Salt Lake Tribune | 1902-09-08 | Page 2 | Cannon's Bon Mot

CANNONS BON MOT ExSenators Reply to Democrats Who Urged Him to Get Out ExSenator Frank J Cannon Is the hero of one of the best political yarns that has gone around this fall It is related of Frank J that after his rq cent return from the East a delegation of prominent Republicans who were all his personal friends called upon him to point out the path of political salvation As the first step toward redemption re-demption they urged him to renounce the Democracy and all its works Get out they t said If you will only get out you will have some chance After they had told him to get out several times the exSenator ventured to answer Ills reply was If you mean that I should get out of politics I submit that I did so In the most effective way when I Joined the Democratic party The remark was not Intended for publication but It so Impressed < the Republicans Re-publicans that they talked about it In their sleep and so It got out