The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-10-18
In Speech at SpiceIand He Re-
cIares That Vice President
is Well Qualified to Succeed
Roosevelt.
HE HIMSELF DECLARES
HE SEEKS NO OFFICE
In Reply to RaIston's Speech
The Governor Denounces it
as a Jumbled Misstatement
of Facts.

| Spiceland, Ind, Oct 11.-Governor
Hanly spoke to large crowd in the
Stiegleman grove here this afternoon
He devoted part of his speech to a
reply to Samuel NJ. Ralston's address
at Greenfield Tuesday night and the
| Governor did not mince words in de-
nouncing Mr. Ralston's statements as
Misrepresentation and wilful perver-
sion of facts. He also gave the DEM
| ocratic Acknowledgment, Kern and
Alonzo Greene Smith-some hard
knocks
The Governor aroused great entnu-
siasm when he announced, for the
first time in public speech, that
Charles w. Fairbanks was the logical
nominee for the presidency in 1908.
and that he was heartily in favor OF
his nomination. Mr. Hanlys tribute
to the Vice-president was cheered, as
were his utterances in reply to Mr..
Ralston.
Governor Hanly. in replying to Raj
ston's speech said:
1.-The Democratic official keynote OF
the campaign was delivered Tuesday
night at Greenfield by the Hon. Sam
uel L. Ralston, the paid attorney of
the Big Four Railway Company. 1t
is due to Mr.. Ralston, however, to say
. hot h. n, - - L.
child. 1t belongs to a syndicate.
Among the members of the syndicate
who prepared it are Alonzo Greene
Smith, Thomas Taggart and John w.
Kern, none of whom had the courage
to deliver it after they had 1t pre-
pared.
The speech is seasoned one. 1t
was prepared days ago, and would
have been delivered earlier but for
the inability of the syndicate who
wrote it to find some one who would
be willing to deliver it.
The Governor after answering Mr..
Ralston then went on to show what
the Republican party in Indiana had
done to cleanse the politics of the
state.
He said:
while 1 care profoundly for tina
good opinion of my countrymen.
knew in the beginning there would be
and calumniation. | knew
the things accomplished could not be
done without heartburnings and with
out the infiiction of a wound here and
there. When the storm was fiercest
and the issue doubtful / said to my
friends. 1 can afford to wait for the
deliberate judgment of my country
men. The time will come when they
will know and Understand and appre-
ciate the character of the service
rendered. I can afford to wait
And / say to you now that much as
care for your good opinion, | can
still afford to wait till passion has
until personalities have
been forgotten; until the wounds have
healed. | can afford to wait, conscious
hat the day will come when the ad-
will have the approval
If my countrymen. and have il too.
without regard to their political con-
1ictions. But, sirs, the cause at issue
IAN not afford to wait The things
ask for must be done now; the OPP
,ortunity is here; the hour strikes;
he occasion bursts full-blossomed
md you can not afford to wait. The
reeds and welfare of the people pre-
dude that you should wait. The cause
I savd, must be saved by you and
aved now in this election.
Tribute to the vice-President.
Il have said that | am not a candi.
ate for any Office, present or pros
ective. That, think, is broad enough
0 cover the presidency. but / am
Wiling to be specific as to that / am
ot now nor shall / become a candi-
ate for the presidency in 1908. But
here is a man in Indiana who ought
D be candidate for the presidency
d 1908. He has earned not only the
light to be candidate, but the nomi-
alton of his party and the election
Y the people. In poise of character,
] breadth of craftsmanship, in expe,
ence in public affairs, in the clean
ess of his life, we find that in abund-
nee which qualities him for the ex-
tied Office and makes of him a fit
heodore Roosevelt
That man is Charles w. Fair
anks, the Vice-President of the Unit
States. / am for his nomination
nd for his election, not only because
2 is the first citizen of my own State
Ut because of his qualities of mind
i'd heart and the rare qualification
? has for the great trust which the
resident Of the United States admin
ters."