Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-08-25
CANNON OPPOSES
METHODS HUGHES
USES IN CAMPAIGN
Speech Delivered at Green's
borO Denounced Efforts of
Any Person to Arouse Sec
tiOnaI Hatred
NY RALPH SMITH,


WASHINGTON, d. g, Aug. 24.-Jo-
seph G. Cannon. a member of congress
from Illinois. and for many years the
undisputed Republican leader of the
house of representatives, of which he
was speaker, does not agree with
Charles E Hughes. the Republican pres
idential nominee, tina. sectionalism un-
der the present administration is re-
sponsible for pork barrel extrava-
gance in congress; nor does Uncle Joe
Cannon approve of Candidate Hughes
efforts to revive the passions and preju-
dices growing out of the civil war.
AS a matter of fact, ex-Speaker Can
non denounces as demagogues leaders
who raise such false cries and prays
God that the American people will be
saved from such leadership.
Uncle joe has not been interviewed
respecting the particular appeals of
Candidate Hughes concerning the So
called sectionalism, but his views of
campaign methods of this sort are
fully, fairly and frankly eXpounded in
a speech that he delivered shortly be-
fore the Republican candidate sought to
wave the bloody shirt" at Butte. Mont.
BEWARE OF DEMAGOGUES.
Speaking at Greensboro, n. c., on
July %, just a few days before Mr..
Hughes Butte utterances aroused the
country, Uncle Joe" Cannon said,
among other things.
If you believe it is best for the
100, 0OO, 900 people of this country,
then re-elect Woodrow Wilson: but
God save you from the leadership
of demagogues who raise false
cries with intent to revive the is
sues that grew out of the civil war,
when all those problems have been
settled, and when there is good feel
ing in the northland, as L believe
there is good feeling in the south
land. God save you from the lead
ership of men who would seek to
divert your attention from the dis
cussion of these living, wonderful
" important questions. and who
would like to stir up the ashes of
generation gone by.
When you go to the ballot box.
lay your hand upon your heart. and
say, God help me to use my judg-
ment to vote not only for my own
best interests, but for the best in
terests of the 10O.00O,00O people of
the United States"
The foregoing quotation is taken YER
batim from the Congressional Record
of August Il, in which the speech, N
full, was published by courtesy of the
house of representatives, on the request
publican member of congress from
North Carolina.
When Uncle Joe" gave expression TO
the views quoted he was making pc.
litical speech in the interest of the can
didacy Of the Republican nominee for
congress in the Greensboro district
the district in which the former speak
er OF the house was born and from
which he migrated with his family. to
Illinois before the civil war.
Congressman Britt, a Republican, as
stated, thought so well of Mr.. Cannon :
Greensboro speech, denouncing bloody
shirt tactics and appeals to the pas
sions and prejudices growing out of the
civil war. that he thought il should be
preserved to posterity and as a cam
paign document. Wherefore he secured
the consent of the house of representa-
tives TO publish IL in the Congressional
Record. and there it appears today. of
date of August II.
AS a matter of fact, the views of ex-
Speaker lion respecting the bloody
shirt" in American politics coincide
with the views of many other Republic
an leaders in and out of congress, who
deplore the effort of Candidate Hughes
to revive the Issue.
The lamentations of Republicans re
garding Mr.. Hughes illusions to sec.
tionalism is in harmony also with their
disappointment over the tone and char
acteg of Candidate Hughes efforts on
the stump. The feeling is universal
that he has not measured up to the op-
portunities of the occasion, and that his
swing around the circle has been far
from a success.
1t is only fair to say that in his
Greensboro speech Mr.. Cannon sought
to convince a large crowd that II was
not to the best interests of loo, GOO, 600
people that Mr.. Wilson should be re.
elected, but he made his appeal to their
reason and not to their passions and
preiudices