The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-05
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Van NuyS, Keynoter,
LambastS G. 0, P.
And Declares for
Religious Freedom,

1.-The Republican administration Of
| State affairs has been thoroughly
| discredited and the White House has
assumed new and uncertain proper
| tons"
by reason Of promises impossible
Of performance. by representations
| which were based on false prom
ises, by villiication and abuse
| through the medium OF a militant
organization made possible by ext
penditure Of vast sums Of money
wholly out of keeping with clean
politics, the Republican party won
the election in 1920"
| "Indisputable evidences of crooked
ness and incompetency upon the
part Of these Republican officehold-
ers was thrust into the hands Of
/ Democratic Senators and at the ex-
! pense Of their time and health they
/ have demonstrated the truthfulness
/ Of such charges to the country"
in the last analysis simply a rubber
stamp upon the wishes and desires
Of Senator Watson and those two
distinguished Democrats from Geor-
gia and Texas who recently have
functioned so successfully in Indiana
Republican politics"
Those conversant with con-
ditions assert that if the farmers
were forced to Iquidate their in
debtedness To-day, it would break
every country bank in Indiana"
The recent Republican State con-
vention stands unique 'in the his
tory OF our political parties. For
the first time in the history of
either party, that convention
neither mentioned the name nor re
ferred to the record of its duly
elected Governor"
1T viii not do for the Repub-
iican party to dump all the re-
sponsibility upon McCray The Gov
trnor of Indiana can not spend
dollar that the legislature does not
appropriate eor his use. Moreover
it takes a majority in each house of
the Legislature TO make appropria-
tons and the Republican party had
the majority all the time McCray
was in office.
THE Democratic party renews its
devotion to these principles as set
forth n the Constitution Of the
United States and in our own State
Constitution and resolves anew to
continue to maintain at all time
freedom of speech. freedom Of as
sembly freedom of the press and
freedom to worship God undisturbed
and unafraid."
I'm order to satisfy the selfish
personal ambitions Of one man the
present Republican nominee for
Governor. the time-honored tenets of
the Republican party were thrown
into the discards and the rank and
file Of the party Of Morton and Har-
r.son and Fairbanks were humbled
and Inundated. Ed Jackson as the
sole beneficiary OF a policy Of oppor-
tunism and expediency in his can
didacy for an office where fair play
and equal and exact justice to all
men Of what ever race. color or
creed is a condition precedent to
the peace and dignity Of the State
Of Indiana"
Let me suggest that the fife and
drum Of Bunker Hill. the silvery
notes Of patriotism blown by the
bugles of Gettysburg and the wilder
ness. the tones that swelled in such
sweet victory from Chateau
Thierry TO st. Mihiel, were made pos
sible by the fact that whether those
men in ragged regimentals or those
boys in blue or khaki uniform had
nestled at the breasts of mothers
that were white or black. Catholic or
Jew, they were willing to do and
dare and die for America and her in
situations.
ITO such boys and their mothers
the Democratic party of Indiana
this day pledges itself that it will not
conscript their blood in times of war
and deny to them their inherent and