The Washington times., 1906-08-23
BEvERIDGE OPENS
MAINE CAMP PAIGN
His Speech an Appeal to the
People to Support
Roosevelt.
BUSINESS OF THE COUNTRY
Enormous Increase, He Declares, Is the
Result Of the Policies Of
Republicanism.

PORTLAND Me, Aug. 23.-Senator
Beveridge of Indiana. another Of the
big guns of Republcanism brought into
Maine TO help carry the September cleo
tiOn made his first speech here last
evening 1t was an appeal TO the coun-
try 10 support the President by sup
porting the Republican party. The Sen
ator said in part:
For a generation American energies
have been consumed In the physical de-
velopment Of a Contiaent. But the
haste took our attention from the moral
phase OF commerce. It Is the glory or
free institutions that in the end all
evils correct themselves. And so today
we find that the American people have
begun to right the wrongs Of American
business.
This does not mean that the Ameri-
can people have lost the desire for gain.
But today they are concerned in meth
DDS as we'll as in result. And so while
they have not abandoned business, but,
on the other hand. increased it, they
intend Il shall be conducted with con-
science as much as with intelligence.
Strengthening Out Business.
what the railroad manager is doing
in strengthening out the crooked places
IN his road is what the American peo-
pie under the leadership OF Theodore
Roosevelt are doing in strengthening
out American business. And this self
renewal of a free people means the
Justification Of free institutions and the
Immortality OF liberty.
AT such a crisis only the right KIND
of a leader is wanted. Such leadership
was found in President Roosevelt. The
sherman antitrust act has shown more
vitality during the Presidency OF Iheo-
dore Roosevelt than since ITS enactment;
And where that and other laws fell
short of rcmedy1ng existing situations.
new laws have been added. And all
these laws have been enforced against
all offenders alike"
Business Has Not Suffered.
Mr.. Beveridge asserted that this moral
regeneration Of American business had
not injured the country's commerce at
home ana abroad. had caused no panic,
killed no honest enterprise. AS q proof
OF this il was shown that domestic com
merce has increased 81 600 100000 a year
for six years. that the circulation Of
money has increased s569, ,175. SOS since
Roosevelt became President; that the
national exports are now the greatest in
our history: that the balance OF trade
in favor of America is more than S1O0.-
000Q)0 greater than five years ago; that
the American farmers have increased
their products more than Sl,090000 600 for
every year OF the present admiHistra-
ri0n. that there are over $1,000 100000
more invested in manufacturing indus
tries than when RooseveIL became Pres
ident
1T was the nations will that Presi-
dent Roosevelt voiced when ne demand
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IT was necessary that discrimination
cease. that every shipper be treated
alike. The law viii correct many evils;
If II does not correct ell. the law VIII
be amended until every evil IN transpor-
tation has been eliminated.
For a hundred years we have been
tending steadily toward the nations con-
troll of the nation 5 business, The prod
ucts Of the people must be hauled from
ocean 10 ocean. from Gulf TO the DOmin-
ion Therefore. railway rates are tax.
And from this springs the wrong OF
private control Of transportation and the
right Of The people TO voice IN that
business. The railways exist for the
nation. not the nation for the railways.
The Torehbearers Of Liberty.
''The glorious American people torch
bearers Of liberty, hope Of the world;
this American land. so nobly placed. so
rich IN all that ministers to human
use ana hapPlheSSt Iitat pTopiS VIII NOT
be corrupted by their prosperity be-
cause their prosperity VIII be honest
and pure; that republic viii not decay
because it's government will be kept
close To that people; that land viii not
be spoiled and rifed by Crazed effCrts for
hasty wealth. but made richer by in
telligenI industry and care. Develop
ment. not exploitation: progress. not de-
cadence. while even brighter shines the
light of that true freedom that men
call equity before the law onward and
upward carried By the American mil
lions as they press forward in the
strength and joy OF righteous living,
passing by the gods of gold and ieav-
ing behind them the false worship Of
the broken idols of the market place
a market cleansed, set In order. and
regenerated. SO shall American civili-
ZatlOn ne made immortal and American
institutions a blessing 10 mankind