The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-01-14
CANNON AND HAMER

Thomas R. Hamer voted for JOSEPH
u. Cannon for Speaker of the House
D. Representatives of the Sixty-frst
congress, which fact has brought
down on his head the anathamas of
all the Democrats in Idaho. These
selI-same Democrats are loath of
pointing out what Congressman Ham
Ell should have done or why voting for
Speaker Cannon was such a sinful
thing. They content themselves with
reckless, extravagant and foolish
charges against Speaker Cannon
Even in their charges against the
Speaker, they are peculiarly barren of
speclhcness. They loudly charge car
ISM tyranny and treachery to the
best interests of American civic and
political righteousness. Their most
lulsome charge is that Speaker Can
non does not represent the true Amer
'cln, spirit. The charges of czarism
and tyranny, as pointed out in these
columns time and again, will be urged
against any man with force of char
acter enough to be Speaker of the
House as the majority will always find
means OF carrying out its will. Rules
OF procedure are adopted for the pur-
pose OF expediting business, and that
Is their sole purpose. AS the majority
Is there to transact business and is
responsible for the business transact
ed, the rules will always be sufficient
10 enable the majority to handle the
business that comes up. In the CEN
fury and quarter of constitutional
government of the United States the
present rules have been developed.
lhey are growth, and simply the re-
suit OF necessities. Speaker Cannon
IS not to blame for the rules any more
than any other particular member Of
Congress. He is elected Speaker to
see that the business of the Housa
IS transacted, and that is what he
does. "
IN regard to the other charges that
Mr. Cannon does not personifv +bo
true American spirit, opinions will
differ. If Mr.. Cannon is the diroct
opposite of true, blue Democrat tho
Is certainly close to the American
spirit. The people of the United
. tates have not seen fit to trust tho
aHalrs of government to the Doro
Gratis for fourteen years now Tho
party is certainly a lono
way from the American shirt. and
Mr. Cannon is long way from bein>
Democrat. We would think that
democrat might be an authority on
what Is not the spirit of the times
~ America but would hardly trust
nm on what is.
Inc Tribune has sought diligently
Tor the cause of Mr.. Cannon's nnnon
lIarity IN Idaho; but one had better
'@tA IN the wilderness that seek on
ish'ehment from anti-Cannon new.
papers They can usually spare nom
'mo treat themselves fair. Thew need ,
III 'hey have for their own use Somo ,
(" days ago we thought we were oct
ing next to Cannonism. The Canito1
VIEWS esSayed the task of pillorino
,ahnoni but as soon as the effect of
nc success straw rate and insnir,tion
'ore off, its efforts ceased as noi.a
sSsly as the fall of dew. And tben :
ne Boise coal famine, happened aIona =
no usurped all the energy the News
al TO spare. We gathered from tho r
Jews the idea that the trouble with T
"hhon was that he made a deal with
ammany Hall; but here it became >,
eeesSary for the News to apprebond y
ny IDLE idea that Tammany was b
enlocratlc' that might be at LARGO. :.
~ we lost the full force of the aeon ;,
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