The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-10-19
Senator Albert ]. Beveridge
Deals Logically With Issues
of Campaign Before a
Large Crowd.
SHOWS NECESSITY OF
SUPPORTING president
Regulation of Giant Monopo-
lies, the Speaker Said Had
Just Begun-Nation's Atti-
tude in Cuban Affairs.

Senator Albert J. Beveridge spent
yesterday afternoon and evening in
Richmond, in the afternoon address
ing the local chapter of the Daughters
of the American Revolution at the
Westcott Hotel and in the evening
speaking to an audience of 2500 at the
Coliseum, from all parts of the coun-
ty. The Senator appealed to his
hearers to return Republican house
to Congress in order that the Presi-
dent might be supported in his pro-
given his words seem to indicate that
Wayne County, intends to do her part.
part.
State Senator Roscoe f. Kirkman
introduced Senator Beveridge paying
tribute to his worth and referring
to him as a representative of the peo-
pie who was entirely in harmony with
Roosevelt and closing with the decla-
ration that Indianas Senior Senator
would some day be elevated to the
highest Office in the gift of the Amer
lean people. This sentiment met with
favor and there was an outburst of
applause.
Some Significant Statements.
The name of Roosevelt was broug"t
forward throughout the evening and
it never failed to elicit applause. Sen
ator Beveridge dwelt upon the pure
food bill and said that it was defec-
tive in two parts. These defects he
said were to be CORE cted by the next
congress and he held that the work
never would be done by Democratic
legislators. The speaker took occa-
sion to rap Bryan's government own
erShip theory. He said that the day
had not come when the American
people were willing to trade their in
stitutions off for European ones He
advocated the control of the giant in
dustries and said that the railroad
rate bill was but the beginning of this
regulation.
The Glory of America.
After all there is no country like
America" was Senator Beveridges
opening remarks. Every one of our
eighty million citizens glories in his
American citizenship and every Amer
lean would rather be a citizen of this
the globe. A good many citizens Of
other countries would rather be an
American than a citizen of their own
fatherland. Today there is larger
immigration to this country than to
any other country in the world. These
immigrants are not the exkauated
sons of aristocracy but the strong vi
tai common people of the osd world
Low
vested in the United States than in
any other country in the world and
today the United States is the money
center of the world and the Ameri-
can people are lending money to all
the world
Divine Hand on Nation.
Mr.. Beveridge cites these facts as
an example of the enterprise and !
progress of the American republic |
and stated that this condition of af- |
fairs was due to the policy of the |
American people and that this policy |
had been originated and carried into i
effect by the Republican party .As |
Lincoln performed the duties given |
him to perform under God: as Nc /
Kinley performed the duties given |
him to perform unSer God so today |
HeOuOTe ftpoSeNtit Is performing the /
duties given him to perform under |
.Gotlr stated Mr.. Beveridge, amid i
loud applause. He then cited the long
list of law for which the Republican /
party was responsible and proud of /
and then stated that not one law of /
national benefit could the Democratic |
party claim responsibility for
Nothing Is "Weii Enough"
mo one in this audience or in the /
country can comprehend what a bill
lion dollars means said Mr.. Bever-
idge. but since Mr. Roosevelt has /
been, elected president the American
export trade has increased that much /
each year: increased a billion dollars
annually under man who before he I
was elected the Democrats predicted
would ruin business in this country
We are not content to let we'll enough
alone. we are going to make well en-
ough better. There is no such phrase
as well enough in the American vo-
cabulary.
THE Republican party has in the
last twenty years passed twenty laws
anyone of which could be used as
an issue for a successful campaign
will only mention two OF these laws
bill, which was passed on the de
mand of President Roosevelt The
railroads are the most important fac
tor in the life of the Republic 1t is