The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-05
REPUBLICANS
Meet in indiana
State Convention Burst Forth in
Tumult Of Applause When the
Name Of Roosevelt Was
Mentioned.
BEVERIDGE MAKES TALK
Discusses the Tariff Question Mostly
In His Address, Which Was
Received With Much
Applause.

i iASDiANAFOLl0, IND, April D.
4 Declaring himself in favor of the tariff
commission and for protective tariff
| which covers the cost of production
here and abroad Ind denouncing those
who he declares are responsible for
the present conditions, Senator Beve-
ridge in speech which is his bid for
denomination to the senate, at the re-
publican state convention today before
5000 interested delegates and specta-
tors, souded the issue which it is
believed will be the national issue of
1912.
The report of the resolutions COM
mittee is as follows.
Endorsement of Roosevelt and Beve-
ridge policy, a tariff commission with
full advisory power; laws for conser-
walton of natural resources; enlarged
constitutional authority for taxation in
time of war; limitation of the power
of Injunction; national legislation to
stop child labor in mines, sweat shops
! etc, pensions for soldiers. widows anL
| orphans; unqualified endorsement of
Taft and his administration; endorse.
ment of Beveridge; adoption of the
eagle as the emblem of the Indiana
1 wing of the party.
Senator Beveridge's phrase .Theo
dore Roosevelt the champion of right
coutesness" during his address, was
the signal for q great outbreak OF
applause and cheering.
/ The crowd cheered wildly and when
| it is about to subside, it broke out
again.
At the conclusion of Beveridge's IS
speech, he as applauded continuously
and congratulated.
Senator Beveridge in sounding the
key note of the state convection said in
part;
The Republicans of Indiana are for
protective tariff which covers the
| difference in the cost of production
here and abroad Less than that is
unjust to American laborers; more
than that is unjust to American con
sumers. Injustice is the on'y foe that
protection needs to fear. 1t was to re-
duce the Dingley tariff to meot chang.
ed conditions and secure justice that
we undertook its revision
Like President Taft. | wanted free
iron ore, Of which We have the grea-
! est deposits on earth and which the
1 steel trust chiefly controls. On iron
ore no protection Is needed, and l
would not stand for it now. But a
| majority of Democratic senators did
stand and fight for it, and stand for
| 1t now.
/ Like President Taft wanted free
lumber, out of which the homes of
tho people are builded. l could not
stand for the duty proposed and pass
| ed on lumber, and I can not stand for
1 it now. But Democratic Senators did
stand and fight for it, and stand for
/ it now
Like President Taft | wanted the
| ancient woolen schedule reduced-a
schedule OF forty-two years, which, il
ever right, long since has served its
purpose, and which now gives to the
/ wooden trust an unfair control of our
markets; which oppresses the wool
grower, raises the price and reduces
the weight of the peoples clothing
l stood against that schedule when we
tried to reduce it, when the bill was
| passed, and | am against it now.
| When | introduced the tariff com
mission bill three years ago said ii
had no friends in Congress, To-day
a large majority of Republicans are
| for it, and even one Democrat has
1 seen the light. But at the beginning
of the last session it had only q few
/ friends in Congress. Therefore I fell
/ that 1t was impossible to get a full
fledged tariff commission enacted into
law; and so acted on the theory o.
getting the best | could. Mine was 6
fatal faith. For what was the result
/ drew the provision authorizing the
/ President to appoint persons with full
power to make tariff investigation
under his direction. Senator Aldricf
would not agree to all of it. He struck
out or changed vital language. YET
what remained of my provision gave
4 to these persons broad powers to gath
er necessary facts to aid Congress il
4 tariff legislation. In this form it pass
! ed the Senate
UndeniabIe