Word: cannoneer
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Seven Democrats and three Republicans can tell their constituents (as well as their children, grandchildren, etc.) that they had perfect attendance records in the House during the first session of the 69th Congress. These Representatives never missed a roll call, whether for a quorum or a vote: Cannon,† Missouri; Green, Florida; Hill, Washington; Huddleston, Alabama; Quin and Rankin, Mississippi; Swank, Oklahoma, Democrats; McLaughlin and Mapes, Michigan; Miller, Washington, Republicans...
Newton (Mass.) Club members today relate to skeptical listeners how their President Weeks canceled the club's $30,000 bonded debt by persuading the members to burn their bonds. They do not tell how later the anecdote was offered to Uncle Joe Cannon as recommendation for Congressman Weeks' candidacy for the Naval Affairs Committee. "My God," said Uncle Joe, "We'll put him on the Banking and Currency. That man with those methods will soon wipe out the national debt." Mr. Weeks alone possessed the honor of having one of his big appropriation bills...
...Uncle Joe Cannon, by christening "Joseph Gurney", for many years Speaker of the House, last week made it plain to reporters that he had not even considered twice what to do on his 90th birthday (May 7). His one thought has been, "Supper for three, a black cigar, the Danville (Ill.) Commercial Times, and a poker game till...
...long for the good old days when the look-out's shout of "Thar she blows!" was answered by a lusty "Where away?" and from then on it was "Dead whale or stove boat", and not a pursuit of the whale in a power boat, mounting a one pound cannon...
...this man and to this man's government it is now proposed to present $1,500,000,000 of the American taxpayers' money. It is to fatten this monster and strengthen his arm, to sharpen his sword, to enlarge his cannon, to increase his war fleets, that it is proposed to settle with Italy in a manner that is nothing but grand larceny perpetrated upon the American people...