Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-18
JOHNSON
CALLS WATSON
ARCH BETRAYER
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son for the people should be made plain,
so that If the people desire they may
express contempt themselves for the
men who cynicaLy betray them.
Would you do me the kindness on re-
ceipt Of this note to write me at S57
Green street, San Francisco, whether or
not you think can get over any pub
nclty In your State on a letter concern
ing delegates who, presumably repre-
senting the people, betray them?
SECOND LETTER
WRITTEN JULY 0.
Following that letter Senator johnson
again sent one to Mr.. Mote July 9. 1t
was written on the stationery Of the
United States Senate committee on Gu
ban relations. and is as follows:
My Dear Carl: Day before yesterday,
cratic convention, I issued a statement
constituting the two platforms and upon
the great principle involved stated my
position. enclose herewith copy.
For eighteen months devoted all Of
my energy and vitality to what I deem
to be the paramount issue in this cam
oaign. In some small measure I have
contributed to the result in the Senate
and to the present condition of the SEN
dment Of the country. We have, for
the moment, averted what we thought
was real peril. was quite in earnest
when. during the campaign, I said re-
peatedly that I would make almost any
sacrifice to prevent the Wilson League
OF Nations from being foisted upon the
Republic. | feel that the last great
battle on the subject is before us, and
that the contest finally comes to the pee
pie themselves
In the statement, which I enclose, I
nave endeavored very briefly to show
that the Republican platform takes its
stand against the league, even with res
eryations, and the Democratic party
frankly is for it, The situation thus pre-
scented leaves, to one like myself, who
has lived with the same issue and made
1t part OF himself. but one course to
pursue, and that Is, Of course, to EN-
brace the Republican platform.
Upon the twenty second Mr.. Harding
makes his speech Of Acceptance. II then.
like an honest man, be frankly and cour-
ageously takes his position, Americans
who feel like I do can enthusiastically
second, he straddles, evades or is guilty
Of dupIicity-well, that is another story
as Mr.. Kpling says
I do not intend. by any means, be-
cause Of the great over-shadowing issue
to overlook the system which prevailed
at Chicago, or to forget the men respon-
sible for that system, or those other con-
temptible creatures who betrayed their
people.
While IN striving for the big thing
r..
and while / may declare q truce for a
few short weeks, ! intend TO devote my
SELF to smashing this system, 20 exposing
the Individuals responsible for 1t and to
holding up TO public seorn and obloquy
the men who betrayed the rank and ale
Of the party who had expressed their Will
at direct primary.
REALIZES TASK
IS DIFFICULT ONE.
| understand the Job I have under
taken, realize how little possibility
there win be OF success. particularly If
our ticket Is elected. Nevertheless, we
can only go on Etriving for what we think
Is right and In the remaining brief period
that am In political life, shall do this
| know no better place TO commence than
IN your State. would like TO make
plain, as you did In your communica-
ton TO the Star" how the individual
who represented the Republican PARTY at
Chicago contemptuously said, The peo-
PIE or Indiana be damned" and DELHI
erateiy and designedly violated every
tenet Of good faith and trusteeship.
IL does not make any difference how
Jim Watson may have voted at Chicago.
lie went there pledged BY your State
convention and your people to General
Wood. From the instant he arrived he
was endeaTortnR to destroy Wood, and,
or course, iaysen. He was IN the cabai
that finally nominated Harding. Indeed,
% was the willing superserviceabla tool
Tor the more cunning men who have ever
pulled the strings for him to dance in
II is upon Democracy What an out
rage upon human rule, that Watson
should spend his time as an accredited
representative from Indiana trying to
put over at Chicago the man who re-
ceiyed but one vote in ten In your State.
and by every ingenious, underhanded
means seeking TO destroy the two men
who received the Endorsement OF your
people.
How can I get a communication sim
Ply oy reeitfng the facts, written in ju-
aicial fashion, before your peopley
do not want to assail Watson, and Il is
not for myself wish this Ii is abso-
iutely essential, II our Republican form
or government is to continue, II we are
TO protect our people at all, and register
their will when expressed. that thew
should know the facts and know the
Iacts in such manner that they can guard
against repetition of the wrong.
Unfortunately, I have lost the address
OF Mr. Johnson. I want you to send it
TO me so that l can write him nv many
thanks for all hrs kindness to me. In
the interim, until I have that oppor-
tunity, please tell him that the reason
he has not heard from me is that between
Washington and San Francisco I have
lost my list OF addresses.
STILL AGAINST
REACTIoNARYIsM
In his opening address Mr.. Hedrick ex-
planned that he stin stood against reac-
tionaryism.
~ stand today as I stood in 1912 and
1914" be said, against tha reactionary-
Ism of the Republican party in Indiana,
in the nation and especially that of my
eloquent, hale and wel-met friend, James
Eli Watson.
"Mr. Watson filed a place in the House
OF Representatives and whatever prestige
was his he received from the people.
After he was defeated for Governor in
1908 he became an emp1oye, or legal rep
resentative, Of the National Manufact-
uers'r Association as a lobbyist in the
United States Congress.
There is one sure thing; The leopard
cannot change his spots and fear it is
hard for Mr.. Watson to be removed, ex-
cept by the vote Of the people, from the
sound OF his Masters Voice.
1.-THE Republican party in the nation
Is In a peculiar dilemma, trying to do the
impossible thing. For It is true that a
fountain cannot send forth both sweet
and bitter water at the same time.
1.-THE party has its Watsons and its
Hsrdings, its Johnsons and Borahs. The
Watsons and Hardings in localities are
for the League of Nations and In others
they turn their backs on IL. johnson and
Borah are forever against 1t.
with the exception Of tho League Of
Nations, however, feel that my good
friends johnson and I are not very far
apart now. We fought together in 1912
and also in 1914, We both left the Re-
publican party because Of Watson, PEN
rose, Smoot, Brandegee and Gallagher.
FEELS THEY ARE ONE
ONE GREAT ISSUES.
s.. -. Il H.