The Cairo bulletin., 1910-01-14
CANNON SCORED
BY CHAMP CLARK
GAYS SPEAKER STRIKES LOUIS
XII ATTITUDE N1EN DIS
cue9lEG INSURGENTS.
REPUBLICAN TROUBLES
Enumerated Among Which Can
noniem" Is One n the Most
Potent Disturbing Elements
CLARK Defends Self.

Dayton, O., Jan. 12,-ln speech
here tonight, Champ Clark, leader ot
the minority in the IIorse Of Renrs
sentatives, attacked Speaker Cannon
and what Is known as "Calnonts4l.
MI. Clark declared that "the tbie II
everywhere rising against Cannon
ISM, and that the fight against the
House rules would continue unti
crowned with complete Guccess. Mr.
Clark said the statement Of Speaker
Cannon that the fight against tha
house rules was simply an effort to
prevent any tariff legislation. was un-
true.
At Kansas City.
Mr., Clark referred to Speaker Can
aon's Kansas City speech, which he
said was devoted chiefly to dis
tussion of the fight to amend the
house rules and TO the motives. am
bitions. mental equipment and politf
ical status Of some Of us who have
Jared to lift his eyes above his shoe
itrings look him squarely in the face
md battle in the open for the rehahi.
'itation Of the House Of Representa-
ives. II would be interesting TO know
low that speech happened 10 be writ
en- and read 10 the audience ana II
would be edifying to know who fur
iished him with certain alleged facts
IN which he based some of his re.
marks"
The speaker criticised the action of
senator Hale in having the speech
prsinted as a public document AMT 81
nilie oxepnse. saying:
Eyideptiy the intention Is 20 cir
nlate Ii al libItum as a piece of cam.
aign literature 20 help elect another
itandpat House OF Representatives.
which will, IN turn. re-elect Mr. Can
}on to the speakership, for. "a
dacauley said OF Sir Robert Walpoie3
le is avariei0us Of power ANA clings
Q il with the tenacity Of a swapping
urtle and with the desperation of d
lrowning man clntching plank ID
mid ocean.
Cannon Inconsistent
THE speaker profeseS to love and
ldlnire o courageous man. lis 4
strange commentary on his loud pro
essone IN that regard that he bitterly
'ssails all those who have courage to
oppose his system. and deals damna-
ion round the land on all who are
ot willing TO bow the knee and kow
ow 10 him He strikes d Louis the
Fourteenth lam the State attitude
nd savagely beabors all who would
beralize the rules OF the house.
Against Hon Joseph G. Cannon
ersonaily have nothing whatsoever:
"e has done me many kindnesees
which / have tried to repay but
honestly or the opinion that what
come to q known as Cannonism
q great ey1 in cur legislative sya
no and shoald hn rooted out. anl
No THE y cyorg where rising aaginst
'annonism' Since the adjournment
+ congress, | have been over most of
IVA. Nebraska Missouri. Kansas and
klahoma. and into Colorado and
outh akota and everywhere In that
agion tCannunianl IS the rcsot ndne
enc Of every tongue aud against II
at portion or thc ccaRtry Is alnne.
aam Redo, Of Minnesota describes
inset al 'Cannonl2ei statesman.
in6e Ike w?s defeated for renomin~
on by adAering 10 t'ncle Joe. ana
he signs Of the times Indicate thai
lat peculiar class Of statesmen TO
which Adam claims to belong uil be
uch Increased this year"
caanon's Eiqin Speech.
Mr. Clark said that Speaker Can
0ns Elgin speech "in which tha
speaker was so reckless and so bittel
added to neither his reputation nor
bis popularity and that in that
speech and the one delivered al KaG
3as City be maize one declaration
which seems 10 prove that be- Is los
ing his power Of memory He asserted
that the fight against the house rules
was simply an effort 20 prevent any
tariff legislation, which Is the same
lpteposterous fable by which President
Taft and his cabinet were induced TO
snatch the speaker and his precious
rules as brand from the burning on
March the 18th. The statement IA
Of tfVe aud the only way the speak,
can Eo xcused for making II IL that
he has forgotten utterly what hap
penad that day in the House og Rep.
resentatives He knows that the reso.
lution which offered BY authority of
the Democratic caucus and the inSur
gent Republicans Of the House 70
elect committee OF liftcen 10 Ferost
q revised set OF rules specifically au-
fbnrivad the ennaEcf m onpctpf fha 6