The Boise citizen., 1910-03-11
Cannon and Taft


altogether fitting that the first entertainment of Speaker
Cannon the White House occurred during the ncumbency of
Preden Taft No public life thorough
agreement their ideas of government than the President
and the Speaker, says the Courier Journal.
Some years ago Mr. Cannon responding question what
believed should be for his feowmen
America standing pat upon the platform that existing cond
tons dea observed that this country hell of success
The President manest the mental attitude if he has been
ecty quoted by saying response to somebody's obse
upon the of considerable portion of the popuace
under the rule Of the political machine and the tariff machine let
EN- yell"
Stuff and nonsense about Cannonsm
years. There certain meaning the when President
Roosevelt office President Roosevelt least eformer
his confession of faith and champion of the in his
published although andpatter upon the tariff and dealer
with practical men, But President Taft like Mr. Cannon
y arrayed upon side of the which Mr. Cannon has
always believed should be let alone because they have not prevented
United growing although they have pared the profits
inhabitants provide funds for the purchase Of steam yachts
During his incumbency President Taft has, far dis
coverab step and advocated doctrine that
could the slightest friction between the White House and the
American history does of any Admnra
ton characterized by perfect peace and amy between the
President and the Speaker and by touching similarity OF pu
pose than has marked the presidency OF William H. la and the
peakersp of Joseph Cannon In biblical times there were two
friends whose David and Jonathan who hamonzed with
one another as fully Syracuse the focsome days of the
Tyran Donyssus there Damon and Pytas Cog and Ma
gog perhaps thoroughly IN accord as to their respective
If the dinner at the White intended be construed
an endorsement least cedabe the President
evidence Of that perfect ankness that comes admiration even
when it procams with which it impossible to agree
is good of the President to let the world know
where the and the devil stand in his Administration than
would for him the patry trick OF trying to make MI
Cannon scapegoat if that were, his possible
Anyone who sufficiently acute to know hawk from hand
saw must know President and Mr. Cannon stand for exactly
tbe same brand of politics. Their ideas those inherited from
distinguished line of political acesto The whole Dam family
otherwise Republican party eadersooked venonousy upon
Theodore he quasiefore although mere
Nv rather qack doctor of the body polite who prescribed
for the patient heated and emphatic language OF the eating
Cum creating undesirable ruc although avoiding actually
resoring any heroic remedies
But there are many persons who do not know hawk from
andsaw pig poke from peck Of potatoes IN the form OF
Saratoga chips They President Taft etorner who would
reform without rbadub be fair without fanfaronade hey
cung to deuso desperately after Ali Baba and the Forty
Thieves repaired Capitol and the Payne Law schedules
Possibly before Taft Administration is twoyeaod to Judge
from its capers yearng the fact that President a is good
Republan that Nelson B. Adrch good Republican; that
Joseph G. Cannon good Republican, that Serene Elisha Payne
is good Republican that Senator Guggenhem good kepub
That the difference between good Republicans their cren
ing in their convictions penetrate the cranal cavity oI
the most obuse oya who has hoped for governmental square
deal under the rule of political machine built upon inequality OF
privilege pledged the support of its benetactos!