New-York tribune., 1910-08-18
CANNON'S SWAN SON(a
Tells Old Settlers Never Eyuee,..
to Make Another Speech to Thsn
MAY BE LAST CAMPAIGH
Significance Ascribed to His D.
marks by Politicians-A
Fling at Kansas.
ny Telegraph 70 The Tribune

BY Telegraph 70 The Tribune
watseka, Ill, Aug. 17.-Joseph &; = /
mons speech to the old settlers OF Troou..
County at Cissna Park. Ill. to-day, rad =.
ring Of a farewell address. Tho sue,,.
announced that he never expected to maj.
another speech at Cissna Park. and :.
statement was taken by politicians 10 ma.
that ne was entering upon bis las. cam
paigu.
There was scarcely anything OF poIi..,
in his speech. with the exception of a sbo-
sharp fling at Kansas and at '1emaxozss
who would destroy the railroads" Speaks
in the stronghold Of Cannonis.n. the eouur.
n which the word opposition Is a stran-.
one and where insurgency Is Unknown. n.
Sneaker of the House Of Representatlv.,
began with a flourish OF strength and az.
inv and ended by getting more and mss
conAdentiaI with the people who have bee,
yfa stancnest supporters. telling them ths
no vas nearing the end Of bis career H.I
leaned forward from the platform as IL
,oId how he expected his body 10 De IA
at rest at Danville-
Before the speech Mr. Cannon requests
tho committee in charge 10 get him sors
ice and while he stood on the platform a. i
a-ass;na, his great family in his home fe /
.ric+ he held a piece Of this ice In his haa! |
a,d na,,sed frequently to press the ice j /
his neck and brow
.eAfv time is getting short, he said u |
ia dreu, near the end OF his address, -,
,.ben am gone and you old settlers a, |
gone may God send the country men va |
are honest. brave and courageous enogs
To protect its industries and VINO vii Il |
the men whose names might call. out II |
not on this old settlers day, 10 stop lie; |
nagging-
81 -,av not see YOU again IN the Haiuz
of things this is probably the last old g.;
tiers meeting I will ever attend In III |
poodly Iroauois County But the graves I
my forebears are IN Indiana and Mlaa-
and nv grave when I come 20 cross a7r
will be found at Danville. My chiGz
and grandchildren and your children sat
grandchildren have common lot in y
general prosperity or the lack OF II n = /
goodly state OF Indiana, in this S0odly siaa
of Illinois. and in the goodly state OF 0ha
and in all this great central west, witt I
population OF which this audience Is a n
sample we not only have 70 take car :
ourselves but We have 10 take care Of 4
denagogues who Will bring false remeda (
and false promises. and while Kansas VI !
then take care Of itself, for two years
| least we have got TO take care OF It as a
have taken care of it heretofore 10. ia
last ten years OF its history.
There are those in this country Wa /
think you have lost LeCause OF the tarr
and those who believe your foretashsrs
acts were iudefensible when they cut doT7
the great forests of oak. walnut and hics-
ory OF Indiana, Ohio and Missouri. WhG
I was a boy I worked and cut down tTes;
and made clearings. but the forests Ia.
to be cut They were the breeding plaes
| Of malaria, and people didn't know thsg /
could live on the prairie
Il hear some people talking who tairI |
we ought 10 give out all these farms
worth 5000 an acre and move out the srss.
cities and restore the timber. | do n.
| join these agOnizing people We had, p /
destroy in this great Middle West Il "a
had a farming country
The Speaker contrasted railroad rassl
of the Uniteu States and European Soun-
tries. declaring that those OF this counrT
were better. THE demagOgues would havs
you destroy the railroads" he said, "whea
have brought about your prosperity
| THE system we are under is a preiT
good system II IS capable Of Improve
ment. OF course-there is nothing nor ca
pable of Improvement but you and NJ.
self-and the way to maintain OUT preser'
prosperity and u increase il is 10 maiss
tain the protective policy OF Linsun
Grant and Garfield; 7 mean Janes01
Garfield; make no mistake as 10 the mfdds
name.
We must determine with delioeraiioiE
the policies that are best for Us, and theH
adhere TO them I might make nysel
popular with the Populists by advocating
destruction. but I thank the Lord tas'
there are few PopuIists in this district
But we have got 10 so on taking eaa
of ourselves, while for :he next Two yeaf'
Kansas can take care Of itself Then ~
must take care OF II again. as We have 70
ten years of its history"
Mr.. Cannon declared that he would mas
several speeches in the coming campafsn /
in his district