The Detroit times., 1910-07-19
CANNON SAYS HE'S
IN RACE TO STAY
Will Not Withdraw From Speaker
ship Contest-Answers Bristows
Attack on Senator Aldrich.

EAfPORIA, Kas., July 19.-Joseph G..
Cannon will not take himself out OF
the race for the speakership OF the
next house OF representatives. This
he made plain near the conclusion OF
his speech yesterday afternoon. His
utterances In part follow:
II am speaker and on March next
| will have been speaker for eight
years, longer continuous term than
any, man ever served as speaker since
the foundation OF the government.
Somebody has got to be the scape
goat through magazines and letters
Candidates for congress are asked
will you pledge yourself not to vote
for that old car for speaker?
"Oh, the scapegoat! This little 154
pounds OF clay can not bear many
sins of into the wilderness III my
constituency is as kind to me as IL has
been for SO years, | will go back IL
God spares my life and be in the next
congress. n
They wanted me TO pledge that |
would not be a candidate for speaker
II the Republicans have majority OF
the next house, but as long as God
lets me live, the undertaking periodi.
Gals and the so-called independent Re-
publicans shall not make me say that
| will not be a candidate for speaker
any more than they shall make me
say, If | am again elected to congress.
that ! will not vote when my name is
called"
During this portion of his speech
Mr.. Cannon read from a typewriter
manuscript, which, in part, follows:
Senator Bristow, In his speech at
Winfield, Charged that Senator Aid
rich and others brought about an In
crease OF the duty on manufactured
rubber and thereupon organized rub
Der trust.
Senator Bristow said that under
the operation OF the Payne tariff law
there was decrease in the amount
OF manufactured rubber imported and
therefore a loss in revenue.
Either knowingly or ignorantly,
Senator Birstow did not state the
facts. The truth is, as shown by the
ocial figuffires of the bureau OF sta
tistics for the nine months ending
March 80, 1910, under the Payne law,
there was an increase in the impor-
tation of rubber manufactures AMOUNT
ing to $356,332
"For the same period the revenue
derived from imports Of manufacture
ed rubber increaser $125,3S4.
"The senator further said, that for
the same period as indicated above
there was an increase of more than
$40, 000, 900 in the amount of crude
rubbed imported.
Il submit that the senator intended
his audience to understand that, not
withstanding the Increased importa.
ton OF crude rubber, the imports OF
manufactured rubber decreased. The
truth is, as | have shown from ofii.
cial figures that the Interpretations OF
manufactured rubber increased under
the Payne law In spite OF the FIVE per
cent higher duty.
Then he proceeds TO put in quota
ton marks-what his authority Is, God
only knows-that Senator Aldrich and
others organized a rubber trust.
don't know whet,er Senator Aldricn
and others organized a trust. Being
uniformed, I neither deny nor affirm
but II Senator Aldrich. occupying hia
great position, did organize a trust
then. under the Sherman antitrust
act provided trusts engaged In inter
state commerce, he Is liable not only
TO severe punishment by fine, but by
Imprisonment In the penitentiary.
"Let me suggest TO Senator Bristow
and his constituents that instead OF
endeavoring to make political capital
by misstating official figures and
making charges against the brother
senators, he had better, as good
citizen. give the Information that he
processes to have to the appropriate
grand jury and to the department o.
Justice for their action In the enforce
ment Of the laws that cover US all.