Memorial Services Held in the House of Representatives and Senate of the United States, Together with Remarks Presented in Eulogy of Clarence Andrew Cannon, Late a Representative from Missouri, Eighty-eighth Congress, Second SessionU.S. Government Printing Office, 1964 - 245 oldal |
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... servant . His work always came first , and he never spared himself in the execution of his responsibilities . His workweek knew no weekends or vacations ; he was on the job he loved every day . Of all his traits his wisdom , courage ...
... servant . His work always came first , and he never spared himself in the execution of his responsibilities . His workweek knew no weekends or vacations ; he was on the job he loved every day . Of all his traits his wisdom , courage ...
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... servant of the American people . Mr. CANNON came to Washington in 1911 as clerk to the late Speaker Champ Clark . He planned to stay only 6 weeks , but remained for more than 50 years . His biography reveals that before coming to ...
... servant of the American people . Mr. CANNON came to Washington in 1911 as clerk to the late Speaker Champ Clark . He planned to stay only 6 weeks , but remained for more than 50 years . His biography reveals that before coming to ...
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... servant of the people . Our beloved colleague is no longer in our midst . Today we mourn the loss of a true friend . He was a renowned legislator , a distinguished parliamentarian , an eloquent speaker , a true statesman , and a great ...
... servant of the people . Our beloved colleague is no longer in our midst . Today we mourn the loss of a true friend . He was a renowned legislator , a distinguished parliamentarian , an eloquent speaker , a true statesman , and a great ...
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... servant , and one of the most competent men it has ever been my privilege to know . When I first came to the Congress in 1914 , among the first men I met was CLARENCE CANNON . Even then , he demon- strated an amazing knowledge of ...
... servant , and one of the most competent men it has ever been my privilege to know . When I first came to the Congress in 1914 , among the first men I met was CLARENCE CANNON . Even then , he demon- strated an amazing knowledge of ...
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... servant . Because Mr. CANNON served the voters of his dis- trict faithfully and well they responded by returning him to the Congress for a period of over 40 years . No fraud , no phony can manipulate a confidence gained through the many ...
... servant . Because Mr. CANNON served the voters of his dis- trict faithfully and well they responded by returning him to the Congress for a period of over 40 years . No fraud , no phony can manipulate a confidence gained through the many ...
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166. oldal - God, give us men! A time like this demands Strong minds, great hearts, true faith and ready hands; Men whom the lust of office does not kill; Men whom the spoils of office cannot buy; Men who possess opinions and a will; Men who have honor; men who will not lie; Men who can stand before a demagogue And damn his treacherous flatteries without winking! Tall men, sun-crowned, who live above the fog In public duty and in private thinking...
189. oldal - Who, if he rise to station of command, Rises by open means; and there will stand On honorable terms, or else retire, And in himself possess his own desire; Who comprehends his trust, and to the same Keeps faithful with a singleness of aim...
104. oldal - So live, that when thy summons comes to join The innumerable caravan, which moves To that mysterious realm, where each shall take His chamber in the silent halls of death, Thou go not, like the quarry-slave at night, Scourged to his dungeon, but, sustained and soothed By an unfaltering trust, approach thy grave, Like one who wraps the drapery of his couch About him, and lies down to pleasant dreams.
50. oldal - The little cares that fretted me I lost them yesterday, Among the fields above the sea, Among the winds at play, Among the lowing of the herds, The rustling of the trees, Among the singing of the birds, The humming of the bees.
207. oldal - Resolved, That the Sergeant at Arms of the House be authorized and directed to take such steps as may be necessary for carrying out the provisions of these resolutions, and that the necessary expenses in connection therewith be paid out of the contingent fund of the House. rt] Resolved, That the Clerk communicate these resolutions to the Senate and transmit a copy thereof to the family of the deceased.
68. oldal - Mourn for the man of long-enduring blood, The statesman-warrior, moderate, resolute, Whole in himself, a common good. Mourn for the man of amplest influence, Yet clearest of ambitious crime, Our greatest yet with least pretence, Great in council and great in war, Foremost captain of his time, Rich in saving common-sense, And, as the greatest only are, In his simplicity sublime.
127. oldal - There is no test of a man's ability in any department of public life more severe than service in the House of Representatives ; there is no place where so little deference is paid to reputation previously acquired, or to eminence won outside ; no place where so little consideration is shown for the feelings or the failures of beginners.
127. oldal - What a man gains in the House he gains by sheer force of his own character, and if he loses and falls back he must expect no mercy, and will receive no sympathy.
230. oldal - This power over the purse may, in fact, be regarded as the most complete and effectual weapon, with which any Constitution can arm the immediate representatives of the people, for obtaining a redress of every grievance, and for carrying into effect every just and salutary measure.
208. oldal - Resolved, That the Secretary communicate these resolutions to the House of Representatives and transmit a copy thereof to the family of the deceased. Resolved, That as a further mark of respect to the memory of the deceased the Senate do now take a recess until 12 o'clock meridian on Monday next.