Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 227, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 September 1915 — M’CRAY SPEECH HAS RING OF VICTORY [ARTICLE]

M’CRAY SPEECH HAS RING OF VICTORY

Republicans Will Rally to His Support and Make Him the Next Governor of Indiana.

The speech, in part, of Warren T. McCray, candidate for 'governor, as delivered at the Columbia Club burgoo at the state fair grounds Wednesday, is here published. Every voter in Indiana should read it in full and every voter in this section of the state should take great pride in getting behind the candidacy of a man so certain to direct the .business affairs of the state with the same keen ability that he has used in the management of his own affairs. The Newton County Enterprise published the following part of his speech: “It is indeed a wonderful sight to behold so many forceful and determined men, fired with the enthusiasm of approaching victory, gathered together on this occasion as the guests of this great republican club of Indiana. We are indeed under obligations to them for this magnificent demonstration, and this opportunity to meet each other from all over the state. “It means much for the future welfare of our country and speaks in a voice of thunder of the return of the republican party, reunited and jubilant, marching to victory amid the shouts of The conquering hosts. It has been aptly said that coming events cast their shadows before, and so at this time unless there is some marvelous change, the enthusiasm and earnestness of the present will mean the return of the republican party to positions of trust and power at the next election. The people of this country are tired of misrule and mismanagement, incompetency and inexperience, waste, and extravagance, high taxes and poor results. “It has been clearly demonstrated by our political history that the democratic party is incapable of successfully administering the affairs of this government. The reason for this is not hard to find when we remember that they are fundamentally opposed to the principle of protection to American industries. That principle which is the comer stone of republicanism and which was woven into the warp and woof of our industrial policy by that genius of diplomacy, that matchless statesman, that quiet, unobtrusive and lovable man, William ,McKinley, whose name stands above every other name in the political history of the past fifty years, with the single exception of that of the immortal Lincoln, whose work here on earth entitles his name to be written only a little lower than the lowly Nazarene who first taught the world the doctrine of peace on earth, and good will to all men, and put into practice the sacred teachings of the Golden Rule. “The history of our periods of prosperity and our periods of depression is coincident with the administrations of the republican and democratic parties. The advent of democratic rule.has always been followed by hard times, tight money markets, idleness and misery, and all the ailments to which we have become so accustomed during the present administration. It is hard to understand just why there is any division among our people on this great economical question that is of such vital interest to our permanent welfare. It would seem that we should be so thoroughly committed to this great idea that it would be accepted by all parties just as we accept the constitution of the United States, and subscribe to its tenets, and believe that all men were created equal and were endowed with certain inalienable nights for each subject to worship God according to the dictates of his own conscience. It sfeems, however, that it is necessary for each succeeding generation to learn this cruel lesson for themselves, and therefore every so often we are determined to have a change, which is usually so severe and so startling that it is not long until the republican party is again called upon to bring order out of chaos, and displace sorrow and failure with prosperity and happiness. “As you have 'been informed I am

in this contest for the great honor of serving the good people of this, the greatest state in the American Union, as its next governor. lam not in this race as an office seeker in the usual acceptance of the term. I have never sought or held public office. I am in this race at the earnest solicitation of my many fniends throughout the state who are kind enough to think that at this particular time, under the peculiar circumstances which now exist, I possess certain qualifications and attributes which, combined, make my candidacy at this time desirable. I know that the task is great, but I realize that the honor and the opportunity to do good is commensurate with the magnitude of the labor. I believe that it is a great apportunity for our party through the administration of the affairs of state to make a wonderful reword. Should Ibe elected I would carry into the office the same energy and business ability that have brought success to me on my farm and in my businesses.

“We are sometimes inclined to become boastful and think we in Indiana have about reached the superlative degree of citizenhsip. This is far rom the fact. There is much yet to be done. We need better road laws and more good roads. There is also a pressing need for general reform in our tax system. We are suffering from too many commissions and too many officials. We need more economy and more sensible, experienced, jroad-guaged business management. I am a very busy man at home and have ample to occupy my time and attention, but I believe that it is sometimes just as patriotic to yield yourself to the holding of office as it is to shoulder arms and march to the front when your country is in need and distress. I am therefore in this race with no pledges to make or promises to record, except, if I am successful and shpuld be nominated and elected, that with the help of Almighty God I will earnestly strive to give the people of this great state a clean, honest, wholesome, economical business administration, one that will reflect credit to the party and to all those who are affiliated with us in this campaign, regardless of former political associations and .preferences. This is my platform and I believe those of you who know me will have no doubt of my inclination or ability to carry it out. “The republican party is again coming into power—the party of executive ability and business capacity, the party of honesty of purpose and with the desire to treat all our vast interests with justice and mercy, the party of progress and conservatism. But in this hour of apparent triumph and in the flush of impending victory, let us not forget the duty we owe to the people for we must not disappoint or abuse the confidence of our constituents if success abide with us and we are securely entrenched in the hearts of our countrymen.”