New-York tribune., 1910-03-25
DEPEW PR0PHESIES
ROOSEVELTpS RETURN.
Coming Back to Support Taft
-Denounces Cannon s Foes.

Washington. March 2L-Predict.ng thai
President Taft. before the enc ot his term
would be acclaimed by the people as the
wisest President who ever sat In the Whi'e
House. declaring that eN-President RooSe-
welt would return to America from Afriea
and his trlumphaI tour Of Europe as the
same Roosevelt he always was 10 sup
pOrt the administration and denouncihs
the uprising IN the House against Speaker
Cannon as a failure. Senator Chauncey NJ
Depew stirred the New York state Cluo IN
an address here tonight.
Though his tribute 20 President Taft was
received with enthusiasm. Mr.. Depews de-
scriptiOn OF recent mOmentOus events IN
Congress and his laudatIon Of Roosevelt as
the most sought man in ell the world OK
kings and pOtentstes and princes we're
interrupted with prolonged and voeiferous
cheering.
As the Senator was speaking a number
Of New York Congressman, headed by
Representative William s. Bennett, entered
the hall Ending abruptly story he was
telling about ex-Vice- President Fairbanks
Senator Depew. as he recognized his New
York friends said;
These are the warriors from the field.
They have fought and bled and died Tor
Uncle Joe Cannon. When I think that, IN
this enlightened period OF civilization. with
all II means for good government and the
rights OF the people. there should have Oc-
Cured IN tho CapitOl the other day such a
scene, an attack upon Joseph q. Cannon
inheritOr OF one hundred years OF evolu-
tion In parliamentary government and or
rules which he carried out more humanely
that Thomas y Reed or Crisp or Hender-
son or any Of his predecessors ever did
when I think that such bad man - that
should have been given vote OF cOnndeNce
y wonder what is this world coming 10.
THE other day when the insurgents OF
the Republican party went over 20 the
Democrats and said: Now Is your OppOr-
tunity Down CannOnism and Cannon. the
next House of Representatives Is yours
and the next President Of the United States
is yours, but you have got % do II, the
Democrats. as usual hungry fOr bait for
many years, said. We're with you They
changed the Committee on Rules. but this
bad man. Uncle Joe. who was not born
Yesterday. announced that he was ready 10
entertain a motion 10 declare tho chair
vacant.
If there had been any but blithering
idiots I'm the opposition OF that House the
result might have been different but As
this was the first piece Of bait the Demo-
Gratis had seen since Cleveland, one Wild
eyed enthusiast moved that the Speaker
ship be declared vacant. The result was
that Cannon was given a vote Of conf
dence greater than ever before.
Senator Depew said ex-President Roose-
welt had told him before he started for
Africa that he understood Wall Street had
expressed a wish that the lions would eat
him up.
From the last reports Of the lions cor
ventiOn.' said the Senator such was no.
the verdict lie is returning 10 this country
10 support the continuation OF his policies
as they are being carried out to-day.
President Taft differs from his predr
cessor i'm that he has a judicial mind He
is peTfecting the policy which Roosevelt
happily inaugurated for the control of eOr-
pOrations.
The existing apparent wave Of pessimism
and unpOpularity will pass As President
TSft's eminent ability. determination anG
courage grow on the American people their
verdict will be tldt there never was a bet
ter or more judiciOus or wiser man in the
White House than William r. Taft"