The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1910-01-21
CANNON WILL
GO IT Alone.
Wants No Aid From Senate to
Whip House Insurgents.
NORRIS SAYS TIDE HAS TURNED


Is Norris-Photosraph of Tally
Sheet-Cannon May Go, but AIdrich
Will Stay.
Washington, Jan. 13.-The decision
of Speaker Cannon to spurn the aid of
the senate in fighting the house insur-
gents was to have been expected
Whatever else may be said of Uncle
Joe, he is a sport and takes his medi-
cine When the insurrectoS and Demo-
Gratis took from the speaker the right
to appoint the house members of the
Ballinger investigating committee that
settled the matter so far as he was
concerned. 1t is the first article of his
faith that the majority rules. The Sec
ond article in Uncle Joe's creed is to
maintain the prestige of the house,
and the third is like unto it, to let the
senate go play with itself. Therefore
the offer Of the senate machine to
come to his rescue and reverse the
action Of the house was against all the
teachings Of the Cannon gospel. This
should be reassuring to the insurgents,
|
whenever they can lick the old man
they shall have the fruits of the vic
tory The only question is, Can they
do it again? In the vote on the Balm
| ger investigation they had two votes
! they cannot depend on always, Butler
Ames of Massachusetts and Hamilton
Fish Of New York. These voted
] e
Pinchot. AS the insurgents had but
three majority, future c6htests be-
tween the speaker and his enemies
will be excitingly close.
Is Cannon Scared?
The insurgents state that there is an
other reason why the speaker will not
avail himself of the senate offer, and
that is because he fears another drub-
bling in the house. Representative Nor
ris of Nebraska, the author Of the
amendment TO deprive the speaker of
the appointment of the Ballinger in
vestigators. says the tide has turned.
and henceforth the insurgent cause
Will gain strength. AS an indication of
the truth Of this view several Ohio
men are showing signs of restiveness.
and one Of them, Representative Ed
ward L. Taylor Of Columbus. has an
aounced fiatly that he will not support
Cannon for reelection, though he will
probably vote with him during the re-
mainder Of this session. With signs OF
revolt elsewhere, including even the
speakers own state Of Illinois, II
would seem that Uncle Joe's days are
numbered.
Head Of the Revolt.
Representative George W. Norris OF
Nebraska. the man who has suddenly
sprung into national prominence as an
insurgent leader. was born in Ohio in
1861. He was a farmers boy. and his
father was killed in the war while the
future congressman. was still A child.
BY teaching school and working for
neighboring farmers he made enough
money to help support his mother and
to educate himself, attending an old
line college and an independent nor
NAL. He studied law at nights and
was admitted TO the bar in 1888, going
to Nebraska two years later. When
I first ran across Norris TRAN he had
lust been elected district judge in Ne
braska, and there was a contest. He
had such Il slim majority that few
votes would have changed the result,
and | found what seemed to be a
fraud in the tally sheets and had it
photographed that would have thrown
him out. Enough votes were found
IN another precinct TO land him safe
IN. however. and the contest was drop
ped That was fourteen years ago. f
He served two terms rs judge and is /
now i'm his fourth term in congress. I
Norris is a fighter, a speaker of ability .
and a man who will be heard of I'm .
future.
Aldrieh to Remain.
Senator Aldrich, the other target at
which insurCent arrows have been .
aimed. does not seem quite ready to
eliminate himself. \ year or more
ago the rumor gained general circula-
tiop. that Aldrich intended to retire
at the close Of his present term. Now
he SAYS he viii not. The ostensible
reason for his change Of plan Is the
monetary commission. Of which he is
chairman and which viii not be ready
10 give its report FOR a year. The
legislative program proposed by this
commission viii almost certainly 90
tvcr 10 "A new congress. Senator Al
frich wants 20 be I'm congress at the
I'm, this program goes through. So
there Won are. This should give joy
10 the INSURGENTS. for. If they succeed
IN cIimiuatiry Cannon. Allrich viii be
nU they have left 10 shoot at unless.
ipdse1. their batteries by that time are
turned against Taft
cost Of Living In the Army.
Conoress has been informed by the
war department that there was a de-
fciancv II Si.595.G35 for the subsist-
60 ~ the army during the present
year. mainly because Of the enhanced
cost of food. The army's plight was
set forth in an appeal to congress to
provide more funds to feed. clothe and
maintain the force. which viii cost
more than was estimated for the ap-
bin. The petition was ac-
eompanied BY a list. prepared by the
comnissary general. showing Increases