The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-26
Assures the Scribes That New
Policies and New Order of
Things Is Future Of RepubIi-
can Party.
PRESIDENTIAL BOOM
WAS NlPPEO IN BUD
Senior Senator Declares for
Taft to Succeed Himself
Pleas for All Factions to
Get Together.

(Stafs Correspondent.)
Indianapolis. Feb 26.-The keynote
speech Of Senator Beveridge was de.
livered at the banquet Of the Indiana
Republican Editorial Association
which was held at the Claypool Hotel
last night. The meeting was the
largest ever held by the association.
Editors and their wives from all over
the state were in attendance as we'll
as politicians and state office holders.
Over two hundred were at the ban
quet Several Richmond men were
there among them were: AlonzO Gard.
ner. Walter Ratliff. Judge Comstock.
Charles Morgan and Carl Bernhardt
Of the Richmond Palladium.
The meeting was presided over by
Harry A. Strom Of Kentland. who i'm
troduced the senior senator from In
diana with the assurance that new
policies and a new order OF things
were the future rule in Indiana repub-
lican politics.
Enthusiastic Meeting.
Senator Beveridge was received
with much enthusiasm. He declared
that bygones must be gygones: that
factions must be eliminated; that the
republican party must be freed from
machine rule and exist solely for the
people: that every young man must
have his day and then defined tho
work of the republican party as con-
structive. He gave q resume Of the
tariff question and the proposed re-
casting of the Sherman act in regard
to trusts.
One noticeable thing of the evening
was his declaration that the next
presidential candidate OF the republi-
can party was the president now des-
ignate. This put q damper on the
rumor that Beveridge was seeking the
presidency four years hence.
Opposed to Factions.
Declaring that party factions werv
harmful Senator Beveridge invited all
the factions to come back In the party
as there are none to punish II any.
one were to be punished"
Faction Against Public Good.
The very nature of faction pre-
vents its thinking of the public good.
1t never is devoted to any principle
or policy. 1t considers only the per-
sonal interests of it's leaders and it's.
members. But the personal interest
or career of any man amounts to moth
ing from the viewpoint OF the public
good. The only thing the people care
for SO far as any public man is con-
cerned is whether he is the best pub
lie servant they can get to do their
work. So we> see that the man who
tries to create q faction within a
party is traitor to the party. Every
party should extend the hand of peace
to all men excepting only the man
who tries to build up faction within
1t; and that man every party should
strike. for 1t is either that mans life
or the party's life. since a faction
within a party means death to tho
party"
As to Nominations,
Beveridge then announced Gpr =
free-for-au dght for nominations:
These general principles must de-
termine the course and conduct Of the
republican party. both as to its or.
ganization and its policies Just as a
party exists for the people instead
of people existing Tor the party, so =
party organization must exist for the
party instead of the party existing for
the organization. This fs the great
truth which must control us I'm the
reorganization Of our party, which
takes place every two eyars. Our
county and state committees must
work exclusively for the election OF
all candidates: not all for the nom
ination Of any candidate. In nomsn-
erned by the good old American rule.
a free light, no interference, and LET
the best man win
Favors Direct Primaries.
Senator Beveridge next spoke On
the primary election Law in which he
favors direct primaries IN nomination.
and especially az applied to United
States senators.
I favor a primary law by which
the people At the ballot box win NOM
mate every officer from constable tn
congressman and senator and also
nominate the party's state commit
tee and state chairman II = the
peoples Offices Which M these can
didates must M II they ars elected.
1t il the pazty's cAmpaien which
party committees must conduct. there
fore. the people composing the party
should name the men who conduct