The Cairo bulletin., 1910-02-15
CANNON TALKS
ON THE FLOOR
EXPORTS THE MAJORITY TO
HANG TOGETHER AND PRO-
2 CEEp WISELY. :.
CRITICISM OF PRESS
Referred to Lightly in His Speech.
Speaker Of the House Approves
the Rivers and Harbors
Bill.

Washington, Feb. lift we lose
sight of our own importance and our
own position for, the time being, there
will come in our places better and
wiser men, who will not lose sight OF
the necessity to provide for an order
ly procedure under whcn a majority
can work its wiz where the responsi-
bility rests there must be power
with the majority to move on, being
responsible"
Cannon, speaking today from the
floor Of the house as the gentleman
from Illinois, sounded this warning.
He arose for the purpose of approving
the rivers and harbors bill, but dur
| ing the twenty-minute speech he re-
ferred lightly to magazine and news
paper criticism, and reminded the mi
nority that the power Of the majority
was futile unless enforced by we'll
oiled machinery
1t was while Fitzgerald, Democrat,
of New York, had the floor that the
members were surprised to see the
5peaker arise from seat In their
midst and inquire:
"Will the gentleman from New
York Yield to me?"
Il will yield to gentleman be-
leve from Illinois, answered Fitzger.
aid M
Cannon told the house how, during
Arthur's administration, he voted to
lass the rivers and har3ors bill over
the presidents veto. He said he had
some trouble justifyng that vote be-
ore his constituents, but did so.
Il thanked God them as now," sail
Cannon. that that constituency, an
agricultural district as 1t is today, had
patriotism crossed with the breadth
Of intelligence to stand by me at the
polls
AS the speaker enlarged upon the
need Of a breadth of view to obtain
approval all over the country for ap-
preparations for river and harbor i'm
provements, Dalzell, of Pennsy1va-
MIA, who occupied the chair, hammer
ed the desk with the speakers gavel.
The time of the gentleman has
expired" he exclaimed with mock Sc
verify.
May have minute more?" plead
ed the speaker.
Fitzgerald obtained unanimous
consent to extend the time five min
utes, and Cannon proceeded. With
an eye of prophecy he saw the ma
tion's population growing from 90,000,-
400 to 50O.0OO,OO0.
Already we have almost half OF
the railroad mileage of this earth" he
declared, carrying third Of the pro-
ducts Of the civilized world back and
forth to market. Long before 500,000,.
900 are here, if we are to depend
upon railway transportation alone,
we will have railway mileage multi
long work to add to noature suffi-
ient depth of water to carry great
and constantly increasing commerce"
Referring to his trip down the Mis-
sissippi with Taft, in connection with
newspaper attacks at that time, Can
non said
when | turned to come back from
New Orleans, from the criticisms /
md many others received, not found
I'd upon correct information, 1t made
ne wonder whether | was afoot or
horseback. whether it was | or some
body else, u
Il expect we will continue to re-
ceive all kinds of correct and fake
Information that is fisned for here
and there continued the speaker, I'm
order that our great metropolitan
journals may continue, some of them,
to make their papers from day to day.
like the Yankee made his razor, to
sell. Butt desire to say to the gentle