The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-10-26
although they had promised such re
vision in the campaign of 1912
GRAY Qnnoses Trusts

although they had promised such re-
vision in the campaign of 1912
Gray Opposes Trusts.
He declared he had voted with his
party for the proper regulation of the
trusts which had, under the Republi-
can administrations, thrived until they
became rivals to the government it.
self
He said he voted with his party on
the currency reform measure, which
had taken the nations financial re-
sources away from Wall street and
distributed then, all over the country,
thereby forever ending the era of in
dustrial Danics caused by a stringency
in the money market
wealth had been escaping it's just
share of taxation SO ] supported the
, Democratic measure which gave to the
country the income tax" Mr.. Gray
said, land we also gave you the con-
stitutional amendment which provides
for the popular election of United
States senator's
He praised the policy of President
/ Wilson and Secretary Bryan of
"watchful waiting" which he declared
prevented a war with Mexico and saw,
ed thousands of American lives and
cSldlleu ii great wal ueDL.
Duncan Lauds RaIston.
Judge Duncan praised the record OF
the Ralston administration. He said
the Democratic legislature of 1913 had
enacted more progressive legislation
than any other assemblies in decade
| He cited as the principal achievements
of the last legislature the vocational
education law, which he said was the
most important accomplishment in In
diana since the civil war He said the
people of Indiana should be proud OF
i the 1913 legislature and Governor
Ralston for their courage in giving
! this state such law"
The last legislature also passed the
public service commission law, he said
| This has already saved the people OF
! the state thousands Of dollars and has
! ended the war between the people and
the public service corporations This
I law in Richmond, he said. had saved
| $4,000 annually in water bills, bene
fitting 1900 small consumers.
! He then praised the fire marsha
! law, which was to check the whole
sale destruction Of property through
fires. The first eight months this Law
! was in operation the loss by fires
I totallcd $4,000, 600, which showed the
! Importance of checking this great evil
! The fire marshals office was main
| tanned at the expense of the insurance
/ companies he said. The last great
achievement Of the last legislature
! Judge Duncan said. was the housins
! law, which requires that no places
which are not fit for habitation shall
| be erected in this state.
Ralston Honors Morton.
! Governor Ralston in his address
first lauded the old soldiers and the
memory of his distinguished prede
! cessor Oliver p Morton, of Wayne
county He said the state and nation
| al administrations have made good il
! every respect.
| There have been some things sale
| about my administration which would
be hard to bear if they had not beer
mild in comparison to what these
critics, the Republicans and Progress
sives, have been saying about eact
other" remarked the governor. The.
have been bedfellows and know eacl
Steele, Otis Adams. Julia Graydor
Sharpe, Wayne Adams and some 9th
ers who should be seen to make the
exhibition entirely representative.