Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-02-20
FORMR.FAIRBANKS
Senator Beverage Says Indiana Del
egation win Stay with the
Vice. President.
BELIEVES IN COMBINATIONS
He Declares the People Are Awake and
Old Political Tricks viii NO
Longer Serve to Win
Elections.

Wabash, Ind, Feb. 14.-Senator Al
bert ]. Beveridge addressed the In
diana Lincoln League Of Republican
clubs here Thursday night, delegates
being present from all parts OF the
state. The address was considered q
fitting climax to the most enthusiastic
gathering in the history of the LIN
coin league. The senator was present
ed to the audience by E. E. Gates, the
retiring president of the league MT
Beveridge said in part:
"The Indiana delegation is going to
Chicago for vice-President Fairbanks.
Statements are being sent out that, az
ter few ballots shall have been cast
for him, the delegation is to be deliv-
cred to this or that candidate. This
Is an insult to the republicans In this
state which, in their name, de-
nounce. The republicans In Indiana
whom we will represent are not to be
traded or delivered. We will vote for
our candidate until he Is nominated.
or until he himself tells US to vote no
longer for him; and II that time ever
comes, the delegation will not be de-
livered to any one. The self respect
Ing, Independent men who compose
that delegation will then vote for
whom they please. As body, we are
going to Chicago for Mr.. Fairbanks,
and for him alone.
at is not republican to be remini-
scent; 1t Is republican only to be pro- |
phetic. Nearly 20 years ago, the Sher-
man law was enacted. We have trav-
eled century since then. In that
day, the organization Of industry had
just begun and men were alarmed;
today we know that the organization
Of industry alone can serve the people
that railroad consultations alone
can carry cheaply, safely, quickly the
nations passengers and freight And
so while on the one hand, we have
provided for furnishing the robberles
committed by trusts upon the people
and put in jail the wealthy anarchists
who broke the peoples laws, we should
also provide that honest men may COM
bine for honest business; honest rail-
road managers consolidate their line
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
return, a straight-out protective tariff
gives nothing away, and gets nothing
In return, We must have tariff by
which we can open the markets of the
world-one highly protective tariff to
apply to the nations that will not
grant us favors In their markets, and
another tariff, still protective, for ma
tions that will give us favors In their
markets.
Laws must be passed to help labor,
II the laborlng man Is treated Justly,
he will not be menace, but blessing.
"The period will be called in his
tory the renaissance Of American con-
science The tricks Of politics no
longer deceive the people. 1t will not
do In these days to talk about the flag
and human brotherhood; 1t will not do
to denounce our political opponents;
you cannot take the peoples minds
in that way from the burning Ques-
tons Of the day. The old and dis
graceful political devices can no long.
or win elections. A ticket nominated
by money or intrigue now, means GER
tain defeat at the polls.
Let the people decide, let the peo-
pie rule, unbought by money, I'M
huenced by bribes of any kind. Prom
Ises Of official positions at Indianapolis
or at Washington are Just as much
bribery as the paying over Of actual
cash.
Let us have definite policies flow.
ing from high ideals, for the repub-
lican party; pure primaries for the
republican party; Embossed conven-
lions for the republican party; fear
less truthful, clean candidates for the
republican party. These must be our
republican watchwords. The time has
gone by when a bad man can put a
placarj on his coat with the word IRE
publican" printed on It, and because Of |
that name get republican votes"