The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-03-05

of which Colonel Wattorson was tho
hero. / refer 20 the story which has
oven appeared In some political his
tories % the effect that Colonel Wat
terson had organized an army Of
some 100000 stnlwart democrats,
and that this army was going to
march on Washington for the pur-
pose Of putting MIR. Tilden In tho
white house
81 have never took much stock In
that story for tho very good reason
that Colonel WattersOn was "A mom-
bcr of the house at that time and
was here In Washington using al of
his Influence ana his diplomacy 10
work out peaceful solution Of tho
ys-Tudcn controversy The rc-
publicana thought Hays was elected
ana tho democrats thought Tildcn
was elected Tho house was demo
cratic. Samuel J. Randall was the
speaker and the senate was rcpub-
licau. Tho contest did not turn out
ns tho democrats expected Il would
but the fact remains that the result
/ was periodically acqulsccd IN.
/ rccolloct that when nlibuster
started on the democratic side wat,
/ |torsuu refused % De part OF IT., sX.
| planning that he would Join I'm n,
movement 10 obstruct the progress
/ Of the presidential count and addiup
/ that we have had enough OF an.
ArChy'"
II ia said OF Ntr. Cannon that u,
was closer 10 the late Thomas j.
, Reed than WAS any other man.
There was crossed In Tom Rect
the greatest intellect with the great
est courage have over known,
said "Uuclo Joe" Reed won hi
fame by counting n quorum in tn
house. and, simple as that may seem
u was nevertheless the finest dis
play OF courage have ever seen be
fore or since. II is easy enough to Il,
now. but in all the years of histor
10 was never done before. II had al
ways been the rulo that n member O
tho house could sit IN his scat am
he recorded absent unless he an
swCrcd 10 his name, ana Reed wa
tho first speaker to refuse tu rccog
nize the fiction. a great soul WA
Tom Reed and his admirers an
friends were of bo,h parties. lie
In history as one OF our creates
speakers.
Another OF the great speaker
Rlaines leadership was. az was IA
case with Reed. the courage TO NEE
situations, 90 accept rcsponsiblliti,
ana to fight, fight ns a gladiato
when occasion demanded. and IN
, ability TO use the weapons OF pnrlla
mentAry rules and political strateg
b better than any OF his colleague
Blaine WAS n great actor, but hav
+, never known an orator or n debat,
who could impress his views q
others who was not an actor. Ca
! field, Mckinley, Proctor Kuo;
Henry Wettorson were all OF thei
3 actors In this sense.
"William Mckinley came 10 cor
T, gress In 1877 ana | was n pretty II
! innate friend from that time unit
% his tragic death In 1901, You kno
= To my way OF thinking the mcasuI
v ~ n public man, especially wh'
that man happens TO bo the pres
v dent OF the United states, In the su
u cess OF that mans administration
9 his office. Measured by this ru
! Mckinley will always rank his
u among all the presidents we ha'
Y had from Washington 20 the prcse
g time. Mckinley In the house al
} afterwards I'm the white house vi
. one Of tho most popular men l ha'
!" known. lie was "A fair fighter,
gentleman through and through. al
u had the happy gift OF never indul
~ ing in personalities. rcmcmh
i that Just before the Spanlsh-Am
10 can war ! was at the white hou'
Mckinley knew that the war hi
n come and he was worried.
10 "Cannon,' he said. we are goil
,t TO have n war and we have n
Ia. enough powder and shot TO fire q
'e first round."'
In l suggested that he ask congre
le for S5O,000,O 900 to be expended 80
ID ting ready for the fray. He did !
ir and congress, without n dissonti
> vote, gave him the money.
H. ClCvclnud's Great Message.
20 Grover Cleveland was one Of {
~ great presidents OF American histo
lt In the opinion OF MIR. Cannon. n
III Cannon puts courage first In
H. tests of greatness ana the courage
30 Cleveland won his respect In this |
gard.
Il honor Grover Cleveland" "a
~, Mr.. Cannon, mot only because OF
,c courage, but also because OF
,o conscientious fidelity 20 his oath
"a office, Like Grant. he was abs
~ lutcly Indifferent To publicity or pu