The San Francisco call., 1910-10-14
PLUNGES into
BEVERIDGE Fight
Tells Voters of Indiana Senator
Did Not Split Party, but
Represented People

RICHMOND, Ind, Oct 13.-whep the
Roosevelt special train rolled across
Indiana today Theodore Roosevelt
pulled off his coat, rolled up his
sleeves and plunged into one of the
hardest fights of his political career
He came to Indiana to do what he
could to send Albert J. .Beveridge back
to the United States senate for six
years more. Early IN the day he said
that there was victory in the air"
The issue in Indiana, he said, was one
of decency in public life as against
crookedness.
At Anderson, when Colonel Roose-
welt finished his speech, hundreds
pushed forward to take his hand The
railing of the stand was broken down
and men fought to get near the colonel.
One man almost at Colonel Rooseyelt's S
side reached out his hand to touch
him. Another man beside him struck
the man on the Jaw with his fist to get
him out of the way Mounted police
rescued the colonel and Senator Bey-
eridge.
BEVERIDGE REPRESENTS PEOPLE
Colonel Roosevelt asserted that the
whole republican party would be
solidly in line on a tariff program be-
fore the next presidential election came
around. Senator Beveridge voted
against the Payne-Aldrich tariff bill.
Senator Beveridge presented bill for
tariff commission three years ago.
Colonel Roosevelt defended his action
in regard to the tariff, and his words
were the next thing to an expression
of an-opinion in regard to the new tar
if law which he has yet made.
Senator Beveridge did not split
"a ~ - na1 sol In DC
speech at Lafayette. HE merely stood
by the bulk of it, because the real
party consists of the mass of the
people.
TAKES UP ALASKA CASES
Colonel Roosevelt said Senator Bev-
eridge and the bulk of the party were
a little ahead of some Representatives
Of the party in Washington.
But the others Will catch u.s." he
added. They're little late in start
ing, but they're all right
At indianapolis he hit hard at some
of his opponents. In talking of the
Alaska coal land cases he paid his COM
pliments to the men from New York
and Colorado" who oppose his ideas on
conservation and who, he said, wanted
to exploit Alaska for themselves. He
said they must not be allowed to rob
the people.
the colonel on his trip across the state,
sat on a platform behind him. Charles
w Fairbanks, former vice president,
who also Travelled with Colonel Roose-
Welt as far as Indianapolis. introduced
the colonel and praised him.
The colonel returned the compliment
to Fairbanks by saying kindly word
about him.
SAYS HE'S AMUSED
II have been immensely amused by
some of the pleas for state rights made
to me this year" said Colonel Roose-
velt 81 hold that the national govern
ment should exercise control over the
water power sites, and when / advo-
Gated that was assailed by some very
worthy citizens of my own state, New
York-and one or two others of Ohio
who stated that it was an outrage to
infringe on the state rights of Colo
rado, because Colorado wanted to give
New York and Ohio something to
which they were not entitled. We are
for state rights, wherever state rights
means popular rights-the rights of
the people; and we are for national
rights wherever national rights mean
the rights of the people"