The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-24
BEVERIDGE THE ORATOR
He Outlines Plans of State Platform.
and Says He Has Approval
From Washington for
His Ideas.


Oana VIII enter upon the next campaign,
ard although the committee on resolu-
lions has not yet reported, 1t is under
stood that the planks in the platform VIII
not vary widely from the general state
ments made by Senator Beverage this
afternoon. 1890
The speaker laid particular stress upon
the fact that this was the opening con-
vention Of the twentieth century and i'm
piled that it behooves the Republicans of
Indiana to look well to what they said
and did.
The senator declined to say that he was
the mouthpiece of the administration of
President Roosevelt, but would not deny
that what he had to say regarding ma
tlonal issues has been in a large measure
approved at Washington
In the course of his speech he said:
We see that from the foundation of the
government, the natural movement of
natural forces has dictated platforms and
won campaigns; and politicians, states
men, parties have triumphed or gone
down as they have interpreted or opposed
those eternal powers. What, then, is the
movement of those natural forces today?
In our internal commerce and industry
1t is toward cooperation and combina-
ton. This is only another way of saying
that civilization is progressing. Then a
time came when a partnership was no
longer strong enough to transact the
larger business demanded by increasing
civilization, and joint stock companies
became necessity Of the commercial
world. Labor obeyed the natural law Of
combination, and workingmens organiza-
lions became. and are today when wisely
directed, mighty force for good
In Defense of the Trusts.
Public opinion disapproves the labor or
ganization which demands more than
Justice so public opinion outlaws the en-
ployer that denies it. And against pub
lie opinion no earthly power can long
prevail. And, although labor now re
ce1ves 80 per cent of all investment, if
labor organization viii be conservative,
trusting only to reason and justice, labor
will come to divide with capital still
more of the wealth they Jointly produce
just as the law of cooperation devel-
oped in the labor world. so it has devel-
oped in the world of capital out of nat
ural conditions and the necessities of the
people.
Senator Beverage here quoted stats
tics at length to uphold his contention
that great combinations of capital in all
lines werc necessary and beneficial to the
public and declared:
Industrial and commercial organization
Is only ore of the peoples methods of
progress. And now the opposition pro-
poses the destruction of those agencies
of the peoples developing energies. That
programme of destruction the opposition
proposes to make one of, its issues in
this campaign 1t is the policy of disas-
ter True craftsmanship says: Hands
off Of the activities of the American peo-
pie, and they will achieve as never ma
ton yet achieved Let the American peo-
pie alone!-that is the keynote of this
campaign and all campaigns.
This movement then, has not oppressed
labor. 1t has not oppressed the agricul-
turalists, because American farmers in
the last six years have paid mort cages
on their farms to the amount of $4,000
0GO; and the American farmer could to-
RI r1yff17 &c clio ole ~,
tire national debts of England and Ger
many, and still have over $520. coo 600 left
1t has not oppressed any class, because
the well-being of the whole American
pie is the establishment and envy of
the world
Hanna and Fairbanks Cheered.
The committee on rules recommended
that Senator Beveridge be made the per-
manent chairman of the convention. The
report was adopted unanimously The
senator was greeted with cheers During
the two hours required for the delivery
of the speech, not a delegate left his
seat. srf5.
There was great outbtirst of cheers as
the speakers concluded, and then came
loud cheers of Fairbanks -
AS Senator Fairbanks left his seat and
stepped to the speakers table he was
greeted with long eontinaed cheers
Frederick Landis.l Of Wabash, brought
forth loud cheers by his assertion
that he believed lin the party of Mark
Hanna, who had never lost a fight, and
never, would lose one" The outburst Of
applause that met the name of Senator
Hanna was fully as generous as any that
had been given during the day.
Praises Combine of Capital.
The Republican party. always stands for
liberty of thought and action-stands for
the forces that build, stands against the
forces that destroy. We stood for pro-
lection that labor might be free; for hon
est money that the people should not be
defrauded. We stood against repudia-
ton that the republics honor might be
saved; against secession that the nation
might be preserved. And just so we stand
today against the destruction of organ
lied labor and capital that this twentieth
century civilization may. continue.
But while we are in harmony with the
times, we are not blind to the evils which
cling to the great trunk which itself is
sound. But we insist that the tree shah
not be felled because of the evils. When
combinations of capital attempt to arbi-
trarily raise prices from motives of mere
greed or unjustly reduce wages merely
to increase dividends they must be pre-
vented, punished. But apply remedy
do not administer a medicine of DEATH.
What, then, does common sense suggest
as the first step toward a reasonable
remedy? 1t is to test the applicable
of any existing law on the subject is it
not? And this is the method that the
president OF tie United States as pursued
Publicity Is His Remedy.
What is the next step which practical
thought suggests for preventing the evils
of modern combination of capital and
labor? It is clear that we cannot destroy
them. But we must prevent their frauds
chain their violence, and, as the presi.
'muzzle their greed, just as we do with
evil men. A method must be found to
supervise their operations, to give the
people information of their purposes and
conmtion. 1t must be national method;
for the great twentieth century combina-
lions Of capital operate throughout the
nation. In the republics internal trade
state lines have been abolished: and
commerce is hardly conscious even of
the confines of countries. For this ma
uonaI supervision Of national industries
the Republican party is this very hour
providing. President Roosevelt has rec
commended, and congress is. CONSTRUCTING
q department of commerce, which will
finally supervise every trust that does
business throughout the nation.
In Favor of Reciprocity.
In discussing recihrocit4 he said:
In our very prosperity turks the causes
OF disaster, which nothing can avert ex>
eept the sale Of the surplus products OF
American capital and labor. To dispose
or That surplus of American products is
the task the Republican party is performs
ing.
One market for part of our surplus is at
our door. and to seize that market the
republican party will establish reciprocs
1ty with our wards in Cuba
1t IS said that our reciprocity with Cuba
is not broad enough. We answer that
there must be a beginning, and from its
results we can extend the policy if sue
cessful.modify it where defective; aban-
don It II advisable. The problem of reci-
procity with the world is as delicate as
the problem of supervising the CONNER
clal and industrial Developments within