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

u uUIN Joe cannon OF baHNAlitt
H.. who started his political career
ON the same ticket with Abraham
Lincoln and who las served more
years In congress- than my other
man In the history of this country
will retire 10 private ne. This news
Raddcucd every mc,thcr or congress,
democrats and republicans alike.
when fcw days ago the veteran ~
4G years iu the house ~ representa-
tlvos announced that with this COM
grcea hlp active career In politics
would end and that aucr March 4,
1929. hp would spend the rest of his
days nmour his neighhors AZ his
homo ut Danvillc. H.. ln quiet
As partisan in politics. Uncle
Ioo" o. uucOmpromiBiuR, but ~
friend ho lg n tr1uRcr 60 politics
md measures man for what ho is.
% fact that has made him one of the
most popular men tho congress has
over known and whl ON tn" OC-
cnslon ~ Mr. Caunon's cightleth
birthday May &. i9l6,-lcd the late
Champ Clark, then tho speaker Of
the house and lawayE close friend
~ Mr.. Canhon's. 20 declare that
"TurIe .toc" was "a tOpuotchCr
mental puRlllst" tho strongest
trough and tumble" dobater that he
Clark, had over known. ana with II
all. exclaimed the MlssUuriau us 4"
waved his hand in tho direction Of
tho gentleman from Illinois, "A man
who hits. and hits hard. but never
below the belt"
II will be n great day In the house
when "Uucle joe speaks his vale
diCtory sometime near the close of
the last stssion OF the SiXty-scvonth
All q. 4. al "a.
March 3 next year. Already
his colleagues of both parties are
talking about the great scnd-otf
they are going TO give "Unclo Joe'
when ne quits the house where lac
has Rhono with such brilllnncy dur
ing most OF the last 80 years.
II rs iust 30 years since Mr.. Can.
non was first elected TO CongrCHf
from the Eighteenth district OF mi.
nois, while G2 years have come and
gone since no entered politics M
the republican candidate for district
attorney of Ncrmillion county, III
one of tho original ballots used ~
that election ut tho top of which ap
pears the name OF Abraham Lincoln
and near the bottom In n modes
position that OF "Uncie Joe" is ont
or the priced possessions OF this re
markable old man, who like I,ln
coin was born n aouthcrncr and who
also like Lincoln, became part o
tho west.
His Entry Into Congress.
"Inclc Joe" was born in Gu.lfor,
courthouse. ~ c.. IN 1895, the yea
In which Sam Houston was elccte
president OF Texas. tho year OF th
massacre OF tho Alamo. year II
which the national debt OF tn
United States. which was paid of
in the same year, was only 337
bls.Cb and the year in which Martl
Van Buren, was elected president q
the United states. And 30 dow
through the years. through th
Mexican war. the days OF Webstc
Clay and Calhoun. and OF Bncol
and Grant and Lee, Uncle Joe" hj
Jourucyed.
And IN 1879. the year when Oral
was elected for a second tlme pre-
idont of the United states, Uncle JC
came TO congress,
"That was "a great year" saI
"Uncle joe" Rs no recalled his fir
appearance on the floor of n
house, for Il was the year whe
Nesuyius produced ono OF IN
worst and most historic eruption
Il was the year OF the great Bostc
fire that burned up something ~
S0,000,000 worth OF property. Il
year they arrested old Brlgha
Young and charged him with con
plicity IN the murder OF Richnl
Yates, the year when the prohit
tionists held their first nation
convention and nominated Jam
Black OF Pennsylvania for presidcI
the year that Spain emanc' at
tho slaves In Porto Rico. and q
year when Germany became an eI
piro and France a republic. Quite
year 1 think YOU viii admit"
And Uncle Joe" recalled that
the mon wfo are today his c,
leagues in the house OF represent
tlvos about l75 were then unbo
when no came 10 Washington
years ago. Representative Mond,
tho republican floor leader, was
years old. and Finis j. Garrett, {
leader Of the minority. was Z
born; Nicholas Longworth was TIN
years old. Speaker Gillett was ca
ing his first vote, and Claude X
chin, like Longworth. was looki
forward TO his fourth annivcrsa
celebration.
The other day Uncle Joe" talk
of men he had met In and out
congress. presidents. colleagues
the house, and others who Q
known TO fame and history
recalled that his was the gr,
honor TO be on tho ticket with l.
coin when Lincoln was elected pre-
dent So "UnCle Joe" first beg
to talk about Lincoln.
at IL true" he said "that I KIN