The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-02-08


i lean on the theory that he was differ
ent from his party. But the people =
| naturally and consistently-took hin
at his word, and decided that II villa
he said were true mo man who called
himself a Republican should be elect
ed-and left him at home"
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| UNCLE JOE
| opEAhS PLAINLY
| Uncle Joe Cannon hints that the
| ron and steel schedule is in the in
tsrest of the Democratic leader Mr..
| Underwood. He is broad and its al
ugnt, Tor 1t must be in the interests
Of somebody. Read his comments:
~ did not intend to open my mouth
touching the consideration of this
bill. It mas been determined by ma
iority to force this bill through We
have been killing time for days and
weeks, and we will continue to kill
time while business is being prepared
for the House by the committees, but
this bill Is to be considered for one
day and driven to its passage without
amendment and without debate. The
/ majority, being responsible. has the
right to work its will. You, gentle
men of the majority, can and viii
work your will and will be respons-
| ible. Possibly you will receive APPROX
AL That remains to be seen. | am
not a prophet nor the son of pro
phet, but in 40 years | have twice,
If not three times, seen Democratic
maiorities flap their wings and crow,
and have, when clothed with power
and legislated failed to receive APP
prevail.
All of this kind of talk you are in
dulging in is familiar to me. Howev-
er, | took the floor not to discuss the
bill, and | should not have said a
word concernig it, ] apprehend, had
II not been for the question of the
gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Ham
lin. oh somebody is Interested. Sir,
the leader of that side of the House
has avowed his interest in great
iron-ore and coal property. Does any
body doubt that he has not o perfect
right to help'frame this bill and vote
for it? The very foundation of this
bill is, as you claim that you will
make 1t for your own interest and
that of everybody else, in order that
you may buy pocketknives cheaper,
that you can buy more Of another
mans labor than you can now for
yourselves and your families. We up
on our side claim that the better re-
wards come to labor by utilizing our
own markets instead of submitting
ourselves in competition with the
balance OF the world at one-half of
the wage in the United States. And
some gentleman grows overzealOus
and inquiries, DO you own something
in manufacturing plant?' | do not.
| wish | did own something, along
with the gentleman from Alabama
(Mr. Underwood) lin that wonderful
property OF which | am glad he owns
part.
II you are to have people as legis.
lators who are not interested as a re-
| suit of their legislation, where would
you get your legislators? Would you
shut out every man who has q firm?
He wants to buy his agricultural i'm
plements cheaper. very man who
raises cotton or corn, and every man
who owns house, every mon who
has a family. or hopes to have one,
you disqualify. You disqualify every
| American citizen. As | said by a
question | submitted moment ago
to the gentleman from New York (Mr.
Bradley, you would shut out the
tramp who has but one suit of
clothes, and sometimes not that, to
his back, as he walks along-not will
ing to work, but interested i'm good
times-because there is greater "a.
pacity then for the charitably dispos-
ed to give him a hand-out Oh, truce
to such a position! | do not criticize
the gentleman personally. | am crlti-
cizing a class .of people who, on the
Chautaqua platform and in the news
per. are talking about the interest
that somebody has in something, and
that therefore he is bad citizen"
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WHAT is YOUR CHOICE AND WHY