The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-24
In the DanviIIc District.

The Hon. JOSEPH G.. CANNON. having
overwhelmed his lnslrgent ncIghbor
DR. DOwNs IN the primary election, has
accepted his nineteenth nomination
for Congress IN speech that shows
how inCnrrigibiv regular and hop"lr~~lv
stand pat he Is. The old g"ntl"mans
scorn IT the New Nationalist blaIcs put
in such a passage ~ this
am no, a Jeremiah Tor nave ia,h .u the
good sen>e 81 the people even when al sci by
those WIN a-r peidung no, r'ic, in governmental
policies % tccp abreast ~ hi. age ~ publicity
other Republicans may apologize
for the PAYNE tariN law and promise
homeopathic revision when m" occasion
calls for IT, Uncle JOE l. content with
the law just a. II stands, and finds -
the enactment Of the pledge made hv
the Republican national convention Ia
1917 He can S"e no flaw m A. In
his view the alternative is tarrT law for
revenue only put upon the statute hooks
by the Democratic party nCle JOF
assumes that the Government cannot
he carried IN IN the futur" on les than
a billion dollars year. and bee ,.",
nothing wicked and alarming ma the
prospect. He believes those who rail
about the matter 10 he either ignorant
or insincerr To- him the great national
issue - how - get IN" money required.
To the nominating convention %" said.
want p, r,rreS. -rr cnn, elton 'r1i This q,
~ he cAu.oaIg1 'nr the serious consideration
- me one Nations. Tnu,s vH'.H 'r..1rS ever,
man In the .uir, Nat .- rr- policy a, o.
how Ne are 20 raise me tuUu0 tu..ars wear 'pr
the expense, ~ '1" srr.oI. f..r'nr, 'r.' have
been put upon ihr Ts,l,-,I Treason. uu' tg our
party or one section - 'H" country b.f uy tlr
vhul~ prpu" b. their agitation '.- enc develop.
m~ni ~ agriculture the reg .,rIpp = rsUaay-,.
the inspeciion - ulncs m. IMPROVEMENT ~
rivers sui hlrru-. the lafr .rn' - Hsrslur. 'u
the veterans ~ uur wars the rraIu'rl1ur~ - the
army and navy. ihr care ~ national 'p-r,i, the
reclamation " arid lands ,ri the IN implicitly ~
Other demands nat ar~ rs'" on me Crngrsss
for appropriations ari sgs ported a. rule by
majority regardless = nuH'Ir,' ,I,lou
W. ar" afraid that economy a. an
Is-'Ie d"s- not impress Mr.. CANNON
The explanation may b" thar h. has
seldom come IN contact with a mem
her pf Congress no would vut. - de-
prive hl- district ui an Appropriation
which his constituents wanted The
Speaker has -aen the -url,-t wat' hdog
Of the Treasury -urcumb 1" this temp
tatIun. nole .lOF l. becoming hard
-nei IN ms cynioi~m, and u must b"
admitted thar such an experience a. he
has gone through in IA" lat twelve
month - calculated to make a cvnir
Of the most c0mpaccni philosopher.
Tn" speaker can see no means nf rals-
ing the greater part # the billion dol
lars required unless the PAYNE law il
retained. "" must paw a. We go.
saws the speaker ON thus ground his
opponents would find II awkward Ia
meet him
The fact II the matter j. ~" oil
gentleman ~ dnggedly practical. He
has no ideals, such a. the Insurgents
parade There l. nothing m common
between them. He cannot 80" why ~
much fuss should b." mad" about this
rate or that W. need the money any
way. and a surplus J. h,.tt"r than a
deficit. Md a protection - Repub-
lean policy. why should Republicans
bs Insurgents, ucl" lOE dr~pis.-, the
whole lot A. hyp"crlr"s who want the
shoes If good Republicans Ike him
self. Their" j. no arguing with such
an obstinate person. Most If the logic
j. on hI- side. and n j. an irritating
reflection - an ln-urg"nt that the dis
dainful old man vii almost surely be-
returned - Congress. whIlo many
highbrow"i prugr"-~Iv" viii hlt" th"
dusJ AMI -" "A Democrat got th" -cat
lie coveted