The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-06
SOME EXPLAINING BY WATSON
National News Association

(National News Association)
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Aug. Elm
a Enthusiastically forceful speech of
approximately twenty thousand words
the Hon. James E. Watson, of Rush
vile, sounded the keynote of the In
diana state convention here today.
Declaring that this is govern
ment by and through political parties
and while its present form is main
tanned, it cannot be governed in any
other way" Mr.. Watson explained
that "a political party is a voluntary
organization of individuals who be-
lieve in the same fundamental prin-
ciples of government, and who, in
order to give those principles the en-
ergizing vitality of law, agree to sup
port certain well-defined policies of
administration, temporarily subordi-
mating their individual opinions and
postponing minor matters of differ
ence in order that they may act in
unison with the great principles
wherein they agree" Otherwise, party
organization is but meaningless form
and party responsibility disappears,
he stated.
Fifty years of Republican party's
history was cited by Mr.. Watson in
support of it's capacity to enact and
execute just laws, and declared that
the presence of those assembled at
tested unwavering faith in the Repub-
lican party.
Jim Wants to Know.
"What reason is there why power
should be wrested from the hands of
the Republican party?" asked Mr..
Watson. What has it done to de-
serve censure of the major portion of
our citizenship? What has it not
done, that it could have done, to add
to the morality, intelligence, wealth
Or happiness of the people Of our
land?"
Mr. Watson then reviewed the his
tory of the Democratic as compared
with the Republican rule during the
past half century.
Declaring that the Republican party
always has been dominated by moral
and commercial ideals, Mr.. Watson
continued. I'VE believe that these
two great principles may work in
harmony and that it is possible for
all men to be as prosperous as their
capacity enables them to be and yet
be equal. Equal rights, equal oppor.
tunities, equality before the law
these are perfectly consistent with
just aggregations of capital and hon
est combinations of wealth" y
eff possible there should be such a
return on an investment of mind or
muscle to enable every man to own
his home, educate his children, and
surround himself with some of the
comforts of life = =
The tariff subject was given large
attention and dealt with in detail; the
tariff planks of the Republican ma.
tional platform were contrasted with
those of the Democratic platform as
well as public utterances by notable
Democrats, vastly to the advantage OF
the Republican policies. Quotations
were used from Writings of Wilson
from the report of the London Board
of Trades investigation of American
cOndltlOnS ana from PRESIDENT sam
uel Gomper's Labor in Europe and
America to prove the highly pros
porous condition of American working
classes.
What Woodrow Wilson wrote about
European immigrants and labor or
CARNATIONS was emphasized by the
speaker.
Coming down to President Taft's
administration, Mr.. Watson challeng
ed any man to. show a record or more