Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-02-24

and failed of reelection to the Fifty-third OS935
and Sixty-second (1911-13) congresses. He was
speaker in the Fifty-eighth Fifty-nnth,' Sixtieth
and Sixty-frst congresses Q903-1911). His district
comprises the counties of Clark, Cumberland, Ed
gar, Iroquois. Kankakee and Vermon. with
population of about 2500OO. He lives In Danville
and Is lawyer and banker. He was born In
Gulford, N. c., and will be eighty-fve years old
May T. 1921.
Uncle Joe" Cannon's name Is exceedingly ia
miliar to the United States at large; probably
Few public men are more widely known. So the
foregoing facts about him are pretty generally
known. While the veteran is interesting
individual and legislator he Is also interesting
as q landmark by which the progress of things
may be measured The jubilation held by the
house when Uncle Joe" set the service mark
was therefore decidedly interesting affair Times
have changed and we have changed with them
since he was elected to congress In 1872 and here
are some Of the utterances which hint at the
changes of nearly half a century.
Former Speaker Champ Clark of Missouri
When Joseph G. Cannon born on the battle
Geld of Guilford Court House, q victory for Lord
CORVALLIS, the fruits Of which were repealed by
General Greene, We did not have any railroads.
any telegraphs, any telephones, any sewing ma
chimes, any repeating rifles and thousand and
one things that we consider necessary to our mod
ern civilization. When we celebrated uncle
Joe's eightieth birthday laid down the conditions
on which man could as long as he had
In the first place, the politics of his district must
remain the same. In the second place he must
be man Of force and ability. In the third
place. he must remain faithful as the North
STAR said that Uncle Joe" filed those con-
ditions. think yet that he does.
:, William A. rodenberg Of nlinois-Joseph G.
Cannon was first elected In 1872 as a representa-
tive In the Forty-third congress from the four
teenth district Of Illinois, and he became member
Of this body on March 4, 1873, the same day on
which Ulysses s. Grant was inaugurated for the
second time as President of the United States
How far we have travelled since that day may
be understood when we recall that at the time
Of Mr.. Cannon's first election the population of
the United States was estimated at 4O596.O0O as
against 106,0OO000 today; there were 81 states
then as against AZ today the public wealth, which
was estimated at something over $4,000 100000
In 1872, is placed at more than 100000 100000
now; the bank deposits, which then amounted to
$1,250,OO0OOO have grown to $50 7OO,OOO,0OO, and
railroad service has expanded from $1,000
miles Of track in operation to more than 28S,0OO
miles That In brief, summarizes the vast strides
that we have made in material progress since he
has been member of this house.
Some idea of how the post Office department has
expanded can also be had when remember that
IN 1873 the receipts aggregated 1913 100000 and the
disbursements $29OOO,0O0, while last year the re-
eeipts were S437 100000 and the disbursements
$454.OOOOOO
Bur It will not be because of his services upon
the committee on post offices and post roads, val
liable as they Were that his fame will rest. After
serving for six years upon that committee he was
assigned by Samuel J. Randall, Democratic
speaker, to the committee on appropriations In
the Forty-sixth congress, and IL is because of his
identity with the workings of that important COM
mittee down to the time of his elevation to the
speakership that his fame will remain assured
throughout the ages. 1t be truthfully said
that no man has proved stronger bulwark Of
protection to the federal treasury at all times
and under all circumstances.
Irrespective of the temporary interruptions in
his long and distinguished career, the event we