The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-02-15
UNCLE JOE
SOUNDS A
WARNING
-~--
IS P E A K E X LAYS ASIDE
.GAvEL AND SPEAKS FROM
FLOOR OF HOUSE
GENTLEMAN FROM ILLINOIS"
RApS THE INSURGENTS
Reherates His Familiar Slogan,
1.-The Majority Must
Rule
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we lose sight OF our own Importance
and OF our own position for the time
being. there VIII come in our places
better and wiser men who Will not
lose sight of the necessity to provide
for an orderly procedure under
which a majority can work its will;
where responsibility rests there must
be power with the majority to move
on. being responsible,
Uncle Joe" Cannon, laying aside
his eavel and speaking from the
foor Of the house merely as THE
Gentleman from Illinois, sounded
this warning TO his colleagues.
Advocates Machine Rule.
Representative" Cannon arose for
the purpose OF lending his approval
to the pending rivers and harbors
approximation bill but during his 70.
minute speech he took occasion TO
refcr lightly to magazine and news
paper criticism and to remind the
minority members that the power OF
the majority was futile unless en-
forced by a well oiled machine.
It was while Representative Filz
gerald (Democrat) had the floor that
members were surprised TO see the
speaker rise rom scat In their
midst and inquire;
! Asks for the Floor.
"Will the gentleman ron New
/ York yield TO mc2'
/ Il will yield to the gentlcman--l
believe from Illinois.
Mr.. Cannon told the house how he
had voted for a rivers and harbors
bill during President Arthur's ad
ministration and explained he had
voted to pass the measure over the
Presidents veto. He said he had
| had some trouble in iustlfying that
vote before his constituents but said
he did so,
Il thanked God then as thank God
/ now, said Mr. Cannon, that that
constituency. agricultural district as
/ It Is today had the patriotism cross
! ed with breadth and intelligence to
stand BY me a. the polls
4 Call Time on Speaker
As the speaker was enlarging upon
the need Of breadth of view to OBJ
; tain approval all over the country for
( appropriations for river and harbor
Improvements, Representative Dal-
zel OF Pennsylvania, who occupied
The chair, began hammering the desk
before him vita the speakers gavel.
"Thc time of the gentleman has
expired" he explained in mock Sc
9erily
May have minute moreg
pleaded the speaker.
Mr.. Fitzgerald then obtained unan-
imous consent to have his time ex-
tended FIVE minutes, and Mr.. Cannon
proceeded. With he eye OF proph-
ecy he saw the nations population
growing from ninety TO five hundred
million,
Dreams of Future.
ALREADY we have almost one-hall
Of The railroad mileage OF this earth,
he declared Carrying one-ihird Of
the products OF the civilized world
back and forth TO market Long be
fore the f2e hundred million are
{ here, II we are to depend upon rail
way transportation alone we viii
: have the railway mileage multiplied
| BY Two multiplied by three and mul
: tiplied by four It is a long work e
: add to nature sufficient depth OF wa
ter to carry the great and constantly
increasing commerce
Referring to his trip down the Miss
lssippi with President Taft in connet
lion with newspaper attacks at tha
time, Mir Cannon said,
Gets Back at Criticism.
when | turned 10 come back fron
New Orleans, from the criticisms
received and that many others RI
ceived. not founded upon correct II
formation, II made me wonder whetl
er was afoot or horseback, whethe
was or somebody else.
e exnecf VIZ will continue TO n
ceive all kinds OF correct and fax
information that Is fisbed for her
and there" continued he speske
in order that our great metroppita
iouf11ls may continue, some OF iiei
~ daa make fhcfr papers from day
i dav like tho Yankee made his razol
10 sell But desire 10 say 10 Nh
gentlemen on both sides of the hou'
that IN The last analysis, out OF N
two great organizations. the mlnorli
T ON Imr to time putting the najo
iiF on rs good behavior seeking
become the majority, will come CO
2. rect legislation and correct appr
prlalIcns for the greatest good OF u
people Of the Republic. !.