The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-13

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rs BEVERIDGE A REPUBLICAN,
Mr.. Beveridge. Mr.. President, In
view Of the criticism made yesterday
by the senator from Rhode Island
(Mr. Aldrich) Of the attitude Of some
republican senators on the tariff bill
40 not being republican, send to the
desk and ask to have read the follow
Ing resolution Of the executive COM
mittee Of the Republican Editorial a.
ISOLATION of Indiana. which was pass
ed only few days ago.
The President pro tempore. The
Chair hears no objection to the re-
quest of the senator from Indiana, and
the secretary will read the resolution.
The secretary read as follows:
Resolution of Executive COMMITTEES,
Indiana Republican Editorial Associa-
ton.
Indiana Republican Editorial Assoc
citation.
The executive committee of the In
diana Republican Editorial Associa-
ton unanimously indorses the atti-
tude OF Senator Beveridge on the sub
ject of tariff revision. His efforts to
secure q downward revision of the tar
III are in harmony with the will of the
pAople throughout Indiana and accord
with the platform pledge of the repub-
lican party. What the people want
congress to do while In special ses-
sion is to settle the tariff question for
q period OF years, and nothing short
Of revision downward along protec-
tive lines as advocated by Senator
Beverage will suffice.
The above expression was given out
after a meeting of the executive COM
mittee held in Indianapolis May %.
1909. Every member of the commit
tee was present.
Edward A. Remy. Seymour.
4. N. WillOughby, Greensburg.
Harry M. Smith, Greencastle.
w. B. Maddox. Bloomfield.
A. A. Mccain. Charlottesville.
Executive Committee.
Is Beverage q republican?
Is he trying to form a new party?
n he trying to disrupt the republi-
can party in this state and all over
the country?
These are the questions which are
bsing asked.
And another question which is be-
Ing asked is, what grounds he has for
his action on the senate floor in OPP.
posing the leadership Of Senator Aid
rich who maintains that the republi-
can platform does not say anything
about revision downward.
To these questions We say that
Beverage il a republicai-that he is
not trying to form q new party. And
moreover we say that IL Beveridge
had not taken the stand which he has
on tho matter of the tariff that the
chances Of republican victory in this
state would be well nigh hopeless.
No matter what the grammarian
may be able to twist out OF the con-
structiop Of the republican platform
in point Of view Of its actual phrase
ology, Il Is none the less true that it
Is the idea which was given to the
people OF the stand Of the republican
party as whole that the revision Of
the tariff would Do downward.
That Is what tho people of Indiana
understood and that is what they
want.
That was the way that the platform
of the republican party was explain
ed to the people in Indiana in the last
campaign and the congressman from
this district declared for the revision
OF the tariff downward as did senator
Beveridge himself
Thus it IS. that to all intents and
purposes. no matter what the actual
wording Of the platform itself. the
platform means to the people OF Indi-
ana tariff revision downward.
And that this was the understand
Ing all over the middle west is clear
enough rom the fact that Taft him
sclf seems 50 to have understood it
and told the people =. At Cincinnati
n his speech Of acceptance: at NIL
waukce: q New York and Il his In
anGural Address he MAIDS his position
clear b the American people.
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