The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-19
CANNON BITTER
IN HIS At TACK
Speaker of House Says Hanging
Is Deserved Fate of the
Insurgents.
SENSATIONAL SPEECH
BEFORE MANUFACTURERS
Declares That Democratic Vic
tory Would Bring Misery
to Many Millions.

NEW YORK, May 1S.-Shootng was
too gcntlcmanIy fate for certain Eepub-
Leans, Numbered Speaker Cannon of the
house of representatives tonight rs he
addressed the annual banquet OF tho
National Associa tlon Of Manufacturers
at the Waldorf-Astoria,
Speaker Cannon WAS making an elo-
quent defense OF his conduct speaker
and he was wildly chccred
You believe the Republicans have a
ma lority OF forty~four in the house OF
representatives" said the speaker, and
yet under the sway viii not say
OF dishoncst-of mistaken people, and now
and then a demagoguc, seeking power;
and can pick out among them men who
would have competed with Judas, who
betrayed his master.
we have u great Republican presi
dent and a Republican majority, yet we
cannot say whether there arc not enough
towards to flock with the populistic
out an efficient Republican majority.
III there were two armies drawn up
would be done with such men2"
Shoot them" cried one OF tho diners.
Would Have Them Hanged
Shoot them thundered the speaker
shoot them! That would be too hon
orsbIe a death for them. Hanging would
be their fate.
'Jt Is the essence OF popular govern
ment that majorit!es should rule and he
held responsible for their mistakes
Therefore ! ask YOU TO make a manly
fight for the Republican party so that
when the polls close In November YOU
may give n ma jority To tho Republicans
in tho house Of representatives and hold
IL responsible or give IL majority to the
Democratic Populstic minority.
In 1912 we elect a president. on March
:, tho present congress goes out OF en-
istencc. II I We're mere partisan, I'd
like To the Democrats have full power
in both houses so they would he forced,
because of their opposition TO the Payne
tariff law. To act upon their prctensious
and enact a new tariff law. Then they
would have that to defend rather than
mIsrrpresent the present tariff law. They
would have n baby OF their own to pro-
tcct,
Says He Is Patriot,
''Gf ! were mere partisan. I'd be glad
to see Dolliver. Brisiow. LaFollette and
Clapp of Minnesota Join hands with
Champ Clark and company. But that
misery 10 millions of hearthstones; there
fore as man OF ~ who will soon be
where I will wear either n muslin or
asbestos halo, I'd rather march 10 defeat
In the future than TO have our Ponulist or
so-called progressive friends rcapinG Il
victory,
al would rather that VIC carr5' the next
house and senate by sound real Re
publican majority although we lost i'm
1912, Id postpone the evil day as long
as possible and perchancc. though it is
OF Mason and DiXons land. God bless
you--you need not bother about New
England. she'll take care OF herself"
Earlier In his address the speaker said
'',rhc demagogue. the short sighted man,
the specialist. the philosopher was
about 10 say the college professor, but
there are notable eXceptions-hnd fault
with our country. To such have no mes
sage. They sometimes occupy the uplft
magazines or the metropolitan dajllcs and
they sometimes auathematiIe the exist
ing order IL Is our place TO march on
and say: None OF these things move me"