Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-02
TAGGART RAPS
EXTRAVAGANZA
IN GOVERNMENT
Cites Audience to Tax Dupli'
Gates to Find What Must
Be Paid Next Year.
SPEAKS AT 8 MEETINGS


\ Tom Taggart went out in indianapolis
last night and met the folks and the
folks met Tom and renewed old ac-
quaintances.
He spoke at three meetings in three
I. widely separated parts of town and every
place he went he received an enthu
| siastic greeting.
The first of the meetings was al
Brightwood, in a motion picture theater
/ which was flied to overfIowing
He spoke at this meeting on economy
In government and on the Leagu Of Ma
! tions.
He quoted Senator Watson as decIar-
ing the high cost Of living is due to in
creased wages paid to workmen.
This is not true" Mr.. Tsggsrt said
III Jim Watson and his associates had
passed anti profteering legislation ad-
vocated by the administration, there
would have been no high cost of living.
BELIEVES IN JUST
LABOR COMPENSATION.
II believe in a fair return for capital
and a just CO Cmpensation for labor 80
Thai the laboring man can educate his
children and own hrs own home and save
q little money"
In speak king of the League of Nations
Mr.. Taggart asked the women TO register
before Monday evening that they may
cast their ballots for the league and for
universal peace.
From Brightwood Mr. Taggart went to
Clifton and Udell streets. where he found
a hall crowded TO capacity. with people
standing outside the doors
AS he arrived Paul G. Davis. candidate
! for Marion County prosecutor, had just
concluded his speech.
There is not cleaner man or a man
with more ability in Marion County than
Mr Davis" Mr.. Taggart declared.
! Mr. Taggart Immediately plunged into
discussion OF economy in government
I'VE are all interested in good govern
ment and an economical government" ne
said.
''Ths best money is that which We
save"
He declared that extrsvagenee In gov
ernment is responsible for increased
taxes
~'when you 80 to pay your taHs thii
7 fan" he said. "ask the treasurer TO tel
/ you what they viii be next year
"He viii probably tell you that h'
doesn't know because the auditor still
has the duplicates
WILL FIND TAXES
! HIGHER NEXT YEAR.
III be tells you this. so SAX the
auditor
There isn't any question but that
/ you viii and you wiz pay from 25 q
! so per cent more than you ever paid
before in your life
II honestly don't see any reason fol
! this increase"
I - ~ lee
/ party had iudorsed the Goodrich nd.
/ miulstratlon. which he declared 20 ~
equivalent to n pledge TO continue the
/ activities OF the administration. includ.
ing the Ievying OF the present high
| taxes
He pointed out that the Democrats had
J condemned extravaganee in government
and had pledged an economical admin
1 istration.
/ Mr.. TagRsrt discussed to some length
| his experiences In the United States Sen
ate relative to expenditures.
| He declared that $25 .000, 600 to $50.
100000 are appropriated annually for
rivers and harbors. some Of which never
| hoated a boat.
! He declared that one bill carried an
appropriation Of $1,000 for curing Wild
4 ducks on the Salt Lake in Utah" and
/ that on another occasion 100000 was ap-
propriated for the killing OF coyotes and
mountain lions In the Northwest with
/ the result that seventeen coyotes aHd
two mountain lions were killed by
| twenty-six men employed for that pur-
/ pcse.
Il began to get uneasy about these
things, but I was told Il was unpopular
to object" Mr.. Taggart said.
Nevertheless. made a few remarks
about spending money that brought no
good to the people.
! Il told them they ought 70 have a bud
| get system.
when J go back to the Senate I am
before.
II am going back a free man Without
! strings tied to me-"
\ In speaking Of the League of Nations
he declared It should never have gotten
into politics, as IL is a humane rather
than a moral question.
He characterized the statements of Re
publican politicians that the league would
cause American soldiers TO be sent to Eu-
rome to settle other peoples disputes as
untruthful.
| He ridicoled the vacillatng attitude OF
Senator Harding on the league question
pointing out LuAb ne uhu hKht ufClhINh
/ for A separate peace with Germany, then
for revival of The Hague tribunal
with teeth" and had later stated that
he had no definite plan in regard to the
league.
| Mr.. Taggart declared that the teeth
referred to by Senator Harding In speak
ing Of the revival of The Hague tribunal
could mean nothing but armed men.
CROWD WATTS
THREE HOURS.
From this meeting Mr.. Taggart went
| to meeting in West Indianapolis. where
he found a crowd which had waited out.
f-doors for nearly three hours to hear
him speak.
The meeting had been preceded by a
torch-light procession four blocks long.
AS he left this meeting a man ap.
preached him.
81 want to shake hands with you, Mr.
Taggart,'' he said.
when you were running for mayor
my little girl refused to go to sleep
until she had Tom Taggart button.
Now she is going to vote for you