The Washington herald., 1908-02-14

Wabash, Ind. Feb, l3.-That Indiana's
delegation to the Chicago convention will
be for Fairbanks first, last, and ali the
time. was the statement made here to-
night by Senator Beveridge during the
course of an address before the Indiana
Lincoln League The occasion was the
celebration of the birthday of the mar
tyred President
Al the meeting resolutions were passed
indorsing Fairbanks candidacy and the
Beveridge tariff commission bill. The
league will attempt TO have the bill in
dorsed at the State convention.
Senator Beveridge, in his speech made
an urgent appeal for purified politics,
Must Retain Confidence.
Mr.. Beveridge said, in part:
"The Republican party began IS the or
gauized conscience OF the nation. and the
organized conscience of the nation it
must remain. II politicians use il for the
spoils of office; il men corrupt il with
money; if purchased newspapers become
its oracle. the heart of the nation viii
turn from it, For To the conscience and
mind Of the American people a party
name is nothing bat the soul and purpose
OF a moral movement are everything.
we are in historic movement. Two
years ago named it the movement for
the moral regeneration of American bust
ness II is a movement just Ike the
one that Abraham Lincoln led that An
drew Jackson led, that George Wash
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come immortal because they represent
immortal movements in history, so VIII
the name of him who leads this move
ment to-day likewise become immortal:
and for the same reason that Washing
ton, Jackson. and Lincolns names have
become fixed stars in the heavens Of hu-
man achievement, so beside them VIII
shine the name of Theodore Roosevelt.
Must Serve People.
Let the people beware Of those who
protest much and perform little in their
behalf, whether In nation or State. Above
all, let the Republican party beware Of
lip service to the people and heart treach-
cry 10 the people in its own ranks For
never forget that we shall lose, and
deserve TO lose, when we cease to be
the party of American ideals; and that
we shall not only lose. but be disgraced
if our leaders, preaching ideals with the
fervor of the missionary, prevent these
ideals from being made realities with the
cunning Of the politician Remember
what Lincoln said OF just such men
Remember what he called that kind of
politicians: Such politicians, said he
are a set of men who have interests
aside from the interests Of the people
Indiana for Fairbanks.
The Indiana delegation is going to Chi
cago for Vice President Fairbanks
Statements are being sent out that. after
a few ballots shall have been cast for
him, the delegation is 20 be delivered 70
this candidate of that candidate. This is
an insult 10 the Republicans in this
State, which, in their name, / denounce
The Republicans in Indiana whom we
viii represent are not to be traded or
delivered. We will vote for our own
candidate until he is nominated, or until
he himself tells as to vote no longer for
him; and if that time ever comes, the
delegation viii not be delivered to any
one. The seIf-respecting, independent
men who compose that delegation will
then vote for whom they please. AS a
body we are going to Chicago for Mr..
Fairbanks and for him alone.
-Four years ago. at our State cOnven-
tion, I called the Republican party the
here and now party.
Must BE Just to All.
while on the one hand we have pro-
vided for Furnishing the robberies COM
mitted by trusts upon the people and
put in jail the wealthy anarchists who
break the peoples laws, we should also
provide that honest men may combine
for honest business; honest railroad man
ayers consolidate their lines for honest
traffic. that the business Of the country
may go forward. And so the Sherman
law must be amended and brought down
TO date.
"A straight out revenue tariff gives
everything away and gets nothing in re-
turn. A straight out protective tariff
gives nothing away and gets nothing in
return We must have a tariff by which