The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-04-06
BEVERIDGE WINS
GREAT BATTLE

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statesman has ever had to face He
had either to stand pat on his posi-
tion on the matters about which he
talked or had to take step back
ward. There were many who be-
lieved that he would do the latter
But they were disappointed. No
man ever went into a fray with more
vim and energy than he did yester-
day in his convention speech.
SPEECH MAKES SENSATION.
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 re-
manned in their places to the end. Not
a person stirred out of his seat dur
ing the hour and a half that the Sena-
tor spoke.
The real opinion of the people at
large who heard the speech is well
summed up in the Indianapolis News
account of the convention. The News
has never been a Beveridge paper,
therefore what 1t says on this subject
is from a purely independent and non
partisan standpoint and may be taken
as fair estimate. This is what The
News says - 5
CARRIED THEM WITH HIM.
Senator Beyeridge carried the
thousands attended the Republican
state convention, today. away with him
with his speech which was the key
note of the Republican party in Indi-
ana 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 1t is remembered that the
vast crowd was there for the main
purpose of hearing Senator Beverage
sound the war cry of his parry for the
campaign. it may be understood that
the occasion was an important one
and the scene intensely interesting.
when Senator Beveridge had fin
ished his speech, which required an
hour and a half in delivery, no one
could doubt where he stood the
tariff question. His burning denuncia-
ton of the tniquities of the Payne
Aldrich tariff law. against which he
fought to the last while the bill was
pending in congress and his declara-
ton of his own principles on the tariff
were so plain and pointed as to leave
no room for conjecture as to his posi-
! ton
HE TELLS CONVENTION WHY.
! HE told the convention why he
worked. spoke and voted against the
bill He pointed out the inequalities
which 1t contained and their evil effect
on the welfare of the people at large
| He told of the great BENEFITS which ac-
/ ov,1
interests which are favored by the
new law, as though it 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
promised the people of Indiana that he
would take this position on all pub
lie questions, and that he had lived up
to that promise and would continue to
live up to it. He said that whenever
| he could no longer stand on that plat
| form he would hand back his commits
sion to the people that gave 1t to him
LAID BARE THE INFLUENCES.
In plain language the Senator laid
bare the influences that have controIl-
I'd legislation and he denounced them
! tie praised President Taft for the good
| ne lStu UOnS anu pIOiHfSeU TO support
! him in everything that was for the
! good of the people at large. He paid
high tribute to the President as a
man, a statesman, a judge and q pa
triot but he did not pledge himself tc
support all that might be proposed
! merely in order to remain regular with
his party.
| Party success as such means moth
! ing" he said. Party success in the
interest of the peoples welfare means
everything
There was no mincing of words ir
his speech Evidently Senator Bev-
| eridge realized that he was on tria
before his party, with the convention
as the jury. for the course he took IL
the tariff fight. and he made his owr
defense so clear that it could not b.
mistaken.
i CROWD WAS WITH HIM.
And the crowd was with him
While he discussed many other sub
jects besides the tariff. the creates
interest was manifested in what h,
had to say on this important subject
When he reached that part of hi
speech in which he pointed out tn
indefensible features of the Payne