The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-21
WATSON PRAISES:
PARTY RECORD IN
KEYNOTE SPEECH
Stands Upon Harding-CooI-
idge Administration Rec
ord-FIayS Democrats.

Have faith in Massachusetts,, to
Have faith in America" United
States Senator James E. Watson, in
his keynote speech before the Re
publican State convention today,
launched a diatribe against the
Democratic party and Democratic
policies. and paid high tribute to
the record of the Harding Coolidge
Administration.
Watson touched upon phases of
every national issue and bitterly as
sailed the Wilson administration for
alleged waste of billions" during
the war.
Billions, say billions, were
wasted and worse than wasted while
our armies at the front lacked the
essential elements of war. I marvel
that in the face of this record our
Democratic friends at Washington
can talk about graft and incompe-
tency."
Wild applause greeted the asser-
ton of Watson:
I did rot vote for Ed Jackson for
Governor. but folks, he's nominated.
The moment I learned he was
nominated he became my candidate.
IF any other one of the candi-
dates had been nominated I would
have been for him.
It don't belong to the Ku-Klux
Klan-never have and never will
but I have no objection to any other
man belonging if he wants to.
I don't belong to the Catholic
Church, but I'm not objecting to
any other man belonging if he
wants to.
Lodge AfTiliatiOn
Il belong to the Methodist Church.
I also belong to the Masonic Lodge,
the Odd Fellows. the Knights Of
Pythias. the Elks. the Moose and
the g. o. P. elephant.
Politics is not a question of race,
creed or cOICr. Whether a man be
Catholic. Jew or Gentle, if he is
Under my banner for the success of
the Republic III march by his side. 3"
Mellon Plan Lauded
The speaker went at length into
the taxation subject and lauded the
Mellon tax plan as highly desirable
in that at reduces taxation all along
the line so as to relieve the burdens
of those moderately we'll off and at
the same time lower the tax rate
on those large incomes so that they
viii cease to invest in tax-exempt
securities"
Watson reviewed the party's his
tory for sixty years as constructive
and as showing a steady march for
ward, giving the party credit for
Americas stand foremost among
the nations in all the elements of
material and moral progress and in
standards of human welfare"
The tariff question was gone into
at length in a comparison in figures
as between the Underwood act and
the Fordney tariff bill Watson de
clared it folly to build up markets
for America through restoration Of
Europe"
Foreign Markets Greater
Launching into the agricultural
relief question, Watson declared the
trouble with American agriculture is
not lack Of foreign markets.
THE American farmer has had a
larger foreign market since the war
than in any period prior to the war, -
he said.
He touched upon the oil scandals
in Washington, but declared NAL
feasance of some Officials did not
affect the safe and clean and sound"
government Of the nation.
Touching upon the foreign policy,
Watson declared the Republican
party stands for the fullest cooper
alton Of the United States with for
eign nations for the betterment Of
conditions abroad. consistent with
the preservation Of our national in
tegrity.
'The American people are anxious
thar the rule Of justice shall sup
plant the rule Of armed might
throughout the world"
Watson declared in favor of a CO.
operative marketing bill as an aid
TO the farmer and declared the Gov
eminent should take every effort to
relieve the farmer of unsatisfactory
conditions.
Achiev cement of Party
Pointing to the party record as one
to stand by in the campaign, Wat
son set out as achievements of the
G. 0. P: The farmers emergency
tariff law the packers and stock
yards act, payment of more than
two billions Of dollars on the ma
tionai debt, the revenue bill of 1921,
reduction in Government pay roll,
relief for ex-service men, the soldier
bonus, preservation Of the racial
unity of America through passage Of
the restrictive immigration bill, the
budget act, and creation of the
Dawes commission in Europe.
Watson went into the immigration
bill at length. declaring I'VE now
have in the United States $4,000, 900
of foreign born.
It decline to accept the doctrine
that the admission of the Japanese,
or the admission of people of any
other country, is a matter that can
be settled by international treaty.
The question of immigration is a do
nestle one and it is one Of the peo-
pie of the United States have a
right to determine for themselves
and I decline to believe for one min
ute that the people OF any other ma
ton have any right whatever to aid
us in the solution of that problem. -
Tribute to Coolidge
In closing, Watson paid a glowing
tribute to that calm, courageous,