The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-10-18
DEMOCRATS LOOK INTO THE DIS.
TANcE FOR ISSUES, SAYS IN
oIANAPoLIS MAN, WHILE RE-
PUBLlcANS LOOK AT HOME.
TOUCHES STATE ISSUES.
Thomas Davidson of Greensbura,
Deals With the Two Foremost Cues
tions in the State Campaign.

Governor Watson sounds pretty
good.
Let's stop drinking and vote for
Jimmie.
Hurrah for Watson right now.
These were a few of the inscriptions
on banners displayed across the
streets of Greensboro yesterday upon
the occasion of the greatest all day
open air political rally that has been
held in Wayne county In the last
twelve years. The little village did
itself proud in every way. There were
at least 1000 persons in the town and
not sign of disorder of any kind.
Hello, Pete
How are you, Bill?"
Sure some crowd here"
Never saw anything like it,"
This was one of the many actual
conversations of the kind heard on
the street yesterday and it reflected
the sentiment of all. There was sure
some crowd there. The hospitality of
Greensboro was tested and found true
blue. The victuals were piled on i'm
provised tables in down town street
and the hungry hordes were relieved
of their ravenous appetites. Restaur-
ants and hotels ran out of provisions
and then the people of the village
came forward and opened their homes.
Strangers were invited i'm and given
the best the land afforded.
The speaking was held i'm the Lamb
field west of town. A stapd had been
erected and decorated In the national
colors. A call was made for the "old
soldiers" to occupy the platform and
the veterans of 1s61-1s65 forgot their
rheumatic limbs and made a wild
scramble for the seats of vantage
%. there isn't room for half of u.s.
came the response to the invitation.
and there wasn't.
More than 5000 persons heard the
addresses of Addison C. Harris and
| Thomas Davidson. Mr.. Harris is a
native of Greensboro. and loves moth
ing better than to return 10 the scenes
OF his boyhood and talk over the times
when freight train of seven cars
was considered a curiosity He ac-
counts for that fact by saying it was
| in the days of Buchanan, and not a
republican administration. Mr. Harris
spent four years in Austria as the rep
resentative of the United States dur
/ ing the Harrison administration. He
! is capable lawyer and gifted speak
er. Thomas Davidson is a well known
resident of Greensburg He was run
ner-up to Judge Barnard in the race
( for the republican nomination TO con-
gress in this district last April Mr..
Davidson made one of the strongest
addresses on the state issues involved
/ in the present campaign that has been
| delivered in the county.
| Abner Bond acted as chairman and
after three rousing cheers for James
/ f. Watson and the same number for
| William Howard Taft, introduced Mr..
/ Harris as the first speaker. Mr.. Har-
ris' predatory remarks dealt with incl
dents of his early life in the communi-
lty. He addressed his hearers as Eel
| low citizens and former sehoolmates.
Recalls Old Times.
'.As look at the old school house.
recollections come quick 10 my mind
of the days when you and / were boys
/ together Every wing that cleaves the
/ air, every foot that trods the earth
loves to come back TO the place Of its
nativity. ] am as they / would love
| to turn aside and speak soley about
/ the days that used to be. but can not.
/ There are other things for me to talk
/ about, and that is the reason for my
visit here today
Our Republican party has given the
guidance and power 10 this nation for
fifty years. and am here now wanting
to know IL we are not still SO constant
and faithful to its principles, that we
want to see it continue for another
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