Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-03-06

foreign visitor came over years ago.
He pre-arranged with Oscar w. IN
derWood, then in the house, that he
would propose the appropriation late
in the afternoon when the house at
tendance was slim. Mr.. Underwood,
representing objecting Democrats,
was to kick strenuously for a time
about the cost of entertaining the
prince; then Underwood was reluct-
antly to withdraw his opposition
the chances being no other Demo
crat would take it up.
The swapping of tobacco" across
the aisles worked and the appro-
priation went through.
His Independence
Joseph G. Cannon was brought up
in the Quaker church. In the days
of his youth the Quakers were
that no member of the Friends
church might marry outside 6he
faith without getting consent of the
elders; if he SO married, he must
come afterward and express regret
and get the forgiveness of the eld-
ers.
Young Cannon married. a Metho-
dist. The church elders insisted that
he should express regret, this de-
mand being made a week after the
marriage.
'I'll be damned if I do" said Cam
non, with the independence revealed
in later life. eff you had waited "a
year or so after / married the
young lady I might have expressed
regret, Lut I don't do it this soon"
And Joseph G. Cannon never did
regret that happy marriage.
AS a young legislator Cannon re-
ceived his first real notoriety in the
time of a Democratic adversary,
Sunset Cox, of New York, one of
the brilliant debators of the past
generation. Cannon asked 4 Cox to
Ilyield for a statement. "
\ "Pll do it as long as the gentle
man keeps his left hand in his
pocket" said Sunset Cox. Can
bit, and pulled out his left hand
and waved it high above his head
gesture characteristic to this day.
Times up" said Cox, and the
house and galleries knew Cannon
from then on.
The house probably. never again
will see the likes of "Uncle Joe,"
nor record a record of service like
his. AS put by Representative Will
liam A. Rodenberg, of his states~no
Republican under II years Of age
in the Eighteenth Illinois district
has ever voted for a Republican
nominee except Cannon. Champ
Clark thought it would be a
hundred years or more before con-
gress would furnish a member of
such length Of service as that of
Cannon-and Clark must have been
thinking the men of the future
would learn to live longer than men
do now.
Farewell Reception
The other night Mr.. Cannon gave
IA farewell reception to members of
the Gridiron club and a few other
newspaper men of Washington.
There were songs and speeches and
laughter. "Uncle Joe" sat with a
far-aWay look in his eyes as the
Gridiron quartet sang Annie Lau-
RE" and other favorites of the long
ago. Soon after he turned to Rep
resentative William S.. Greene, of
Massachusetts, who has been in the
house &c years.
"Bill Greene" he said, "you are
just youngster, only 80 years old.
Well, I'm going to~give a party on
my Tooth birthday and you are in
vited now to come"
9TH be there, Joe, if I am living"
said Bill Greene.
1t was an appealing picture. And
another followed it. Joe Cannon put
his arms around the shoulder of Joe
Fordney, of Michigan, who quits
congress after "a years, and Ford
ney threw his aSms about the
shoulders of his friend. Patting one
another on the back they started
back to get Fordneys ovcrcoat and.
say good night.
Side by side they had fought
many legislative battle-these two.
Each quits voluntarily because he's
tired. AS they walked toward the
doorway where the car of the gray
haired Fordney awaited him, Roden-
berg of Illinois, younger man who
goes out of congress of his own ac-
cord, turned and with a little mist
showing in his eyes, said:
81 don't like to see things like
that"
And neither did the rest Of, them
regardless of creed, politicar belief
or age.
paraphrase of line of Can
mons favorite poem, by James
"Go0d Inv 1Tpc1a Toe. faka lyaar n,