The copper era., 1910-04-15
CannOnism Is Still A Leading Issue.

Cannon and Cannonism are still de- stined to be two of the leading issues in the approaching congressional campaign. The people will be asked in the November elections, to reverse the decision of the present house on representatives, which, by vote of 191 to 155, squarely endorsed Cannon and Cannonism by refusing to declare the office of the speaker vacant and elect new speaker.
 And this situation exists wholly by decree of the so-called republican insurgents" who when placed in position where they were forced to either vote for or against Cannonism, voted for it.
 The situation is clear-cut. There is no opportunity to fool the ''folks at home" through technicalities. Only nine republican "insurgents" are in a position to stand before their constitutions and declare: CT stand against Cannonism." All other republicans are on record here
 
 and Cannonism. Cannon and Can nonism mean Aldrich and Aldrich- ism. Aldrich and Aldrichism mean tariff revision upward; they mean rules by wall street and the tariff trusts.
 The opportunity to take Cannon and Cannonism, as issues, from the oncoming campaign presented itself in the house when Representative Burleson, of Texas, presented the following resolution:
 "Resolyed, that the office of speak CT of the house of representatives is hereby declared to be vacant and the house of representatives shall at once proceed to the election of a speaker"
 Page 349O of the Congressional Record tells what happened. Every democrat voted in fayor of the reso- lution. One hundred and ninety-one republicans voted against it.
 Had the insurgents stood by un on the vote to declare the chair vacant" said Minority Leader Champ Clark in statement issued to the press associations. "Cannon- ism, with all the implies, would have been dead as the men who lived be- fore the flood. As it is, the issue of Cannonism survives in full force, for, as sure as the gun is made of iron, if the republicans elect a majority of the next house, MT. Speaker Cannon will be reelected speaker.
 "In the public mind, MT. Cannon and Cannonism are absolutely syno- nomous. They cannot be disasso- ciated by any sort of incantation legerdemain. We have, in this vic tory simply scotched Cannonism, not killed it, and the net result is that the people, if they really desire to do away with Cannonism, must do so by electing a democratic house. That's the only way known among men by which to accomplish that re- sult-a consummation devoutly to be wished"
 From a political standpoint Repre- sentative Albert s. Burleson, of Texas. made master move when he introduced his resolution providing for the electing of a new speaker. He forced the insurgents to go on record as to their real attitude to, ward Canuonism. MT, Burleson is one of the leaders on the democratic side of the house, and his action in introducing the measure referred to won him the praise of practically every democratic member of the house.
 "The democrats" said MT. Burle- son. in reviewing the exciting events of March 19, "could not have afford ed to pass over the challenge thrown down to them by Speaker Cannon when he offered to entertain a motion looking to the election of a new speaker. If we had run away from the trial the republicans would have gone back to their constituents and have said: "We have revised the rules and put the speaker off the rules committee. This proves proves we have not indorsed Speaker Can non. But now they cannot make such statements to their constituents for the democrats have forced them to go on record, again indorsing Speaker Cannon and Cannonism.''- Washington Exchange.
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