The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-08-18
SPEAKER Cannon
IS Retrospective
Fire of Days AgOne BIazes Up
With Diminishing
Frequency.
TALKED TO OLD SETTLERS
4 MAY NEVER SEE YOU AGAIN,
HE DECLARES.

Missna Park. H.. Aug. 17.-Speaker
Joseph @. Cannon today told the old
settlers OF IrOquois county that he prob
ably was addressing them for the last
time. His speech, which had been re-
garded as the opening OF the Illinois
congressional campaign. contained little
OF the old-time Vigor OF the representa-
tive of tbs Eighteenth Illinois district.
Instead, he talked OF pioneer days,
and cOntrasted them unfavorably with
the present. political Lihge was IN
trOduced when he asserted Vehemently
that the protective policy or Lincoln.
Grant and Garfield was responsible Tor
the Improvement
y may never see you again" he said.
''IR the nature OF things this is prob
ably the last old settlers meeting /
shall ever address IN the gOodly county
of lFOquOis. The graves OF my Tor
bears are in Indiana and Illinois, and
mine. when 4 come 10 cross over, VIII
be ia Danville.
My children and your children have
a common lot in the general prosperity
OF this country, or the lack or II. we
have not only 10 take care or ourselves.
but Of the demagogues who have ham
perec the general progress with their
false promises"
Agile old Man.
During his talk the speaker evineed
little sign OF fatigue despite the in
piled the contents OF bowl OF cracked
ice 10 his head and held pieces of the
ice in his hands as he spoke. He dis
played agility in aiding another veteran
OF the county to mount the platform.
and bowed deeply as the act was ap-
plauded Cannon spoke OF the pros
perity or lr0quOis county and declared
il cue mainly 10 railroad facilities. He
cOntrasted railroad rates Of the United
States and European countries declar-
ing that those Of this country were the
best.
destroy the railroads" he said. which
have brought about your prosperity.
May God send enough men into public
life, honest brave and courageous men,
TO stop this racket"
Present System Good.
He referred TO the work of the pio-
neers in clearing the wooded districts
10 make farm lands.
You might think. 10 hear certain
parties talking conservation" he SON
tinued and of the destruction Of our
forests that We should depOpulate our
cities and farms 10 restore the forests
10 their 0ld-time glory.
The system We are under is pretty
good system. Ii is capable Il improve
ment. of cOurse-there is nothing not
capable of Improvement but you and
nav, and the way 20 maintain our
present prosperity and 10 Increase IL, is
u maintain the protective policy OF
Lincoln. Grant and Garfield. I mean
James A. Garfield; make no mistake
as to the name.
Must be Deliberate.
We must determine with delibera-
ton, the policies that are best for US
and then adhere 10 them. I might
make myself popular with the populists
by advocating destruction instead, but
1 thank the Lord there are no popu-
lists IN this district.
There are some who ought TO know
better in Kansas, but we have got 10
go on taking care of ourselves. while
for the next two years Kansas can take
care Of itself. Then We must take care
OF IL again, as We have for the last ten
years OF its history.
But. as ] said, 1 am not here TO talk
politics. We are here 10 talk OF the
good old days but 1 am mighty glad
they are gone forever
Mr.. Cannon declared he would make
several speeches in the coming cam
peign in this district but his friends
apparently are fearful as 10 his ability
10 stand the strain.