The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-10-07

ton of the Union. and the abolition
of slavery. He told how the question
of state sovereignty was solved BY
the genius and courage of the Leaders
of the Republican party. Mr.. Wat
son then related how, despite the op
position of the Democratic party. the
| Republican party passed the home
stead law that opened the great west
to home seekers. Jumping TO later
period Mr.. Watson told how the Dem
ocratic party wished TO repudiate the
| gigantic national debt, which was the
outgrowth of the Civil War and how
the Republican party said mo" and
saw to it that every cent of the debt
was paid off, thereby saving the
| country's horror.
Now Richer Than England.
In 1906 what is the issue? For
six and forty years the Republican
party has been in control of the gov
eminent. Listen Democratic friends,
if there be any in the house. how
many years since the Civil War has
your party been in power-just two
short terms. All the good that has
accomplished in the past forty six
years the Republican party is respon-
sible for. Today is there a plank in
the Republican platform that you
would change? On the other hand
the Democratic party has been trying
to get the public to forget every
platform that they have ever adopted.
In the past forty-six years the nation
has accumulated more wealth
-
eminent by the Republican party
than England, the second richest ma
ton in the world, has in the thous-
and years of her history. | repeat
again BY their fruits ye shall know
them"
After introducing the tariff ques-
tion Mr. Watson stated that under
the existing tariff law the govern
ment now has greater stock of
gold on hand than any other country
ever had at any time.
1.-The Democrats complain that the
Republican administration is extra
vagent but / can state that the coun
try has always gotten its moneys
worth. Uncle Sans strong box is al
ways we'll filled In fact there is so
much money at present in the United
States treasury that a Democrat can
hardly comprehend it.
For what one great act of legis-
lation is the Democratic party res
ponsible? For what one great act
of executive power is the Democratic
party responsible? | receive no an
swer-there is none for me to re-
ceive. l shall not review the record
of the Democratic party, my Demo
cratic friend, 1 shall spare you that
pain. 1t would be like walking
through a graveyard
Tribute to Roosevelt.
Mr.. Watson then paid an eloquent |
tribute to President Roosevelt and |
name the audience went wild. You |
could not go through Wayne County |
with search warrent and find a |
man who would not endorse Mr.. |
Roosevelt's policy" stated Mr.. Wat |
ION. What then is all this racket |
,or now. The President was support
I'd by the House last session and he
must have the support of Republi
IAN House this coming session.
Mr.. Watson then referred to Bry-
ms recent utterances and stated
hat while the Nebraskan had been
globe trotting, studying monarchies
md effete governments the Republi-
IAN party had been doing business at
he same old stand under Theodore
Roosevelt.
Bryan says" continued Mr.. Wat
on that under the present tariff
aw everything is too high In 1896
le said that everything was too low.
here are two sides to the tariff ques-
ion, the consumers and the produc-
rs and the Democratic party always
pproaches the question from the
onsumers side The Republican
olicy has been to see that everyone
4 this country gets the highest wa
es that have ever been known and
hat the producers side of the tariff :
uestion receives an equal consider
ton with the consumers side Sup
ose Brother Kuhn, who is seeking
~ seat in the House, was elected to
ongress and that the house this ses-
ion would go Democratic. John
harp Williams would be made
peaker and the ways and means
turned INSIDE down. Elev- q
n Democrats and six Republicans
he first thing this committee would
len proceed to do would be tinker
it'll the tariff question and put the
)untry back in the same condition
was during the Cleveland admins
alton. President Roosevelt. Speak
Cannon, myself and all the Repub-
ran members of the house aro in
III accord and it is the opinion of
9TH the President and Mr. Cannon
lat the tariff should not be revised
it'll business conditions so demand"