Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-24
BEyERlDCE ON THE ISSUES
Indiana seDatOr Opens Republican National
Campaign in chicago
GOVERNMENT CONTROL OF RAILROADS
state Ownership OF Business Affairs a,
the European, Not the Americas
systeH-Future of IsIana
Of Cuba.

CHICAGO, Sept Ex-senator Albert ]
Beveridgs Of Indiana last night opened the
republican congressional campaisn in the
middle west, By delivering an address IN
the auditorium under the auspices of the
Hamilton club Of this city.
tThe hall was packed to the doors by the
members Of the club and their friends ana
the senator was given an enthusiastic re-
ception.
short address by President wetteu Of
the club preceded the speech OF Senator
Beveridge. A large number Of republican
politicians were on the platform during the
meeting. among them being United States
senators Hopkins OF Illinois and Hemenway
Of Indiana. and the following congress-
men:
Campbell. Of Kansas; Townsend, Hamil-
ton and Smith Of Michigan; Often of wis
consin. and Madden. wilson and Mckinley
Of Illinois
The speech Of Senator Beveridge was in
part. az follows:
The peoples government should do no
themselves; the peoples government should
own no business that the people can better
own themselves.
But the people. government should con-
OF the people that are so great as 10 affect
the welfare Of all Of the people. y 'V'
should not permit some or t.iem to prac-
tice business methods that will be unjust
TO ~ . q them m, But the peoples govern
private enterprise can efncientIy manage
and whose abuses government regulation
Government ownership Of nationwide
business y the European theory. OF in
S %ss b.bsss int rssson e nation
and against the European theory. Let
Europe. Government control OF rsilwsys.
but not government ownership OF railways.
could Ss re q css
masses. And because one man was no
longer dealing with another man, but vast
men, those corporations became 10 longer
private concerns. but public servants, Their
ness men but pubic BUSINESS dsss P men Every SSs
manager Of every great industry which
S GvSnss az dsa the people Il ne longer az In
he y statesman OF AFFAIRS dealing with
nation, He Is no longer an exclusive owner
elusive gain alone; he is a trustee msns az
Ing great business for the peoples vel
rare as well as his own welfare.
ReguIatisn Not Stringent.
Government regulation will never be felt
p WRo conduct CT cuisines. sS' az rstsss
OF the people, just as criminal laws are not
Of citlsenship. Liberty il realized only by
him who. obeys those common rules OF
action called laws by which alone liberty
Just as the old methods Of private bust
ness would be utterly inadequate In the
arbttrary private management Is utterly
inapplcable to the new methods.
pS Siriminsl law 10 the way to stop them.
6yists; prison bars for railway agents in
primaries l, and conventions; prison bars for
fiusLee the nomination and election OF Of
senator. congressman, judge or any other
public onicsr-that is the way to stop
But those laws and prosecutions should
never De written or instituted In malice.
who arouses hatred among his fellow men
fury he has saused Is a traitor TO free in
suius a end an enemy OF the republic.
the 81 ; The Soasly K
should own. the packing industries o. i''s The
And yet Il not tS.n NV why should Il 60 into
the railway business?
Future of Cuba.
Personally. believe that II the situation
in Cuba should untangie under the dipio-
sssrva,siyss once feared, but who has proved
with the tangles infinitely multiplied. 1
speak for myself alone: the administration
speaks for itself. But I recall that when
Alexander was confronted with the Cor
dian knot that none could unite he drew
his sword and cut IL, and thousands Of
years after the world Is applau ding his
exploit. In the end, whether Il be a decade
be American. History shows that the as
pirations OF the American people, even
while yet we were colonies was that II
should be Americsn-the colonists petit
toned the English king TO let them make
Cuba American territory. and Il was In
every platform of every party until the
civil war distracted our attention from IT,
But let no man be deceived az to what
Intervention means IL docs not mean proc
lamations; II means soldiers. Fifty thou
sand American troops will be required, to
restore Cuba TO the condition which we left
II. Fifty thousand troops Tor at least
one year Will be necessary TO build up
again that social order which we once
established In Cuba and which the CubAns
themselves have shattered. Fifty thousand
needed TO root out that brigandase which.
soil After this has been accomplished
American administration will run smoothly
without any soldiers at ALL But when we
have once more done that work we will
never again let II be undone. We have
made g mistake once; we will not make
that mistake twice. II the American flag
again goes TO Cuba Il goes to say; we
will return again 20 the traditional Amerl-.
can doctrine that wherever that flag 10
raiaed II never shall be lowered