The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-08-18
SPEAK R TALKS
TO OLD SETTLERS

M1SSNA PARK, Ill, Aug. IL
Speaker Joseph G. Cannon today told
the old settlers of Troquois county
that he probably was addressing
them for the last timo. His speech
which had been regarded as the open
Ing OF the Illinois congressional
campaign contained little Of the old
time vigor OF the representative of
tho Eighteenth Illinois district. In
stead be talked OF pioneer days and
the present A political tinge only
was introduced when he asserted
vehemently that the protective policy
OF Lincoln. Grant and Garfield was
responsible for the Improvement,
II may never see You again." he
shtd. I'm the nature OF things this
Is probably the last old settlers'
meeting | shall ever address in tho
Cody county OF Iroquolse The
graves Of my forebearers are In In
diana and Illinois. and mine, when I
come to cross over. will be In Dan.
Vile
my children and your children
hove common lot in tho general
prosperity OF this country or the
lack OF IT, We have not only to take
care OF ourselves but OF the dema-
goGues who have hampered to gem
oral progress with their false state.
U1cnts and false promises"
During his talk this afternoon he
evinced little sign OF fatigue, despite
the intense heat, although he fire.
Qnently applied the contents of A
bowl OF cracked ice to his head and
held pieces OF the ice In his hands
as ho spoke He displayed agility
in aiding another veteran OF the
county to mount the platform and
bowed deeply as the act was applaud
ed. Cannon spoke OF the prosperity
OF Iroquols county and declared II due
mainly to railroad facilities. He CON
trasted railroad rates OF the United
States and European countries, de.
ciaring that those Of this country
were the best
THE demagogues would have you
destroy the railroads" he said.
which have brought your pros
perity May God send enough
men into public life. honest, brave
and courageous men to stop this
racket"
He referred to tho work OF the pio-
neers in clearing the wooded dis
tricts to make farm lands
You might think, to hear certain
parties talking conservation. =" he con-
tinued, and of the destruction of
our forests that We should depopulate
our cities and farms to restore the
forests to their old-timc glory.
The system we are under is
pretty good system, 1t is capable OF
Improvement. and the way 10
maintain our present prosperity
and to Increase IL. is to
maintain the protective policy OF Llu-
coin, Grant and Garfield. | mean
James A Garfield; make no mistake
as to the name.
I'VE must determine, with discre-
ton tho policies that ere best for US
and then adhere to them. | might
make myself popular with the popu-
hrts by advocating destruction In
stead, but / thank the Lord there are
no populists in this district
There are some who ought 10
know better in Kansas, but Se have
got to go on taking care OF ourselves.
while for the next two years Kansas
can take care of Itself Then we
must take care Of 1t again, as We
have for the last ten years OF Its his.
tory.
But as I said, l am not here to
talk politics. We are here to talk
OF the good old days. but I am mighty
glad they are gone forever"
Mr Cannon declared he would
make several speeches in the coming
campaign in this district, but his
friends are fearful as to his ability
to stand the strain.