The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-26
Republicans Will Be Asked
Why Speaker Was Not
Voted From Office.
INSURGENTS SHOWED
HAND IN REAL TEST
Only Nine Had Courage to
Stand by Convictions
And Vote Right.
(Cy Clyde II. TaVenner.)

WASHINGTON, March 26.-Cannon
and Cannonism are still destined to
be two of the leading issues in the
approaching congressional campaign.
oople will be asked, in the No
vember elections, to reverse the de-
cision of the present house of repre-
sentatves, which, BY vote of 191 to
1 50 squarely endorsed Cannon and
Cannon:sm by refusing to declare the
office of the speaker vacant and elect
a new speaker.
And this situation exists wholly by
decree of the so-called republican in-
surgents." who, when placed in a po-
sition where they were forced to either
vote for or against Cannonism. voted
for it.
The situation is clear cut There is
no opportunity to Fool the folks at
home through technicalitieS. Only
nine republican insurgents are in a po-
sition to stand before their constituent
body and declare: q stand against
Cannonism." All other republicans are
on record here in Washington as being
for Cannon and Cannonism. Cannon
and Cannonism mean Aldrich and
Aldrichism. Aldrch and Aldrichism
mean tariff revision upward; they
mean rule by Wall street and the tariff
trusts
The opportunity to take Cannon and
CannOnism. as issues, from the on
coming campaign, presented itself in
the house, when, on last Saturday af-
ternoon, Representative Burleson of
Texas, presented the following resolu-
ton:
Resolved, That the office of the
speaker of the house of representatives
is hereby declared to be vacant and
the house of representatives shall at
once proceed to the election of
speaker"
Page $3.50 of the congressional record
tells what happened. Every democrat
voted IN favor of the resolution. One
hundred and ninety-one republicans
voted against it.
Here are the republicans who
showed sufficent courage to vote as
they have talked, against Cannon and
Cannonism:
Murdock of Kansas. Cooper of WIS
cOnsin, Carey of Wisconsin, Nelson of
Wisconsin, Lenroot Of Wisconsin, Da-
Wis of Minnesota. Lindberyh of Mime
sofa, PO;ndexter Of Washington, Gron-
ma of North Dakota.
Here are some of the republicans
who at various times have posed as
insurgents. but who. when the crucial
test came, supported Speaker Cannon:
Kinkaid of Nebraska. Norris of Ne
braska, Hinshaw of Nebraska, Ken
dali of Iowa, Pickett of Iowa, Haugen
of Iowa. Good nf Iowa, Woods of Iowa,
Hubbard of Iowa, Fowler of New Jer-
sey. Gardner of Massachusetts. mes
o. Massachusetts, Parsons of New
York, Madison of Kansas, Campbell
of Kansas, Kopp OF Wisconsin, David
son of Wisconsin. HoWland of Ohio.
VOlstead of Minnesota, Steenerson of
Minnesota, Johnson of Ohio, Douglas
CT Ohio, Taylor of Ohio. Hollingsworth
of Ohio Townsend of Michigan, Hayes
of California
Had the insurgents stood by us on
the vote to declare the chair vacant"
said Minority Leader Champ Clark in
statement issued to the press asso-
Citations, "Cannonism. with all the
name implies would have been as dead
as the men who lived before the flood.
AS it is, the issue of Cannonism sur
wives in full force for, as sure as a
gun is made of iron, if the republi-
cans elect a majority of the next
house, Mr. Speaker Cannon will be re-
elected as speaker.
In the public mind Mr.. Cannon and
Cannonism are absolutely Synonymous.
They cannot be disassociated by any
sort OF incantation legerdemain We
have. in this victory, simply scotched
Cannonism, not killed it, and the net
result is that the people, if they really
desire to do away with Cannonism,
must do So by electing a democratic
house. That's the only way known
among men by which to accomplish
that result-a consummation devout-
ly to be wished
From a political standpoint Repre-
sentative Albert S. Burleson of Aexas
made a master move when he intro
duced his resolution providing for the
unseating of the speaker and the elect
ing of a new speaker. He forced the
insurgents to go on record as to their
real attitude toward Cannonism. Mr..
Burleson is one of the leaders on the
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