The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-11-02
SENATOR
SPEAKS
TONIGHT
Greeted by Admirers When|
He Arrives in Lake
County

The democrats can't run this|
country; It's all we can do"
With this characteristic. bon mot.
genial Jim watson. United States|
Senator and one CT the most forceful|
platform speakers In the Republican,
ranks. began his two day tour oil
Lake county.
Senator Watson was IN good voics|
and excellent hunor. He said that
reports from al parts OF the statsl
indicated the election of Albert ] i
Revtridge. VIII r. Wood and the
other candidates OF the Republican
ticket by a sweeping majority. He
declared that President Harding and
the Republican administration are
stronger in the esteem of the Amer
lean people than at any time since
the inauguration by reason OF the
Fordney tariff and the return Of
prosperity.
UNEAsINEss PASSED
The uneasiness and dissatisfaction
occa stoned by the rail and coal
strikes. have passed. declared Sena-
tor watson and the wisdom OF Pres
ident Harding's policy in handlins
these matters Is now impressed up
on the minds OF the people
President Harding did all thai
could be done TO settle the coal and
rail strike" a member OF watson's
party said at the depot. He did
everything that he could do without
exceeding his authority and usins
the big stick The outcome wa.
more satisfactory than If the pres
ident had undertaken to bluff OF
club the strikers and the operators
into submission. Settlements OF
that kind are not permanent. They
leave soreness that merely develops
Into another strike. AS Il Is the
men and the operators have CONS
TO an understanding that promises
to be far more lasting than any pre-
vious so-called settlements OF theiI
president Harding IS 'consti.
tutional president He has return
ed TO the constitution OF the United
thority while at the same time he
has abolished the bureaucracy that
was built up under the Wilson regi.
me-"
Senator Watson eaid that Albert
j. Beveridge was Enthusiastically ths
choice OF the people OF Indiana for
the United States senate 70 succeed
Senator New.
This Is a year OF straight ticket
voting In Indiana" said Senator
Watson. And the straight ticket
for the majority OF the people will
be the Republican.
PROSPERITY THE ISSUE
The senator indicated that Tiers
was one big isSue In the campaign
and that-Prosperity
Prosperity has returned" he d.
clared- Il am happy 10 see the
mills OF this great industrial reg
ion operating at capacity again and
to see the welcome signs, Men
wanted I am happy TO see that
the farmers are more cheerful and
that they are beginning 10 enjoy the
again.
''The Fordney Republican tariff
means everything TO the farmer and
the working man Of America. II Ia
their protection against the cheap
laihor Of Europe. South America and
Asia"
When President Harding took Of
hce. it was pointed cut. imported
steel rails were being laid on rail-
roads in Lake county while the steel
mills at Gary and Indiana Harbcr
" ere practically closed down. In
order to compete at all with steel
from Canada, Japan and England.
he mills Of this region were forced
10 cut wages in two and IL was net
Until the Republican protective tar
f was passed that they we're able
20 restore the wages 10 decent
evei
Republican administration means
and democratic admins
-ation means free trade, extrava-
yance. radicalism and every other
ism that happens 10 come along"
I was declared.
Senator watson's visit to Lake
county completes the galaxy OF re-
publican platform talent Of the
There are no sbier
speakers in the United States than
7everidge and Watson. whereas
3everidEe was scholarly. logical.
and admirable IN hts
speeches last week. Watson is force
'ul. convincing and dynamic Each
s a great orator.
But with all this praise Of Bever-
dge and Watson let us not forget
-oi. Roscoe Simons, the colored or
stor. Simmons is in class Of his
,wn. He is an entertainer as great
Is Bert williams and an orator as
worthy as Brooker r. Washington,
oiled into one. Simmons does not
ieal in logic so nueh as ha does 1t
words. He is a word painter He
speaks only to the members OF his
,wn race and they worship him.
REPUBLICAN VICTORY
When the spellhinders have An
shed and the day OF election arrives
next Tuesday-there will be roll
ID up in Lake county q republican
majority that viii make history. The
are not even predicting
-fctory In Lake county They ad-
nit that their ticket IS weak and
he effort to put it over Is half
,earted Their meetings have been
poorly attended.
1t is a republican year and that's
III there is to that. The republican
fcket will be elected from stem to
TEN and top to bottom.
Tom Roberts. republican county
:hairman. urges every Republican to
york. however "Over-conAdence is
lot warranted be said today. wa