The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-10-08
ALL CROOKEDNESS
WILL HAVE TO GO
VOTERS ARE TOLD
BY Senator Beveridge at Hun
tington, and 1is Audience,
One third Democrats Cheer
ed Him with Vim.
REAL ENTHUSIASM Is
SHOWN BY AUDITORS
Climax Was Reached When
the Senator Appealed for
Support Of the People in the
Fight He Is Waging.
{sy special corre.pondent.)

UAUUS UbO - VVSASSUs9o
(ey Special correspondent.)
Huntington, Ind. Oct. S.-Those
who have been unable to find any en-
thusiasm in this campaign should have
attended the meeting Senator Bever-
idge was given at Huntington Friday
evening. It was an audience Of vot-
ers. one-third Of whom were demo-
Gratis. that was not merely enthusias-
tic but demonstrative. It was an audi.
ence both republican and democratic
that was progressive In its sentiments.
The first applause came when ut the
beginning Senator Beveridge said this
was . campaign in which the crooked
things had to be Strengthened, the peo-
pie accorded . voice and that every
man must show his colors. no matter
to what party he had heretofore be-
longed. For an hour and q half the
audience Of 5000 which packed every
nook and corner of the coliseum alter
mated the deepest and most impress
sive silence with cheering and ap-
plause, the climax Of the evening
coming when the senator made an un-
usually eloquent appeal for the sup
port Of all men In his fight against
the powers Of greed that prey upon
the people.
In the course Of his address Senator
Beveridge touched upon the tariff
schedules, the fight to prevent over
capitalization Of great corporations
and the record Of the progressives in
congress, going into detail respecting
the fight that was necessary to get
the safety appliance laws, the sixteen
hour train crew law and the eight
hour law; his description Of the In.
fanny of child labor, depicting how
little children Of to IL years Of age
worked for twelve hours in the sweat
shops. in the great mills before thun.
dering and dangerous machinery and
on the coal breakers Of. mines until
they are broken in body, mind and
soul and turned out human wrecks al
the time they should be maturing into
men and women. was the most vivid
thing he has done this campaign and
during his recital Of the situation
many in the audience cried
Fought by Interests.
He told how the work for the cor
rection and elimination of this crime
against American children was beins
fought by the interests at Washing
ton through both old party organiza,
tions; by the cotton mill trust the
Southern railroad company. the coal
carrying railroads, the woolen trust
and other corporations that employ
child labor and snuff out lives In order
to keep their wage scale downeand in
crease their dividends. He told the
audience they could never hope tc
conquer this great bipartisan game ol
greed until they themselves. put aside
pertisanship. and gave support to the
men who defied party organization al
Washington in order to get these
wrongs righted.
The senator did not forget to read
the record Of the democrats in con
gress. especially those Of the senate
upon the tariff. upon over-capitaliza
ton, upon child labor. upon pure food
and pure meat. upon any and all leg
islation that antagonized the pocket
book Of the interests.
His caustic comments upon these
democratic politicians who now pre-
tend TO be the friends Of the people
was received with applause BY The
audience. One of the greatest out
bursts was that Immediately follow
ing his delineation Of the tariff nigh
made solely by progressive republi
cans and opposed by the democrat,
and republicans when he said. Nthel
we senator's making this fight wers
called insurgents, but since then thu
people by their approval have made
us regulars"
Voters Shake His Hand.
Here ~ elsewhere the senator ask
ed to meet ever one present f0llowinl
his speech and as he stood upon the
floor immediately in front Of the plat
form hundreds filed BY and mot onl,
shook his hand but assured him the,
were for him In his fight and woult
support him by their votes for the 1eg
| islative ticket. The other candidates
present followed the example Of tn
senator In hand shaking but Il VA
to the senator that the crowd address
ed its remarks - It fled BY. Prior b
Senator Beveridge's speech J. Nony
han, candidate for state treasurer and
DR.. c. II. Good addressed tho audl
ence. The meeting wag : surDsisl
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