The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-10-09
JUNGLE. JOE"
HAS REGRETS

bahNihe, HI, Oct. (by the ASSO-
ciated Press) after a life
time of public service, but a trifle
sorry for his decision to retire,
"Uncle Joe" Cannon, who came home
from Washington yesterday over the
same route he travelled westward in
his mothers arms 81 years ago, sat
down today to consider a future in
private life. His public service is not
quite ended, for he plans to go back
to Washington in December to serve
out his 23rd term in the house of
representatives. His 46 years of
service will expire March 4.
"I've had enough" he told an As
sociated Press correspondent who
spent the morning with him in his
study at the old brick mansion with
its broad veranda and high mansard
roof.
"It's 80 years since / first went to
Washington and with the exception
of those two unsought vacations ire
ferring to his two defeats) I have
been there ever since. decided to
retire voluntarily, but" he added
wistfully, T'm just bit sorry now"
Sitting under the autographed por-
traits of half hundred famous men,
with his feet cooked upon his desk
and one of his famous six inch sto-
gies drawing properly, "Uncle Joe"
reviewed his 81 years of life, the lives
of his father and grandfather before
him, recalled incidents of his journey
from North Carolina to Indiana in
1910, his law student days, his i'm
preston of the first Lincoln Douglas
debate which he attended and the
high spots of his political career.
"And what" the interviewer asked,
"do you regard as the outstanding
achievement of your life-of what
are you most proud?"
"My eight years as speaker of the
house and 20 years, think it was, as
member and chairman of the appro-
priations committee"
what will you do after next
March,"
"Well," refiectively, II don't know.
l guess I don't need to work for, q
living any more, and ! can settle
down with my family-my two
daughters-and just live"
He has no plans, he said, for TAX
ing any part sin the campaign this
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warm fight is reported breaking.
The automobile trip from Wash
ington to Indianapolis over the old
National roal following the same
route taken by the caravan of Quaker
families from North Carolina with
which he came West in 1910 was un-
dertaken, he explained, more for SEN
|timental reasons than in expectation
he would be able to recognize scenes
Of 82 years ago. Two he remembered,
White Sulphur Springs and the
Quaker settlement of Richmond, Ind.
1t was :. one of the fords on the
Wabash that his father lost his life.
The elder Cannon, a country school
teacher and doctor, piled his twin pro-
fessions in territory of so miles up
and down the river.
Everybody suffered from mala-
ria," "Uncle Joe" recalled today, "and
my father was called out for miles
around. He swan the Wabash dur
ing freshets dozens of times, but
swan it once too often. His horse
reached land, but fathers body was
never found"
Today an iron bridge spans the
river where the doctor lost his life
and "Uncle Joe," who clerked in q
store and slept in law Office and
finally walked to Cincinnati and back
to go to law school-paying a dollar
a week for his board, but giving q
note for his tuition because he could
not afford to pay cash-today "Uncle
Joe" is preparing to retire after
more years of service in congress than
any man in the history of the nation.