The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-05-14
WATSON THE KEYNOTER
SOUNDS PRINCIPLES FOR
REPUBLICAN PARTY
Temporary Chairman Of Indiana
Convention Announces DEL
egates For Wood
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch. ]

Indianapolis, May 12.-Indiana's
four delegates at ,arge to the repub-
lican national convention will be for
Major General Leonard Wood for
president. according to a statement
made at the opening OF the state con-
vention here today by Senator James
z. Watson, temporary chairman OF
the convention.
Sounding the keynote for the re-
publican campaign ip Indiana Sena-
TOR watson as temporary chairman of
the party's state convention today
which, he said the contest should be
waged.
The senator, who has been men =
toned for Craftsmanship of the reso-
tuition committee OF the national re-
publican convention, put foremost in
his list restoration OF republican
form of government to the country
declaring that "Spurred by necesSi
ties or war and urged by the eXecu-
tive demands, we all but created an
autocracy in our country during the
past three years."
! Tighten Burden of Taxation.
Tightening OF the burden of fed
eral taxation was the second task the
republican party should assume, Sen
ator Watson said, specifying the re-
connection and declaring for simpli
fication of methods OF tax imposition
''We must either destroy bolshe-
vism Or it will destroy u.s." he said
setting forth the third point. Elk
IRENE radicals" he asserted, had
'stealthily entrenched themselves in
public places and these enemies OF
our government are today filling
many of the most prominent positions
in our government"
President Wilson himself is large
lily responsible for this situation" Mr.
Watson commented on this point. III
many of the men that Woodrow VIII
son has summoned from private to
public life during the past four years
had complete charge of this govern
ment they would wreck it utterly
obliterate the constitution, pull down
the pillars of the government and
leave us to the darkness of despair
Touching the high cost Of living
Senator Watson favored republican
statement that work is the one rem
edy, toll is the one panacea. the
steadfast CO. operation of capital and
labor forging ahead to the fixed goa
of production while for his fourth
point he urged the defation o.
mo revision of the tariff viii be
,lafI61ed. the senator said, until
ils,fl issi & s.
4 Spoke On Mexican Affairs.
4 Turning to Mexican affairs. tn
speaker characterized President VIII
sons policy as "resultins to the dis
credit of his administration and hu
initiation and disgust Of every re,
Hooded American. Reviewing find
lings of congressional co~nrnittees o'
war expenses. Senator Watson sail
the government had wasted in ever
department. purchased stocks Of foo
and sunnlies immense hevond cnrcen
ton. and after the war had held thes
stores from CONSUMPTION until force'
by CONGRESS- to release them.
Srnrrnd by war necessities. Sena
ltor Watson said congress voted DOW
or TO the nresident until che stoo'
clothed with greater authority tina,
anv other ruler of the earth which
had been used ALWAYS and avervwher
TO siren ethen his rartv and fasten it
hold on the country"