The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1910-04-05
palladium Specially

Indianapolis, April b.-The ioil0w.
ing is the address delivered by Sena-
tor Beveridge before the Republican
state convention today:
The coming battle is not so much
between political parties. as such. as
between the rights Of the people and
the powers Of pillage. In this strug-
gle the Republicans Of Indiana stand
for the people. Our appeal is not to
partisians. a. such. but to citizens,
as such.
It is another phase OF the conflict
as old as the republic. 1t was 50 when
washington fought to lift from the
peoples necks the yoke Of British op-
preston: and the people who were
patriots supported him and won.
It was 70 when Jackson defied Sc
cession and broke the power OF arro-
CANT and unwise wealth: and while
men of his own party left him, other
men of all parties in overwhelming
majorities held up Andrew Jackson's
hands.
It was 20 when Abraham Lincoln
sought to save tha nation and end
slavery: and loyal men OF all parties
forgot ancient party lines and gladly
marched to death for the republic and
human rights.
It was 30 In the last ten years.
when another president attacked the
country's organized greed which was
fattening on the labor and lives of the
masses; and again the masses forgot
their partnership and In overpower'
ing numbers rallied around Theodore
Roosevelt
The people were for these men be
cause these men were for the peO-
pie.
A political party is not q group OF
politicians. each with his following,
combining to win the spoils of place
and power. Such an organization ia
not q power-it IL band Of brigands
and its appeals in the name Of the par
ty are mere attempts to beguile and
defraud the voter for its selfish pur
poses. Such organizations and men
are the tools and agents of lawless
interests which know no party. at
tempt to use all parties and practice
only the policies Of profit.
From such q conception Of pO
litical party the Republicans Of In
diana must and will remain forever
free. The Republican party consists
of millions of citizens: and at theiI
flresides sits the only council that de
termines the party's principles and
purposes. The Republican paNy II
the child Of the nations conscience;
IL was born Of the mightiest moral i'm
pulse Of history; and always its ap
peal must be a moral appeal.
It would be well for the people, al
a nation, and Republicans, as . party
X there we're . sincere, compact op
position party in the republic. But
there is not. The aggregation of po
liticians who control the Democratic
party today misreprepresent honest
Democratic voters. and is not q party
at all, but q group of opportunists
who repudiate their platforms.
Recent events prove this. Tht
Democratic party's last national plat
form declared for free lumber: ye
half OF the Democratic senator's wht
voted at all voted for the highest dut!
proposed duty increasing tn,
house rate-on this common necessit!
for building the homes Of the people
That platform pledged them to pu
on the free list articles competing
with trust-controlled products; ye
nearly two-thirds Of the so-calle,
Democratic senators who voted at al
voted for the higest duty propose,
ON iron ore. of which we have tn,
greatest deposits ON earth, largel,
controlled by the Steel Trust.
Excessive duties. which even pre-
tectionists could not tolerate. man
nearly every increase Of rates got
Democratic vote.
The Democratic platform declare
for postal savings banks; yet ever
Democratic senator but one vote
against this poor mans banking bill
even after II had been amended 10 a
to keep the money collected by tn
postal savings banks In the commun
ties where It was gathered for tn
uses of local business.
So fragrant has been Democrat
betrayal Of party pledges that tn
last Democratic candidate for pres
dent. Mr.. Bryan. has publicly d,
nounced In scalding words these rep,
diators Of plighted faith. just an Gro,
er Cleveland. the only Democrat
president in SO years. denounced 1
scalding words the betrayal In hi
day Of Democratic party pledges.
In his speech at Ell Paso. Texa,
September 2S. 1909, Mr.. Bryan said
III the Democrats go before tn
people and attempt to make a figf
: on the tariff. to what can We point
We cannot point to the members {
our own party and their record q
tariff revision. Where Is the Dem
cratic record to point to when we &
before the people and ask them
/. trust us for another term?
Three-fourths Of the Democratic SEN
tors voted for a tax on lumber, q
though the Democratic party WI
pledged to free lumber.
What IL the use OF making promise
to the people II we don't intend |
keep them? What can the Dem
cratic party do In . national fight
we 90 before the people and say tn,