The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1910-09-09
REPUBLICAN TICKET.
MESSRS. CANNON AND LONG
WORTH.

In another colum We print an ar
ticle from our esteemed friend, j.
II. Thomas, of Narrows, KY, for
mer editor of this paper, in which
he takes issue with us concerning a
declaration made sometime ago with
reference to Congressman Nicholas
Longworth's desertion of speaker Can
non. We cannot agree with Mr..
Thomas that Mr.. Longworth's decla-
ration made at the time it was, could
have been wholly in the interest OF
the Republican party. We cannot
help but believe that it was brought
forth at the suggestion Of his faith
er-in-law, in order to place himself,
as he no doubt believed on the popu-
lar side. Mr.. Cannon is the same
Cannon he has been for ~, ars and
has done no more than Speaker Reed
Speaker Henderson or any oth.- Rep
ublican who has occupied that posi-
ton since the war. In this connec-
ton We desire to say that long SIM
in these columns we declared our
selves against Mr.. Cannon, but for
an entirely different reason to the
ones which are being urged by some
of the so called Republican leaders.
Our opposition to Mr.. Cannon is due
10 the fact that he is unfriendly 20
organized labor and the editor of
this paper had an opportunity a few
years ago to learn this personally
when he appeared before him in
company with Messrs. Gompers and
many of the leaders of the Federation
of Labor, and sought to induce him
TO favor an amendment to the Sher-
man Anti Trust Law exempt
ing organized labor under it.
This does not change the fact
that Mr.. Cannon was entitled to
loyalty from his friends, and especi-
ally from those upon whom he had
bestowed the greatest benefactions.
The attempt upon the part of the
present Republican leaders of the Uni
ted States to discard Mr.. Cannon and
10 make a scape goat Of him, be-
which have been in operation for
years, is to our mind one of the most
brutal, cold-blooded acts ever resort
ed to by man for political expedien-
cy. Under the same rule suggested
by Mr.. Thomas the owner of the
old faithful family horse, when he
has outgrown his usefulness should
take him out and shoot him. The
declaration of Mr.. Longworth comes
long after the House rules had been
amended in order to take from Speak
ar Cannon every power which had
been conferred upon him and his
predecessors and which Mr.. Long
worth voted against, as did a great
majority of the Republicans of the
House but by small minority join
fidence, which Mr.. Thomas men
tons was secured, not by majority
of the Republican members of the
House but by a small majority join
ing with the Democratic members.
In the same manner a vote of lack
of confidence could have been adj
ministered to any Republican presi-
dent and any Republican speaker who
ever occupied these positions. So,
il the rule prevails that Republican
should withdraw from his position
or his candidacy in the future, for
a position, because the opposite par
ty with a few boilers from his own
should demand it, no public man
would be secure for a day in a posi-
tion. This would mean the utter an
Inhalation OF all parties, and at the
last analysis this is what the so
called Insurgent departure, headed by
Mr.. Roosevelt means, and we fear
orr friend Thomas Is dangerously
near joining in the same crowd, head
cd, nobody knows where. and must
although he criticises Lafollette and
Cummings take orders from then in
the near future, should he set him
self adrift from the moorings and
principles Of the old Republican par
~. which will prevail in the end.
Mr.. Longworth may have beeen sac
a benefactor in the interest
Of his party and country, but the
all point to a far differ
emit motive upon the part of the SON.
In-law, Congressman.