Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-09-28
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istratton by making a purely personal
assault on the record of President VIII
son.
POINTS NEED OF MONEY
FOR SUCCESSFUL WARFARE.
Mr.. Van Nuys referred to the state
ments Of expenditures of the Administra-
ton during the war and admitted they
were large.
TT is Impossible to have war and en-
gage in it successfully unless we spend
money" he said.
But the money spent in the war was
amply repaid by the return alive and
in good health Of our soldiers and
sailors"
Democrats in this community are con-
fdent that Nov. 2 will see the return
70 power OF the Democratic party.
They are enthusiastic about Taggart
md leaders in the community seem to
hink .'there is nothing to it but Tom"
TON Taggart is a safe, sound bust
aess man." said Willis S. Ellis, judge
CT the Madison County Superior Court
who attended the Taggart meeting ct
anderson.
James E. Watson is reactionary
and~is q member of the notorious sena-
~dal oligarchy.
THE people have been waiting for
chance to put business man in the
senate from Indiana and I don't think
they are going to overlook their oppor-
tunity"
George I. Beebe Of Anderson and Mrs.
F. Z. Dehority of Elwood, mems and
women's chairmen, respectively, of the
Madison County Democratic organization.
were alike in their declarations that Mr.
Taggart's four-square statement on the
liquor question and his attitude, favoring
the adoption of the League of Nations
will make him the winner in the Sena-
torial contest.
The men and women of this section
are for prohibition and for the League
OF Nations, and will vote for Taggart,
they said.
Mr.. Taggart's Anderson speech follows,
in part:
IF I am elected Senator shall re
gard myself as a director In a corpora
ton. charged with the responsibility of
aiding its management for the interest
Of the stockholders-the people.
Il viii endeaver to aid in administer
ing 1t in a Mariner that would make
you good dividends by not taking out
OF your pockets money unnecessarily for
the mana cement of the corporations in
terest
7 shall, ny friends, if elected, be Wig
liant in\ my support of the great OBJ
jects of the Government. namely, TO safe
guard the rights of the people to life
liberty and the pursuit of happiness at as
little cost to them as 1t would be pos
sible to do in justice to the public vel
fare
DEFIEs CRITICS TO
POINT WRONG ACT.
Some one may say have always
been a party man. I have.
But challenge any man TO point out
anything I ever did officially during the
six months was IN the United states
Senate that was not for the best inter-
est Of the people.
AS I served the people then so shall
again represent them II by your vote
in November I am elected.
Il have watched pretty closely for sew
eral years the different Administrations
IN this State, and I think I have pretty
fair understanding OF the character Of
legislation OF the State during the past
twenty five years as we'll as the manage
ment Of State affairs, and 1 say unhesI-
tatingly that during that period more
progressive legislation. has been enacted
and State affairs have been better handled
BY the Democrats than by the Republic
ans.
I shall not take time to review the
State record OF each, party. You have
pretty good estimate Of them: IL is,
therefore, unnecessary for me to discuss
them at any length.
Z do, however, want to remind you
that when the Democratic party turned
our State government over to the Re
publican party In 1917 the State was for
the first time in eighty two years out
Of debt.
That is not all. there was at that
lime condition existing never before
known in Indiana
The State was not only out Of debt.
but there was three and half million
dollars in the State treasury.
Our Republican friends undertook to,
and did, enact a tax law in 1919, but I
think you viii agree with me it is one
II the most unpopular laws ever placed
upoa the statute books Of Indiana.
1t is almost universally condemned
and this is not strange when we recall
It makes most radical departure from
The fundamental principles Of our Gov
eminent
1T is largely constructed upon the
idea Of Capitalization and the people es-
tabHshed our Government against that
principle
This law deprives the people of the
local self government, guaranteed to them
by the Constitution on the matter of
fixing their local tax levies aud exercIs-
Ing their borrowing powers
= feel that the people of Indiana will
no Longer submit to that kind of law.
but that they will. in November. elect
that splendid soldier and high minded
gentleman, DR.. McCulloch to the Gov
ernor's chair, with Democratic kegisla-
ture at his back to repeal the n-Ameri-
can laws the Republicans have enacted
and follow this by legislation to conserve
the highest interest of the people and
TO give to the taxpayers Of Indiana a
fair. progressive and business admins
tratfon.'