The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-26
bEVER|DGE LEADS
INDIANA c. I. ?.
50 ACCLAIMED EY INDIANA RE-
PUBLICAN EDITORIAL AS
SECTION.
BOSSISM AND CLjQJES
Denounced by the Senator in Strong
Speech-F avors Direct Primary
Elections for all Puaiic
Officers.

OIlCSfS.
Indianapolis Ind. Feb 15.-Scn2
tor Boyerldge was enthusiastically az
claimed the leader Ct the repubieof
party in Indiana al q banquet tonieht
given by the State Republican Eli
orlal Association Republican m n.
beers of the legislature woro guests
guests and Beyer.dsa was tdo guest
Of honor. Harry Srohm, of Kner
land. president Of She Association.
Was toastmaster and when he sad
he mantle Of the party leadership in
Indiana had fallen upon che shoulders
LOT Beyeridee there was o storm OF az
pIausc. Strohm introduced Beyortsa
who declared himself against hossism
and cliques lie would do all in his
power TO see that any young republi-
lean i'm Indiana could eater politics
without Il pull" He favored direct
primary elections for all public eff
Icers from constable TO United States
senator His speech in part was IS
lloIows
More and more the citizen is com,
Iins TO care about the fitness of tho
Imam, aud less aud less about VIVA
Inariy label ho wears-aud in this IN
| eizeu is right in times like these.
Public office exists to transact the
business of the people; and the peo-
pie wont the best man they can fiad
10 transact the business Candidates
are now as important as platforms.
No party can hold its voters in any
possible way except by the appeal Of
vital issues or by the excellence Of
candidates The whip of an organiza-
ton can no longer drive citizens into
| line, The only control which the ~
publican party viii ever attempt over
its own members as 10 their political
Iconduct is precisely the same as the
appeal which We make to all citizens
Of all parties for their political sup
port; and that is thai each shall be
governed by his conscience and jud1-
ment as to the superior worthiness
Of our candidates and wisdom OF poi-
icics. Ii this be our party policy
and it will be-thero can be no fac,
tons among MS. There must be NJ
factions among us. there shall be no
factions. A faction is a coterie of po-
Iitical brigands gathered about a sub
ffa .pJ ocH.,,fv,r Tn.Iar fo,. IN, ,,,...
poses Of their mutual personal advance
ment The very nature of a faction
prevents its thinking of the public
good. II never is devoted to any
principle or policy Il considers only
the personal interests Of its members.
The speaker said that the man who
tries 10 create % faction within a par
iy is a traitor TO the party, and thar a
f0ction within a party means death
TO the party.
Senator Beverage said he favored
a primary law for the state by which
the people at the ballot box will NOM
mate every officer from constable To
congressman and senator. and also
nominate the partys state committee
and state chairman. But. said he.
it is far better TO have no primary
law whatever than a half way pl1
mary law That law is a fraud whic.
permits a party committee which IT,
Itself not named by the people to dl.
rect "a primary here or yonder or MOI
st aIL A primary law which directs
primaries in cities and denies them
in the country is an injustice TO
| both: Indiana should alact a
mos. thorough and weIlsuarded phi
mary law. or else it should wipe from
jts books, the fragmcuiary, grotcsqua
aaI unjust primary laws which now
Heiacc our statute books"