Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-24
Former Speaker Pleads for
Lincoln Memorial.
HOPES FOR EARLY ACTION
Resents Use of Emancipator's Name
to Further Good Roads.
NAMES NATIONS GREAT MEN
Declares Martyred President, Wash
ington, Lee and Jefferson Davis
Always Will Shine in. History.

Former Speaker Cannon aroused the
House to high pitch Of enthusiasm to-
day in a brief speech on the Lincoln
memorial. His passionate utterances
brought applause from both sides of the
chamber and cheers from the republicans.
His remarks followed a spirited reply
by Minority Leader Mann to Mr. Gard
ner's disclaimer of filibustering against
the Lincoln memorial Mr.. Mann served
notice that the opposition would have
stony road to travel with it's legislation
as long as this bill was sidetracked
Mr.. Cannon. asking unanimous consent
to address the House, as there was no
motion before the body germane to the
subject. said he recognized the division
of sentiment among members as to the
character Of the proposed memorial to
Lincoln. Some favored the memorials
location in Washington: others advocated
the Gettysburg road plan. Many men
of many minds were interesting them
selves in the subject
Didn't Get His Way.
He said that while member of the
commission himself. he did not get his
own way: he would have located the me-
IuOildl III the 0OlOlcTS I1OHle GROUNDS,
but was overruled. He declared his will
lingness to abide by whatever decision
the House might reach. He read in the
newspapers that members are holding
councils in the Office buildings and else
where. perfecting organization; that pres
sure is being brought to bear from the
country. He cared nothing about all that
There were four great characters who
figured in the civil war-Lincoln, Grant.
Lee and Jefferson Davis. There is Ar
lingtOn, the home of Lee, where both
Union and confederate soldiers are
buried. There are memorials to others,
he said.
oh. Mr.. Speaker Mr. Cannon contin-
ued. Il stand as a representative from
Illinois with the recollection of personal
whom 1 young man knew. 1 loved
him personally. / loved him for his char
acter and for his magnificent services to
humanity.
Plea Starts Cheering.
Mr.. Speaker cried Mr.. Cannon. pas
sionately. his face flushed with emotion
and shaking his forefnger at the opposi-
ton. 1t is a prostitution of that great
mans name when it is proposed to use
it as an argument for good roads" This
utterance was loudly cheered by the re-
publicans and was applauded on the dem
ocratic side. Mr.. Cannon said he would
lend assistance to a movement to have
good roads constructed under federal
authority.
There is the Washington Monument"
said Mr.. Cannon. Els there a man in
Congress in sound of my voice. is there
man north or south who would con-
struct good roads at the price of which
that great monument should be torn
DOWN."
Mr.. Cannon said that Washington is
regarded by many as the greatest man
in American history. Lincoln is certain
ly second. Lee was a great general and
a great man. Jefferson Davis was a great
man who performed service for his peO-
pie as he saw his duty.
Names Will Shine Forever.
One hundred years from now those
names will shine in history and be ia
miliar TO children when the names of
men in Congress now prominent will be
missing from encyclopedias.
They will say" continued Mr.. Cannon:
q" All. yes, there was Cannon in Con-
gress. but 1 don't hear much about him.
There was another Cannon in Congress
and he had seventeen wives That Can
non will be remembered,' This sally
brought laughter from both sides of the
chamber.
would come when the Washington mOnu-
ment and the Lincoln monument on one
side would be connected by a bridge
across the Potomac with that other me-
mortal of another great man, the Lee
mansion, as a common heritage to Amer
lea
Before l pass out of this Congress-
said Mr.. Cannon, II hope memorial will
be prepared for Abraham Lincoln, the
second. II not the first, greatest man who
has ever lived on the American CONT
nent."
The Lincoln memorial commission bill
will be presented for discussion on the
floor OF the House next Wednesday, ac-
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