The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-28
Republican Party I'm Favor of Conn
mercia1 Expansion as Well as
Territorial Growth.
OVATION TO THE INDIANIAN
ONE OF THE GREATEST DEMONsTRA-
TIONs OF THE CAMPAIGN.
Five Thousand Marchers In Line
1000 People I'm Exposition Hall
and Many Turned Away.

MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi. Sept. 27.-The
meeting in honor of United States Senator
Albert ]. Beveridge, of Indiana. here to-
night was the most imposing political DEM
onstration held in Minneapolis since the
Republican national convention eight years
ago. More than 5000 men were in the
parade which the senator reviewed, and
more than 1000 heard him speak, others
being turned away. The speech was de-
livered at the exposition building, in the
hall where Benjamin Harrison defeated
James G. Blaine for the presidential nomi-
nation in 1892.
A feature of the parade was the march
ing of the Roosevelt Rough Riders Club.
of st. Paul. the original Roosevelt" Club.
organized April "a. 19OO two months before
the nomination of Mr.. Roosevelt for the
vice presidency.
The University Republican Club was in
line. 500 strong. the boys locking arms and
Zjg-zagging from curb TO curb instead Of
marching in the regulation military fash
ion. AS they passed along they shouted the
"Ski-u-mah'' college yell and cheered for
Beveridge. Fully three-fourths of the men
in line were uniformed in khaki and wore
the regulation Rough Rider uniforms, even
to the campaign leggings.
Prizes offered for the best marching clubs
We're awarded as follows: For the best
club outside of the twin cities. slOo. tho
Hat (l,,A -
for the best Minneapolis club. $50. the Min
neapolis Roosevelt Club; for the best ST.
Paul club. $50, the St. Paul Original Roose-
welt Club.
The exposition meeting was enthusiastic
and Senator Beveridge was given a rous-
ing reception. The senator spoke for about
two hours. the major portion of his address
being devoted to our present prosperity
and the method by which IL can be con-
tinued. He said 1t could not be continued
by any formula Of administration. but that
continuing prosperity depended on con-
stantly adding to the markets for Amer
lean products. This" said he. 'fs the
purpose of the Republican party. 1t in
vents new policies to meet new and changed
conditions. 1t is the party of commercial
growth as well as territorial growth That
is why Republican administration always
means American prosperity, and that is
why Democratic administration always
means commercial disaster"
COMPARISON OF RECORDS
Said the senator: Look at the record. OF
which every man here has personal knowl-
edge. From 1880 to 1854, the Republican
party and prosperity: 1884 to 1883. the DEM
ocratic party and the beginning Of hard
times; 1883 to 1892, the Republican party,
Harrison and prosperity; 1892 to 1896, the
Democratic party and the consummation
OF hard times; 1896 to 1900, the Republican
party. with Mckinley and the highest tide
OF prosperity that has ever swept around
the world. And now, with an audacity
that is astonishing, the Democratic party
asks to let 1T once more manage our af-
fairs, and he is candidate for hunger who
favors that management of certain disaster
at home and certain dishonor abroad"
Senator Beveridge analyzed at length the
cause of the present prosperity and the
new conditions which II was necessary to
create in order that the present prosperity
might be continued He said the present
prosperity could not be continued merely
by standing still; 1t could not be continued
by going backward, as the Democratic
party proposed; 1t could only be continued
by going forward and opening still newer
avenues for American energy. He said:
There cannot be better test than this:
Let all whose conditions improved under
Mckinley vote for Mckinley. and all whose
conditions had grown worse under McKin-
ley vote against him. If any man thinks
that his present prosperity has not been
Ia ooiI, fxrN
tell me how 1t will be increased by Bryan"
Reviewing the past and present condi-
tions. he said: '"rhe Democratic party pro-
duced deficit in time OF peace; the Re-
publican party produced surplus in time
of war"
On the attitude of the two parties In ref
erence 10 our foreign possessions he said:
THE Republican party and the flag In the
skies: the Democratic party and the flag
in the dust-this is the attitude of the
party of Lincoln and the attitude of the
party of Calhoun at the close of the nine
teenth century. National domain, the con-
solidation of the people. the extension of
territory have been the instructive and per-
sstent efforts of the American people since
first they flung their separate banner out
among the flags of men. All other ques-
tions have been incidental and temporary
issues OF a decade a day, and on them
political parties have lost and won and had
their lite day, equally unimportant victory
or defeat. but every political party that
has stood for the traditional policy of the
Republic the people have sustained, and
every party that has opposed their onward
march the American people have over
thrown
Senator Beveridge said that this was a
nonpartisan campaign. an American cam
paign, and that this was the reason why
the Republican party had such a hold on