The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-10-25
GREAT APPL AUSE
WHEN WATSON'S
NAME IS SPOKEN
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age and capacity or a party is by its
history. The republican party repre-
SCENTS the awakened conscience of the
nation. Again it presents it's plea to
the people of the country believing
it has met the issues and protected
all the rights of all the people.
"A choice must be made between
this party and reckless critic sug-
costing remedies more injurious than
the ills it is attempted to cure. The
Democratic party presents new
Bryan, do you accept him? (cries of no
and never. The only man to whom he
is comparable is that great Biblical
character, but it will be remembered it
took a miracle to chance Saul, and the
change of nature was accompanied by
change of name. Mr.. Bryan does not
abandon his purposes or issues except
for the purpose of campaign argument.
He is silent about some things, but
says this silence as exhibited by the
Denver platform is guarantee that If
elected he will be good and not attempt
to put his theories into practice.
Bryan Dangerous.
Has it ever occurred to you before
that it would be necessary to put
president under bonds to keep the
peace? If now he is a new Bryan, he
can not be eligible to the presidency,
as he is only three months old. II he
is sincere, he is most dangerous force
in politics, and if not sincere he must
be treated with charity. l believe Mr..
Bryan constitutes a real menace to the
presidency, when at this time the ma
ton stands at place where something
must be done. We need man pos
sessing all the qualities that human in
genuity may suggest. To the business
men and the working men-do you be-
lieve Mr.. Bryan with all his, views
about free silver would be a capable
man to entrust with the management
of the finances of this government"
Mr.. Griffiths discussed the two tariff
programs, the one of revision and the
other of reduction to free trade
level. He said that the Republican
party stood committed to a lowering
of the tariff, never forgetting to pre-
serve the principle of protection for
American business and American labor.
The sincerity of this utterance has
been questioned by some Democratic
speakers but Mr.. GrifIths said that the
best answer was simply the statement
that American consuls and diplomatic
agents in Europe and elsewhere were
already engaged in the work of finding
out prices of various commodities ex-
ported to America, so that in event of
the success of the Republican program
there need be no delay in the scientific
readjustment of the tariff SO that
American business will continue to re-
ceive a reasonable pront against it's
foreign competitors.
Mr.. Bryan affects to see trick in
the Republican tariff planks declara-
ton that the party stands 'unequivo-
cally' for revision, said the speaker.
The same criticism may be found in
the Democratic party's gradually with
which they have qualified the prom
Used process of tariff reduction. Why
delay the process, if we are to have
reduction? Slow torture is always
worse than immediate execution"
THE difference between Mr.. Bryan
and Mr.. Taft is that one presents a
prospectus and the other a record. 1t
is a difference between uterances and
practices. If Mr.. Bryan withdrew his
sole legacy would be rejected policies
and repudiated issues. He now offers
a mule-the Democratic mule, as the
prize to the precinct showing the larg-
est gain in Democratic votes and has
written book that ought to be called
The Last Ditch and his paper has be-
come Commoner.
Country Needs Pilot.
But something more is needed. We
require a pilot for the nation that is
far-sighted and clear Drained. Have
we any cause to doubt Mr.. Taft is that
kind of pilot? He belongs to a race
of nation builders and nothing dis
turbs his equanimity which rests upon
his broad faith and distinctive optim-
ism. Look at his record in the Philip
pines. AS iurist he excelled and as
a governor his achievements have be-
come matter of history. We point
with pride to what he has done for this
country in the Philippines, China,
Japan and Panama. He is passionate
lover of his country and stands for the
ideals of its people. No matter what
their mistakes he embraces all their
tempers and all their creeds. We be-
lieve he would give us an administra-
ton that would command the respect
of all nations and units a people by its
strongest bonds.
Il have reversed the usual order of
things tonight and talked about the
candidates first, as I believe after hear
ing about the men you can not help but
make your choice for the right. Some
of the issues of the parties are as diff
ferent as the lines of cleavage
Labor Legislation.
Mr.. Griffiths referred to the record
of the Republican party in regard to
labor legislation and set forth the
table of statistics as printed elsewhere.
He told just how many and what en-
actments had been made by the Re
publican party to benefit the laboring
man. In regard to the campaign of
Samuel Gompers, of the American
Federation of Labor, Mr.. Griffiths ask
ed: VIII the laboring men allow
himself to be delivered as chattels for