The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-11
KANSAS cOMAENT
CANNONIsM.

A very violent attack is being made
by the insurgents upon what they are
what is meant by Cannonism is past
finding out.
They say that Speaker Cannon is not
a PAD man personally, but that he
stands as the representative of some
bad.
The attack upon Cannon is really an
attack sls upon the Republican party; In
MS personal views on public questions,
as well as in his performance of his
duty as Speaker, he is fully in accord
with the majority of his party in
congress
He does not make the rules of the
House-they are made by the Re
publican caucus. Tt is his duty to en-
force them. The Committee on Rules
Is -alco named by the caucus.
If the rules are wrong, or if the
Committee on Rules is not properly
selected, the Republican majority. and
not the Speaker should be held re-
sponSible.
1t is admitted, and is unquestionably
true. that in the enforcement of the
rules adopted by the House, the Speak
er is lair and impartial. NO Speaker
has received warmer or hore hearty
Endorsement than was given to Speaker
Cannon by the whole House, including
the Democrats. at the close OF the last
session of Congress.
Speaker Cannon is a man of very
great ability, ripe experience, unques-
toned honesty and patriotism. with
wholesome contempt for false pretense
and shams. who ably. fairly and and
House for his guidance-this is Can
noniSm.
As to Cannon himself-no more con-
scientious and 1ikeabIe man ever oc-
cupied the Speakers chair. and no
Speaker was ever less of a autocrat.-
Leavenworth Post
THE GREATEST ALL-ROUND MAN.
It has been said that the greatest
all-round man of whom we have any
knowledge was the industrious italian,
Leonardo da vinci.
A recent writer says that the next
greatest al1-round man was Thomas
Jefferson, but there are thousands of
opinions on this subject Great men
are studied not only as to ability. but
as to steadtness. A man who is really
great takes an important step only
after study and thought. He has the
''larger yiew.'' and it is not petty.
Thomas Jefferson is said to be the
founder of our modern system of edu-
cation.
Really great men always have an ex-
cellent quality of plain common sense, |
rather than genius. And most men
may acquire quite a lot of plain COM |
mon sense. 1t is almost easy to be |
distinguished. there are so many fool |
ish people in the world. Practice hon |
esty. temperance and industry, and be
brOad-minded and charitable. and |
there are so many fools who will not |
pratics these simple virtues that you
will soon become marked for special |
honors. A man who is a success lives
an easier, happier and more comfort |
able life than man who is dead |
beat and loafer.-Atchison Globe.
ANOTHER VILLAIN.
In searching about for the cause of |
high prices, so many have been dis |
covered and fully explained that the |
wonder is prices are as low as they are. |
The latest villain in this line to come |
to our notice is the gas stove. The gas
stove makes high prices because it |
tempts women to cook the dishes /
which can be cooked quickly and cost |
more This createSSA demand for the |
broiling and frying cuts of meat, in |
preference to the cheaper cuts which |
requires more time in preparation.
the gas stove is it. Unlike |
the other villains brought to light. this |
latest cause of high prices suggests its
own remedy. To the discard with the
gas stove and back to wood and coal, |
and everything is lovely. In fact, there
seems nothing the matter with this
solution of our troubles, except that it |
won't work. Only few. after all. are
cooking on gas, and of these a major
Ity use natural gas, which is as cheap
as coal. 1t might help the coal man
4 little if the gas users would go back
to the six-hole range, and he would
raise the prices little, and blame the
aw of Supply and Demand.-Atchison
Globe.