The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-10-29
SENATOR BEvERIpGE.s VIEWS.
He Thinks Indiana VIII Go Repub-
IicaD by Big Majority.


Senator Beverage. who has now spoken
In every section of Indiana. was in the
city last night and said that the indica-
tons are that McKinley's majority IL the
State is more likely to exceed 10000 than
to fall below 10000. 1.-THE Republican ma
jcrity will be by far the greatest in the
history of the State" said he. 1.-The pres
ent campaign is not like a political cam
paign at all. 1t is not political campaign,
either. 1t is a great political uprising. 1t is
an awakening of the people such as occurs
only once in a generation or more. There
fore the little tape measures with which
we have been accustomed to measure
probable political results do not apply TO
this campaign. The method of reckoning
adopted by politicians for the last gener-
alton. of counting on this bunch of voters
and that bunch of voters. is made obso-
Iete by present conditions. The spirit of
new and more powerful Americanism is
sweeping over the country. Therefore our
political meetings are great patriotic out
pourings.
1.-The young men are focking to the Re
publican standard in battalions. regardless
of former political connections. There is
not a precinct in Indiana in which We will
not get the majority or the young men
vote have met personally at many meet
ings in Indiana young men whose families
are Democrats. who frankly and gladly
declared that they were not only going 70
vote for Mckinley, but that they had
Joined the Republican party for their lives.
A, large majority OF the Gold Democratic
vote will be cast for Mckinley. Nearly all
of those who voted for Palmer and Buck
ner will vote for Mckinley. Practically
all who voted for Mckinley before will
vote for him now Fully one-haif of the
reception committee of Evansville citizens
who met me at Princeton to accompany
me to Evansville were business men who
all their lives have been Democrats. They
are more earnest for Mckinley than they
were four years ago for Palmer and Buck
ner. Instead of the Germans leaving us,
our vote will be increased wherever there
is a German community In Indiana. One
of the oldest and most powerful Germans
of the State, living in one of the western
cities of Indiana, entertained me for con-
siderable time the other day giving me
rames of German Democrats who voted for
Bryan four years ago, but who will vote
for Mckinley this year and who expect
to vote the Republican ticket permanently,
as they now understand national political
divisions This influential German has al
ways been a Democrat All over Indiana
men who four years ago declared them
selves Gold Democrats are now openly de-
claring themselves Republicans and in
Structing our polltakerS to count them.
In addition to these elements our party
will vote its full strength. do not think
anybody yet understands the tremendous
l think the elections will astound ard con-
found the politicians who are viewing this
campaign as an ordinary political CAM
paign. AS / said, 1t is an awakening of a
great people. Our policy of expansion, of
advance, of capturing new markets, is
only the expression in concrete form of
this awakening of the Nation. This is man
ifested in the wonderful interest
taken by the women in political meetings.
In the great country rallies In our State
many hundreds of young women always
attend dressed in the national colors and
wearing the military hat. They are in
tensely American, intensely for the flag,
most say intensely militant.
1T is a campaign of Americanism. Yes,
extreme as the opinion may seem, viewed
by the standard of former elections, I
think Nov. will show a Republican ma
jority in Indiana exceeding 10000 Our
watchword has been to keep the mills open
and keep the flag flying. 1t has been a
campaign of patriotism and prosperity. But
even these words do not quite express il.
I know of nothing that does express 1t ex-
cept that it is the arousing of great peo-
pie to the consciousness of their greatness,
their power and their opportunities. 1t is
the new birth of national spirit.
Kentucky will certainly go for Yerkes
for Governor We have General Buckner.
General Basil Duke and the old-line Demo-
Gratis with us. The Mckinley electors will
undoubtedly receive a majority of the
votes. but as to whether they will be
counted under the Goebel law remains to
be seen. In Missouri, Mr.. Kerens tells me,
they have bright prospects of carrying the
Legislature. Kansas will go $1,000 for Nc
Kinley, while in Nebraska we have a
splendid chance for victory