Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-05-25
WATSON PRAISES
RECORD Of 7 he
ADM|NIsT RATION
Senator Delivers What Is
Considered the Keynote
Speech at the Republican
State Convention.

Indianapolis, lnur May ~
Efficient and wise management OF
the national affairs, both domestic
and international. and substantial
results in relieving "the evils of
eight years OF democratic misrule'
were claimed of the Harding ed
ministration in an address here to-
dny by Senator Watson, republican,
Indiana, before the Indiana repub-
lcan convention.
For years, it has been the GUS
sstom of Indiana republicans to have
The keynote of the national cam
paigns sounded before them, ana
Senator Watson's speech, which
was discussed in advance with
President Harding. will be incor-
porated in the party literature Tor
tho congressional campaign inns
fall senator Watson praised the
executive, Legislative and diplo-
matte record of the present admin
isttation and flayed the recent
tyfemocratic administrations as debt
mourning, deficit creating, bond is
suing, surplus scattering, factory
closing, industry paralyzins, pros
perity destroying, social upheaVing
zlIlu. EdJdNlD SIN ~ Oh"Niic'
- I'VE are not responsible for all
this waste" he declared. I'VE dld
not produce all this wreckage. We
did not incur these debts. We have
not piled up this mountain OF obll-
cations and those gentlemen who
are responsible for all this riotous
orgy of extravaganza and all TINS
upsetting OF industry and unset
Ting of financial conditions. now
stand and jeer at us because in
fourteen months VIC have not over
come all the evil they produced in
eight years.
ss.e' I'VE have not yet accomplished
all that we have set out to do" he
continued. I'VE have not cured all
The ills and corrected all the mis-
takes and overcome all the evils
of eight years of democratic mis-
rule but certainly we have taken
long strides in tho right direction
and assuredly il the republican
party cannot adjust matters what
hope is there in turning to the Or
ganization that caused all the dis
astcr in the beginning?"
Reduction of taxes and appro-
,priatious, reorganization of the
shipping board, agricultural relief,
The tariff bill, and diplomacy of the
present admini3yration were em-
phasized by Senator Watson,
This administration does not
need an apologist." said senator
Watson. mo administration ever |
before came into power confront
tug such problems of such conf |
,1pA-tfsr mn 1ffffpt1ltxF ne thnSn N hin n |
were inherited by President Hard
ing and the republican congress"
President Harding's call for the |
arms conference, he declared was
the largest" step toward internal
iional peace with justice the world
has known in all its history, and the
whole world. he said, applauded |
thesresults The four power treaty, |
thpn senator said brought under
Standlng and assurances for peace.
Declination of tho invitation to |
the Genoa conference also was
commended by Mr.. Watson, who
said 1t was a political and not an
economic conference.
"The world by this time ought TO
he continued, that
we DO not intend to become in
NolVed in their poiircal wfangles
and that we are willing to lend aid
o.. give counsel and maintain al
ways a sympathetic attitude, yet
we will refuse to he dragged into
heir financial difficulties and we
always will decline to NEEDLE with
their national affairs or to become
involved in their age-old rivalries.
We do not intend to get into this
confused tumble OF European ami
This attitude OF the adj
meets with the hearty
OF everybody except in
ternationalists of a most extreme
type"
In domestic affairs Senator Wat
son said the Harding administration
stood for FUN freedom in business
and a recognition of the larger right |
OF the individual to control and
nf,erate his own business affairs" |