The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-12-03

New York. Dec. 2.-Refore going 10 the
Hoosier dinner tonight at the waldorf.
Gov. Thomas r. Marshall. OF Indiana,
discussed some phases OF the recent cleo
ton as they affected Indiana, told why
Senator Albert j. Beveridge will not re-
turn to Washington next year. and men
toned some reforms in registration and
primary laws which he hopes to have the
next State legislature TO adopt
II think It was just this In Indiana ="
said Gov. Marshall at least, It was
the basis OF the campaign after Col.
Roosevelt came into the State. and he
aceentuated it; Nobody was quito able
10 understand how, out OF babel OF
voices. accurately to define the New Ma
tionalism.
THE people Of Indiana could not quite
understand how State was TO have all
It's powers preserved and the powers OF
the general government at the same time
be enlarged 10 the extent OF making the
President trustee under God for all OF
US Then we were opposed TO a central
iEation OF power.
IT believe I voice the sentiment OF
Indiana when I say We recognize that
a republic is not the strongest form OF
government by any means. In a republic
We cannot always accomplish things we
may want. but We can preserve the Hber-
ty OF the individual citizen, and he must
either yield his individual liberty for
the accomplishment of some things he
wants to see accomplished or he must go
without the things he wants.
Tho tariff question was the leading
issue made by the Democratic party IN
Indiana tariff for revenue. No matter
whether It agrees with that of any
other Democrats in the country or not,
that is our brand of tariff, and Col
Roosevelt sounded at Osawatomies and
at Saratoga what seem TO US dlscordant
notes. Our people, l think. are willing
for the general government TO have every
power that II has now. but not to give
II any more.
They believe also that 10 a greater OF
less extent the Payne-Aldrich tariff bill
has had 10 do with the higher cost OF liv-
ing. 1t IS my opinion that our people IN
Indiana, in a square fight on the question.
have demonstrated that they do not be-
heve Ia the doctrine OF protection. from
which, I think. flow the evils OF which
people complain in the way OF trusts and
other evils or supposed evils I do not
= dispute the fact that there are many good
men who differ from that point of view.
I'VE made our fight this year on that,
and neither insurgency nor standpatism
was an issue. Ours. think, was the only
State in which that peculiar condition
OF things existed.
Views OF Democrats.
Those OF my faith DO not believe you
can adopt a theory OF government and
then by legislation permanently curb evils
that flow out OF it, We think that If in
surgency is correct, Il goes to the vital
question-as we put il, the right OF gov
eminent to indirectly assist any man in
his business. II the contention of the in
surgent is right. the protection system
ought TO go down. In other words, we
Democrats. with our strabisnus eyes,
cannot see how It can be seriously con-
tended that a certain amount OF money
can lawfully be taken from one man for
the beneft OF another. while 20 take a
larger amount becomes wholly unlawful"
What have become OF Senator Bever-
idge and Mary OF the vine-clad cottage?''
the governor was asked
Nov, you cannot draw me out on the
latter subject; but regarding Senator
Beverage. I may say that the personal
relations between him and myself. 1 hope.
are entirely agreeable. mean them TO
be so, and from my standpoint there is
nothing between as except the protection
theory TO which he clings. But when he
made the opening speech at the Repub-
liean State convention he declared the
fight was 10 be between the powers OF
pillage and the people.
al our convention / insisted that. still
believing In the doctrine OF protection.
Senator BeVeridge much 20 my regret,
had put himself between the two firing
lines of the contending armies and must
necessarily be shot. either in front or
in the rear. / think that Is the only
diagnosis of his misfortune.
1T is hardly possible for a man to
practically desert his party and VET OBJ
tain his entire party vote. l think Sena-
tor Beveridge relied upon Democratic
support, and that was not forthcoming.
because II was not the personality Of
Beverage that was 10 be voted upon.
bat the old protection theory, TO which
the Democrats OF Indiana are opposed
We carried the State for Tllden against