Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-19
SPAN EXALTS
ACHIEVEMENTS
OF DEMOCRATS
Great Record Means Victory in
Fall, He Declares in
Greenwood Speech.
OTHERS ON PROGRAM
BY FELIX f. BRUNER.
Times staff Correspondent.

GREENWOOD, Ind, March 19.-Demo-
Gratis have nothing to apologize for and
much to be proud of, Henry n. Span,
candidate for The, democratic nomination
for congress in The Seventh district told
an audience here last night Other speak
ers on the program were L. Ert Slack,
former United states district attorney;
DR.. Carleton s. MeCulloch and Mason j.
Ntblack candidates for the democratic
nomination Tor governor, and Clarence
Custer, H. C. Garfield and DR.. James A.
Craig, candidates for the democratic
Nomination for congress in the Fourth
district.
Mr.. Spaan reviewed the shortcomings
of the republican party from it's organi-
cation to 1912. when it lost control Of
national affairs, and compared them with
the achievements of the democratic party
since 1912.
The republican party soon after the
civil war became the party Of the strong
and the rich, Mr. Span said. He said
the candidates for office were picked and
controlled by Wall street and that the
senate became rich mans club, and the
house the tool of lobbyists and privi-
lege seekers. He pointed out that dur
ing the recent war the democratic ad-
ministration sold bonds directly to the
people at par, while under a republican
administration bonds were sold to Wall
street at its own price.
10NIED INTERESTS
TATTEN ON RICH.
THE tariff legislation of the republican
party created another class Of privileged
persons he continued, by means Of
which the hard earned money of the Ia
borers and the producers fell into the
laps Of the money power in one con-
ar
Under the fostering care Of the re-
publican party trusts grew and grew
until they menaced the very life of the
nation. They dominated congress, state
legislatures and our courts, until the
burdens imposed upon them became too
great to bear.
at remained for Woodrow Wilson to
curb these giant manipulations of wealth
and If Woodrow Wilson's conceptions
are carried out, these trusts can be
robbed of their power for harm and
be made to subserve to a rational de-
yelopment of our resources"
Mr.. SRaan continued with a descrfp-
tion Of the financial panics occurring
during the control Of the country by
the republican party. He declared that
under republican control the rich be-
came richer and the poor became poorer
He declared that all of these things were
commended and distorted by a subsi-
died press, the sole purpose of which
was to prevent the mass of the people
for knowing what was happening
And today this same press, the hand
maiden of the rich and the powerful, is
shrieking bOlshevism and socialism in
order to stampede the people into the
belief that Woodrow Wilson is leading
the country into the arms Of anarchism
and commercial ruin he continued. land
there are some democrats who are af-
fected by this deliberate falsehood and
are shaking their easily turned heads in
solemn protest against a danger which
does not exist in reality. There is no
danger from bOlshevism or the red flag In
this country. The 100000 splendid SOL
diers who answered their country's call
are a complete answer to the fears of
those timtd ones led astray purposely by
designing republican office seekers and
designing republican press, al inter
ested in the flesh pots of Egypt"
Mr.. Span pointed out that it remained
for a democratic administration, after
years Of tinkering by republicans. to put
the tariff where it belongs, in the hands
of an expert commission. After contLnu-
ing a review of the lack of achievement
Of the republican party Mr.. Span turned
to the achievements of the democratic
party.
when Woodrow Wilson came to the
presidency he knew what he had to face, "
he said. He knew that the great
monied interests were against him He
knew that venal press was against him
He was well aware that he would have
to fight a vast body of financial and po-
litical buccaneers. He knew that for forty
years the republican party had existed
only for the rich and powerful and that
during all Of this time the plain people
who labor and produce had been ex-
plotted and had been compelled to bear
the burdens of taxation
CLASS LEGISLATION
FIRST WIPED OUT.
The first thing done was to wipe out
class legislation and cease trucking to
the privileged few. Rich and powerful
combinations of capital were told that
they could no longer dictate the laws OF
this country. They were driven out OF
the halls of congress by Woodrow viii
son as their predecessors had been driven
out of the temple by the Great Master
From that moment Woodrow Wilson in
Cured the furious hate of all those re.
publican leaders who had made political
manipulation their Iife's trade.
by means of the federal banking law
and the regional banking system the fear
Of panics was driven out of our CONNER
eial life, and it was made impossible for
a few men to control the destiny of our
country from some dark, obscure office.
hidden away from the sight of men. If
Woodrow Wilson's administration had
done no other thing. than bring about this
great financial reform it would be en-
titled to the everlasting gratitude Of the
nation.