The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-20
JOE CANNON SAYS
NEVER SAID IT"
Doesn't Want Insurgents Shot,
But Would Have Them
Ostracized.
SPEAKER is VERY WEAK
Is Sick and Weak and Tired Out,
But Still Defends downward
Revision" of Tariff.
SPEAKER Is VERY WEAK

KANSAS CITY, MO, July 20.--It
was a meek and mild y"czar'' that
crossed the Kansas border this morn
ing, coming from out the forest of
I sunhoWers on route to the corn fields
! of Illinois. For a little while Uncle
Joe Cannon tarried in Kansas City,
just to get shave and some fresh
air. lie expects to be in Danville
/ tonight
The speaker was tanner to-day than
Kansas City ever saw him. He took
| back all he said about shooting the
insurgents, declaring he does not want
( them asgassinateda but just wants
them ossracized. Uncle joe believes
he did some good in Kansas and says
! he thinks Miller, Campbell, Reeder,
Caiderhead and Anthony will be re-
turned to Congress.
After the most strenuous speech
making tour OF his career and appar-
emily almost broken down by his cam
paign activities. Speaker Cannon
seemed worn and tired. There was
/ nothing in his manner of speech that
could be construed, however. to mean
he had been disappointed or discour-
aged by his RECEPTION in the center
of Kansas insurgency. As the speak
er talked his former vigor was absent.
/ But he still had enough strength left
to hand the insurgents a few knocks.
II don't want them shot" said the
speaker. II did not say that"
This IL peace-not war. In war
they would be shot. They are guer-
rillas, In war where guerrillas raid
an dkill in both armies their lives
/ are forfeit to either side that catches
them.
Likes Foss.
( off ha, Nasx
party affiliations and go over to the
other camp, why didn't they do like
| Eugene Foss of Massachusetts.
There's a man. | admire him. When
he found himself no longer able to
subscribe to the doctrines of the Re-
publican party, he came out like a
man. He hoisted his colors to the
wind and said; Gentleman, cannot
longer be Republican. ] am Dem
ocrat. and ne became the Democratic
nominee for Lieutenant Governor and
later for Congress, and he is on the
Democratic side
You know l believe in two parties
We can't all think alike, Our ideas
are different and let's fight 1t out
| that way But this talk of new
| party for republicans and democrats
makes me tired.
Those insurgents who voted
against the Payne tariff bill voted for
a high tariff Goa knows | don't
| know whether they were hired by the
interests whoever they are, TO vote
against these reductions, l don'i
think the ywere, to be honest abou,
1t, The bill 10 not perfect and never
| will be. You can't find a tariff bill
that ever was perfect, but ii does car
| ry out the republican principle oil
protection and with the greatest JUS
| tice to the consumer.
Treated Unfairly.
IF | could only get fair treatment
| from the papers, so my thoughts
could get to the votes. | know there
would be a wider difference and q
| greater appreciation of the situation
But when you do, when you speak
+ to a few thousands. and what you say
is misquoted and mtsrepresented to q
hundred times as many people, what
can you do?
Il told these people that heard me
in Kansas the facts. They received
them we'll. and felt from the recep.
ton received some good was done
could not stay longer. am feel
ing worse than I have for years.
am tired out, I am leaving for St
Louis, and then go 10 Danville, where
the folks have been anxious about me
and wanted me to abandon my Kan
sas speeches. but ! would not give
up. After few days at Danville
am going to Mackinac for little
rest and quiet"