The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-09-27
Would Make a Good Presi-
dent, He Says, Because
Bryan Would Protect Him
from Party's Bosses.
RALSTON IGNORED
BY THE CANDIDATE
Mr.. Gray Says He Has Faith
\ fully Kept Promise Given
to the Voters and Asks for
Reelection.

Setting forth What he mad done at
the pest session of the lower house of
congress, and declaring that if return
ed to Washington by the voters of the
Sixth district, it would be on the mer-
its of his record alone, Finly H. Gray,
If Connersville, spoke to between 800
and 400 men and women at the city
council chamber last evening.
Representative William B. Wilson,
of Pennsylvania, was to have spoken,
but on account of an accident on the
Pennsylvania road, near Camden, his
train was delayed and he did not ar
rive in Richmond until about II
o'clock. Rep. Wilson did not stop in
Richmond but went on to the western
part of the state where he is to de-
liver three addresses today.
In his address last evening Con-
gressman Gray did not attempt to pull
the veil over his acts in congress.
Neither did he attempt to conceal
the fact that he is working for himself
alone in this campaign and that other
democratic candidates, from president
to governor of Indiana, will have to
pull through without his help. Mr..
Gray did not mention the name OF
Samuel M. Ralston, candidate for gov
ernor and he did not draw on-his vo-
cabulary for words of commendation
for Woodrow Wilson, democratic can
didate for president.
< What Mr.. Gray "Hopes."
Congressman Gray hopes" that
( Woodrow Wilson will have enough
courage to fill the high office of presi-
dent in most satisfactory manner;
he hopes" that Wilson will look after
the interests of the common people;
he "hopes" that Wilson will have
enough courage to knock the Stats out
of the invisible government-in case
he is elected. But, as Mr.. Gray said,
there is one thing that he positively
knows about Wilson: 81 know that
William Jennings Bryan, that pioneer
Progressive in the country, will see to
1t that Woodrow Wilson is not intim-
idated by August Belmont, Tim Muir
ply or Thomas F. Ryan.
Bryan is the first Progressive in
the Democratic party and La Toilette
was the first Progressive in the Re-
sive papers and labored side by side
to advance Progressive principles. OF
the two Bryan was the stronger.
Quotes the Palladium.
"A candidate should run on his rec
ord, il he has been in office before.
At first I promised what 1 would do
I published my platform in the Rich
mond Palladium, December 21, 1910.
] did everything that l said l would
do. l ask you all to look that plat
form up and then ascertain my votes
on all measures in the house and COM
pare them with that platform l gave
to the Palladium
Mr. Gray declared that he voted to
throw the party caucus wide open to
the world. He said he believed the
people were entitled to see and know
all things which took place in a eau
Gus. Often times, he said, this was
more important than the work done
in the house. He said he voted
against his party on the special rule
or gag rule He said he voted to
reduce the tariff on food products,
woolen goods, cotton goods, lumber,
building material and fuel All these
bills. he asserted, were vetoed by
President Taft.
Taft was sufficiently advised to
sign the bill to raise the tariff without
report from the tariff board, but he
was not sufficiently advised" he said,
to sign bill reducing the tariff with
out report from the tariff board.
I'm in favor of good tariff board,
when 1t is appointed by the house and
not appointed by one man."
Mr.. Gray then devoted part of his
speech to his views on the financial
furry of 1907, saying that Roosevelt
was told by Morgan men that if he
would stop prosecuting them they
would {'aclare the furry Off He said
Roosevelt acted as advised by Big
Business. He referred to the act OF
Taft in refusing to appoint Justice
Harlan, a progressive republican, as
chief justice of the supreme court, but
instead appointed Justice White. a
stand-pat democrat. He also spoke OF
Wilson's opposition to ex-senator
Smith. in the latter's attempt to be
elected senator from New Jersey and
OF Wilson's triumph over that boss.
Laws passed by the past session OF
congress for the betterment of the
laooring men were spoken of by the
congressman and he received consid
cradle applause at their mention.