Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-12
500 DEMOCRATS
IN HUNTINGTON
COUNTY RALLY
Candidacy of Samuel E. Cook
for Congressman for 18th
District Launched.
BOWERS SPEAKS
BY ROBERT A. BUTLER,
Times STAFF Correspondent.

HUNTINGTON md, Feb. 12.-Claude
G. Bowers, editor of the FIT. Wayne
Journal Gazette, spoke to an audience
of approximately 500 Huntington county
| democrats here last night. The candi-
dacy of Samuel E. Cook of Huntington
for the democratic nomination for con-
gress from the Eleventh district was
launched at the meeting.
Mrs. Adelbert Finn Eleventh district
/ chairman, urged the necessity of organi-
zation. John Isenbarger OF North Man
chester and Mason Niblack OF Vincennes.
candidates for the democratic nomination
for governor, also addressed the meeting
which was generally conceded to have
been the most enthusiastic rally of the
democrats of Huntington county held in
many years,
DEFIEs REPUBLICANS
TO REPEAL MEASURES.
Declaring that the first four years
Of WilSonian democracy will challenge
the admiration Of history as the greatest
period Of constructive craftsmanship in
the life of the republic" Mr.. Bowers
took up one by one the various meas
ures, and challenged any responsible
leader of the opposition to pledge his
party to their repeal" Comparing the
records Of the democratic congress with
that Of the republicans today he said
In the late winters of 1918 the leaders
of the opposition began to clamor for an
extra session to be called Immediately on
the expiration of the democratic con-
gress under which we had fought and
won the war An said the theatrical
Mr.. Hays, we have a mandateH The
people put US in power to legislate,' seq
he The vitally important problems Of
reconstruction are pressing for solution
and the business men of the nation are
demanding that the party with a mandate
shall take up these problems and solve
them without delay And so the extra
session was called and legislation was
turned over to the party with a mandate
and the old machine WAS dragged out
and busted, and oiled with the producJ
Of the Standard Oil and creased with
the product of the packers, and mecha-
nlcian Mondell was put upon the job
and the siren sounded, and tbe whistle
blew-the machine stood still And II
has scarcely moved wheel from that
dav to this. In the most critical period
in our history the legislative branch Of
the government has collapsed. ceased to
function. become the byword of the mar
ket place. and the laughing stock of the
nation and the world.
LEAGUE FOES USED
POISONED WEAPONS.
Analysing the reactionary organization
Of the republican party today, With
special reference to Pcnrose, Fordney
Monden and Watson. he ridiculed tine
claim Of HAYS that he would make it
the Roosevelt party. The rankest reac-
tioraries on American soi.," ne said, are
seeking the market places % sing hos.
sauahs to his name. while secretly dane
ing the can-can Of Jubilation on bis
grave"
He DENOUNCED the enemies of the
league of nations for lighting with poi
soned weapons They said" he said
that England would dominate the league
and then the pope would dominate anil
then the colored races Of the world
would domlnate-and then--the gong
sounded time on Ananias"
Charging that the opposition were de-
liberately trying to divide Americans into
racial groups on the league he said: 81
have often laughed at the possible EN-
barrassment next fall If by any chance
they should get the anti-league speeches
in the wrong envelopes. and one OF
Larry Sherman's A. P. A. speeches should
be sent an Irlshman, and one of Borah' s
Irish speeches should be opened by an
A. P. A"
Referring to the pretended American
izing' efforts of the opposition, he called
attention to the fact that the Americana
ing patriots were leaning largely on the
pens of Hearst and Col Harvey. Il can't
even smile at the antics Of Col. Harvey,
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