The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-10-27
SEN. BEVERIDGE'S
WH|RLW|NO TOUR
DOING MUCH GOOD
Indiana's Senior Senator Is
Greeted by Large and En-
thusiastic Audiences Every
where He Goes.
REASONS GIVEN FOR
ELECTION OF TAFT.
Why Turn Down Party Which
Does Everything for the
Party Which Does Nothing,
Senator Asks.
BY Ellis Searles
On Board Beveridoe Special.


On Board Beveridse Special.
Fort Wayne, Ind, Oct. 27.-Sanator
Beveridge closed the first day of his
special train trip over the state of In
diana last night with a monster meet
ing in this city. Ii was the greatest
demonstration of the campaign in Fort
Wayne. and the republicans of Allen
county are jubilant over the turn out
Beveridge made fifteen speeches yes
terday across northern Indiana He
had big crowds everywhere and there
was much enthusiasm. This was es-
pecially true in the smaller towns Wis
tied. In some of the places where big
turn outs were not expected he had
hundreds of people. Most of tho
speeches were outdoor speeches though
some were made in halls and theaters.
Even in the democratic town OF
Walkerton, and while drizzling rain
was falling 500 persons stood around
band stand in the street and listened
to Beveridge. At Warsaw there was a
great crowd, the theater being packed
Beveridge spoke twenty minutes, and
when he got through James e. Watson
dropped into the hall and made
speech. Watson was on his way To
Laporte for a meeting in the afternoon
and had to make thirty mile automo-
bile trip to keep the engagement after
the Warsaw meeting.
George AIDE, the humorist and play
wright; John T. McCutcheon, cartoon
list on the Chicago Tribune. and Sam
Blythe, of the Saturday Evening Post,
and several other newspaper men were
on the train with Beveridge Ade. Nc
Cutcheon and Blythe are personal
friends of Beveridge and are making
the tour with him for the novelty OF
Richmond tonight.
Beyeridge is certainly making
whirlwind finish of the campaign I'm
Indiana. His special train will be out
five days, and will make stops for
speeches in fifty-five towns. 1t will
cover more than 1900 miles.
Beveridge told the crowds yesterday
that one reason why they should elect
Taft president is that every good law
books has been placed there by a
Republican congress. He said more
good laws have been enacted in the
last seven years than during any three
administrations before. He said neith-
er Bryan nor the democratic party
proposes to repeal any of these laws.
They say they are all good laws. SO
why do they ask the voters to turn out
power the democratic party that has
not done anything.
Beveridge discussed injunctions and
the labor question at some places He
said he favored legislation that would
prevent the issuance of injunctions
without notice. but that he was
against any law that would give a
trial by jury on injunction or con-
tempt proceedings.
Women Know Best.
The senator made hit at severar
| places by his appeal to the men to
consult their wives on the issues OF
i the campaign and then vote as they
/ tell them TO vote.
| THE women know more about what
is best for the family and the home
than you do he said. Il am willing
that you should ask their advice and
/ then follow it,
/ In one of his speeches Beveridge said
/ Bryan has thrown away his former
/ issues and that he now has a new
ere that is no more substantial than
/ the old ones were.
In 1896 Bryan was for free silver"
he said. ''one year ago he was for
.he government ownership of rail-
roads. He has thrown both of these
issues aside. How do you know that
he. will not throw away tomorrow
what he favors today?'
Beveridge invites democrats to ask
questions at every stop. He tells them
If they will give him one reason why
they intend to vote for Bryan he will
try to answer the argument Here and
there some democrat asks question
and gets an anSwer. One amusing
incident of ttse kind happened at
Kemdallville. Some man asked:
What about last summers panic?"
My friend Beyeridge asked.
haven't you got jobfe'
i Yes" came the answer.
Il thought so. Then the panic did
not hurt you. did it,
i The crowd laughed and cheered this
answer. Then Beveridge asked the
man IL he vss better of now than he
was in 1896
), 81 should gues yes the fellow adj
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