The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-02-06
Former Local Newspaper Man
Scores Watson's Actions at
District Convention Held at
RuShviiIe.
BEVERIOGE DESERVES
SUPPORT OF VOTERS
Gordon Says that the Aldrich-
Cannon-Watson Gang. with
Tammany Aid. Is RESPONSE
BILE for Tariff.

j. Bennett Gordon. for many years
the managing editor of the Evening
Item, and now on the staff OF the Mil
waukee Journal in the capacity of spe
eiai writer. has voiced his opinion of
Cannonism, Watsonism and the Pal.
ladium's stand against the two. in the
following communication:
Editor Palladium: have Just fin.
ished reading the account in your We'd
nesday's paper of the district couvcu-
tion at Rushville and the effort to slap
Senator Beveridge in the face. which
the Richmond member of the resolu.
tions committee. Mr. Morgan. so sue.
cessfully blocked. Permit me, view.
ing the battle from afar. to offer you
my congratulations. l also wish to
congratulate your paper upon the fight
Hou have been making upon Cannon
ISM
What Palladium Stands For
You are doing more than rendering
the republican party good counsel You
democratic institutions and popular
government. Ii is not Cannon or
Aldrich and their like that the fight is
on; men die and are fogotten: leaders
are deposed and leaders created: il is
The System which remains. Cannon.
Aldrich and their coterie stand for Big
Business. Privilege. Greed and a form
of governing the nation that is nothing
short of absolutism.
They would. by their rules and or.
ganization. completely deny the people
the right of even being heard in pro-
test, let alone being given a represen-
tation IN the halls Of congress. Those
few who would represent the people
who elected them, Cannonism would
drive out of the party and out OF con-
gress. II they cannot be driven out
of public life Cannonism would deny
them any committee assignments. any
voice in the House deliberations. any
recognition to the floor. any recogni-
tion as free citizens representing a free
constituency. Nothing could be more
despotic than this. II is not exagEera-
tion to say that this means the end
of the man on horseback IL the people
ratify Cannonism al the polls by de-
feating such men as Beveridge in tho
senate and the .'insurgents'' in the
House.
Must Take Aggressive.
Nay more. The people must assume
the aggressive and elect more .'insur-
gents to help Beveridge and the real
representatives in the House. To stand
still at this stage Of the fight is To lose
ground. Cannonism knows no party
lines. II is not bashful In making .
deal with Tammany and southern dem.
ocrats, in order to remain in power.
Some of the men in this state, one OF
them Watson. helped frame up this
deal. Yet they now talk about La Fol-
lette and Cummins being democrats.
and they pretend they are greatly ex-
ercised lest the republican party be led
into strange paths by Beveridge.
Let no man be deceived by this APP
peal to party. Senator Gore. tho
brightest democrat in the senate. ad-
vises the democrats of Wisconsin TO
make no opposition to La Toilette. be-
cause La Toilette is standing for the
masses. irrespective OF party. just as
Organized Rapacity. irrespective OF
party.
Some Pertinent Questions.
If Aldrich can disregard party lines
in order to win. and not be a demo-
crat. why not La Toilette or Cummins.
II Cannon can be saved by a coalition
with Tammany Hall. engineered in per-
son by James e. Watson. and not be
democrat. why is Beveridge democrat
because he stood for the people OF his
state:
The people Of Inciana should stand
back OF Beveridge. He put his desti-
ny to the touch by standing for them.
There was no partisanship in his afti-
tude. The Interests he opposed are
not going to divide their forces into
republicans and democrats In fighting
him: Hemenway will make common
cause with Sam Rals,on: Watson will
lie down with Stokes Jackson: and Tay-
lor Durbin will lead the bipartisan on
slaueht in the name Of the grand old
party Why, then. should the peo-
pie he stood for divide their forces in
to republican and democratic camps?
Verify the issue this campaign is the
reelection of Beverage. And the peo-
pie must stick to the text
A Pledge for Barnard.
Even at the risk Of being long-wind-
ed, permit me to trespass little more
upon your space. I notice the repub-
licans in the second ward want Bar
nard to promise not to vote Tor Can
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