Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1905-1906, 1906-01-05
INDIANA IN CONGRESS
Junior Senator Points to High Places
Held by Hoosier Delegation.


Senator Hemenway was warmly ap-
plauded when he was introduced by
Chairman CLANCY. Mr.. Hemenway
said:
''It is q great pleasure for me to
meet the Republicans of the state a.
their biennial love feast. Since our
last love feast the Republican party
has been making history. We have
elected Roosevelt and Fairbanks by a
majority so large that it was almost
unanimous, and If a convention of the
different parties were held today they
would receive the Endorsement of all
the conventions and we would avoid
the payment Of the expense Of an cleo
ton. The people as whole approve
the administration of Theodore Roose-
welt.
"Since our last love feast our bril-
liant Junior senator, Albert J. Bever
idge, has become our senior senator,
and | enjoy the honor of being the
servant Of the people OF the state as
your junior senator. Since our last
meeting we have redeemed the Second
and the Twelfth districts from Demo
cratic representation, and Republicans
now represent them in the congress
of the United States. Since that time
we have elected our state ticket and
in the ten years or more of continuous
Republican rule in state and nation
there have been wonderful changes.
Our nation has become a loaner of
money instead of borrower 1.-THE fac
tories that were closed have been
has been employed wages have in
creased; the American people are a
home-loving people, and homes have
been constructed at a more rapid rate
than ever before in our history
This is not all the result of acct
dent but has been brought about by
the policies and principles of the Re-
publican party. We have been espe.
cially fortunate in the selection of
our governors during this time
Mount. Durbin and Hanly. They have
given the state good administration
and our state debt has almost disap-
peared; our public institutions have
been well conducted and for good ad.
ministration our state ranks with the
best states in the Union.
"Ten years ago, when our delega-
ton went to congress we did not Sc
cure single Craftsmanship upon any
of the committees of congress. Now
we have Watson, member of the ways
and means and other important COM
mittees, and whip of the house; Over
str hot Df
postoffices and postroads, which car
ries the appropriation for all our great
mail service; Charles b. Lands, chair.
man of printing and member of for.
eign relations; Brick, member Of ap-
| preparations and second on territories
| Crumpacker, chairman of the census
| and member of fnsular affairs; Holli
day, member of military affairs, pen
sions and other important commit
tees; Cromer, member of committee
on agriculture, that carries the apprp
priation bill looking to the agricultur
al interests of the country; Fred Ian
dis, member of committee on public
buildings and grounds and other i'm
portant committees; Foster, member
of committee on judiciary; CLANCY
member of pensions and patents: Gil
bert, member of revision of the laws
and arts and exposition.
Every committee save one that ap
propriates money to be expended b,
the government has sitting at it's tabl
member of the Indiana delegation
Every one of tne leading committee
Of the house that frame Legislation
{ has the benefit of the Judgment of
member of our delegation In m
, Judgment it is the best balanced stat
delegation in the Congress of tn
, United States, and the speaker of tn
house of representatives has recos
! nized their ability by placing ther
v upon the committees that do the bu
mess of congress and control not OIL
legislation but the appropriations tbs
q go to maintain our great government
Indiana has just reason to be prou
of its representation in the lowe
house of congress.
/. "And let me just for a moment off,
r. q word of caution. We should keep
mind in this hour Of our greatest 81