The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-10-29
DEMONSTRATION STARTS
TEARS IN WATSON'S EYES
REPUBL LIcAN CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR GREATLY AF-
FEcTED BY REMARKABLE BURST OF ENTHUSIASM
IN HIS FAVOR AT MEETING LAST NIGHT-HUNDREDs
OF PEOPLE JOIN IN THE JOLLlFIcATION.

ufeS before II was quiet enough ib
Mr.. Watson to begin his address.
The most impressive incidents of the
occurred shortly before the
wonderful ovation extended to Mr..
Watson. Chairman Ray K. Shiveley
presented to the crowd Senator Ed.
Hendee, of Anderson. He made a short
address in which he stated that the
big crowd was only another evidence
that Richmond was the best city in the
state, then he requested the crowd to
stand and sing America. Immediately
every one arose and. led by the Old
Shady quartet, sang that beautiful air
which stirs the patriotism of the
most sluggish. 1t was sight rarely
seen in a political campaign, and is
there any wonder that as the mighty
chorus, my Country 'Tis of Thee,
Sweet Land of Liberty" rolled upward
tears sprank into the eyes of Indiana's
next governor?
Mr.. Watson spoke principally on
national issues, but at the conclusion
of his address he spoke briefly on the
great issue of the state campaign.
county local option, which he advocat-
ed in the strongest possible terms.
Mr.. Watson also defended his labor
was now willing to return to the peo-
pie of the Sixth district the commits
sion which for ten years they had in
trusted him with, and that they would
find this commission had never been
smirched or defiled. This statement
was the signal for mighty uproar.
The gubernatorial candidate asked
the crowd to be patient with him until
his voice and himself got warmed up.
then no one would have any difficulty
in hearing what he had to say. This
address, he said, was his 199th this
campaign and he had spoken in every
section of the state. but, he had not
received a re ception which was more
gratifying than the one Richmond and
Wayne county had extended to him.
Mr.. Watson stated that he had serv-
ed this district in the American con-
gress for ten years and had served to
the best of his ability. with what
success l have met with is for other
lips to tell, but I can say that the
commission you intrusted me with I
now return to you unstained and un-
defiled," the speaker earnestly re.
marked
Bryan's Record.
He said that not long ago the uues-
ton had been asked of Mr.. Bryan
what reason there was that the gov
eminent should be intrusted to DEM
ocratic administration He said that
in his address he would deal with the
answer Mr.. Bryan had made to this
query. but before doing so he wished
to deal with Mr.. Bryan's record whicn
is the best way to Judge man.
The candidate expressed the high.
est regard for the great Nebraskan
and that several times he had sat
spellbound under the witchery of his
matchless oratory, but that at the
same time Mr.. Bryan had never prov
en- himself to be other than a dreamer
and an impractical idealist. when I
think OF the vast machinery of this
government become more and more
convinced that it should never be in
trusted to the care of a poet" said
Mr.. Watson.
He told how Bryan had preached
the gospel of free coinage of silver,
and discarded it; how he had preach
ed the principal of anti-imperialism.
and had discarded it; how he had
preached the principal of government
ownership of railroads, and had dis
carded 1t. With smile Mr.. Watson
remarked that Bryan was the man
VINO mad accused resident Roosevelt
OF stealing his thunder" Mr.. Watson
SAID that the president never EMPLOY
ed thunder-he always used lightning
"hich does things. Bryan, he said.
had exclusive use to the thunder
which was the noise that followed in
the wake of the lightning. BRYAN was
the man, said the speaker, who accus-
eo PRESIDENT Roosevelt of being an
advocate of militarism. 81 say that
the reason doves are now nesting in
the mouths of the Russian and ian.
anese cannon is because Presiden
roosevelt commanded peace between
the two countries said Mr.. Watson
When Mr.. Bryan's recent trin
around the world was nearing connie
uon, he said. John Worth Kern
Went all the way to London to carry
the precious handbag which contain.
ed the government ownership of rail,
ways policy. Fifty thousand demo
Gratis from all over the country flock.
ed to the Madison Square garden tc
welcome home the traveller. Then he
sprung on them his new found policy
Marse Henry Watterson denounced
MT Bryan as a socialist and twelve
ifate southern senators threatened to
renounce him unless the obnoxious
policy was discarded Then Mr.. BRYAN
nurrfedly toured the sunny south an
pologizing for his policy. BY the time
ne had reached Mobile he had entirely
forgotten it and was making rights ad
dresses which have not been eoualed
since the Civil war; Mr.. Watson
said that a man who sheds his polio
les like snake sheds it's skin is no;
fit for the presidency.
Replying to the charge made by Mr.
Bryan that the republican party is no,
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