Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-01-08
Thousands Hear President
Speak at indianapolis
Today
SAYS GREATEST DUTY OF
NATION is TO ITSELF
Removing Shackles From
Business One Of His
Main Desires


Woodrow Wilson was accorded re.
markable demonstration in Tominson 3
hall here this afternoon when he ap.
peared as the principal speaker at the
jackson day celebration. Five thousand
persons were packed inside the flag
draped hall
81 advise ym," President Wilson
told his hearers, "to keep your moral
powder dry. If there are republicans
present | hope they will feel the com
pelling influence of jackson day.
"Andrew Jackson was fighting
man, and only men who will fight are
worth while, The trouble with the re.
publicans is that they have not mad q
new idea fer 80 years. They have had
leaders in that time who suggested
ideas, but nothing was done. ! do not
speak with disrespect Of the republican
party, for | respect the past. This par
ty is still the cover for those who are
afraid. They take their advice from
old men and are afraid of young men
who have something up their sleeves,
81 got tired Of staying in Washing
ton and saying secret things, | wanted
to say what / think. Politics no long.
cr depends upon the regulars of either
party,
"The country Is guided in its policy
by Independent voters"
The president said about one.third Of
the republicans are progressives and
that two.thirds Of the democrats are
lprogressives. He branded himself us
an "animatcd conservative.
"Tho democratic party" he contin
ued, "is the only party that has ear
ried out what the real progressiyes
want. The present congress has car
ried out the wishes Of the people who
do not desire wrongly
81 have asked business men If this
is not the first January they nave moi
felt money stringcncy. They say II
, Is. The reason is that the federal re
serve board has emancipatcd credits
These things were done for the grea'
, and for the small
The democratic party is stil on trial
r 1t must prove that II will not succuml
to the enemies Of these things,
The president solcmnly warned AM
, man who endeavOred TO break democrat
8 ic achievements that he would be il
an unenyiable position, He praised tn,
cooperation Of his colleagues, and sal,
the present congress was the creates
ON record since the civil war. He de
clared these were extraordinary time
and "that half the world was on fir
! and the world was looking to us 4
| serve in the time Of need, "
J Pleading for the passage Of the gov
emment ship purchase bill, the presi
dent said the country's merchants an
farmers could not profit because Of eS
4 tortionate ocean rates
"Republicans--self styled friends o
businoss-are trying to balk tae bill,
continued the president "Who con
missioned thcm--a minority--to Il
thisl They are trying to half the bi
when humanity is suffering and need
relief
The president charged that the m
. nWity proposed talking the bill {
y DEATH lie said the foes OF the b
I, "were blind and most Of them igno
> ant" and that he could not speak q
y them In parliamentary language
al hold that the people are empoy
cred TO determine what kind OF n gO'
= ornmcnt Mexico wants. Until recent
j 80 per cent Of the Mexican people hay
y had no say. L. nme of your busnes
Y and none Of mine, how long II talk,
y thom TO get their liberty.
:, :" As long as / am president nobod
y shall interfere with this" he thunde
!, h ed, while the crowd yelled "lIuuah (,
~ Wilsonin
j az am proud 10 belong TO matte
which holds that this oppressed natio
u which we could have crushed shall ha,
y liberty the president added.
llo suggested that busineas men d
sired peace aud liberty In Mexico
lIo said he did not entirely rely upt
the Judgment Of the editors Of toe N
j ton.
"There may come time when II
American people can Judge whether
know what ! am doing, ~ he said viii
the crowd broke into fresh cheering
o. Congress had prepared big, constru
tive legislation, he said. Included
IT, this was water.powcr bill He 80
the republicans were opposing this, i
~ cause they wanted 20 lock up the n
tural resources Of the country. "B
don't misunderstand me, [" he addC
"some men on the other side Of q
table stand with "a.
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