The Sentinel=record., 1915-01-14
INDIANA SPEECH SCORED
Senators 6orah and Cummins Declare That President Has lnsulted Great Political Parties and Leaders in Utterances

Washington. Jan l3-In a stirring debate today the senate heard sharp republican attacks upon President Wilson recent Indianapolis speech. criticism of the administration pol icy toward Mexico and denunciation of democratic legislation, followed by warm defense of the president by his re-nomination and reelection.
 Political discussion was precipitat- ed over Senator Cummins' resolution requesting information from the president as to what the government proposed to do with Mexican customs collected during the American occu- patton of Vera Cruz The resolution did not get vote.
 In the course of the discussion. Sen ator John Sharp Williams, of Missis- sippi declared with emphasis that President Wilson would be 'renomi- mated and re-elected"; Senator Borah of Idaho was referred to as repub- hcan presidential possibility and Sen ator Cummins of Iowa voiced the wish that President Wilson could be con fined to the exercise of his consti- tutional powers"
 Senator Borah delivered a general broadside against the administration which reached a climax in an attack on the chief executives speech at Indianapolis last week, with particu- RF ty d, ing to men who should dare to break the solidarity of the democratic team for any purpose of from any motiye'
 The Idaho senator denounced this statement, comparing it with the sole and central principle upon which any corrupt political machine was ever or. ganized or put into eXistence.' He declared it was like the utterances of Tom Taggart of Indiana to his followers, eighty of whom pleaded guilty yesterday to the crime of po- litical corruption" and orders issued by Murphy to his satellites in Tam many Hall to follow the dictates of the captain regardless of the dictates of conscience or judgment"
 Tt is a remarkable speech Sen ator Borah continued. Its purpose and purport can not be mistaken or misunderstood. 1t is a most virulent attack upon one of the greatest pc litical parties of this country by the chief magistrate of the nation, party in whose traditions millions of his countrymen take great pride and in whose policies they devoutly and pa triotically believe. It not only chal. lenges the wisdom of it's leaders but it assais the intelligence and patriot ism of the rank and file. All this is done at a time when our country has sore need of united wisdom and patri- otism.
 Mir President we accept the chal lenge. While opposing no legislation which we deem to be wise and for the public good, we will hold ourselves perfectly free to oppose in all proper ways and to the full extent of our abil- ity that which we deem to be unwise. Understanding that our chief magis. trate pronOunces the leadership of party to a chief magistracy of an en- tire people, we shall not need to be reminded of that fact again.
 Referring to the outlook after 1916 Senator Borah said that the cry of the campaign would not be for new ideas, but for bread; not for more rhetoric, but for more soup." !" .Of the administration proposal to acquire the Nicaraguan canal route, he said. having built one canal and given it to England, we now want to