The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-04-12

the upward climb. Under these cir
cumstances no one knows what issue
will be manufactured by the opposit-
ion in the coming contest
But everybody knows that no
real honest fault can be found, and
therefore there can be no real good
faith issue urged against us. We
point with pride to the splendid admin
istration of Governor Hanly.
EuIogizes Gov. 'Haniy.
ave have had many distinguished
magistrates that have handed down
to US the rich heritage of their honest,
sincere devotion to duty and to man
kind. Governor Hanly is a worthy
and honored successor to everyone of
them. This is the time when the pub
lis is fully aroused to the responsible
ity of civic duty and good citizenship,
led by such strong, earnest cham
pions of duty and loyalty to respon-
sibility as Theodore Roosevelt and J.
Frank Hanly. Under Gov. Hanly we
have conducted the finances of the
state with such wisdom that during
his administration the state will be
that without increased taxation for
the purpose. We have done this
while we were spending with strict
but sane economy, $1,500,000 in i'm
provements of reformatory institu-
tons, and soldiers homes, and the
large sums necessary in the mainten-
ance of all the state institutions.
Under Hanly we are providing an
institution for athletics and we have
state railroad commission that will
regulate the rebate evil within our
borders. What real issue can there
be in the state of Indiana this fall L?
You know. gentlemen of the conven-
ton, and it has been the common and
accepted knowledge of men and par
ties ever since the world began that
the man or party that had t cour-
age and honesty to look after his own
household and purge it of all evil and
every appearance of evil, has been the
man and the party to be honored and
trusted implicitly everywhere.
I'm all history such fidelity to public
trust and such courage of public honor
have received the reward of it's own
virtue in the absolute approval and
confidence Of the people wherever and
whenever it happened. There is,
there can be, no real issue in Indiana.
1T must be matter Of satisfaction
and pride to every citizen Of Indiana
to know and feel that the Hoosier
state stands among the first and on
the top most round in the national
halls of congress. This has happened
first because you have elected good
men, and second, because you have
kept them there. This fact alone
should weigh stronger than mere
craftsmanship. They deserve to be
sent back with patriotic pride by in
creased majorities. And Indiana is
justly proud too of our splendid rep
them young men and both distinguish
ed in that august body without re-
gard, to age or length of service.
Fairbanks Boom Launched.
Indiana has been honored with one
president and three vice-presidents, to
preside over our destinies at Washing
ton. Three of them have passed out
of view. But Charles Warren Fair
banks, remains. May he always re-
main with his wise and skillful counsel
with his kindly warm hearted friend
ship and his calm and gracious pres
ence. Our vicepresident is the truest
tenderest friend that ever grasped a
hand, magnamimity to opposition, his
loyal adherence to friend, will be
remembered as long as brave and true
manhood finds honor in" the human
heart. He is man of the people,
sincere, honest and frank. There is
no man in the nation who holds the
confidence of all the people in a great
err degree than Charles Warren Fair
banks. And he possesses this conf
dence because he has a heart to feel
and brain to know that we all have
the same joys and the same sorrows.
And his heart beats in consonance
with the great heart crowd of the
people, and SO they revere and trust
him. He is a statesman in the truest
and best sense of the term. That is
his sole ambition has been to serve
and benefit the people not to advance
his own personal desires.
He has been true to every trust
in life and with his eminent services
to the nation. his and tolerant states
manship, his sincerity of heart and
honesty of purpose; he has so digni-
fed and honored the high position he
now holds that a great and apprecia-
tive people will one day say to India
ma, I'VE want your fayorite son for