Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-05
'BEVER|DG[ SCORES
PAYNE TARIFF LAW
INDIANA SENATOR CARRIES
FIGHT INTO REPUBLICAN
CONVENTION.
RESOLUTIONS WILL IGNORE
LAST TARIFF REVISION BILL
Committee Unanimous in Decision to
Withhold Endorsement From Payne
AIdrich Measure-Endorse Policies of
Roosevelt and Taft-Beveridse Con-
tinues to Insurse.

Indianapolis, Ind, April 5.-The re-
| publican state convention met this
morning with Senator Beveridge as
| temporary chairman The platform
prepared by the resolutions committee
endorses the principle of protective
! tariff, but makes no mention Of the
| Payne Aldrich tariff law.
| The committee on resolutions, it was
| learned, voted unanimously not to mem
| ton the new measure, nor did the COM
mittee take up the county option ques-
ton which figured in the last cam
paign. An attempt was made to incor-
| porate the Endorsement of the present
| county option law in the resolutions,
but failed. The resolutions prepared
for the convention endorse the policies
| of former President Roosevelt and
President Tafts administration. George
| A. Cunningham was selected as per-
manent chairman of the convention.
| For Roosevelt, Taft and Beveridge.
I The platform opens with this decla-
ration: "We the republicans Of In
diana, declare our determined support
| of those great policies for the common
| good developed under Theodore Roose-
welt and bearing his name, and we de-
mand that they be given effect in legis-
lation and administration"
It then expresses belief in a "pro-
| tective tariff measured by the differ
| ence between the cost of production
here and abroad; demands perma-
nent non-p partisan tariff commission;
| favors reciprocity; conservation of ma
tural resources; the income tax; linn
itation of the powers of injunction;
| publicity of campaign contributions;
popular election Of senator's; endorses
Senator Beveridge's record and pledges
| him support in the enactment of pro-
4 gressive legislation. The plank en-
! dorsing Taft follows: I'VE recognize
1 no president iii our history eyer began
! his administration with such universal
| favor and good will as did William
Howard Taft; few men have entered
| the presidency with such extraordinary
| training. As collector of internal reve-
nue., prosecuting attorney, judge of
state court, solicitor general, federal
judge, governor of the Philippines sec
retary of war, builder of the Panama
canal, and regenerator of Cuba. each
period of Sfficia1 activity Immediately
| following ahother for his entire adult
| iilS, ne DIOuSuL u llS u!SCHdTSe tDI Nl5
great duty of the presidency broad ex-
ecutive experience and grasp of gov
ernmental affairs. We endorse his ad-
ministration and pledge to him our
| support in any efforts to secure the en-
/ actment of genuine progressive legisla-
| tion."
| Sings Beveridse Praises.
! The speech of Chairman Cunningham
| was in line with that of Beveridge on
| party issues He made a point blank.
declaration in favor of the reelection
of Beveridge, predicted ,Pafts unani-
| nous nomination two years hence, and
said:
II venture to say further that in
| his campaign he will have no more
| loyal supporters, no more able gen.
erals, no more aggressive and deter
mined fighters than Albert j. Beveridge
and Theodore Roosevelt"
! The Ticket Nominated.
| When Senator Beveridge declared
| his antagontism to the tariff law
passed at the preceding session of
congress his periods were marked by
storms of applause.
The following nominations were
made by acclamation
| Secretary of state-Otis e. Gulley,
| Danville.
| Auditor-John E. Reed, Muncie.
| Clerk of supreme court-Edward V.
Fitzpatrick, Portland.
| State statistician-John L. Peetz, Ko-
komo.
Terre Haute.
! Judge supreme court second district
Oscar III. Montgomery, Seymour.
i1dcec-War1 Fl IVntcop
Charlestown; and c. C. Hadley, Dam
vile.
Finley P. Mount, of Charlottesville,
was nominated for attorney general.
For treasurer Jonce Monyhan. of Or
leans, was nominated.
| Beveridse Scores Tariff Law.
| Senator Beveridge. who is fighting
I for retention of his seat, in his address
as temporary chairman went after the
Payne -Aldrich tariff law with hammer
and tongs. There has been much spe-
| culation as to what he would say on
| this question, in view of the political
| situation in the state, but when it was
announced that President Taft had de-
cided not to Interfere it was known
/ that Beveridge would speak his mind
and defend his course in voting against
4 the tariff measure, with other insur-
| gents.
/ His address in part follows:
Qhe republicans Of Indiana are for
a protective tariff which covers the
difference in the cost of production
here and abroad. Less than that Is
unjust to American Iaborers; more
than that is unjust to American con-
sumers. Injustice is the only foe Nat
protection needs to fear. It was to re-
duce the Dingley tariff to meet changed
conditions and secure justice that we
undertook its revision.
Every economic policy, every politi-
cal system, almost every government
has been destroyed because of excess
es and injustice that crept into 1t. The