The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-04-06
Medicine Administered the
Party by the Senator Was
a Strong Dose, But Its e.
fects Were Wonderful.
HIS POSITION IS KNOWN
eEvERiooE IN HIS ADDRESS DID
NOT MINcg WORDS AND SPOKE
OUT FEARLEssLY REGARDING
HIS PRINCIPLES.
palladium Specially


Indianapolis, Ind. April 6.-Those
who failed to hear the speech of Sena-
tor Beveridge at the Republican state
convention yesterday missed what was
probably the greatest public speech
ever delivered In the state of Indiana
by anyone. Not because 1t was Bev-
eridge that delivered it; not because 1t
was republican speech, but because
Of the mastery way In which he ham
died himself and his subject. Bever-
idge was up against a proposition such
as no other Indiana statesman has ev-
or had to face. He had either to stand
pat ON his position on the matters
about which he talked or he had to
take q step backward. There we're
many who believed that he would do
the lattar. But they -Eere disapp0int-
ed. No man ever went into q fray
with more vim and energy than he did
yesterday in his convention speech.
After the close of the speech the
most favorable comment possible was
heard on all sides. The great hall was
packed with people eager to hear what
he had to say for himself and they
remained In their places to the end.
Not 4 person stirred out his seat dur
ing the hour and half that the sena-
tor spoke,
What the News Said.
The real opinion of the people at
large who heard the speech is well
summed up in the Indianapolis News's
account of the convention. The
News has never been Beveridge pa
per, therefore what 1t says on this sub
ject Is from q purely independent and
non n-partisanship standpoint. and may
be taken as fair estimate. This is
what The News says:
Senator Beveridge carried the
thousands that attended the republican
state convention, today, away with
him with his speech which was the
keynote of the Republican party in In
diana for the coming campaign. Tom
linson hall was packed to the roof. 1t
was an audience that could have in
spired any speaker to his best effort,
and when It is remembered that the
vast crowd was there for the main pur-
pose OF hearing Senator Beveridge
sound the war cry of his party for the
campaign. It may be understood that
the occasion was an important one
and the scene intensely interesting.
Knew Where He stood.
'When Senator Beveridge had fin
ished his speech, which required an
hour and half in delivery. no one
could doubt where he stood on the tar
III question. His burning denuncia-
tion OF the iniquities of the Payne-Al-
drich tariff law, against which he
fought to the last while the bill was
pending In congress and his declara-
tion OF his own principles on the tar
IN were so plain and pointed as to
leave no room for conjecture as to his
position.
.He told the convention why he
worked, spoke and vowed against the
bill. He pointed out the Inequalities
which II contained and their evil effect
on the welfare of the people . large.
He told of the great benefits which &C
crue to the trusts and to the special In
terests which are favored by the new
law, a though 1t were drawn for them
alone. He explained the things he
stood for during the fight and why he
stood for them. He declared that he
tried to represent the people and not
the interests. He said he had promis-
"a the people Of Indiana that he would
take this position on all public ques-
tions. and that he had lived up to that
promise and would continue to live up
10 Il. He said that whenever he could
40 longer stand on that platform he
would hand back his commission to
the people that gave II to him.
0enouness Law Makers.
I'm plain language the senator laid
bare the influences that have controll-
"a legislation and he denounced them.
ae praised President TAFT for the good
% had done and promised to support
him In everything that was for the
eood Of the people at large. He paid
olgh tribute TO the president ~ man,
(Continued on Pare Eight)