Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1910-02-17
CANNON TALKS
ON "HOBBIES"
CALLS EX-PREsIDENT ROOSE-
VELT THE "GREATEST
PRESS AGENT"
Finds Enjoyment In Watching Men
Who Have "Hobbies," But Believes
They Would Not DO At the Head
OF Things.

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WASHINGTON, Feb. 15-Men who
ride hobbies" make excellent ser
wants but mighty poor masters. This
declaration was made tonight by
Speaker Cannon at the hobby night
entertainment at the National Press
club here. Among the other hob
byists who spoke. Uncle Joe being re-
served until the last, were Willis L.
Moore of the weather bureau. Dr.
Harvey Wiley of pure food fame.
Clifford Pinchot, still chief of the
forestry bureau" is the title given to
him by many. and Champ Clark,
minority leader of the house.
Speaker Cannon, who sat listening
with close attention to the other
speakers and smoking big black Gig
ars. declared that his hobby" was i'm
watching other mems hobbies"
THE men of one idea. he declared.
care all good men" and he wished
them success and long life, although
il makes one uncomfortable often in
watching other mems hobbies.
Taking up those who had preceded
him. he declared that DR.. Wiley was
all right, but if he had been allowed
to have his own way entirely he
would have everybody afraid to eat
anything for fear of being poisoned;
that conservation was a good thing,
but that he was not afraid of all the
coal being consumed or all the timber
being used up, and that much has
been done in the way of conservation
from a practical standpoint for many
i Do, ,.rr
he was glad a Caucasian had reached
the pole, but while Commander Peary
[ had the glory, DR.. Cooke had the
money.
Ex-President Roosevelt he called
4 the greatest press agent that ever
lived" He asserted that more good
legislation had been passed during
his seven years in the White House
than in any other similar period in
the history of the United States, ex-
cept in the civil war.
But suppose we had passed all the
laws that he had recommended in his
messages" said NJ. Cannon, 'the
budget of the country would be many
times that it is now
Emphasizing his words by pound
ing violently on the heavy leather
cushion of a Morris chair, the speaker
declared he found great enjoyment in
watching the men who had hobbies
but that it would hardly do to let
them be at the head of things. Re-
ferring again to Colonel Roosevelt
Mr. Cannon said he had been more
popular than even Lincoln or Grant
when they were still alive.
Referring to press accusations
made against him in connection will
the pure food law, Mr.. Cannon
said in all the cases he had always
been on the side of legislation for the
, good of the country.
Commenting on the coming con
gressiOnal campaign in Illinois
Speaker Cannon declared that he die
, not know whether he would get bacl
! to congress or not. Then he said
; anyway there viii be a little livel.
time of it,
Clifford Pinchot. speaking on hi
: hobby, defined conservation as ma
b tural resources prudently wisely
foresightedly and economically han
! died and the benefit of them fairl.
and evenly distributed so far as th
y natural inequality and capacity of tn
- men will allow and so far as the law
of the land could be made to enforc
4 it, giving everybody a fair show t.
e get his share"
D DR.. Wiley declared his great hobb
I in connection with his work had beel
D that he should conduct it on the prin
d ciple that "if there be any dOub
S about the matter, give it to the poo
man, who has no way of protectin
Y himself
. I'm every case in which l have ha
anything to do with interpreting tn
S food and drug act" he continued
. my hobby has been to take the sid
f of the consumer. If the manufaC
e turer or dealer be wronged he has al
s avenue open in the courts by which
n can be made right but if the con
S sumer be wrOnged, he has no aven
t buy which he can be set right. So
l. always give the benefit of any dOuh
to the consumer. and that is hobb
e that I ride in connection with my OF
e ficial duties
e AT the present time my hobby
Antarctic exploration, said Con
a mander Peary. in speaking on tn
IS question of hobby Commando
Peary said that Captain Scott, tn
English Arctic explorer. had informe
him that be would welcome an Amel
o lean expidetion to compete with thf
N from England.
h Champ Clark gave number of II
n teresting historical instances wheI
! one vote had been the means of do
" Gliding cases that had had great e
feet on after events. He drew n
~ parallels between those instances an
= what may happen i'm the present 81
K uation in Congress.
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