New-York tribune., 1910-02-15
CANNON STEPS DOWN
SPEfKS FROM FLOOR
OF HOUSE.
.sqps Majority Cannot Rn'e
Uitbout Hell Oiled Mach'n-
r~u-.fns-rers Critics.
. --nun. Bl-eeu.

-or Feb Is-Fov the 1TSr tlr7e
,.ie speech on the petroleum duty
r-,,.- C>znnor -o-ok the floor in the House
- - .,7r-o-1 CT The River snd Hsrbor
=, EA soe-t little time discussing the
- ~ --at measure. but took occasion
- lightly ~ magazine and newspaper
...-.s--- and 10 remind the minority mem
-1e- +he power % the majority was
g, --rys>s enforced by { well oiled ma
Chl7e .
v.-k hsd the dcor. and members
s-,-nrisad - see the Speaker Tse
.-,- seat and inquire
-, e-.-,-1er1sr7 from New York yield
70 ne
--,,.o,s " -e3lied Mr.. Fitzgerald sn1il-
i-Slv .-..-,.
=, f,se s5ri7- ~ our OUT importance
-. ,,,- own position for the time be
= ~ cannon said, there will come
-1.cee better and wiser men, who
=. ..frl,1 or the necessity to pro
= +o- N orderly procedure under ~hich
---s+,-,-,- can work its VIII: where re
.,,s5h;ri-r- rests there must he power with
- majority 70 move on, being RESPONSE
Sc
~ Cannon fold t1e House nov ue tl01
-.,-ed <a- : river and harbor oill IN arthur
s=7,--is--s-ior. an6 explained that ne had
--7-A,7 - pass tie measure over the fIes'
5.--s veto De said ne had hso so'ii7
4-a1ale IN justifyins thar Fo'e oe'o' i'
.o-stI7-seurs- nut DID 50
- ..,.rl.a5 cod tlien. zs I thank GOD
no. said Ny Cannon that 'ila'
.,.,-.srrv agricultural district as it l. To-
ca. rad The patriotism c7osseH
,-.s7t- and intelligence 20 stand by me al
5ne polls -,,,
x-ne speaker 1ss charging on the hee1
-. ,-ea-r7 o. view 10 obtain spproTs! al
-..- -he country for appropriations 10
-.,s- and ba-oor improvements, Represent
s-fre nalzell Of Pennsylvania "'no oeo--
---5 ne chair. began hanmeTIns the oesA
-.--e 5.5-, with the Speakers gaFet
The -inae Of the gentleman has eApireo'
- declared win mock severity
Ma, nave minute more pleadeo
me Speaker.
NJ l-l1zee-aId Obtained unanimous con
.-,-- N have his time extended i've mn
.-=s and Nj. Cannon proceeded ne pre-
-s--aT n increase of tie population OF Inc
--7--e5 states from q. .a-5.ue 10 5o0.oooes-
-a--eedv We have almost one-haf of the
.z,.-oad mileage OF this earth. ne decI%reo'
arriving one-rnird OF the products O. lh7
. ---lizad world back and forth 10 market
ing before the nve hundred Tnllhons are
-.-e II - are 20 depend upon railway
--.-srso--eriou alone We E-ili have tns Taii-
"a mileage multiplied ~ two, multiplied
IN .h-1s. multiplied by four II is long
ac-z 70 add 10 nature sufficient depth o.
as.e- 70 carry The great and constantly III
,-=asl2z commerce
Referring 10 aIs Jrip down the Mississippi
in President Taft il connection with
--1-sDaper attacks AZ that time Ar- Can
non said.
When 7 turned 10 come back from New
orleans from -he criticisms I received and
mai many others received. not founded
l.por correct fnforrna ZION. il made nae Won
Ger Rhethe- I vas afoot OF horseback,
1ether ] R-ss I or somebody else.
y expect We viii continue 70 receive all
,.7de OF correct and fake information that
- es-ed for here and there in order that
5-- great metropolitan journals may con
s.-aa. some Of them. 10 make their papers
..c-l la. 10 cay ike the Yankee made his
-azo-s 10 sell But I desire 70 say 70 the
Gentlemen on both sides Of the House that
n -ae last analysis out Of the two great
,-ssriz.s5 lions. tlle minority from time 70
t---= putting the majority OF its good be
.-vlo-. seeking 70 become the majority, viii
.1--e correct legislation and correct appro-
---at5ons fo- the greatest good Of the peo-
lie of -he repU UoIic.
Nj lannon's speech was frequently ap-
= -a-5ed on both sides OF the chamber
Ire House succeeded II disposing OF sev-
e--- Of -he ore hundred pages Of the
---s and harbors bill without making any
rT-r-rs-r changes.