The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-14
ROOSEVELT MIXES
 IN INDIANA FIGHT Speech Is Made at Richmond on Behalf of Beveridge BIG CROWD IS PRESENT Roosevelt Says That Republican Party Has Always Been Progressive and Pays Compliment to Sena-
 tor Beveridge
BIG CROWD IS PRESENT

day, Colonel Roosevelt pulled off his coat, rolled up his sleeves and plunged into one of the hardest fights of his present career. He came to Indiana to do what he could to send Albert J. Beveridge back to the United States Senate for six years. At the western boundary of the state early in the day he started in. He fought his way across the state, and as he ap- preached the eastern boundary tonight he said that there was "Victory in the air Colonel Roosevelt was in lighting trim" All day long he talked to crowds of varying degrees of enthusiasm and to all of them he talked with all his might, of good citizenship, honesty and the good qualities of MT. Beveridge. The issue in Indiana. he said. was one of decency in public life against crook edness
 Everywhere the colonel went there was in the air the excitement of a red-hot campaign There were bands. banners, badges, flags, candidates and tumultuous yelling crowds. Excited local committee men dashed about at every stop, trying to pilot the colonel through the crowds to the place at which he was to speak, and to get him back to the train as near on time as possible. Students in the col lege towns parked. "Rah, rah, rah, Ted dy!' at the smiling colonel. who said 1t was all Great. by George!' For Tariff Reform
 Colonel Roosevelt asserted that the re- publican party would be in solid line for tariff reform before next election Rev. C ri oai iacf ha A 1Ario bill Senator Beveridge presented a bill for a tariff commission three years ago. Colonel Roosevelt defended his action in regard to the tariff and his words were the nearest thing to an expression of an opinion in regard to the new tariff law which he has made.
 Senator Beveridge did not split from his party the colonel said in his speech at Lafayette. He merely stood by the bulk of 1t. because the real party con- sists of the mass of the people. The mass of the people wished to see done just what he did. And before the next presidential election comes around the I platform will be fairly and squareiy the platform on which Senator Beveridge stands"
 | Colonel Roosevelt said that the repub- | lcan party was progressive and always | had been. Senator Beveridge and the | bulk of the party, he said, at Crawfords- vile, were a litle ahead of some sections of the party in Washington. But the others will catch up,'' he add ed. "They are a little late in starting, but they're all right"
 Climax of the Day The climax of the day came at h. dianapolis, where there was an open-air meeting, the like of which Colonel Roose- welt said he never had seen in all his 0y, ~o1{t of many thousands filled Monument Place. The street which leads from the station to the circle was lined on each side with jostling throngs, which were so dense that they broke over the ropes which the police had stretched to keep a lane for the colonel's automobile and flowed onto the driveway. The police were powerless to check the rush, and in consequence the colonel made slow progress through the crowds. He was es- corted by marching clubs of several hum dred men.
 The sight which met his eyes as he walked on the stand was one which he said impressed him deeply. He looked into the upturned faces of throng of people who packed the broad roadway be- meath him. Behind them were thousands banked in rising tiers on the steps of the base of the monument.
 The COlOutl Ilil nara dt SO11t OI HIS opponents in his Indianapolis speech. In talking of the Alaska coal land cases he paid his compliments to the men from New York and Colorado" who oppose his ideas on conservation, and who, he said, wanted to exploit Alaska for themselves. He said they must not be allowed to rob the people.
 Senator Beveridge, who accompanied the colonel. sat on the platform be- ts F-t x--t.- vice president, who also travelled with the colonel as far as Indianapolis, intro- duced the colonel and praised him.
 Compliments Exchanged
 Then the colonel got up and was cheered. He returned the compliment to Fairbanks by saying kindly word about him.
 I'm not nervous about Indiana now" he said, i've are going to win. We are going to do the trick and do 1t well.''
 He said Senator Beverdge during his Ii years service in the United States Sen ate has shown that he possesses hon. esty courage and good sound common sense
 After referring to some of Senator Bev- eridge's acts, Colonel Roosevelt said:
 "A few years ago we found out that the beef trust was canning and selling meats under condition which made the traffic dangerous to the health of all of our people. According ly the federal government interfered. When we did, gentlemen, l was puzzled at the time--I was deluged by com plaints that I was interfering with American industries; that I was the enemy of the business world. We went ahead and we put it through. We put 1t through against the bitter opposition of the men in Congress who represent ed the special interests and the fight in Congress was under the leadership of Senator Beveridge."
 Tariff Commission
 Colonel Roosevelt then reviewed the tariff commission plan, which Senator Beveridge has supported. He also said that the senator had helped to put a stop to "the robbery of the government by the tobacco trust.
 Taking up the question of conserva- ton he said the enormously wealthy group of men who want to develop Alaska by exploiting the coal fields purely in their own interest are not live in New York and Colorado.
 And these New Workers and peo- ple of Colorado who have never seen Alaska are filling the air with com plaints that we must not interfere with local self government in Alaska" he added.
 we are for state rights wherever