The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-28

HON. JAMES f. WATSON
who filled the body of Tomlinson hall
to overlooking this afternoon. Con
gresham Watson's address. which is
rightly looked upon as the keynote of
the campaign so auspiciously launched
in Indiana today, was a notable utter
ance and was frequently punctuated
with the heartiest applause. He said:
We are on the eve Of a great political
struggle. Vital issues are at stake, stu
pendous interests are involved. the
try will be thoroughly aroused and we
shall be expected 10 prove our right to win.
When each party presents itself to the
electorate and seeks support the questions
that will naturally arise in the mind of
each intelligent voter Upon what do
you base your claims? What nave YOU
done to deserve recognition! What have
to these questions the Republican party
gladly appeals TO the past and challenges
the Democracy to meet it on that Issue.
And that is the only rational wsy in which
this momentous problem can be solved;
for. by their fruits ye shall know them
The Biblical standard OF merit applies with
ganizatiOn. like an individual. must either
stand or fall bv its record. The only
just way OF judging the future of a party
IL by its past. The only real way to tell
what party will do Is TO see what that
party has done. Promises for the future
amount to nothing unless promises in the
past have been redeemed. unless they are
backed up by 4 record Of faithful perform
ance. And how proud we are to meet this
test.
PROUD OF ITS ACHIEVEMENTS.
Standing amidst its unparalleled achieve
ments of half century, the Republican
party triumphantly surveys the past and
courageously faces the future. Upon it's
waving banners are inscribed the most
-
are also recorded there resolutions of heroic
endeavor and high emprise. The brightest
pages Of human history were written BY
the hands of its votaries. and we find full
Inspiration for the conflicts of the future
by review OF its marvellous past. There
fore we this day triumphantly, aye. de-
family. invoke the truth of history. know
will be-
Gentlemen. a. governmental policy cannot
do everything that needs must be done to
make a country great. but il can do much.
II can do much TO develop its natural re-
sources. TO diversity its industries. to slim
ulate genius, to give profitable investment
to capital. to fully and remuneratively
employ labor. to more equally distribute
the fruits Of toll. to fix the standard of
citizenship. to more generally disseminate
happiness among the people. to incorporate
the highest ideals In Its institutions and
embody the dearest principles In it's laws
done. While it may not be responsible for
ell the marvellous achievements Of the last
four and forty years. achievements that
the less true that ali that progress has oc-
CURED under the beneficent operation az
Its policies and the fearless application Of
The only time that triumphal procession
down the years has been suspended was
n p Sns ire
different people intrusted thu machinery Of
government to the nerveess and incompe-
tent hands OF helpless Democracy.
And presidential camp0fgu We are
compelled to temporarily abandon this
great work Of commercial conquest and in
Democratic psrf1 IN order G fbaf the
continue uniterruptedly this work Of prog.
ress and patriotism for the next four
upon which we are embarfing here TO-DAY.
And. gentlemen. 1t may be remarked at
Of its policies t for the the ReDSP
lican party has always had the courage to
do right, the courage Of a sublime convic-
ideals in ITS platforms and apply the loft.
Test principles In Its laws. Sur
vey our record. the shining pathway along
grandest years In all the history of man.
Wherever freedom was to be bestowed
wherever the sphere Of liberty was to be
was to be upheld. wherever our national
integrity was to be preserved-there the
siofa with her sons ready to pa do an sp0
IL need were, for the eternal right Her
birth was marked by blood. and her en-
but she has never faifered and has never
feared. And along the highway she has
marched every footprint, whether blood
duty. toward :.sran:ihiil.1. ta%ard honor:
nor one can De round tnat turns toward
the rear, not one that turns toward re-
ereaney. toward cowardice. toward re
And. feIlow-citizens, let us this day re-
call the fact that II pays to do right; that.
on an Industrial basis. 1t pays to do right.
God favors the nation that meets Its high
calling and measures up to the full stand
was destroyed, and labor enfranchIsed.
this nation entered upon an era Of progress
she had not known before After Cuba
and the Philippines freed, our prosperity
broke all records and made as at once
the wonder and admiration Of the world q
years Of free government by this party OF
ours results e vast r 20 ysried that fnt the
Summit Of success. In the midst OF the ven
boast OF : foreign trade beyond the dream
mer rec whose value. volume and variety
NIKE VT th:ss staten 1ss Of s f6e
while We Do one-fhird Of Its mining one
fourth of its misunderstanding, 2ns-nfse q g
Its agriculture and own ene.slxtn Of - =,
four decades Of the wise DISQUALIFICATION 9
benedcent laws. These are the ripe 1rulu
Of Republican rule and BY them We ar
stand upon eag our sn sscord a' Is .sy xesds'
that, With such pas. We fscc me t"tsr :
not 1 tbsSs uns an deeds ssiscieet just
neati0n -or an appeal to the poople, Tor
renewal Of powesf WIN sney a s"e5 - 81 =,