Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-16

the same loyalty to the great republic
| that 1 claim to have for myself. 1,
makes but little difference who is Presi
dent, or what party has a majority ir
| the House and in the Senate. AS manly
men we make our contests as God gives
| us to see the right, and We are 1ndorsec
| or fail of Endorsement from time to time
| don comes. and if it does not learr
| through the brain it Will learn through
i the stomach and all things will end well
Thank God / have been an optimist al
my life and I shall remain an optlms'
to the end.
Nov, my friend and colleague fol
many years, DIR. Bartholdt. has called your
attention to bust which, without my
knowledge, as this entertainment was
without my knowledge. stands over there
have not looked at it. 1t is the work Of
a great artist who made the statue OF
Steuben, which statue was chosen as the
best of all that were offered. He has
had in his world many Endorsements:
! do not know who procured that bust. The
gentleman from Missouri my friend and
your friend, has suggested that per-
chance it ought to rest in the House Of
fee building.
IT do not know what may be the will
Of the House of Representatives touch.
ing that proposition.
The Next Congress.
1.-THE population Of the country contin-
ually increases. In the next Congress
| there will be 433 members in the House
Of Representatives. The Senate does not
increase proportionately. l trust 1t Is at
=. its maximum, because the United States
proper no longer has territories to be
made into states. l do not know wha,
/ may be the will of the House concerning
hlrcf matter o. Rr0A1
consequence to me. The House once
building and the Senate Office building
stand there subordinate to the Capitol
There are now almost 1OO,OOO.OOO people
in the United States.
I'm the swing Of the twentieth century
there will be 2OO.UOO.OO people and in the
fullness of time 5OOOOO.OUO or 6UO. 0OO. 600.
do know that as the population in
creases this city OF Washington Will in
crease in population and, as now. the
great capital Of the great republic will re-
main in the future the most magnificent
capital on earth.
Tribute Of Cardinal.
Cardinal Gibbons added his tribute to
Uncle Joe" in letter, read at the
banquet, in which he said:
! cit is with sincere regret that I find
myself prevented from assisting at the
dinner which is being given to my
good friend, Mr.. Cannon. whom I have
known for SO many years and whose
sterling qualities Of mind and heart 1
have always admired. 1t is most fitting
that Mr.. Cannon's friends, who we ali
know are many, should wish to tender
him this mark Of esteem and affection
upon his retirement from public life
after SO many years OF faithful serv-
ice to his country as Speaker of the
House of Representatives, an office
which he filled with dignity and ability,
and beg to offer him my most sincere
good wishes for his health and pros
perity in the future"
In a postscript the cardinal adds:
although Mr.. Cannon modestly con-
fesses to be a septuagenarian he has
the mental and physical vigor Of a man
of fifty, and he may yet return to Con-
gress and be found at the same old
stand!'
The evening concluded with song by
Herndon Morsell.
, In addition to Chairman Humphreys.
the committee on arrangements consisted
of ]. Hampton Moore. vice chairman:
, Ira C. Copley. secretary: Eugene F. Kin
kead, treasurer. and John Sharp Williams,
Robert F. Broussard, William @. Brant-