The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1922-02-23

(sv HARRY HuNT)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-When
Uncle Joe Cannon steps out Of the
House OF Representatives ON March 4.
1929. he will carry = fund OF political
"Reminiscences such as is possessed
~ N other individual In or out OF
Washington.
On that date Uncle Joe will have
concluded IS years service as
member Of the House. In the course
|cf those years he became the center
l0e perhaps the most bitter partisan
struggle Congress ever knew
Yet the best recollection Uncle joe
viii take out with him ON retirement.
he says. is the knowledge that parti-
san differences or party policies have
hide power to wreck real friend
ships.
Always there have been during my
service" Uncle Joe says. "and be-
lieye there always will be in the
! H0use Of Representatives. fierce con
\ tests touching politics.
But after partisanship has passed
and even while it was On--we had
~ many friends ON the other side
who would 90 as far outside parti-
i sanship or policies to serve one an
other a. we had upon our own sides
Il I'VE should not be human il We
did mot disagree at many points And
there would be no work for Congress
H there were not many men of many
minds in the country"
''The first notoriety l ever obtained
in the House. Uncle Joe explains
"c'as by the aid OF Sunset Cox. A
great man was Cox.
81 Zone day he was running amuck
: attacking the Republican side a!
. only he could. Finally he made :
remark about a constituent Of mine
? Who had just been nominated fo
commissioner Of internal revenue.
~That aroused me. ! jumped III
land asked II the speaker would yield
~ cannot yield Cox answered
The gentleman shakes his finger a
z me and scares me-
{ Then a smile came over his fac'
!. and he said:
81 will yield as long as the gentle
man keeps his left hand in hi
{ pocket
Il II accepted and began vigorousl
to defend my friend. But before
had talked 90 seconds. | forgot al
abou. that left hand and out it came
times up said Cox. And it was
In the campaign OF IA that finge
= was ca~tooned all over the country"
II One Of the necessary qualification
for a nsesnber Of Congress. Uncle 10
Insists. is an open mind. For instance
: prof. Langley appeared before tn
fcOmmittee Of appropriations while
was chairman" he recalls. land said
I want FIVE or ten thousand dollar.
, whatever 1t was-'to experiment
What is it. professor? asked.
- Oh he said. l want to perfect
n flying machine.
!. ~Said. MY God.
= "He said: Now. Mr. Cannon: d
= not birds fy? And are they nc
= heavier than air.
= Il reported the appropriation, an
II we had a big contest to pass it. Ru
!. today We have the flying machine"
Twenty-Five congressional can
u paigns-z3 OF them successful hay
. given Uncle Joe political sagacity.
III To be successful, he insists. tn
n candidate must know his people an
what they are thinking and wanting
He must keep his ear to th
. ground"
As for the future-what? Doe
Uncle Joe think that the days Of tn
great are gone? He talks with feelin
0 and at length Of the achievements {
Blaine and Randall OF Alexander I
Stephens. George F. Hoar. Tom Plat
Sunset Cox. Pig Iron Kelley. Jerr
Rusk, Tom Reed. John G. Carlisle an
a host Of others with whom he ha
served There have been mere tina
5000 men in and out of Congress du
ing Uncle Joe's service. He has trie
his thrusts with them all. But
says
There are now more great me
and great women in the United State
than there ever have been in the pas
They are everywhere--followi the
vocations. But when necessary. whetl
err it be in Congress. IN civil life. o
the bench or elsewhere, there will b
found more people capable of sci
government and ready to defend tn