The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-29
Eloquent Senator
Talks Straight to
the Point.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Sept. 26.-The
first Republican meeting Of the cam
paign in Indianapolis was held to-
night in Tomlinson Hall An illumin-
oated procession escorted Senator Al
bert J. Beveridge and Congressman
Overstreet TO the hall, which was well
filled.
CONGRESSMAN Overstreet presided and
in a brief address introduced Senator
BeveriGge. who spoke in part as fol-
lows:
What IS this campaign about? What bust
sess man but wishes that no election We're
policies are successful at home and abroad
The best that the opposition's ablest man,
Grover Cleveland, can say for It is that IL
shows signs OF returning sanity Yet this
political conva descent demands control OF the
Government, declaring that II could not now
undo much that the Republican party mas
done Il IL would and would not undo much
that the Republican party has done II II could
The first result Of Parker's election would
be q tariff agitation without result, since Mr..
Parker himself tells Us that a Republican SEN
D. ate would prevent legislation. Such agitation
spells business uncertainty, and uncertainty
spells business disaster
Even II the opposition controlled House.
Senate and President they themselves could
not tel what kind OF tariff law they would
pass. For some OF them. like Mr.. Bryan, are
free-traders; some, like Mr.. German, are pro-
tectionists- Think Of an engineer trying 10
run his engine backward and forward at the
same time What would happen to that en-
zine is what would happen to the country
with the opposition IN power.
Men talk q tariff revision as though Il were
q simple thing-sn easy task NO problem is
more intricate What is the tariff? It is not
IN artificial structure 20 be taken apart ana
put together like the trick box OF a Juggler.
i IS the development of a theory OF statesman
ship. II is a growth and not creation Those
who prepared the soil OF this nation planted
in that soil the seeds Of the American indus
trial independence which men call protection.
j. here and there q branch now needs prun-
ing those who planted the tree and have
guarded its growth should do IL, not those
who resisted its planting IN the nrst place
ana who for e hundred years have sought TO
lay the its roots.
Even the changing Of q single schedule is no
work for the prejudiced or ignorant. For
other schedules are related TO it; and TO all
greatest o. business nations Republican re-
vision 81 any schedule means the thoughtful
consideration OF every other schedule.
AS 10 the trust question, Senator
Beverage said:
The organizations OF industry should
neither be prosecuted nor favored. They should
have simple justice ike everybody else. All
men, all interests protected OF punished by law
according as they do right or wrOng-this is
Repubiicauism III a sentence, Americanism in
q phrase
- Tar as legislation can remedy the evils
of trusts. Republican legislation-the Sherman
law. the rebate law. the department Of Com
enacted ca the subject-wiI do it if enforced.
And Roosevelt's election means enforcement o.
these laws and all laws
Discussing at length the financial
question, Senator Bevsridge said:
The way 10 keep the geld standard out Of
danger is TO keep IL in the hands OF those who
Ilt it ont of danger