Show Qualified Praise Uncle Joe Cannons Cannon's biography written at his own request by his secretary sec sec- secretary L. L W 11 Busbey is the time sub subject ct of many amusing anecdotes of American politics Clinton BraInerd vo vouches ches for this one Cannon was once accosted by a n new member of the house who had Just made his maiden speech On being asked If It he approved of It Uncle Joe shifted his cigar to theother the theother theother other side of ot his mouth and ond answered Judicially You said many good things timings and many new things i Thank you yon Mr Speaker er said sad the new representative But continued the time venerable speaker the time good things were not new and the new things weren't good |