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LISTER, DRURY AND
BLACK SPEAK HERE
Continued from Hage IL

had climbed to 100000 by the close
OF the legislative session, adding: eli
Will never reach 100000 again
don't think it will be 100000, and
after this winter there never should
be an overdraft again."
| He closed his talk with a stirring
denunciation of the Republican poll
cies that had permitted the looting
of the New Haven and the Rock IS
land railroad, blamed these for the
hard times" and declared that 1--WE
should do everything we can to keep
in power and help the man who will
fight such practices, so no J. Pierpont
Morgan or any one else can rob the
widows and orphans of this country"
Mr.. Troy introduced Charles Drury
as the Woodrow Wilson candidate
for congress-" and as a imam who
wouldn't go to sleep on the job as has
Johnson, a man who has the conf
dence, esteem and respect of the pres
ident and his secretary of state and
man who can do something for us
if elected" Mr.. Drury opened his ad-
dress with the statement that Lis
ter's fearless, economical and efficient
administration was one of his strong
est essets in this campaign.
Discusses Peace Policy.
Eighteen months ago, when Presi-
dent Wilson was inaugurated, he
found this country in a deplorable
condition." he continued. ats dollar
diplomacy had broken down until this
nation had a misunderstanding with
nearly every nation on the globe. See
the difference today--the United
States, on account of this war, is
practically conducting the diplomacy
of the world. Before, the arbitrary
taking of the Panama canal zone had
scared the South American nations so
badly they refused to trade with us;
only three weeks ago a commission
landed in this country begging us to
sell to them. You know the condi-
ton we inherited in Mexico, but
new condition has come, a terrible
war has been averted-my, what the
people of European nations would
give today for little of our watch
full waiting or grape juice diplo-
macy!"
He declared the success of this
foreign policy, policy of peace,
enough to entitle any administration
to support, but then recounted the
legislation of the past IS
months. mentioning first the tariff
bill, which he called the best and
most scientific tariff bill ever passed,
with it an income tax law bringing a
revenue of $S5,000,000 without
which, he said, the war tax would
have had to be that much more in
stead of less, as the Republicans
claim, and lauded the currency leg
islation.
"The Republicans haven't one sim
gle issue with which to come before
you this year and ask support" he
declared. II defy any man to name
one. The candidacy of a Republican
is an insult to your intelligence-for
the first time in history they haven't
put out a campaign book-they
haven't anything to put in one."
He referred to Johnson's record in
congress, calling attention to the
peculiar feature that it contains 46
noes and only yeas" adding that
''you might as well wind up a graph
aphone and send it down there, or the
family parrot"
He urged them to ask Johnson a
few questions, TASK him if he would
repeal the currency legislation, ask
him how he voted when Wilson asked
authority in regard to
Mexico. I'll tell you-he was one of
the 81 who didn't have manhood
enough or patriotism enough to stand
by the president, one of the 81 who
+nI 1pv-
"I'll tell you what's the matter
with Johnson. Up to three years ago
he was a Democrat of the Cleveland
type, a negative Democrat, and he
used to sit in Tacoma-and I've been
with hm-writing Democratic plat
forms always starting with, we view
with alarm, and when the Republi-
cans lost out he had to go over to
them so he could continue to view
with alarm"
He accused Warburton of "politi-
cal larceny for trying to steal our
president" and said he was willing
to ride the Bull Moose, the elephant
and the donkey or anything else, just
to get to the public crib.
Only One Issue in Campaign.
"But there's only one issue in this
campaign" he said in conclusion.
do you want to send to congress a
man who will fight Wilson, the presi-
dent who is keeping peace, or a man
who will help him? On the morning
of November the newspapers
will flash the story: Wilson repu-
dated or Wilson upheld--which shall
it be? / want to say to you that l
believe nine-tenths of the people of
this district are in heart and sympa-
thy with Woodrow Wilson and I be-
lieve they will vote that way Novem-
Der g."
In common with Messrs. Troy and
Drury, Judge Black, the last speaker
urged the election of legislature
that would aid Governor Lister and
not fight him. He talked in general
way of the political issues, telling
his hearers he was not appealing to
their intellects but to their conscien-
ces, so they would vote for the best
interests of their country and not for
nortv success "If YOU do that,