The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-10-04
Striking Parallels and Contrasts
val Policies on National Affairs.
DAYS SESSION OF THE CLUBS
OFFICERS ELECTED AND INSTALLED
FOR THE COMING YEAR.
Strong and Cheerful Platform of Prin-
cipIes Adopted with Enthusiasm
Other Convention Details.


the National Republican League was
brought to close tonight with mass
meeting in the First Regiment Armory.
The principal speaker of the evening was
United States Senator Albert ]. Beveridge,
of In LLAMA. Senator Beveridge's address
was devoted largely to a discussion of the
attitude of the two parties toward young
men. Among the other speakers were Gov
ernor Yates, of Illinois, and Congressman
Grosvenor, of Ohio Senator Beverage
spoke as follows:
Young blood is Republican blood. 1t is
the blood that believes and builds; the
blood Of faith and hope and deeds. That
is why there is no political home for young
Americans except in the Republican party.
Young Americans are believers in the Re-
public's future. They do not think that
all the great work has been done. They
do not think that the fathers left nothing
for their children to do except to admire
the achievements of the past. The young
men of America believe that the Republic
has just begun it's career. They look upon
the Nation as they look upon themselves
-masterful with the vitality of youth-and
not old man who has lived his day
and totters to its end, muttering that the
book of works is closed.
What natural line of cleavage divides
the parties of to-day? Simply this-con-
struction and destruction. When a people
is matured. political parties are divided
by fundamental forces. Those among the
people who are natural builders, those who
stand for preserving the best that the past
has given US and adding new work to that,
those who are conservative and construc-
tive, combine. On the other hand, those
whose tendency is to Destroy those who
oppose every creative movement of their
times and yet, by a paradox of character
cling with fanaticism to every outlived
precedent-these combine i'm opposition to-
the builders and conservers. And these
two forces constitute political parties in
every country that has reached it's ma
turity. The first of those in America is
the Republican party at the beginning of
the twentieth century. That is why the
great body of the ablest and soundest men
who once belonged to the Democratic party
are now Republicans. That is why the
Republican party is the party of this new
century. And that Is the reason why the
Republican party is the party of young
men.
1.-THE second of these in America Is the
Democratic party at the beginning of the
twentieth century. In the old meaning of
that word. in our country there is no lon
ger Democratic party. Once that party
stood for expansion: now it stands for
contraction. Once it stood for sound money;
now it stands for financial vagaries. The
members of that organization to-day are
I'd
man who wants to tear something to
pieces and you have named a twentieth
century Democrat. Name a believer in
American decadence and you have named a
Notwithstanding Democrat. Name a man
whose fear for the evils of our growth
outweighs his faith In the saving forces Of
American ans. character dt and you have named
who has substituted in our national life
for those master words faith and hope,
these other words. doubt and despair, and
you have named twentieth century DEM
ocrat. Name those who stand on the street
while great buildings mount upward criti-
else the architects plan and the craft OF
the workmen and lift not one helping hand
to correct defects. and you have described
the twentieth-century Democrat. And in
that company the young Americans of this
new century can have no place.
what hope does the Democratic party
hold for you, young men? In foreign policy
Democracy means negation. But young
manhood means assertion; young vigor
mocracy means negation. But young man
hood means planting and sowing and reap
ing; young vigOr means building and re-
pairing. All the youthful forces of nature
are constructive. Seek how you may make
the world richer, better'-this is the mes
sage of Republicansm TO the youth of the
Republic. Plant trees, build houses. con-
struct railroads, plan canals, fill your lives
with creations'-this the Republican creed.
Seek what you may destroy, oppose every
advance, put the torch to developing insti-
to the youth of the Republic. Spread dis
content; believe in American failure;
preach American social decay; attack
American economic evolution; poison the
mind with class hatred; defame those who
have succeeded'-that is the creed of De-
mocracy. Choose we this day whom you
will serve, young men of America; The
Republican party is organized optimism
the Democratic party is organized pes
simism. Faith in American righteousness.
American power, American resourceS-this
is the soul OF Republicanism. Disbelief in
American purpose, American might-these
the soul of Democracy. Republicanism
and assertion of American supremacy; De-
mocracy and denial of American destiny.
How can you, young men of America. hest
tate between this alternative of darkness
and of light? You sons of sires who knew
no fear. no coubt and no retreat Your
fathers behelG the work of their fathers
and said: 1t is the largest work yet done
by man. We are unworthy Of such par
entage if we build not with our hands work
forward from conquering TO conquest Now,
in our turn. we behold the work of our
fathers hands and say: History has wit
messed no deeds so great, no work so full
of blessing TO our country and the race.
Let us. drawing from their example in
SEPARATION and not despair. build larger and
better even than they. Thus. and only thus.
shall be worthy of the blood they gave
u.s..
NO HOPE IN DEMOCRACY.
How shall We do this If Democracy is our
counselor? For Democracy tells us that the
work about is is our ruin and not our OPP
portunity Democracy tells us that organ
ization of industry means our slavery and
not our mastery. Democracy tells us that
trusts kill our hope ana SHUT in the faces
of our first years the doors of advantage.
Democracy's doctrine OF desolation is a
doctrine OF falsehood and cruelty at once.
Falsehood, because the more perfect and
complex organization Of industry becomes