The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-04-06

Aldrich tariff law. one by one, he fol-
lowed each point with this declara-
ton:
IT could not stand for 1t when it
was being considered, I could not
stand for it when it was voted for and
cannot stand for it now.
These vigorous statements were
cheered and applauded in a manner that
Enthusiastically showed that he carried
his audience with him. When he told
of the kind OF tariff he believed in and
declared that such law could have
been passed and it shall be passed"
there was continued cheering.
IF any person expected Senator
Beveridge to side step the issue or
avoid a definite statement of his posi-
| ton that person was disappointed, for
| the speech contained nothing of the
kind And when he had finished, the
crowd which had been too tense in
| listening to do so before, arose and
cheered him People waved their
arms, their hats, canes and handker-
| chiefs They filed the aisles and yell
ed long enough to satisfy any speaker
that he had made good. The Wayne
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small flags which they waved they
| cheered .
| This, coming from an independent
newspaper like the News, shows the
impression which the speech made on
a mind entirely partisan, and is
| the best way to gauge affair of that
kind.
1 1t is believed here that the speech
of Senator Beveridge will go a long
way toward clearing up the heretofore
| muddled condition of affairs in the
ranks OF the Republican party, for 1t
lis now definitely settled just what are
The issues and just what are the lines
Ito be followed in the coming campaign.
ThisSmuch is out of the way and the &c
is no longer any room for discussion
along that line Therefore. as 1t is
seen here. the party is now In shape
1 to go at it in earnest, relieved of its
factional difficulties. and undertake to
| whip the common enemy--the. Demo-
Gratis at the election. IS
Much favorable comment also is
heard in regard to the platform. 1t
Is regarded as a strong declaration of
the principles which underly the party.
There was no fight on the tariff ques-
ton. The platform reaffirms the stand
of the party for a protective tariff and
in that respect is as strong a delcara-
ton has ever been made by the
party in the state. But 1T does not say
a word about the Payne Aldrich tariff
law, which has been the cause of all
of the internal trouble this year. The
platform means that the new law is
, neither accepted or rejected by the In
, diana Republicans, thus leaving that
issue out of the campaign entirely
, The Republicans know where Senator
|, Beveridge stands on this proposition
and since he is the leading issue in
the coming campaign it was not neces-
| sary for the platform to say anything
, on the subject of the tariff law.
} President Taft and Senator Bever-
J dye. come in for merited praise fol
the things they have done.
AS was forecasted in these dis
patches weeks ago, the platform con-
tains no mention of temperance leg
fslatfon The leaders of the party
were of the opinion that such dec
laration was not necessary at this
time. They held that the liquor .ques-
! ton is settled by the enactment of the
! present laws which are now on the
statute books, and that there was nc
more excuse for dragging that issue
into the campaign again this yeal
than to drag in the slavery question
which was settled by the Republican
party forty five years ago. A strong
effort was made by George B. Lock
wood. of Marion. to get a plank into
the platform pointing with pride t.
, the fact that the present temperance
laws were passed by the Republican:
and that the party was against any re
, peal or amendment of any of them
. lockwood has been making this igh
in his own county for months and had
. himself elected member of the reso
. buttons committee in order to carry thu
fight to the convention, but he faiiet
to make any Roadway with it. TIL,
!, resolutions committee, by a vote o
! eleven to two decided to leave out o
TIE platform all mention of the sub
jett
lockwood said his district was II
lfavor of such declaration and that h
might possibly bring in a minority re
port from the resolutions COMMITTEES
He refused to sign the majority report
When the convention opened he lai,
: the matter. before the delegates fro
: tie Eleventh district and asked then
: tc decide whether a minority repor
: should be made. Several of the part
leaders took a hand in the caucus an,