Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-07-17
DECLARES OPPONENTS LIE
ABOUT TARIFF SCHEDULES
Speaker Of the House Tells His Hear
ers About Healthy Condition OF the
"Pocket Nerve" Under Existing Con-
ditions Of the Country-Fiays Crit
les for Misrepresentation.

Accompanied by Congressman Philip
Campbell. and asserting he was moi
bit sick" Speaker Joseph G. Can
non, of the house of representatives.
vho collapsed while delivering an adj
this afternoon. left here tonight -
Kansas City, where Campbell was
scheduled TO speak tonight.
The speaker had recovered from his
collapse and insisted upon making the
trip.
Speaker Cannon ccVapsed after
speaking for an hour and three quar-
ters. Prompt aid prevented him from
fainting. but he was unable TO cor
iinue his speech and. with the groa'
est difficulty. he begged the audience
10 excuse him. The intense heat af
fected him. and brought on the sud
den sinking spell. Ice water and
fresh air partially revived him. Then
he was led away by his friends and
taken to the home of ]. T. Lafferty,
where he was a guest. His secretary
said shortly afterwards that the at
tack was not serious.
Has to Give Way.
During the greater part of his
speech. Mr.. Cannon was noticeably af-
fected by the heat. His voice be-
came weak He backed up against
q table on the platform and half
seated, he continued to talk. His
face assumed an unnatural white pal
Tor. He reached back and took the
ice from a pitcher and placed il on
his head His head dropped 10 his
chest. 81 cannot talk longer" he
almost gasped. There are many more
things | should like to have said. put
cannot. | am overcome with the
heat"
Friends rushed forward with ice
and an electric fan was turned on
him: water and ice were procured
and the platform was cleared of the
curious. The audience remained III
tnsely quiet Finally Uncle Joe arose
with friend on either side. and said
II am sorry ! cannot continue. but
have been through three years OF
hard work and IVORY and this intense
heat has been more than I can stand.
/ thank you
And the speaker sank back.
Comes Round All Right.
After short rest upon the plat
form, the speaker. attended by Con-
others. entered an automobile and
was carried quickly 10 the home of
Mr.. Laffety. He remained there but
: short time and then declared that
he felt almost as well as ever. went
cut for a short ride in Mr.. Lafferty's
automobile.
The physicians stongly urged him
to discontinue his speaking tour
throughout the state. but Mr.. Can
ron insisted that he was able to con-
tinue 1t and said that he intended t.
carry out his full program. unless his
health became worse. His decision
to leave with Congressman Campbell
Tor Arkansas City. was reached after
dinner and when he departed he de-
ciared that he was feeling as web
as though nothing had happened.
Talks on Pocket Nerve
"DiscoDt of a peaple." said Speak
er Cannon. in his address. lis not
measured by complaints in the Press.
u is measured in a more significant
manner and makes more indellibie
impression than that Of a penny paper
bought, perused. thrown away and
forgotten. The pocket nerve" IS one
of the most senfitive nerves in our
civilization. and that nerve is always
the first affected by an disconten;
or want Of confidence. have seen
no evidence Of weakness in the
pocket nerve out here in Kansas.
where you are reveling in high
prices Of farm products and showing
no sympathy for those in the east
who complain about The higa pices Of
reef and pork. Of wheat and corn. !
have sccn no evidence Of attack on
the pocket nerve anywhere In IL,
West where business Is moving vita
push rarely seen before.
The pocket nerve was never In
better condition than Il Is today. and
that Is the real evidence Of confidence
on the part Of the American people
in the economic policies Of the c)v-
eminent That nerve shows no sign
Of pros:rs;ion. such as Il showed AZ
ter the Democratic party came into
power and enacted the Wilsop-Cor
man tariff act. There vas an &.
Jcrisncr that shattered the 'p0cK =,
rcrvc' ard All other nerves in cur
business organization
Speaker Cannon declared the op