The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-04-02
INDIANA STANDS
FOR FAIRBANKS
THIRTY DELEGATES LOYAL TO
STATES FAvoRiTE SON.
SENATOR BEvERIDGE's SPEECH
After Paying Glowing Tribute TO Re-
publican Party, He Explains
How Tariff Revision Should
Be Accomplished.
United Press Dispatch.

| United Press Dispatch.
| Indianapolis, Ind, April 1.-- Four
delegates at large, pledged to the sup
port of e-President Fairbanks. and
| fifteen national electors will be elect
| ed by the republican state conven-
tion, which assembled at 2 o'clock
this afternoon. This will make the
| full quota of thirty delegates to the
Chicago convention from Indiana, all
of whom will vote for Fairbanks. The
state convention is composed OF 1,467
| delegates. 1t will reassemble at
o'clock tomorrow morning for the pur-
pose of nominating candidates for
governor, lieutenant governor. secre-
tary of state, auditor. treasurer, attor-
ney general and other state and judi
cial Offices. 1t is understood that the
Indiana delegation will vote solidly
for Fairbanks in the national conven-
tion as long as there is any possibil-
lity of bringing about his nomination
In case of evident failure, il is more
than likely that Indiana's entire
strength will be thrown to Taft.
L LGtteF FTVfn FAIRBANKS.
| A letter from yice-President Fair
banks was read before the conven-
ion this afternoon. In part he said:
I'VE should not close our eyes to
the fact that there is determined
effort on the part of the opposition
to control the next house. II they
should succeed, republican senate
and democratic house would be
charged with the important subject
Of tariff revision. The two branches
0f congress would stand on diametri-
| cally opposite theories and the ulti-
mate result would, be compromise,
II congress convened Immediately
| after the election it could probably
complete the work Of revision before
the inaug1lrat ton Of thss&F 49,
tration We would be enabled BY
this method to not only guard against
/ contingency of revision with dem
ocratic house. but put an end to ap
| prehension in the business world soon
er than would otherwise be possible.
This is the part OF wise and patriotic
| craftsmanship. It's good politics and
good business. Revision must be
along protective lines and revision
must be by those firm in protective
| faith.
Local Option Endorsed.
The platform adopted by the con
| vention endorses local option, with
each county as unit This is not
intended to interfere with the present
| temperance laws. 1t endorsed the
Roosevelt and state administrations
and urges Fairbanks for the presi-
dency
Senator 1everidge's Speech.
Senator Albert J. Beyeridge was
temporary chairman Of the conven-
ton and in his address he paid q glow
| ing tribute TO the republican party
and urged reforms of which he is
champion. He in part said:
''The world moves, and the republic
can party is abreast of the times.
| The world moves, said Galileo three
centuries ago, and the narrow minds
who ruled that day forced him to re-
cant. But the republican party new
er has yielded and never will yield to
those who ask it to about-face. The
republican party is always on the
march toward better things. Every
Republican watchword is a battle cry
Of progress. Every republican leader
mas been captain of advance.
THE first republican candidate for
lpresident was called the Great Path
inder It's second candidate for pres
ident was called the Great Liberator.
| It's last candidate for president and
the nations chief magistrate today is
called the Great Reformer. These
men did things for the people-that
is what made them republican lead
ers.
"A republican leader is not manip-
llator. He is an apostle of ideals, a
writer of laws, doer of deeds The
republican party does not exist TO get
Offices for the ambitious; it exists
Ionly to work out the welfare of the
lnation. to right the wrongs that curse
the people. to secure the government
of law by making law secure the de-
mands of justice, The republican
Iparty would preserve the rights of
property by making property observe
the rights of man. To make condi-
tions better. human life happier, lib
Ierty broader and stronger-this is the
lmeauing of our organization.
And it has been this undying pur-
pose of human betterment that has
written every reform of the last eight
historic years and placed beside the
name of Washington, Jackson, and
Lincoln as a leader of the people to-
ward liberty and light the name Of
Theodore Roosevelt.
1--WE must go to the people. not
merely boasting of what we did for
1.-THE people yesterday, but telling them
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