The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-02-05
DIRECT .vARlENCE WITH
PERSONAL FOLLOWERS
'Genleman From Illinois, Will
Not Run Again They
Asseyerate
Special to Daily Leader.

now, boys, while make my ninety
seventh vow that | have no intention
whatever Of retiring! OF the vast null
tltude Of insinuations that have
come from my enemies, the least de-
served of all is that wiz surrender
when have not beer licked
Spoke Uncle joe But, as ne
sroke, there was certain merry
twinkle in The eye which seemed -
indicate that your sly Uncle Joseph
either had his fingers crossed or some
thing concealed up his sleeve. Ana TO
make the situation more complex,
even as Mr.. Cannon was speaking as
above, the word was being passed out
by his friends that Speaker Cannon
will positively not run again. this Is
authentic This latter statement
carried with It the declaration that
Uncle Joe had decided to throw his
support to Marlin Il. Olmstead of
Pennsylvania.
What is Uncle Joe's' great secret?
What is the mystery that this political
Sphinx of 1910 is holding from the
public? These yexatious questions
are worrying more than a few poll
tIcians of all parties. Does Uncle
Joe" really intend to try for the speak
ership again Is he to he an issue In
the approaching congressional cam
paigns, or isn't he to be? 1t is as plain
as day that someone has been cross
ing the wires on the public. And not
one OF the reactionaries seems to be
tie least bit anxious to clarity the at
.mosphere as to Uncle Joe" and the
speakership OF the next congress
THE gentleman from Illinois" goes
on repeating he will not reture, with
SLY grin for each deposition), 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!" In the meantime the con
\ gressional elections are drawing near
Ell and nearer.
The truth Is that Uncle Joe" does
not expect TO succeed himself as speak
4 or. But he does not expect TO be de
osed or defeated by Republicans
81 eaker Cannon has seen the hand
writing on the wall, and is satisfied
4 that the next house OF representative
will have Democratic majority
Speaker Cannon's own word Is the au
tliority for this statement. Not lon
ego, while riding on Pullman, tn
speaker was overheard by the wifi
OF prominent Republican insurgen
who was sitting opposite him, to eA
press the opinion that regardless o
whether the new tariff law was rea
ly a good law or bad law, the pee
Die had decreed that it was ba
law, and that result of this advers
public sentiment the Republican
must temporarily lose control of III
lower house.
This statement of the speakers,
I ,ou will turn it over few times an
y examine closely, is the milk in tn
Uncle Joc"-Speakership cocoanut
Il explains everything.
If the next house Is Democratic
h and Democratic speaker is electe'
! Il will not be personal defeat II
Uncle Joe" but party defeat Bt
should Speaker Cannon admit no
that he will not try to succeed hin
, self. II would be an undeniable admi
: SION of personal defeat at the hanc
! of Republicans, and would be
i.cralded before the country. Such
| bow would be more than Uncle Joe
| egotism could easily stand, especial
when II is taken into considerable
that the speaker-along with Il
! President, Senator Aldrich, Boutelle
Illinois. Scott of Kansas, and othe
really believes that he Is state
n;an of the Abraham Lincoln type al
seriously expects to be recorded
history as such.
II No doubt sly old Uncle Joe" HI
the situation figured out about rigi
II he abandons the leadership OF Il
house now, he loses everything.
holding on, however. he retains q
minority leadership in the next hou
: even II it is Democratic in compile
!. ion, and with Republican sena
this situation will be worth consid
able politically. Also. by holding
S"Uncle Joe's' political record renal
intact. and bis name is saved frt
consignmenrto The cutters Of polite
refuse.
President TAFT Is gradually
Systematically establishing ceDs
ship over the government informati
lone department after another is
HING muzzled. The censor!zation is
ing done as secretly as possible.
has just become known that In an
ficial order dated November Is, IL
and signed by George Otis Smith,
rector Of the United States geologl
Iisrrvey. the following was issued
n. -.