The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-01-23

elected a thunderous cheer. tempered with
cries of good from the Republican side.
And in 1896 when the question of the
sanity Of our currency system was before
the country, you trotted out your William
Jennings Bryan on the platform OF is TO
l." continued the Indiana orator I'VE said
no. we have promised TO make every dol
lar as good as gold. and we propose. in the
court of justice before the nations OF the
world TO redeem the promise and make
every dollar good as gold. We fought
such as shook the great Republic from
center to circumference. Are you not glad
in your heart of hearts. my Democratic
friends, that we won that conflict and that
you did not win?
I'm 1900 when we were again lined up
the opposing side of political questions.
when the Republican party stood Tor nom
or and prestige a home and for honor IN
the Philippine islands as well, when we
said we wanted TO place our hands gently
beneath the people and lift them by deNel-
Opment, by evolution, to the exalted plane
wherein we stood, the Democratic party
said no, the Republic will be overturned
and an empire is TO be established on ITS
ruins and we are in the thrOes of disln-
tegratiOn and dissolution as a republic.
We fought upon that issue and we won a
tremendous victory. Really, my Democrat
your souls, are you not glad that We did
win in 1902 Applause on the Republican
side
INVITATION TO DEMOCRATS.
Now, Mr.. Chairman, this Republican
party will handle this question If our
Democratic friends will come along and
be good we will be glad to have them in
the neighborhood, but if they propose to
object, if they propose to nullify. if they
propose to obstruct if they intend always
to stand off and propose nothing and OPP
pose everything, we had just as lief they
would not come along because we propose
to solve the questions anyhow, and do it
right under the fear of God, who has
opened the way for this great Republic.
In commenting on the speech the WaSn-
ington Post will tomorrow morning say;
"A DemoStheneS from HoOSierdOm stepped
into the arena of the House debate yes
terday and clarified the political atmos-
phere. 1t was Mr.. James Z. Watson, or
Rushville. who varied the flow of common
place talk on the subjects with a thrilling
eloquence that entranced the membership
and banished its listlessness. He pro-
nounced a panegyric on Republicanism--
something of a stilted theme, perhaps, but
nevertheless capable, when ably handled,
of tremendous enthusiasm. Mr.. Watson
had been discoursing on political topics for
some time before he scared into his perora-
ton, which eventually brought scores OF
members around him in comprehensive con-
grautulationS. The sound of his voice in
the hall at first commanded little atten-
ton, but the word soon passed through
the halls that Watson was rising 10 I'M
usual heights and uttering powerful SEN
tments. The raconteurs disgorged from
the cloakroOms and committee rooms on
the three floors rapidly emptied MEM
bers FASTENED to their seats The young
Indianian had reached the stage of general
censure Of Democratic speeches and DEM
ocratic policies. His words ewere selected
with unusual precision and his phrases
which constitute the charms of spoken
language"