New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-19
CANNON TELLS DINERS
HE'S FIRST A PARTISAN
Speaker Sneers at ''P0puliStiC
Men Calling Themselves
Republicans
GUEST OF MANUFACTURERS
Tells Hearers Disaster Would
Follow if Democrats Win
and Enact Tariff of
Their Own.

Their Own.
Speaker Cannon defined his position
last night to the National Association of
Manufacturers at the dinner with which
it ended it's fifteenth annual convention.
1t took him a little more than an hour
and a half to deliver his remarks, count
ing in on his time the cheers with which
they greeted him, the applause with
which they interrupted him and the ova-
ton they gave him when he sat down
Ludwig Nissen introduced him as a
gentleman who in the last six months
lad added considerably to the gayety of
nations, who was born when Halley's
comet was here before who had made a
greater impression on the world than his
colleague, the comet and. finally, as one
of the strongest. bravest and most con-
sistent statesmen in the United States.
Uncle joe characterized his address
as a practical talk and drove home
first the fact that first, last and always
he was party man.
"One man floeking out by himself and
crying that God and one is a ma jority,''
1eAAO NIIC AopCdhtI- never got nluCn OF
my attention. Great heavens, Did he
never stop to think that God. if he would
interfere in human affairs, is a majority
without the one?'
The "uplift magazines and the kick
ing college professors came in for
& great many sarcastic filings from the
Speaker during the course of his re-
marks and as to those who accused him
of being car he declared that if they
would only read the history of their own
country they would learn that so far in
the history of the United States no one
man had been Indispensable
For the insurgents he had nothing but
words of scOrn, and some of them. he
declared, would have competed with
Judas on the matter of the thirty pieces
of silver.
Must Win Next Year.
AS mere partisan, the Speaker. said.
he would prefer to have the Democrats
gain control of the House and Senate
next year, because then he felt sure the
Republican party would win all around
in 1912; but, looking at the way things
went from 1893 TO 1897, he said he
thought it duty to go out and win next
year. Personally, he said, it didn't make.
much difference to him.
Il am seventy-four years DID, he said,
and L will soon be wearing either
muslin or an asbestos halo, but for the
good of this country 1 would rather win
House and Senate next year, with a real
sound Republican majority, even if we
should lose in 1912. In other words, I
would postpone the evil day as long as
possible, and perchance some of us may
cross over, or perchance though it is a
forlorn hope, but perchance, say, wis
dom may come to those south of Mason
and Dixon's line"
Speaker Cannon said he wanted to put
it plainly before his audience that under
present conditions the Republican party
could scarcely be held to its full respon-
sibility.
we cannot in Washington. nor can
the country. tell from day to day if there
is not to flock with that Democratic
.Populistic vote enough Populistic men,
calling themselves Republicans, added to
q few dishonest ones, to make a majority
against us
If the Democrats should gain control
next year. said the Speaker. lit would be
up to them to act, to enter into en-
actment of a new revenue tariff, and
they'd have to defend that instead of
criticising ours"
They'd have a baby of their own to
look out for then he put it.
His first mention of the insurgents
was by class only, and in fact, he re
peated several times that he named no
names, but as he continued the Speaker
threw that caution aside.
Cannon Mentions Names.
Il want to ask you" he said, Ito make
a manly fight. standing for the policy
of the Republican party. under which
we have grown strong. and insist next
November that we shall have either a
real, sound Republican majority. and |
hold it responsible. or give our Demo- |
ratic-Populistic friends the same re-
sponsibility. Put this tariff question up
to them, if you will, but do you know |
what would happen with you men? Why. |
the country would be uneasy Buyers |
would buy the lowest possible minimum.
and when you impair the consuming
capacity of ninety millions of people 10 |
per cent you bring on panic and insol- |
vency'
You march up to the Cumminses, and
the Delivers. and the Bristows. and |
the La Follettes and the Clapps and the |
Champ Clarks and tell them that" he
shouted.
Warming UP to his denunciation of the
insurgents, the Speaker went on:
IF two great armies were facing each /
other and some refused 10 charge at the |
generals order, and thus betrayed their |
army to the opposing army. do you
know what would be done?"
The audience sent back yelling answers
of They'd be shot!'
Uncle Joe" smiled and waved his |
arms to quiet them.
shooting" he said slowly. is an hon
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