The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-05-09
Former Speaker Cannon Mad,
Strong Iiqhi Against
the Measure
SPEECH BY UNDERWOOD
Democratic Floor Leader Sand ,hc
Period Of Exclusion Had Pass
ed Ira 81 Compel
hon Is Here

Special Correspondence
Washington Mas -The 1850
most notable speeches delivered ou
the Canadian reciprocity bin which
recently passed the House. were
made by Ex-speaker Cannon for the
republican, and Mr. Underwood OF
Alabama. The democratic floor lead.
ar the one for and the other
against the bin Your "lneie Joe
has NOT the grace and polish of the
trained orator as Underwood has
but be makes himself understood De
expressly disclaimed being an old
man at seveuty-fiye and DE seems 9s
fuil of nervous energy as De was
twenty years ago sunset Cox once
| laid him q wager that he could not
keep mis- hands ia his pockets five
minutes while talking TO the house
and won f. easily Physical action Is
quite part of his oratuw.
Cbaracterizng the bin as a meas
are 10 give Canada a free market
here Of 92.000.000 people for its
agricultural products. the ey-spcaker
declared it had not been prepared I'm
accordance with the constitution be
cause the president had prepared it,
i'm secret and sent IL 10 congress for
enactment near the close Of the last
session. without the previous knowl-
edge of anv member of the house
whose duty it is to originate all bills
affecting revenue. He declared he
smoke of the president with the high
est respect. but what he said was d.
rectlv 10 the point.
IF the president makes mis-
take" said he. 1t does not absolve
me. l. too. have a warrant from the
people His duty is to veto or app Owe
NV action. when it reaches him no'
to dictate it. While I hold Official pc
sition / shall walk in the shadow OF
NV own Judgment. as God gives me
| to see the light. although ! tread the
| path alone
He aroused both laughter and APP
plause with the following: The
President in his message says this
bill viii reduce the cost of living ana
not reduce the price of farmers pro-
ducts. The president IS great man
and | nave great respect Tor MN. J
voted for him, and l appfehehd that
shall vote for MN again. But
should like to see him demonstrate
the proposition th2t it VIII not I'M
pair the farmers prices and Yet
viii reduce the cost OF living
Here is another paragraph. with
ginger in it for the benefit OF the
President: When Canada wanted
to make a reciprocity treatment with
the United States in Harrison adj
ministration they asked permission
that they might come to Washington
and treat. The pending agreement
was initiated upon our invitation
and it is the first instance OF the
kind in the history OF the country.
MT cannon lolloWea tHls WIN ule
charge that inns movement LOT re-
clproel'y was begun at lhe instance
OF the great newspapers ana maya
zines intent upon secuilhs e"e"pei
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