The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-06

| faithful performance than that of VIM.
Howard Taft in the last four years.
Every act of the administration was
reviewed, with particular stress n the
suits for dissolution of the large
trusts.
The simple TRUTH" declared Wat
son, sis that the third party move
ment was made possible by two acts
of the Taft administrations the
Canadian reciprocity and the suit
against the steel trust" Mr.. Watson
declared that Roosevelt had been for
years just as ardent an advocate of
! Canadian reciprocity as Taft ever
was, but when he got into the cam
paign and felt the force of the senti-
ment against it he veered around to
the other side. AS to the steel prose-
cution, which is still pending Watson
declared George w. Perkins was
financing the Roosevelt movement for
revenge and in hope of getting the
suits dismissed.
Raps At Beveridge.
AS to Indiana, Mr.. Watson declared
the crisis began in this state the
very hour Beveridge learned that he
could not be reelected U. S. senator.
And it began in the nation the very
moment Roosevelt learned he was not
the nominee of the Chicago conven-
ton.
| The third party movement, he stated
is wholly built upon the personality
of Roosevelt.
Watson pointed out that Roosevelt
might have named a compromise can
didate at Chicago in the interest of
harmony, but he spurned the sugges-
ton that Hadley probably could be
nominated.
The charge of "stolen nomination
! for Taft at Chicago" was handled by
Watson at great length, including a
Republican national committee and
the subsequent convention proceed
ings regarding so-called contests.
Watson declared the nomination was
not stolen, but asked: "If it were true,
why leave the party and set up an
other one? His friends cannot prove
Roosevelt was the rightful nominee by
going out to destroy the party"
/ Mr. Watson reviewed the Demo
cratic administration in Indiana, pay
| ing particular attention to it's eli
nancial Encouragement" and furnish
| ing statistics to back up his claims.
Referring to the Democratic party in
state or nation, he said: They are all
honest and honorable men but they
simply don't know how. They seem to
utterly lack the capacity to success
| fully manage, from financial stand
point, the affairs of government"
Mr.. Watson expressed doubt as to
whether the people of the country
want the additional powers that some
are seeking to confer upon them. He
asked what do they propose they
shall do with it when they get it." He
called attention to the fact that eigh-
! ty-five per cent of the vote is now
difficult to get out; ordinary elections
polling not more than Is per cent, and
continued:
my claim is that the people now
rule, and always have ruled in this
country, and always will rule unless
! finally fearing either socialism or an
archy, they appeal as last resort to
some strong character to take the
reins of government, but under pres
ent conditions that can never be.
But above all, else, gentlemen OF
the convention, the limitations of the
constitution adopted Ivy the fathers
must be preserved, or else the consti
tuition itself becomes valueless." To
! {,s, &c I, fol I,rroL, 7 ,1>
coin and Chief Justice John Marshall