New-York tribune., 1910-04-28
INDIANA FIGHT WATTS
Tauoart-MarShall Contest To Be
Decided To-day.
GOVERNORS WARM SPEECH
Thinks Beveridge Is Wavering
on the Verge Of Democracy
A Biblical Comparison.

~ 6lDltCdi tOEnpdtlSon.
T-dlanaroiis. April 27-After a stormy
session tonight the COMMITTEES On rules
snd ORDER - business of the Democratic
state Convention decided to submit the
question of Endorsement % a candidate for
the United states senate 70 the conven
tion a. = whole tomorrow.
Annnnc the delegates there is considera-
bic sentiment that both the plan Of GOV
ernor Marshall. who favcrs the convention
indorsinr q candidate. and the plan of
Thomas Tacrart IN his own interest, for a
statewide primary 20 select candidate
should he defeated. and that the matter
should he left 70 the legislative caucus
Some. however, are willing that special
convention should he called for the pur-
pose
Friends of Governor Marshall and John
r lamb, ~ TeIre Haute. tonight claimed
-rctory in getting the plan before the
convention as regular business. The on
rosition 70 Endorsement under the leader
ship of Thomas TaFgart. asserted that the
convention would refuse 50 indorse can
diaste
II the convention tomorrow decides 20
fndorse candidate for the Senate an in
rerestine contest viii result tlere is a
large. number of candidates whose names
will he presented. among them Thomas
Targart. q Indiararolfs. former chair
rran OF the Democratic National Com
r7ituee. John p Lamb. # Terre HaUte,
vfce-chairnnan of she Democratic National
e'c-nrnittee Major o. Y. Nenzies. OF Mount
Vernon: Edward G HOFFMAN. cf Fort
Wayne. and ex-Congressman Robert W.
Niers. Of Bloomington John ". Kern.
Democratic candidate for Vice President
CT q deadlock
Tinted States Senator 2. ? Shively. who
IS 70 be permanent chairman Of the con
vention. in q statement to-day took issue
with Governor RIarshaIs plan.
Governor Marshall. temporary chairman.
sn his speech favored the Endorsement plan
When he declared that the convention
either should indorse candidate for
United States Senator or strike from its
platform its twenty -yesr-old declaration
that II believes in the election Of the
United States Senators by the people" he
Was irterrupted bv shouts Of approval from
his many supporters IN the convention.
Governor Marshslrs Speech.
Governor Marshall in his speech made
the prophecy that Senator Beverfdge
would be lined ND with the Democratic
party in Indiana Two wears hence. and gave
his reasons for advocating the Endorsement
by the convention OF a candidate for the
Tinted States Senate He urged the
vIping out OF special privileges. saying.
We have exploited this Republic until
exploitation VIII soon become explosion.
We must set business out OF politics. and
must take politics out OF business. This
rust be done quietly scberiz. discreetly
a. the ballot box. Or there viii come an
hour when The rciling millions a America,
for al. rr-fT1
accomplish by force that which should be
accomplished hy Law.
Governor Marshall said that many Of
Senator Beveri7ees public utterances Of
the uaet disclosed The fsct thar until very
recently ne was Thoroughly infatuated with
the idea tner protective tsrif was the
onlv ming of inesrir1able benefit TO the
American people. lie continued.
would not even cau attention 70 his
oft-repeated statement that the trust was
rI- legitimate evolution 81 modern busi-
ness methods To him Z grant the same
TlEht ~ llCh \ serve 10 nNSelf--the right
10 change orInione To me he was IN an
tic wears wr---he stood for an iniquitous
system of government 2 blind man This
resr he declares that the contest is be
tween rhe rights II the people and the
. powers 0t pillsec How he expects - get
naf 0sy between the armies which now
and the army OF piiaEe. and not expect 70
te shot either in the front or in the rear.
ls marvel 20 me.
Men as Trees Wsl&ina."
had hored thar thts dtvrineuish-d
efefeernan. discovering that the principle
for which an has life he had stood meant
The begettiEg and nuiturinC ~ the powers
~ pilaCe. would 80 once desert those
powers ana ioln th- people. whose rights
IN Indiana are representa- by the Demo
cratic party Had he seer clearly. how
Elaolv We would have welcomed him. Hii
SonouCt however. m still maintaining that
and yet rs opposed 70 The powers ~ pill
lsge which cannot rVi-r wiz ho,t The rro
reCtlvc theCrT'. reminds me ~ that ~ sss q
of Scripture wherein ~ i- recorded AID
~ took the blind man hv the hand and
led him out II the town snd when he had
nIln. he asked II he saw. and he looked
Gp and said l see men as trees wal king % '
,,,e se-to, ees,e, az 80. es 70 say tha' ,,i1
trees walking He has been so lonE IN the
dsrkness that bis eyes are not Yet sccus-
tomeo ~ the light 7 propheEv thar he vii
bs lined Up with the Democratic party in
Indiana two wears hence 7 make This
prophecy because I believe that he who
glNes hshf - aI - us VII give more light
~ Senator Reveridee and then NAV read
again from Holv Scripture; After that he
put his hands again upon his ewes and
made him look up. and he uss restored ID
see every man clearly Senator Beveridcf
IS almost persuaded that the policy II
which he hsF gwen the better part ~ his
lfe is 2 policy So iui-nital 10 the best ir.
terests Of the people thar it must be con.
troiied ~ r-s,ert = frar5 hecoT'rs, ',o oei ,i
tive menace - our free institutions ard Il
the best Interests of the people.
Men % Other Men
We sre beginning 10 nnd out ths. We ars
living N land where men DO other mon
The Golden Rule has been elperseSed -
fhe rule ~ gold. the comma ndr1eut Thou
shalt not steal hv Thou shalt ,,o+ bs
convictg5 Success has rrllrred tb.
throne of conscience. and failure is or
oniv crime The Tosbs 81 high fnancs
smile gls1lv on the common peorla ; M
rs they ask. rs n well with fhee to-ds--
Tnv brother" 6eftlv ineert their knives int
The hfth ribs ~ humanity Not what ".
ought 20 have. but whst want. is IN.
disfcrted rule of life Conscience has lie
como the vormiform appendix of higF
finance. u was not written. Thou shall
nOf steal from THE American reople n
huil6 the Panama canal but. 10 II wa
written. Thou shalt not Equeel 20
The whole system ~ protection is ae val
wisely declared bv the Democratic pistforu
~ 1882 g fraud and robbery of the gres
rrs iorifv ~ the American people for thl
neneft = the few
The hour has come tn Indiana 70 begfl
~ right these wrongs Here and nov. W.
again pledge our Democr2fir Repreeents
ffreF in Congress and our Tnited state
Heusfore 70 stand fast by the ancient IDEAL
of the Democratic partly their voice =,
proclaim their undving opposition 70 ~,
Frrfen of protection snd hv their votes =,
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