaI and General Nature.

WASHINGTON, March 13.-Following is
the personnel of the house organization
as chosen by the republican caucus to-
night:
], For Speaker OF the IIouse-Joseph G.
Cannon OF Illinois.
For Clerk of the House-Alexander Nc
Dowcll Of Pennsylvania
For Postmaster-Samue A. Lansum OF
Minnesota
For Sergeant-at-arms-Hen Casson of
Wisconsin.
For Doorkeeper-F. r. Lyon OF New
York.
For Chaplain-Rev. Henry N. Couden,
the blind preacher.
All these were selected as candidates to
succeed themselves.
Representative Currier OF New Hamp
shire war elected chairman OF the caucus
and Representative Loudenslager OF New
Jersey elected to succeed himself as its
secretary. representative John w. Dwight
OF New York was chosen whip of the
next house.
Representative Loudenslager of New Jer-
sey secretary OF the last caucus. called
tonghts meeting to order. AS Colonel
Hepburn of Iowa was defeated for re-elec-
tion, there was no chairman to preside,
The honor of being the successor Of the
Iowa statesman fell to Representative Cur
rler of New Hampshire.
To nominate Mr. Cannon, Representative
William A. Rodenberg of Illinois was rec
ognized. His first reference to Lincoln
and the other great men of Illinois stirred
the members He spoke of the proud
privilege OF presenting a candidate for
speaker at this time, when individual in
itiative is assailed by the discordant and
destructive.
illinois Is justly proud Of its most dis
tinguished son. exclaimed Mr.. Rodenberg,
as he approached the mention of the name
of Mr.. Cannon. 1--WE are proud of him be-
cause In all OF the vicissitudes of public
life in the storm and stress and the strife
OF political combat in the sunshine Of
victory and iu The shadow of defeat he has
stood four squares to all the winds that
blow.
MIR, Chairman catching the spirit that
breathes upon us from the glorious memorI g
of an earlier day, the spirit that gave birth
TO the republican party, of which he was
one OF the founders, in response to the
admiring sentiment OF the republican MEM
bership of this house, I nominate for
speaker of the Sixty-first congress, the
iron duke OF American politics, Joseph G..
Cannon"
Response of Speaker Cannon.
In response TO the demand for a speech,
Speaker Cannon addressed the caucus.
MIR. Chairman and Fellow Republicans;
] thank you for the mark OF your conf
dence and esteem, and in the term to come.
as in the past, shall endeavor so TO con-
duct myself in the high office for which
YOU propose me. to further the best inter-
est OF the United States and merit your
approval
I'VE have before us a most difficult ses-
sion. Tariff legislation is in a class by itself
and from the standpoint OF practical legis-
lation. presents more difficult problems
than any other kind Of legislation. A tariff
bill Is general. in that II affects the whole
great subject of revenue; but at the same
time. It is private and special In its ma
ture as It enters every district and affects
the products of every farm and factory.
The approaching legislation. therefore.
will bring with 1t peculiar difficulties and
unusual temptations.
while We must regard with solicitous
caro- the interests of the people we repre-
sent individually, we must ON the other
hand keep constantly in mind that our
first duty is to the United States a
whole. that its revenues may be sufficient
for its needs and that it's Industrial life
may continue TO flourish I'M the future,
under our care. as It has flourished in the
past under the distinguished men who have
preceded us as the trustees under the con-
stitution.
''The work before us will call for much
Industry for unusual Self-restraint and
forbearance, and for a patriotic and de-
termined purpose that the responsible po-
ltical party In the house OF representa-
tives shall in due time return to the people
with its trust fulfilled to the satisfaction
OF all reasonable men.
1T is not only necessary that we do our
work well, Il Is essential that We do il as
quickly as is consistent with thoroughness
The Industries of over 100000 people
await our motions, The newspapers tell
us, as one OF the symptoms OF Industrial
prostration. that 10000 freight cars lie idle
on the sidings. The power OF the people
of the United States. through their repre-
sentatives, to fix their own revenues and
control their own expenditures, is one OF
the subiimest attributes OF our liberty con
secrated by the suffering and the lives OF
generations OF patriots. We must exercise
that power with industry and diligence
that the expectations of the people may b'
realized without undue delay.
The wisdom OF those who have preceded
us in this house has left us a system OF
rules the most efficient that ever guided
legislative body the house OF repre-
sentatives. Every step IN making thoss
rules effective was resisted bitterly, anC
the men who stood up for the rules were
misrepresented by every interest affected
by their action. and criticised by q large
army OF innocent victims OF mlsrepresenta-
lion. But misrepresentation dies with the
day. Now those men 30 much eriticise,
then are commended on every hand. w-hil'
a new brood Of misrepresentation arouse'
new criticisms against those who today
continue the work OF the past. These thing
viii also pass away, and when present mis-
understandings have died away, We als'