The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-16
House Gear" Would Not
Change His Record 1t
He Could.
INSISTS HE'LL RUN .
FOR SPEAKERSHIP
Asserting Disbelief in Beverly Re
ports Of Coming DethrOnement,
He AsSails Opponents

DANVILLE. III. AdE. 16.-Joseph G.
Cannon. Speaker OF the House OF Repre-
senta1ives. gave cut an interview at his
home here. reviewing his opinion Of his
ozr record and The insIrEent conduct
Mr. Speaker. dispatches from Beverly
say that President Taft IS planning 10
reorzanizs 5Ee Republican party and
that one Of the principal schemes BE has
IN mind is the elimination of several OF
the old party leaders, Including soma
tors Aldrich and Hale and yourself
What have YOU 10 say about this re-
port2' he was asked
Uncle Joe grabbed G. UeTfccJ1 from
an inner vest pocket. lit It. faced the
street. blew a cloud of smoke al a L7sz-
ing bug. started To pace lp ana Gown
the porch and suorted-
Disbelieves Beverly Report
aI don't believe Mr. Taft contem-
plates any such action. The President
Is not the kind of man TO yield 10 every
passing whim of a minority The men
you have named as being Objectionable
10 Ar Taft are the very ones who aided
70 the best OF their ability in passing
the laws the Chief Executive demanded
Of the last Congress we gave him
what he wanted and he knows whom 10
trust.
And that report from Beverly was
put out by one Of the members Of my
'Ananias Club Didn't know I had
such an organization, ehy AIy club
makes Mr. Roosevelt's look like
Wednesday night prayer meeting at a
fashionable church on 4 summer night
compared with the human race The
members have lied about ue-s0 much
that some Of them really believe what
they say
The story that Senators Aldrich-
Hale, and myself were TO be thrown out
Of the party viii be found when traced
10 IFS source, 10 have originated With
some OF the -fnsurcaut--De al
lies. whose wishes are father 70 The
thought HOu know that % small group
o. SO-Called Republicans under the lead
eTShip of Ia Toilette Euuuiflz- Er-s-
tow. and others would like nothing bet
ter than 10 gain control OF the ErETr-
GCan party All they want Is 20 bee EAe
CAPTAINS so they can make Ji-e crew GO
their bidding They are trying 20 mis-
represent Mr. Taft They done care
how they obtain power. SO long IS they
get IT. Alliances with the Democrats
are one OF their principal weapons
VIII Die Fighting
THE insurgents won't get nd Of ne
as easily as they think I intend 90 ole
?
ed fighters, and don't intend TO quit
now
4 expect to be reelected TO Congress
by an overwhelming majority, and then
I viii be a candidate for Speaker, 5ut
always subject 10 the VIII Of the ma
jOrity- I have always been q good sol
der I obey the wiz of old General
Majority every time
This is something the Insurgents all
ways have refused TO do The de~erte-z
are seeking 20 run the army. buc they
won't do IL for long, even IL they do
secure temporary power
Here the Speaker dashed toward his
library door There he dictated an an
swer 10 The question -Wil YOU De q
candidate for reelection Is Speaker OF
the next house, BIS answer was
Il have been asked that question ire
QUentIv. especially by our Democratic
friends and their practical allies the
followers Of La Toilette and CUmulll=
4 am Speaker OF the House. elected
By q Republican majority four times
! have been in harmony with and have
70 the pest OF my ability CJ-1DCrargd
with the Republican ma orT-F in the
House Of RepreSeDtaCIves in the IeEIs-
laJiOu that has been enacted Tor the
last seven years
I know Of no reason, personal or
political that would prevent nv being
Speaker again If majority OF the
House OF Representatives should 50
desire / could not upon the demand OF
the enemy pledge that VIII not be a
candidate for Speaker witagut acknoEl-
eCglnE that the record OF the House
curing the past seven years Is subject
20 Just criticism. That I VIII not do.
because I believe thar the record OF the
party for the past several years should
De indOrsed and not condemned
i would add that no Republican Rep
TesenIauFe IN the next Congress VIII be
elected Speaker unless there Is a ma
J0rIty CE real Republicans in the House
that u III unite IN a caucus for the or
Bauiza' i0C Of the House and abide the
action of l1e caucus IN the selection OF
SIC Speaker and other officers
Declares Insurgents Inconsistent.
The Senators and Representatives
who call themselves Insurgents and
who voted against the enactment Of the
Payne bill voted 10 increase or maintain
the duties on the Industries and products
OF their own States and sections They
were protectionists for their own people,
but they were opposed TO protection for
other people IN other sections.
Mr.. Cnanon Their turned to the results
IN Kansas, after hanging his seat 10
the top OF his desk
kansas just cs.n-t help doinS things
once in 50 often. he said. They first
talked Of popullsm and then combined
free silver and popullsDl- Now IL has
luSurEeuIItlS- " hen q mCEelllu -Sfa--s
IN Kansas II just keeps rolling along
until II comes Up with q snort Jerk
Kansas always rgpeurs ITS sins. how
ever The state recovered from its for
mer attacks and viii soon throw of its
present malady- You can't keep on fool
Ing the people They may listen 10 a
few hoWiers for q time. but soon tire Of
being led after false gods What Is true
of Kansas is true Of other states where
insurgency has gained fcothoid-
Those o. us who are StickIDE bE
the Republican snip have supreme
faith In the result we know from eE-
peTieuCe that the iUsurEeur wave is
the result Of q passing sguall which
VIII soon b. over
The american people VIII soon put
the proper stamp OF. these little men
and then they viii have TO start q new
agitation or 80 our OK business Ever
since history began the man in the
minority has been seeking some means
BY which he could overcome the VIII
OF the majority. and we have a poDu-
lar, If not absolutely reliable. record
OF one celebrated character autedaU-
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