The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-04
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he received the letter at Rushville,
the Speaker being at his home at the
/ time.
Mr. Watson received great APP
pIause when he explained his connec-
ton with the legislation passed by
the last Congress and said that many
times he had gone. to the White
House at midnight without even an
| invitation from the President to con-
suit with him on great measures that
were before Congress. Especially in
teresting was the account Watson
| gave of how he had been won over
to the support of the President. Mr..
| Watson said that he had been fOrt
| Mark Hanna for President after the
! death of Mckinley and had made tu
| speech to such an effect at great
love feast in Indianapolis. This the
! President had Nkard about and when
| Watson called on him in Washington
! following his election he asked him
about it, Watson frankly told the
| President that he had not been for
| him, for he thought that he was an
impetuous and unsafe man. You
talk like Hoosier' the President rel
piled, and thursting out his. hand he
said and l like you for it. That's
the kind of a man l want on my
side"
'I see too that I was mistaken
| replied Mr.. Watson to the President,
''and that now ] am yours to com
mand''
! From that time, Mr.. Watson said,
when ever there was a quarrel in
the Republican family at Washing
ton Mr. Watson took up the immi-
| grafton bill and the tariff. He said
| that he intended to do all in his pow
er to bring about further legislation
against the promiscious immigration
of worthless foreigners to this coun-
try. In regard to the tariff, Mr. Wat
son declared that he was for a re-
vision but not a hasty one He said
| that in the coming Congress he
would follow the demands of his con-
stituents in regard to tariff 1egisla-
tion.
Mr. Watson declared that he had
tried to put the Sixth district on the
political map of the country and said
cause he had not labored hard
enough.
The Personal Side.
In touching upon the personal at
tacks made upon him, Congressman
Watson said
Since l have become man of FAM
lily 1 have done nothing in private life
that I would be ashamed to have the
lime light of publicity thrown upon.
I beg for nothing. but if my record, of
which l have given you an account
ing of tonight, suits you; if my plat
form suits you; if my party suits you
l ask you to come to the polls Tues
| day and cast a ballot for me-
Mr.. Watson at the opening of his
address stated that he was appearing
in Richmond on this occasion first to
talk about principles, platforms, par
ties and other things of public inter-
/ est. He stated that if time warranted
he would say something of personal
nature. He found time to do this and
as a result of his personal nature
statement live, active bomb shell
was dropped into the Democratic
camp which caused the greatest con-
sternation among the disciples of
Bryan and the castles in Spain that
have been under course of construc-
ton by the Rev. T. H. Kuhn and his
followers for the past two weeks have
been crumbled before their eyes
Many life long Democrats stated
last evening that they intended to
vote for Mr. Watson and it is general
" conceded that whatever chance
Democracy had of giving the Rev. Mr..
Kuhn majority in this county has
been hopelessly lost Mr.. Watson last
evening by his wonderful address
scattered single-handed the Demo
cratic forces in old Wayne County.