Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-10-15
SAYS M'KINNEY
is CANNON man
Clyde H. Tavenner, Candidate
for Congress, Reviews Rec
ord of Present Member.
is NOT A PERSONAL MATTER
But Purely One Affecting Political
Attitude as a Representative
Of the People.

I have personal acquaintance with
Congressman Mckinney gained through
my connections as newspaper man in
: Washington said Clyde H. Tavenner,
democratic nominee for congress in
discussing the campaign today. 81 wish to
. say further that 1 have no personal Ill
feeling against Mr. Mckinney. 1t is
his record that disagree with.
In Washington Mr.. Mckinney is re-
garded as one of Joe Cannon's staunch-
est supporters. He can always be
counted upon to vote as Cannon wish
es. Mr. Mckinney did his best to pre-
vent Norris of Nebraska and the other
Insurgents from improving the rules
of the house. recall one instance in
particular. AT the beginning OF the
fight on Cannonism, Mr. Norris pre-
sented a resolution providing for
new committee on rules, not appointive
by the speaker, but elective by the
house, and declaring the speaker in
eligible thereon. AS usual in such try
ing times, Cannon ruled that the res
olution was out of order. An appeal
was made by the progressives from the
decision OF the chair.
Stand Right by Cannon.
Mr.. Mckinney voted to table the
appeal. Defeated on that proposition,
Mckinney voted to sustain Cannon's
ruling that the house had no right to
vote on the question of improving the
rules. Mr.. Mckinney then voted
against the adoption of the Norris
resolution in any form and when a
motion was made to vacate the office
of speaker, he voted No
las long as men of Mr.. McKinney's
standpat tendencies are retained by
the people as their representatives in
congress Cannonism and Aldrichism
will continue to dominate the republi-
can party.
Special Interests Dominate.
- Whatever the republican party may
have stood for in the past, it is gener
ally conceded, think, that just now,
at least, it is dominated very largely
by the special interests.
1.-THE tariff under the policy of pro
lection was originally declared by re-
publicans to be a means to raise the |
however, even such eminent repubn- |
cans as Dolliver and Cummins of |
Iowa. Bristow of Kansas, and LaFol- |
lette of Wisconsin, for each of whom
entertain real respect, and each OF
whom is a personal friend of mine, de-
clare that the tariff has been made a
tool to increase the cost of living. The !
present day kind of protection has
made politics largely a business prop |
osition.
Trusts Support Candidates.
THE tariff trusts contribute large
sums to republican campaign funds, |
and the Cannon-Aldrich. element Of the |
party see that in return for these do
nations the trusts are given sufficient |
protection to enable them to collect
from the people the amount Of the
contributions Cor investments) and
enormous bonus as well.
Protected from competition by this
purchased-in-the-po liticalmarket high
tariff wall, the trusts are in posi-
ton to be ever increasing prices. You
see they have paid for the opportunity
of squeezing the public, and they want
to make their business investment as
profitable as possible.
IN order that CannOnism, the in1u-
ence which is responsible for this con-
dition. may be routed, party lines
have. to a very great extent, fallen
asunder, even in such rock-ribbed re-
publican states as Maine and Vermont.
People Are Aroused.
THE people everywhere are demand
ing a fair deal. They don't care
whether they get it from democrat
or a republican, they simply want It.
with the free elements of both par
ties concentrating an attack on Can
nonism. a man need be no prophet to
predict that Cannonism must be on its
way to the outer corridors, and 1t so
happens that Cannonism is one of the
vital issues in the Fourteenth con-
gressional district. s
Election Here Significant.
"If Mr.. Mckinney is reelected it will :
be victory for Cannonism, and If he
Is beaten it will be defeat for Can +
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