The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-09
LET EN- FIGHT
SAYS PRESIDENT
MsxicanS Rave Right to Spill
Own Blood in Settling Diff
ficultieS Says Wilson.
POLITICAL ADDRESS MADE

POLITICAL ADDRESS MADE
Indianapolis, Ind, Jan, 9.--Presl.
dent Wilson voiced what Il crowd Of
more than 1900 people, assembled here
to hear him make Jackson Day
speech, Interpreted aS hint that he
might be "A candidate for The preSlden
cy again In 1916 Cheers followed un
IN the president raised his hand aud
called for quiet
The president had been discussing
The MexicOn question and referred to
hIs belief that he knrw the trmpern'
ment ana principles Of the American
irupe, adding he would not be fit to
stay where he was II he did not nm
ierstand them.
There may come a time he said,
when the American people will have
tn Judge whether | know what l am
talking about OF not
There was u slight pause and thcu
tue audience, which Included the mem
bers OF tile indiana legislature, start
cd roupl " cheers Realizing the
construction which had teen put on
h.s word. the president called for 81.
Cnce and said:
II did not mean to stir up anything
that was merely preparatory to saying
thnt for At least two mort years | AN
lrCe to think | know the Nmerican
Teople.'
Attacks Republicans.
Previously the president had attaC6-
cd the Republican party, defending
the record Of his administration on the
Mexican policy and tn, tariff and eur
rency questions and declared that ii
careful examination Ut the returns
from thu elections at November
showed that II It hGd teen pres!den.
tlal year Democrat would have had
d majority OF about 80 in the electoral
college.
The resident critic,ed those r.
publican sFnltCrs up9oS ng the admin
istratlon'I ship purchase hill. He said
the Republican party hgd not held II
new idea In thirty years AID that "the
Republicans do not know how 10 do
anything Lut sit Oh the ia He aud
ca that tt,r country wolts the shiE
Purchase oil euacted nto law and
will have it,
A warning to Democrats not to
break up the solidity Of tie party
was spoken OF grayely by Mr.. Wilson.
He declared that any such men will
gain an unenylable position for them
selves and mentioned Senators Kern
and Shyely Of Indiana rs men whom
he did not have to lie awake nights
thinking about" He continued that
III man won't play on team he
must get off the team" and later
spoke Of himself as the captain Of the
Democratic team for the present
The president spoke briefly OF Mex
leo. lie said that the people there are
entitled to liberty mo matter how
long they take In determining it.
Speaking slowly and carefully, he de
clared that SO far rs my influence
goes. while | am president nobody
shall Interfere with them" and de
clared that until the revolt against
Diaz eighty per cent Of the MexiCans
never had II loOk.in as to who should
head the government
Have not European nations taken
Ms long as they wanted and spilled M
much blood as they pleased to settle
their own affairs?" he continued, "aLd
shall we deny the same right to Mex
ico1 No, l say"
About Progressiyos.
Much Of Mr. Wilson's address was
devoted 10 the independent and pro.
gressive voters lie said that about
one third OF the Republican party Is
progressive and about two thirds Of
the Democratic purity IL progressive,
therefore he added, "thc Democrat
ic party is more progressive than the
Republican" He declared most Of the
voters OF the country are independent
but that II was his ambition to have
them vote with the Democrats. lie
spoke OF himself Ms an animated con.
servatiye."
Referring 10 the European war the
/ the people Of the United states should
not pay too much attention to II but
should get their own affairs In such
order that they can be of the greatest
assistance to the countries fighting.
lie closed his address with prayer
that the time might come when the
United States could be instrumental
In restoring peace
Business conditions were taken up
briefly lie characterized lalk Of bust
ness depression ~ a state Of mind
and said that the Democratic party
already had done much to free bust
ness and that its program was not
yet complete Whenever the country
really wants something besides talk
he added, " turns to the Democratic
party.
Great Grafton.
The president advocated the estab
lishment Of u great federal employ
ment bureau, said some means should
he found for quiCkening ald cheaper
ing the processes Of the courts, aud
spoke Of the necessity Of congress pass
Ing the administration conservation
bills.
Cheering and hand-clnpplng inter
rupted the president at intervals ant
he had trouble In making his voic,
reach to the people In the back Of IN,
hall lie was introduced by Goveru
OF RHlstOn Of Indiana as one Of tn,
great figures ot the world and ther
an actress sang we Take our Hat,
OF to You, Mr. Wilson"
Immediately after his speech tn,
president went TO the home Of Mayo