The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-06
Platform COnTnends Taft
! But 0nitS Reference to
the Tariff Law
SENATOR BEVER|DGE IS
APPLAUDED FOR SPEECH
Like About the Tariff Law and
What He stands for in the
Coming Campaign

Indianapolis, April 5.-The republicans
of Indiana in their convention today in
sugurated the political campaign of 1910
by the selection of a state ticket with the
exception of governor and lieutenant gov
ernor, and adopted platform that in
dorses among other things protective
tariff, a tariff commission. conservation
OF national resources, the Roosevelt pol
{ icies and the administration of Presi-
dent Taft. Senator Beveridge's record in
Congress was also enthusiastically in
dorsed. No mention was made of the
Payne Aldrich tariff law.
There were few contests for places on
the ticket and number of the candi-
dates were nominated by acclamation. A
second ballot was necessary in but two in
stances, delegate for superintendent of
public instruction and for Judge of the su
prene court.
United States Senator Albert J. Bev-
eridge, as temporary chairman of the
convention. made the principal speech.
In scathing terms he denounced the
Payne-Aldrich tariff law, against which
against the bill then and I stand against
II now, he declared. He said he long
had advocated a tariff commission
clothed with authority to obtain accurate
information as to the cost of production
In this country and abroad, so that a pro-
tective tariff that would be just to Ameri-
3 can workingmen could be intelligently
framed
Senator Beveridge was frequently in
terrupted by bursts of applause as he de-
riounced the tariff law and defended his
course in having voted against it.
Platform Adopted
When George A. Cunningham of Evans
\ vile, permanent chairman of the conven-
tion, at the close of Senator BeveridSe's
speech called for the report of the COM
mittee on. resolutions and it was read,
the chairman at once quickly put the
question of the adoption of the report
and on an aye and nay vote the motion
was carried by good majority, but there
was a chorus of noes from different
parts of the hall. The resolutions were
declared adopted.
The attitude of the party in the state to-
ward the tariff question is expressed in
the following paragraph in the platform:
1--WE believe in protective tariff. meas
ured by the difference between the cost of
production here and abroad. Less than this
Is unjust to American laborers; more is
unjust to American consumers. That diff
ference should be ascertained with the ut
most speed and the present law modified
accordingly"
a6 question
4 Of Endorsement of the county option law
passed by a republican legislature would
provoke controversy upon the floor of
the convention but the platform submit
ted contained no mention of the option
law.
The routine of nominating a ticket pro-
reeded smoothly but the convention,
which had been called to order at 10
o'clock this morning, did not adjourn
until O'Clock this evening.
No speeches were made other than those
of Senator Reverlge and of the perma-
nent chairman. George A. Cunningham.
The ticket nominated is headed by Otis
r. C;ulley Danville, for secretary of
state.
Bcverdge's Speech
When Senator Beveridge, in his speech
as temporary chairman of the convention
declared his aniagonism to the tariff law
passed by the preceding session of Con-
of applause from the delegates and the
crowds In the galleries in Tomlinson hall.
RepeetlnC as text, II could not stand
for it then end | cannot stand for it
now Senator Beveridge made an impas-
stoned defense OF the counts upon which
he had based his vote in the Senate
against the Payne-Aldrich tariff BILL
which he did not call by, name.
In ringing voice he sent his short
sentences through the hall Like Pres
ident Taft. / wanted free iron ore, of
which we have the greatest deposits on
earth, ana which the the Steel trust chief
ly cortroils I could not stand for the
duty that was passed, and I cannot stand
for 1t now.
Like President Taft, I wanted many
raw mater .als that needed no protection
put on TIE free list Yet only one was
90 treated. could not stand for the duties
on these articles, and l cannot stand
for them now.
\, Like President Taft, l wanted the an
client woolen schedule reduced. 1t gives
TO the wooden trust unfair control and
raises the prices and reduces the weight
Of the peoples clothing. 1 stood against
this schedule. when the bill was passed
and stand against it now.
u could not stand for the duty on
lumber when the tariff was passed and
cannot stand fer II now
II stood against the increase of duty
on cotton goods and I stand against it
now.
The reduction of the tariff on refined
sugar Is deception because it cannot
AFFECT the price. Yet that is one of the
boasted reductions we hear off,
These are examples of increases.
was against -hein then and am against
them now.
From few, if any, of the decreases dc
people get the slightest benefit.
"I was for a law that would have pro-
tected the wages of every workingman in
Indiana ard yet enable that workingman
to got his clothing and creature comforts
cheaper, and such law could have been
written ard 1t shall be written
The Statc Platform
Following is the adopted platform,
1--WE, the republicans of Indiana, dc
clare our determined support of those
pnliices for the common good devul-
cped under Theodore Roosevelt and
n. Nearing his name and we demand that
49,
xCONTINUED ON PAGE 81