The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-07-20
Vic Murdnck,r Effort.

EmpOria. Kan, July 1s.-Congress-
man Victor Murdoch, Kansas insurgent
lowing the wake OF Cannon. today de-
Tended the insurgent cause in his first
political speech Of the campaign here,
and replied to the speakers charges
made here yesterday. He declared that
Mr.. Cannon "for thirty years has been
opposed TO lOcOmotiOn In any direc-
ton" charged him with affiliations
with Tammany Hall. and declared the
greatest thing the insurgents accom-
plished in the last session Of Congress
was TO put the speaker off the commit
tee on rules.
Il did not intend to get into this
campaign" he said. Il have no oppo-
sltiOn In my own district. and I thought
I would keep out of the contest. but
state to speak against the things near
est my heart. could not conscientious
/ ~ keep out OF the fight.
4 stand-suner.
Speaker Cannoa. for thirty years,
has been opposed to locomotion in any
| direction For over a quarter OF a
century he has stood against progress.
He is not only a stand-patter. but a
| stand-stiller. During his political life
he has opposed about all the progress
sive legislation that has ever been Of
fered. and the wonder is that so much
I OF IL has managed to creep into the
statute books.
HE opposed the federal inspection Of
meats. he stood opposed 20 irrigation.
| TO currency reform. 10 pure food laws
and regulations. TO civil service reform,
and to practically all progressive leg
islation since the civil war.
Now. listen to me; want to tell
you something that Cannon did not
mention I'm his speech yesterday. While
| posing as a partisan. as an ardent ad-
vOcate OF party fealty. he has played
/ in the dark with Tammany. He did not
hesitate to rejoice when his boon com
/ panion. Lorimer Of Illinois. was elected
TO the United States Senate by a coali-
ton with the Democrats and by deal
/ that was rotten TO the core. that has
made a stencil in the nostriis OF the
| nation.
Cannon has thoroughly poisoned the
| springs Of representative government
| for thirty years. He has helped to block
the way TO light and freedom.
Interested In Two Things.
Speaker Cannon was Interested in
just two things In the tariff bill-the
| protection OF petroleum and its pro-
ducts. and the tariff on ladies' gloves.
! When the insurgents offered an amend
ment reducing the tariff on petroleum.
Cannon left his chair and ragged over
the floor of the House like a wild man.
He said the House could not make the
reduction Then IS when the insur-
gents became revoiutionists. We APP
peaied from the decision of the chair
and we won our fight. A big hand came
down out Of the blue sky and smashed
| Cannon. the glove schedule the De
troleum schedule and all, and that hand
was William IT. Taft's.
The greatest thing the insurgents
have DONE" continued the speaker has
been to put Cannon off the committed
on rules IL Is no longer necessary for
members of the committee TO get down
on their marrow bones before the
chairman for fear Of an adverse report
10 the speaker. The insurgents not
only wish to take the power away from
Speaker Cannon. but from all future
speakers. The bulwark OF the speakers
power Is his authority TO appoint the
committees. We want to take thai
away from him Il will then be impos.