The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-04-21
Cannon Led Attack Against
Reciprocity Measure
'OEN0UNCEs NEWSPAPERS
Representative Gmdger characterized
North Carolinian's speech Saturday
as Fa,ering Republican Bill and
Declared That kitchin Was March.
Ing With Siandpattcrs.

Washington, April 20.--Former
Speaker Cannon. Representatives
Gudger. Of North Carolina; Hanna. OF
North Dakota; Nelson. of Wisconsin.
and Sloan, OF Nebraska. attacked the
Canadian reciprocity agreement in the
debate on the reciprocity bill in the
house Wednesday.
Mr. Cannon. fortified by large map
of the United States and Canada,
played the role of schoolmaster to a
crowded fioor and filled galleries. He
attacked the proposed agreement as
dangerous to American trade. inimical
to the best interests of American
farmers. and certain to result in de-
lpreclation OF American farm lands.
Representative Gudger characteri
ized the bill as republican measure.
He attacked his colleague. Repre-
sentative Claud Kitchin. for his
speech of Saturday declaring Mr..
Kitchin was marching side by side
with the republican '.standpat" leaders
and that he had impunged the motives
Of at least three members Of the North
Carolina democratic delegation. who
proposed 70 vote against the measure.
Mr.. Sloan referred 20 the house
supporters OF the reciprocity bill as a
"Tammany and Dixie combination
against the welfare OF country
The general debate on the reciproc-
| ity measure will continue tomorrow.
lbut Chairman Underwood, OF the WAYS
and means committee. will endeay0r
to get the bill before the house under
the fiye-minute rule before adjourn
ment
Denonnces Newspapers.
A bitter denunciation of newspaper
influence in connection with the fight
over free print paper legislation dur
ing the last national campaign. was
made by former Speaker Cannon In a
vigorous speech In tne house today in
connection with his opposition TO the
Canadian reciprocity bill.
THE committee on ways and means
Of the sixtieth congress-" said Mr..
Cannon, when John Sharp williams
introduced his free print paper bill
and It went to that committee. BY
unanimous vote. as am informed.
postponed action for that session OF
congress and did not even hold hear
ings on It.
II was speaker. They unloaded IL
on me. We had a stormy time. News
paper publishers. through their rep
resentafiYes. one OF whom shall
name. Mr.. Herman Ridder. demanded
that should do what never had been
done before In the history OF the re-
public--that should recognize Mr..
Williams or somebody else to rise In
his place and move to discharge thu
committee from further consideration
Of that bill, which they had postponed
for that session. and by the time the
next session would come the prcsi-
Dental election would be over
Mr.. Cannon said be replied that he
would not do IL: that Il would NOT BE-
iust to his party
What happenedg' he continued. n
was informed In the presence OF Wit
nesses that II the republican party did
not promptly put print paper upon
the free list that great and good man
who headed the publishers assocla-
iion. Mr.. Herman Ridder. would snp-
port Mr.. Bryan for the presidency and
contribute sioo.e00 10 his election.
I'VE did not pass t. When the iiulc
came Mr.. Ridder was made the treas
urer OF that committee. and guess
he gave you boys on the democratic
side ss0.00o. did he notg The ncws-
papers say so. and have never seen
/ II denied