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Show u AREN'T YOU PROUD OF YOUR LEADERS? Frank J. Cannon is back In tho midst of his flock, and it Is really refreshing re-freshing to witness tho air of conll-1 denco and security which his presence has engendered in his army of lieutenants. lieuten-ants. It is enough to bring tears to tho oyes of tho most hardened wretch in tho opposing armies to note the evidences evi-dences of lovo and esteem and of heart-felt appreciation which the solf- sacrificing and wonderfully disinterested disinterest-ed courso of this great general has created In tho minds of his loyal following. fol-lowing. But why should they not? Has ho not sacrified his birthright, renounced re-nounced his roligion, his politics, aye, even placed his sacred honor upon tho sacrlllclal block, and all for their dear sakes? Probably no political general of modern tlmo3 has over given greater great-er ovidenco of Ills profound disinterestedness disinterest-edness than has Frank J. Cannon In accepting tho position of purveyor of original sensation to his ninjesty, King Tom. Only a few days before this last great sacrifice, had not his illustrious namo boon launched forth upon tho highway that leads to overlasting fame by being shouted from tho pit of tho great unterriflcd gathering nt tho Salt Lako theatro? It nintters not that it was ho himself who sent that namo across two thousand miles of mountains moun-tains and plains, and with it the inspiration inspi-ration for the shout, tho shout was raised, and by that shout ho became tho ido.l of Democracy, an honor which ho renounced as easily as ho had renounced re-nounced all former political honors and nil elso that man should hold dear, to become tho loader of their cause, a causo which Is destined by the Inexornblo lavs of history and conditions condi-tions to leave him stranded, where it found him, upon that same highway oi fame, with nothing but dead-sea fruit to tempt his gnawing appetite for power. Some people would rather bo led ,to hell by ono they lovo than go to heaven hea-ven through their own efforts, and of such is tho kingdom of Tom. No mnt-ter mnt-ter how crooked tho tongue that leads them on, no matter how bitter the rations with which they aro fed, no matter how tender tho hearts or prolific pro-lific the crops upon which they tread, they aro happy in their lovo for their general. But why this great, unbounded un-bounded lovo for their heroic leader? Hero is tho secret' in a nutshell: Frank Cannon uTaMngulBhcd himself In his younger days by preaching from tho pulpit honesty and morality drifting drift-ing about In tho world practicing dishonesty dis-honesty and immorality. Began his political career by accepting accept-ing honors nt tho hands of tho Republican Repub-lican party and by espousing their causo and principles went to Washington Wash-ington to betray the trust and do- nounco tho party that vested him with H powor. Noxt, pledged himself to Democratic H principles and offered his services to their cause one week after, sold him- H elf and his great reputation to a H higher bidder. jt A party having for its fundamental H i.'rinclplo3 hatred, jealousy, strife, tur- H moll, libel, misrepresentation, nnd, H lbove all, rovengo for fancied wrongs, H would naturally chooso such a man ns H rank J. Cannon for a leader; would H juet ns naturally love a man endowed H with such pcculinr qunllllcatlons. Just H how much lie loves thorn in return, H just how sclf-sacrlilcing and disinter- H estcd ho Is, they will learn when ho iH jets a higher offer for his services. ,M |
