The Washington herald., 1910-10-14


Roosevelt came stumping across the
State OF Indiana, shouting to the
Hooslers that Beveridge must GO
back.
The Hoosiers were thoughtful.
This strenuous day of Roose-
veltian activity gave the colonel a
splendid opportunity TO utter fight
ing words, and he hammered away
at his theories of progressivism
and lauded the tariff commission
that he said Senator Beveridge was
instrumental in securing.
The climax OF Beveridge day
came at monster meeting in Mon
ument square in Indianapolis this
afternoon. Mr.. Roosevelt told a
crowd Of $1,000, massed in front
OF the greatest war monument in
the world, that it was a meeting the
like OF which he had never seen in
his thirty years in politics.
COLONEL NOT NERVOUS.
He declared that after seeing the crowd
he was not nervous about Indiana. He
declared that they are now going TO win.
He lauded Mr.. Beveridge until Mr. Bev-
eridge blushed. Those who have followed
the wanderings Of the colonel these past
few months were bit surprised at the
temper OF the people in Indiana to-day.
Col Roosevelt was enthusiastic and
his audiences applauded him.
It was conceded that the Roosevelt
speeches might have a good effect. Col.
Roosevelt did not mince matters when It
came to praising Beveridge
He characterized him as a man en-
bodying the struggle for popular govern
ment and honesty in public life. He
told the crowds that Beveridge did not
split off from the rest Of his party be-
cause he voted in accordance with the
views OF the bulk of the people, and he
said before the next Presidential election
comes around the platform OF the party
viii be precisely the platform on which
Senator Beveridge stands
He announced that he had come into
Indiana 10 speak for Beveridge because
he believes so emphatically in the cause
for which he ste ads.
If Indiana defeats Beveridge, Col
Roosevelt said that they will not be able
TO explain to the American people on
any other grounds than that Indiana de-
clines TO keep in Office the public servant
who refused TO ally himself with corrupt
interests. Among the various things that
Col. Roosevelt .ounted which Senator
Beveridge had a hand in was conserva-
tion.
At War with Greed.
He did not say exactly what the Sena-
tor did, but he discussed the problem
What We have TO fight Is organized
greed said the colonel. In Alaska
our aim is TO control the development OF
The coal fields so that all the profit and
use shall not go to a single group of
enormously wealthy men. Now, mind
you, We want TO give them a proper
profit. And that is their objection 10 It,
We all Of us want TO see the man
who goes up 10 Alaska receive an ample
reward for his investment, but, after all,
our object is TO see that the coal fields
are developed in the interest of all the
people.
THAT has TO be done by the national
government The people who want TO
develop Alaska By exploiting the coal
fields purely in their own interest are
not Alaskans they live in New York and
Colorado. And these New Yorkers and
Coloradans, who have never seen Alaska.
are filling the air with complaints that
we must not interfere with local self
government in Alaska"
Then he went on to tell how Senator
Beveridge fought not only for the rail-
way rate bill, but fought for the amend
nent that made 1t worth passing. He
told how Beveridge IS fighting TO do away
with Overcapitalization, and is working
against the interests Of swindlers The
colonel reviewed the career OF Mr.. Rev
eridge. whose twelve years in the Senate.
he said, had been years OF real service.
for they represented honesty, courage. /
and good sound common sense. He re-
ferred 10 hts part in the beef trust rout.
the amendment that stopped the tobacco /
trusts robbery, and the child labor bill. /
OF course.
Mr.. Roosevelt wound up the day with |
AN earnest plea 10 the Hoosiers to sup
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