South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-10-21
FLAG UNSULLIED
TAGGART STATES
Tells Audience u. S. is Most
Highly Respected Ma
ton on Earth.

There ls not more ulBhlg re-
spected nation on the face OF the
earth tonight than the United
states" declared United States
Sen. Thomas Taggart last night IN
making the opening address before
the crowd at the high school build
ing. "The question Of our honor has
been assaiIed By the republicans.
There has never been time when
So has been necessary for Pres't VIII
son 70 do more than he has done 20
see that The honor Of the flag was
maintained and the country's inter-
ests protected"
sen. Tagsart was gwen a great
ovation when introduced by Chair
man W. A. McInerny. The throng
in the auditorium cheered the
sneaker for a period of FIVE minutes
before he was permitted To begin
his address. In opening his speech
SEN Taggart paid . compliment TO
the late Sen. Benjamin +. Shively Of
this city. 10 whose place Mr.. Tag
CART was appointed after the South
Bend mans death.
I'm coming into your midst to-
night L greatly regret that il was
Necessary for tho state democratic
convention TO nominat- another TO
take the place Of Benjamin +. Shive-
H." he said. IF ] mad my way.
and 7 wish ] had, / would be here
working for Sen. Shively"
DweIIs on Peace OF Nation.
Sen. Taggart dealt largely with
the fact that this country is at peace.
lie contrasted conditions in Amer
lea with those across the seas, point
ing 10 the honorable peace and pros
perity OF America and the death,
devastation and ravages with which
Europe seeks"
There has been much criticism
by republicans of our foreign
policy" the senator continued.
"But / have been unable to learn
from any reliable authority why the
United States should have taken any
different course than IL did except
of course from the republican office
seekers. There was much agitation
I'm the land when Belgium was dew
astated and many wanted us 10 de-
clare war on Germany. Roosevelt
criticized the administration for its
attitude regarding the sinking of the
Lusitania and declared in Battle
Creek recently that he would have
seized the German ships in Amer
lean waters il he had been president
at the time
"Of course you understand that
this would have meant war"
sen. Taggart graphically described
the conditions in Europe and COM
pared them TO those in America and
then took up the Mexican situation
Heritage of Republicans.
The question Of the policy with
Mexico has been raised, ne pointed
out Many are criticizing the ad-
ministration for not intervening in
that country. The trouble in Mexi-
10 is of long standing and existed
before Wilson ever went into the
white house. II was inherited from
the republicans Taft failed 10 set
tie the disturbances in the southern
republic and the same condition has
existed there for years that is pres
ent at this time The Mexican PROV
lem is the same which has con-
fronted almost every president since
The time of Washington"
The audience applauded enthu-
siastically when Sen. Taggart de-
-lared that every American citizen
certainly must thank God that our
country is at peace"
I'm this connection he stated that
some people contended that the
country would not have been involv-
cd iu war III different measures had
been taken.
"If some people had been pres
ident Of this United States. we
would have been in war" he assert
ed Il wonder If delay in writing
notes and continued diplomatic ex-
changes are not better than "a nation
mourning for the departed and
dead"
Discussing the democratic ad-
ministratiou Sen. Taggart said:
Every promise made 10 the peo-
pie by the democratic party has
been carried out and enacted into
law. In addition. the administra-
ton has adopted other principals
which were in the progressives plat
form such as the currency bin. the
tariff commission. the shipping bin
and % or 30 other bills
These bills were not passed for
the great banking interests. wall
street or the corporations. bat for
the great masses Of the people who
earn their bread 10y the sweat of
their brow. The democratic party
has no quarrel with Wall street but
il in harmony and sympathy with
hose institutions. but il is endea-
,oring &c place the other fellow on
sn equality with all classes of men.
no matter whether they be up or
whether they be down.
Many reforms have been carried