Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-04-26


the Republican state convention yester-
day. Senator Beverdge delivered an
eloquent address. In which he outlined
the principles upon which the Republi-
cans Of Indiana will enter the next cam
palgn. The senator himself would not
say that his utterances were those Of
President Roosevelt, neither would
he deny it. His friends, however, make
the assertion without qualification that
he spoke for the administration. Sen
ator Beveridge was made permanent
chairman and upon taking the gavelthe
senator spoke as follows:
About 400 members of various wom-
ems clubs have left by special trains
from New York, Philadelphia, Boston
and Buffalo, to attend the meeting of
the Federation of Women's clubs at
Los Angeles, Cal. All trains will Join
at Chicago.
'Thls is the first convention Of the
first campaign Of the Goth century.
Let our declarations be worthy Of the
hour. The American people are abreast
OF the times; the Republican party
must keep abreast of the American peo.
pie. Party victories, as such, are moth
Ing; the progress of the American peo-
pie is everything. Harmony with the
onward movement of the nation makes
party invincible. Opposition to the
progress of the republic means de-
served defeat. And SO 1t is that issues
are not invented by men. Issues are
ordained by events"
After taking the steel trust as an cx-
ample and stating that It had increased
the average wage to each labOrer 20
percent, the speaker said of trusts:
did these organizations cause all this
progress? No, the American people.
with powers unfettered, caused it: and
Industrial and commercial organiza ton
is only one Of the peoples methCSs Of
progress. And now the opposition pro-
poses the destruction of those agencies
of the peoples developing energies.
That program Of destruction the Op-
position proposes to make one Of its
issues in this campaign. 1t is the pol
icy of disaster.
HAS this movement oppressed the
people? 1t has not oppressed the work
ingmen, because more labOrers are now
employed Mt higher wages than ever
before in history; and In savings banks
alone American wOrkingmen have Oh
deposit today over 81, 500, ,OOO, ,OOO-more
than enough ready cash to buy out any
ten of the greatest corporations of the
world. 1t is said that this movement
throws labor out of employment.
When the railroad came the stage
driver and householder thought they
We're thrown out Of employment: but,
instead, new and better employment
was provided. When the self -binder
came, harvesters thought their Occupa-
tiOn gone; but, instead, new and better
occupation came.
"This whole development, throwing
men here and there out Of employment
for day, furnishes permanently in
creased employment for the ever EN-
larging number Of American working
men; and where 4,251 ,613 wage earners
were employed In manufacture 10 years
ago, nearly 100000 workingmen are
earning higher wages now In the single
Occuption of manufacture alone. This
movement then has not oppressed Ia
Dor. 1t has not oppressed the agri-
because American farmers
in the last six years have paid mort
cages on their farms to the amount of
$500, ,OOO,OOO; and the American farmer
could today with his livestock alone
pay the entire national debts of Eng
land and Germany, and still have over
$3.50. 100000 left. 1t has not oppressed
any class, because the well-being of
the whole American people is the as
and envy of the world.
"Our presidents in the past have been
great only by being equal to the times.
There is no other method of greatness
possible to our presidents in the future.
And now the Goth century opens |
with the first of second series of lead
ers Of a people who have grown to be |
the chief Of all the nations Of the world;
and he is the spirit of the times in
Think of the man who in all |
the republic today Is most conspicu-
Ously American and will voice your
thought when l name Theodore Roose-
welt, President of the United States"