The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-01-15
Uncle Joe Faestldusly 'Refsrred
TO II on Eve Of Retirement.
HIS LAST DAYS IN POLITICS
Fight In 1910, When Veteran Speaker
of the House Triumphed Over His
Foes - Thirty. eight Years In Con-
srsss, IL Was Reported He Might
Run Again.

hun HSdiHs
In the closing days of the Sixtysec.
Ond congress newspapers were every
day printing stories about defeated
members singing their swan songs Oh
the floor Of the house. Joseph c. Can
non. enjoying the distinction Of longer
service in the house than any other
man In the history OF the United Stntes,
| made several speeches in rhpld success
Sion. and each one was described In
the public prints Hs his swan song.
The night that he attended the fare
well reception TO Representative Nc.
l<inleg of Illinois. also dead duck
Uncle Joe WAS down ON the program
Tor u speech.
Every time L,;nake n speech" he
declared, the newspapers say am
singing my swan t5ng..f Just to escape
tbnt this time ;iiiii TO show that I'm
young buck with lots of years to live
Will now do q song and Ounce"
Whereupon be sang a coon song and
did a dance that would have made
chorus girl turn green With envy.
One of Famous Four.
Although more than 1900 men have
served In the lower btancii OF congress
since the house OF representatives as.
sernbled for the Erstl ltitne In iTS). only
four of theln served thirty years or
more and Cannon. who served thirty.
eight. was ;tt seventy. y.seven tile young.
est old man in public life. Elected
to. the Fostytthird congress. be was
oil Or,
until Ills Gefeat In 1912 by Frank II
O'Hair. with the exception OF the Fif.
ty-sec0td congress. -Four times he
was siinaker OF the house Of represen
tatives.
Since his return to private life ut
Danviile. ILL.,, II hns been reported mt
various times thaf lie would run again
this year. He was noncommitai wllen
asked about 1t.
Official Washington's Farewell.
The former speakers leavetaking
of Washington was made memorable
On Feb l5 last he was rendered n
fareweB dinner which was attended
by President Taft. members of the
Taft cabinet and many prominent men
regardless OF political affiliations.
Whcn' the guests assembled they
found at each place souvenir pro
grain with poetiral tribute unsigned,
but written by Representative Moore.
IL reiIu.
The storms may come. the winds may
The snplnss and the pines may fall.
But. tempered TO the sun iand show.
The sturdy oak survives them all.
And so In Legislative hall. .5yss,A
Where men and measures come and go,
On Fame's enduring record calls,
The honor rests with Uncle Joe.
lnsenarahly associated with Uncle
.IOe. perhaps the qualntest figure in, M.
tional politics. was the ever present
Cannon cigar. and on the reverse side
OF the program beheath the curling
smoke OF pictured cigar ran this
copplet:
Ss0u may urrsrk. yoh may shutter. the
rifles IL you will,
But the e, Cannon aroma will hang TO thom
His Meih6Fabie satsie Of 1910.
It was III the middle OF March. 1910,
that, Speaker Caniion,S stir began to,
set. at TIE end of three days and
three nlghiss Df hitter ilhrliamentary
battle be and his Aiithful band were
overruled un a ctit!eHL point OF order.
aud UhelR Hoe wak deprived OF the
aianstiip OT the Sill idEerfui rules
coniIlittec af the hdiise
Conhscling t'nmplete surrender. the
SENATE leaders called upon Uncle doe
TO. resign as speaker. III Indignation
he waved tllhii fr6m mis- rour,. Het
f,fA ..aY H..4sskift Akk III
sl. l....ltl.a.s !l....s .S.l...i 81
their eh,i uf the capital Uncle Joe
climbed h,,ck iitU his ctair and hurled
tlefiaiice ut the vtrtnis
~ viii not entertain n lnotion, he
declared. while the house listened
with 5renthless suspense. ,.to declare
vacant the. speakersiiip Of the liuuse',
Ii Mas a giige OF battle. aud the,
speaker seemed to Hive calculated well
that the Insurgents had gone as far MS
they dared The marion wns ninie
aud lost, and the siSatksF ssit secure
again anon his throne. but sGyiflf his.
srenter nicketi.
For three tltys aail threa. nights he,
had been ut iii-ll teissiuii fii the center
OF the crisis. the iiillii Iii,6iis whom and
agsiinsf whom MI wps. beIng waged
Then csiine tile ni,iinent nf (iefaat aha
the cilalltl,gc TINT stegimeyi defeat atld,
brought ont ylcnlfy atsiiin With gnelea
joe triumphant.
From that time on Ills tniitlcai pres.
tIge suffered inilaishies,t. il;ii even 50
bis defa,t fpe rg-ehFtiiii III iDI2 was
anitional surprise
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