Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1910-11-13
UNCLE JOE' HAS
A DEEP SECRET.
DANVILLE TEDERNL BUILDING is
USED ~ RAIT
MISUSE OF PATRONAGE
Old soldiers Home Brings Many To
Ills D.rtrict nIh They All
Vote Right.

some dozen odd years ago Danyllle'
and It's envlrons were electrified by
the announcement that a national
soldiers home was TO be established
on the outskirts Of DanNllle,
Presently. when The site of the tn
stituton was definitely located II de-
velupod that Bill Cannon, Joe Can
mons brother aud business agent had.
options ON almost an of the land in
the vicinity of the proposed location.
4 little later, whtn the institution
WIS established II uanspired that In
stead of tablshinf q lighting plant
of it, own, II was more convenient tu|
buy electricity from local Lighting
cuuccrn--n which the Caunons were
heavily Interested, And naturally the
Cannon traction system had TO run a
spur into the grounds Of the institu-
tiun and carry veterans and visitors tO|
and from the city
Finally, when the institution was
opened and all It's veteran children
gathered in under rs roofs II natur
ally came about that about thirty
three hundred voters were added to|
the Eighteenth district about 30 per
cont OF whom were, in the nature of
things. Republicans Not here was
any particular and urgent need for sew
cral thousand Republican voters In
this district just then Still It's all
ways well to play gaie and be pre-
pared for amy emergency,
Here, In nutshell, rs cross Sec
tlon of the whole story OF how Joseph
Gurney Cannon has been enabled to
spend nearly "A lifetime In Congress
and al the same time become a mill
llunalre, Joe had uyed his influence
and patronage continually TO tortltN
his own position and has been the
source OF advance Information as to
how the financial cat was going to-
jump Bin has made money for the
whole family
Joe Cannon has been elected TO con-
ErcSs eighteen times once, twenty
years ago, he was defeated. going
down then before the Democratic wave
that swept the country IN 1880, swell
ed by a local wave of indignation
aroused by some bad shocking cuss
words that Uncle Joe had used too
publicly. with the exception Of that
one setback he has dominated the dis
trict continuously FOR nearly forty
years The whole story of how he has
maintained his dominance would be a
lbllk 'lliuillilf Va III NNAAiFAA hAl'uf' w
federal patronage, of financial coer-
cion. Of boycotting---the story Of the
preparations of a wonderful political
machine built ON pure selfishness, lub-
ricaled by oil from the national store,
und'run for the glorv and profit Of Joe
Cannon--and the GRIND old Party.
A typical sample Of Cannon's misuse
OF patronage: Until about two years
ago Chris. j. Leveren2 one Of his lieu
tenants, was on the payroll as the
speakers stenognlpher. lie may
know the difference between "A type
writer and cider mill, but he GER
tanly don't know how to operate the
first mentioned machine, He does
know how To- run "a saloon. however
He runs several In Danville success
fully,
on, no doubt Uncle Joe has done
great things for the district, II Is not
every congressman who can show the
folks at home two fine postoffice
buildings in twenty years, The pres
ent federal building at Danvile IL a
perfectly good and serviceahle federal
building stlll--nice pressed brick. ro-
mancsque stone trimmings, fine wide
lawn. and all thGt but across the
street is going up o federal building
tNdl rs 1eueral bullulng- Wnolc
block front, fine white stone. Dorlc
p,llars--a truly beautiful and massive
building 20 cost near "a half million
This building will shelter the post
office and the federal courts Of the
district
Speaking of the federal courts, the
Danville National Bank, which the
Cannons practically own, Is the bank
Of deposit for the United States Dis
trict Court as well az for the postoffice
and the National Soldiers Home. Tho
United states Bankruptcy Court is les
best bet, since all funds deposited by
that court must be held two years In
trust. This bank holds almost CON
ment money. without these deposits
II could barely exist. Cannon Is hcav-
lily interested In the Second National
Bank, which is also a government de-
pository.