The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-10-24

market for the products Of the soil
right here st home. In order that
those men should form a market worth
while to the farmer. and ia turn enjoy
to the fullest tho dement's OF those
products they should be well paid. In
order to maintain the wage scale that
spelled the difference between plenty
and poverty. they must be protected
against the competition of underpaid
foreign labor In other words. the
products brought from Europe to
America must be taxed just the diff
ference between the cost Of production
in Europe and the cost of production
here
For fifty years. with the exception of
four years under Cleveland. the coun-
try had been under republican rule
Under conditions Of unwonted prospect
". the country had demanded a change
Of policy, and had elected Democratic
president. What was the result? From
plenty the people were reduced to
penury and want. True. food was
cheap. cheaper than in years but the
scarcity of money made 1t Impossible
for many TO purchase the cheap food,
and the result was the formation of
Coxey armies. and the establishment of
soup houses. In every large city in the
United states to fed the idle and the
hungry The day the Republicans were
re-instated in power. saw the FIRST
dawn Of renewed prosperity.
AS to Mr. Wilson he was shown up
TO have led a life which had untitled
him for executive office. He had been
clustered among books, was an ideahst
instead Of a realist dreamer instead
of an actor intellectual rather than
wise Its the hard knocks that bring
| wisdom" declared the speaker
But what seemed - puzzle the speak
er was just who would he the servant
under the CLOWNS conditions
Attention was called to how Bever-
idge would bore for water" in almost
every speech Of his and invariabl
drew tears, on the child labor question.
Indiana said Mr.. Watson. has child
labor laws that arc amply adequate TO
protect the children. And there is not
factory in the state that is violating
| them"
Free school books was spoken as an
other issue ia the campaign as voiced
! BY Mr.. BevertdEe. The fact Of the
matter is that any child unable to pro-
vide his own school books. is provided
them by the state. This has been on
our statute books for thirty Years But
the majority of people. said the
books In these days Of microbes. nsh-
worms. and bed bugs they believe the
free school book is dissemination Of
disease and vermin. SO what IS the use
Of harpine on free school books? The
people don't Raul them and If they DO
they can have them. and the school
authorities are opposed to them"
After the speaker had done with
Messrs. Roosevelt and I}everidge they
hadn't "a leg left to stand on These
men. ne declared. had been perfectly
satisfied with the platform OF the re-
publican party until three months ago.
at the time Of the convention at Chi
cago They stood for all its principles.
and had advocated them each and an
fro mstart to finish They had been
elected on the same platform THAT Taft
was elected on last June What had
occurred three months ago TO make
them suddenly repudiate what they
had once defended with the best that
was in theme What had caused them
to see that the country was going to
the dogs. that it was trust ridden and
on the verge Of dissolution What?
They had been disappointed in their
personal ambition. They had failed to
be nominated to office They were
| envious and since their disappointment
had been twanging on thu chord OF
envy that is in every human breast to
arouse dissatisfaction in the breasts Of
the populace so that they might be
boosted into office. or falling that
might boost Mr.. Wilson Into office Had
Roosevelt been nominated. there would
have been no bull moose party There
would have been no criticism Of the
Republican platform or Of the party.
Theodore Roosevelt would have esDons-
ed every plank in the platform The
speaker ACKNOWLEDGED to an occasional
pang Of envy himself The difference
between him and some Of the others
who felt It was however. that ne recog
nized it as envy while the Democrat
thought it was political economy. and
the bull lmoose, an Inspiration from
heaven
Roosevelt. the speaker said. had aft
err his disappointment at Chicago. Dor
rowed a plank from every platform and
patched together for himself crazy
quilt Of a platform. that was neither
fish. flesh. fowl. or dried herring"
Mr.. Watson read an extract from a
speech made by Beveridge not long ago.
in which he "twanged on the hord OF
envy" Of his audience by telling them
that the wealth Of the country was in
the hands of the few. who dweit in
castle by the sea. owned yachts and au-
tomobiles and have retinues OF serv-
ants.
Concluding. the speaker said that il
was up to the people to choose between
the republican pudding they had been
feeding off for many years. and demo
cratic soup.