The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-10-07
Brilliant "Whip" of the House
Urqes Voters of the Sixth
District to Appeal to Rea-
son This Fall.
ASKS WHY THE DEMOCRATS
HAVE CLAIM TO OFFICE
In Mastery Discussion of the
Issues Which Confront the
People, He Shows Wisdom
of Republican Party.

The campaign of 1906 in Wayne
county was formally opened last ev-
ening at Cambridge City by Con
gressman James E. Watson A
crowd that completely filled the Mas
onic opera house heard the brilliant
lieutenant of Speaker Joseph Cannon
at his best, and his utterances were
frequently interrupted by outbursts OF
applause. When Mr.. Watson denied
the charge that he opposed President
Roosevelt's policy in the house and
stated that he was in hearty sympa-
thy with the President. the crowd
cheered him to the echo. large
delegation from Richmond attended
the meeting and was very much in
evidence with barrels of enthusiasm
and the Richmond City Band. Before
Mr.. Watson put in his appearance at
the opera house, all the electric lights
In the house went out but the big
crowd was in a happy frame of mind.
laughing and cheering the unsuccess-
full attempts of several men TO light
the gas jets. 1t was finally neces-
sary to illuminate the hall with
lamps
introduced by Gardner.
Mr. Watson was introduced by
County Chairman A. NJ. Gardner.
without delay Mr.. Watson plunged
into the heart of his subject and his
address was a sane and able plea for
the continuance of the present state
of affairs. which has brought business
prosperity and happiness throughout
the country. In introducing his SUBJ
ject Mr.. Watson said:
I'VE are again on the Threshold
of a political campaign in the United
States. Every political campaign is
of great interest and of far reaching
consequence. We frequently hear at
the opening of campaign that it is
to be the most important in the his
tory of the country, but the truth
is that every campaign is a most inn
portant one.
In this campaign happily there
are no longer questions of war to be
debated, those times of strife and
uncertainty. fortunately being passed
The paramount question in this cam
paign is for what reason shall the
Republican party be turned out of
power? For what reason shall the
machinery of the government be plac
ed in Democratic hands?
An Appeal to Reason.
In this campaign there is to be
an appeal to reason and so when we
come to throw the Searchlight of
publicity on the management of the
affairs of government by the Republi-
can party, what flaws are there to be
found? What are the fruits of legis-
lation by the Republican party and
what are the fruits of legislation by
the Democratic party? The Bible
states BY their fruits We shall know
them. You. my friends, can best
tell what a political party will accom-
plish by what it has accomplished in
the past. At the very outset of what
] have to say tonight, | shall state
that the Republican party has always
had the courage to do that which
is right
Mr.. Watson then in his own pictur- /
esque and convincing style reviewed |
the record of the Grand Old Party |
since its conception in the stormy |
days of the anti-bellum days to the |
present. He told how the party un-
der the leadership of the immortal T
Lincoln accomplished the preserva-
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