The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1910-02-05
Speaker Cannon Has No In
tention of Resisning.
President Taft is Using a
Censorship Over News.
Prosecution of Beef Trust an
.Unmitigated Farce.
Special to- the Irish Standard.

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vow that have no intention of resign
ing! OF the vast multitude of insinu-
atoms that have come from my enc
mics. the least deserved of all is that
will surrender when have not been
defeated"
So spoke "Uncle joe" But, as he
in the eve of the speaker, which
seemed to indicate he either had his
fingers crossed or something concealed
in his sleeve. And to make the situa :
ton more complex, even as Uncle
Joe" was speaking the word was being
passed among his friends that Speak
err Cannon will positively not run
again. This is authentic" The rumor
carried with it the declaration that
"Uncle Joe" had decided to throw his
influence to Marlin F.. Olmstead Of
Pennsylvania.
Thus the bronzed picturesque fea-
lures of the 74year-Old Speaker, with
mouth gripping at acute angle the
.proverbial black stogie, loom on the
political horizon of 1910 as an i'm /.
penetrabe Sphinx. What is "Uncle
Joe's" great secret: This is the vex-
atious question that is worrying more
than a few politicians OF all parties,
Will Uncle Joe resign or won't he re-
sign? Is he to be an issue in the APP
preaching Congressional campaigns,
that someone has been crossing the
wires on the public. The result is
that the situation as concerns "Uncle
Joe" and the speakership is nothing
If not chaotic. And what is more, none
of the reactionaries seem to be the
least bit anxious to clarity the at
mosphere on the subject "Uncle joe
goes on repeating he will not resign
with sly grin for each repeaD, while
the Speakers stool pigeons continue
the monotonous chant: "Uncle Joe
will not run again: this is authentic!
Uncle Joe will not run again; this is
authentic"
"Uncle Joe" does not expect to sue
coed himself as speaker! But he does
not expect to be deposed or defeated
by Republicans. Speaker Cannon has
seen the handwriting on the wall, and
is satisfied that the next House of
Representatives will have a Democra-
word is the authority for this state
ment. Not long since, while riding on
Pullman, the Speaker was over
heard by the wife of prominent Re-
publican insurgent who was sitting on
seat opposite him, to express the
opinion that regardless of whether the
new tariff law was a good one or a
bad one, the people were averse to it,
and that the Republicans must tenn
porarily lose control of the House.
This statement of the speakers, il
you will turn it over a few times and
examine closely, is the milk in the
Uncle Joe'-speakership cocoanut!
If the next House is Democratic,
and a Democratic speaker is elected,
1t will not be a personal defeat for
Uncle joe" but party defeat. But
bhould Speaker Cannon admit now
that he will not try to succeed him.
self, it would be an undeniable ad-
mission of personal defeat at the hands
of Republicans, and would be so
heralded before the country. Such a
blow would be more than "Uncle joe
egotism could easily stand, especially
when it is taken into consideration
that the Speaker-along with the
President, Senator Aldrioh, Boutell OF
Illinois, Scott of Kansas. and others
really believes that he is a statemen
( of the Abraham Lincoln type and SER
+ iously expects to be recorded in his
A tory as such.
No doubt sly old "Uncle Joe" has
the situation figured out about right
IF he abandons the leadership of the
h House now, he loses everything. BY
holding on, however, he retains the
minority leadership in the next House
even if it is Democratic in complexion
#and with Republican senate, this
situation will be worth considerable
i politically. Also, by holding on, "Un
Gle Joe's'' political record remains in.
tact, and his name is saved from con
alignment to the cutters of political
refuse.
5$ St s. -.
President Taft is gradually but sys.
q dramatically establishing a censorship
h over government information One de-
partment after another is@being muz.
lied. The censorization is being done
# ~ secretly as possible. 1t has just
become known that in an official orde,