New-York tribune., 1910-07-17
UNCLE JOE" COLlAPSES
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declared that ne was feeling as well as
though nothing had happened
Mr.. Cannon apparently vas not in
the best OF health when he arrived here
to-day. His an-night ride from Kansas
city and the excitement incident 10 his
debate with Clifford Pinchot before the
Knife and Fork Club at Kansas City
last night seemed TO have exhausted
him. The hot weather also seemed TO
have considerable effect upon him, and
II was noticed when he arose 20 ad-
dress his audience that his movements
were languid as compared with his
usual energy
His audience to-day. also. did not
seem to be entirely in sympathy with
the Speaker, and he understood the
fact This apparently made his task
more difficult, and he entered upon Il
with ali the strength at his command
AS his speech went on Mr.. Cannon
became more ferYid. more emphati.-.
and was soon talking with all his Old
time fire --lmost from the beginning
he abandoned his manuscript and spoke
on the development OF constitutional
government.
For one and three quarter hours he
continued upon this subject and then
took up the tariff law recently passed
by Congress. He had spoken only
few words in praise of the act when he
grew pale and collapsed.
Mr.. Cannon's Speech.
Mr.. Cannon said. in part:
Discomfort Of d people is not measured
by complaints in the press 1t is measured
Ia u more sIgnIucant manner ana makes
more indelible impression tnan that or a
penny paper bought, peruSGd, thrown
away and Iorgotten
The pocket nerve is one of the most
sensitive nerves in our civilization. and
thEI nerve is a!ways the IIsJ affected OS
any general discomfort or Want OF conn
Gence l have seen no evidence of weak
ness in the pocket nerve out here in Ran
sas, where you are revelling in high prices
Tor farm products and showing no sym
pathy for those in the East who complain
about the high prices OF beef and PORK, Of
wheat and corn have seen no evidence
OF attack on the pocket nerve anywhere
in the West, where business is moving with
a rush rarely seen before.
The pocket nerve was never in better
condition than it is to-day and that IS
the real evidence of confidence on the
part OF the American people in the econom-
&c policies of the government. That nerve
shows no sign of prostration. such as II
showed after the Democratic party came
INTO power and enacted the Wilson-Gorman
tariff act There was an experience that
shattered the pocket nerve and all other
nerves In our business organization
Speaker Cannon declared the cppo-
nents of protection had misrepresented
/ the tariff. lied about it's schedules and
resorted to every conceivable trick to
keep the tariff in politics He went on:
The demagogue may pick out item
here and there and say that duties are too
high; but the law is 10. be tested by all
its provisions and not by an isolated Item
here and there.
The best test IS that afforded by the re-
suit OF the operations of the law. The
Payne law went into effect on the fifth day
Of August ST. 1909 eG EE5 the sG@l 5f,s year End
under the operat ton of the new law dt
being in operation less than eleven months
of that time) amounted TO 1893, 600 00-. the
largest revenue produced under any tariff
law ever enacted. SO that II is success as
g producer of revenue.
Increased Railroad Traffic.
One-third Of our population are engaged
in agriculture; two-thirds in mining, man
ufa acturing, railway work and other voca-
tions Since the enactment of the Payne
Law 100000 idle freight cars, with the loco
motives that hauled them, have gone out
OF the shops and OF of the sidetrack and
again are engaged in answering the great
demands Of transportation and commerce
Labor which had been idle. and therefore
a minimum consumer OF the products OF
the farm and the factory. has gone into
constant employment. = NO one who is VIII
ing 10 live in the sweat of his face need
search for employment; employment
searches for him Not only is there uni
versal employment, but it has been esti-
mated that since the passage of the Payne
law wages have been increased in the ag-
gre gate $500. .0oO, ,000 The demand comes for
further advances in wages. and in my
Judgment. there will be and ought to be
further advances.
With full employment and full wages
there comes full consumption. The prices
the farmer receives for his products aG-
vance because Of the greater demand, and
in turn. he is enabled to increase his con-
sumption Of articles which he does not pro-
duce. The farm and the factory come
closer and closer together. thus cheapen-
Ing the cost Of the exchange of products.
N'eetmard star nf err1nira has taken