Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-15
CANNON FOR
WATERWAYS
'Unole Joe" Makes Address in Favor
of Appropriation from Floor
of the House.
LONG LOOK AHEAD NEEDED
Broad View of Welfare Of Whole Ma
. ton Should Prevail.
TOO MUCH MIsNF0T On
Some Newspapers and Magazi e
Misleading Readers. 6
HOUSE RULES ARE DEFEl =
If Majority Does Not Find WAY :
Enact It's VIII Into Laws PeoR !.
VIII Choose other
Servants. W.
Broad View of Welfare Of Whole Ma
, ton Should Prevail.
Some Newspapers and Magazi
Misleading Readers.
HOUSE RULES ARE DEFEl

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14-'If we lose
sight of our own importance and our posi-
tion for the time being there will come In
our places better and wiser men, who will
not lose sight Of the necessity to provide
for an orderly procedure under which
majority can work its will; where respon-
slbnity rests there must be power with the
majority to move on, being responsible"
"Uncle Joe" Cannon laying aside his
gavel and speaking today from the floor of
the house merely as THE Gentleman from
illinois," sounded this warning to his col
leagues
Representative" Cannon arose for the
purpose Of lending his approval to the
pending rivers and harbors appropriation
bill, but during his speech, which was of
about twenty minutes Duration he took
occasion to refer lightly 10 magazine and
newspaper criticism and to remind the
minority members that the power of the
majority was futile unless enforced by
well oiled machine. 1t was while Repre-
sentative Fitzgerald (dem N. " had the
floor that members were surprised to see
the speaker rise from a seat in their midst
and inquiries "Win the gentleman from New
York yield TO me?"
Cannon for Rivers Bill.
Il will yield to the gentleman. 1 believe
from Illinois" said MIR. Fitzgerald, smil-
9gly. Mr.. Cannon told the house how he
Rad voted for a rivers and harbors bill
during President Arthurs administration
and explained that he had voted to pass
the measure over the presidents veto. He
said he had had some trouble in justifying
that vote before his constituents, but said
he did so.
II thanked God then as thank God
Mr.
stituency, agricultural district as 1t is to-
day had the patriotism crossed with
breadth and intelligence to stand by me at
the polls"
AS the speaker was enlargtng upon the
need of breadth OF view to obtain approval
AL over the country for appropriations for
river and hArbor improvements, Represent
ntive Dalzei OF Pennsylvania, who occupied
the chair. began hammering the desk be-
fore him with the speakers gavel
Cali of Time.
k"The time of the gentleman has expired!'
he exclaimed, In mock severity.
May 1 have a minute more?" pleaded
the speaker.
Mr.. Fitzgerald then obtained unanimous
cons ent 70 have his time extended five
minutes. and Mr.. Cannon proceeded With
the eye of prophesy he saw the nations
population growing from 100000 to 5CO,-
~OOO,O00 Already we have almost one-halt
the railroad mileage of this earth" he
said. carrying one-third of the products
of the civilized world back and forth tc
market. Long before the 5OOOoO,OO0 are here
If we are to depend on railroad transporta.
ticn alone. we win have the railway mile
age multiplied by two, multiplied by three
multiplied by four. 1t is long work tC
add to nature sufficient depth of water tC
carry the great and constantly increasing
commerce."
Too Much MIsinfOrmatiOn.
Referring to his trip down the Mississippi
with President Taft, In connection with
new spaper attacks at that time, Mr. Cannon
said when turned to come back from
New Orleans. from the criticisms 1 re
ccived, and that many others received no
\ founded on correct Information It made m,
wonder whether / was afoot or horseback
whether was I or somebody else l OK
pect we will continue to receive all kind
of correct and fake information that Il
fished for here and there" ontnued tn,
speaker. I'm order that our great metro
pol,tan journals may continue some Of then
to make their papers from day to day. lIS
the Yankee made his razors. to sell. Bu
Al desire to say TO the gentlemen on boil
sides OF the house that in the last analysis
out OF the two great organizations, tn
minority from time TO time putting tn
majority on its behavior, seeking TO becom
the majority. will come correct Legislation
and correct appropriations for the creates
good OF the people OF the republic"