The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-10-14
ROOSEVELT MAKING
TELLING SPEECHES
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whole Republican party would be sol
IDLY IN line on q tariff program before
the next presidential election came
around. Senator Beveridge voted
against the Payne-Aldrich tariff bill
senator BeVefidge presented bill for
tariff commission three years ago
President Roosevelt defended his action
IN regard TO the tariff, and his words
were the next thing TO an expression
Of an opinion in regard TO the new tar
III law which he has yet made
Says Beveridge Didn't Bolt.
Senator Beveridge did not split
from his party" the colonel said in his
speech al Lafayette. He merely stood
by the bulk Of il because the real party
consists or the mass OF the people. The
mass OF the people wished to see done
Just what he did. And before the next
presidential election comes around the
platform VIII be fairly and squarely
me PLATFORM on which Senator Bever-
idge stands"
Colonel Roosevelt said that the Re
publican party was progressive and al
ways had been. Senator BeVeridge and
the party, he said, at CrawfO slsville
were little ahead OF some represen-
latlNes or the party in Washington.
But. the others viii catch up" he
added. They're little late in start
ing, but they're all right"
The colonel made his speech at In
dlanapolis from stand in front of a
Some Hard Hits.
He nit hard at some of his oppo-
nents. In attacking the Alaska land
cases. he paid his compliments to the
men from New York and Colorado, %
who oppose his ideas on conservation
Alaska for themselves. He said they
must not be allowed TO rob the people.
senator Beveridge, who accompanied
me colonel on his trip across the state,
Charles W. Fairbanks, former vice
president who also travelled with
Colonel Roosevelt as far as Indianapo-
lis, introduced the colonel and praised
him
The colonel returned the compliment
TO Mr.. Fairbanks by saying a kindly
word about him.
1t is a great pleasure very great
pleasure-to be here today and 10 ad-
dress a meeting, the like of which in
thirty years experience in politics.
have never before SEEN" said Colonel
roosevelt. Il am not nervous about
Indiana now. We are going TO win: we
are going to do the trick and do it
well.
Fairbanks COmpIimented.
Naturally. it was a very great
pleasure TO me to be introduced by
the man VINO served with me in Wash
ington, he as vice president. and l as
president. And no man could have
wished for a more loyal colleague than
he was tC me.
Il am here today to speak in Indi-
ana for the ticket headed by Albert
j. BeVeridge for senator, because du-
ring his eleven years service in the
United states Senate. service which
have watched closely. he has shown
that he possesses honesty, courage and
good sound common sense"
Colonel Roosevelt reviewed the Ia
riff commission plan, which Senator
BeVerldge had supported. He said
also that the senator had helped to
put a stop TO 'the robbery of the gov
eminent by the tobacco trust
Again, take the great question of
he said.
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
Now. mind you. we want TO give
them a proper profit. And that is
their objection 10 il.
Men Who Are Complaining.
"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 Workers and
people Of Colorado. who have never
seen Alaska. are filling the air with
that we must not inter
iere with local government in
Alaska.
81 have been immensely amused by
some Of the pleas for state rights made
20 me this year. 1 hold that the ma
iOnal government should exercise con-
rol over the water power sites. and
when l advocated that l as assailed
~ some very worthy citizens of my
,wn state, New York, and one or two
,thers OF Ohio, who stated that il was
IN outrage to infringe on the state
light of Colorado because Colorado
wanted to give New York and Ohio
Ome thing TO which they were not en-
yer state rights means popular rights
the rights of the people. and We are
or national rights wherever national
tights mean the rights of the peo-
lie"
Colonel Roosevelt concluded his
peeeh with an appeal 10 good citizens
o support Senator Beveridge, regard
ess OF party"
Almost a Panic.
AT Anderson. when Colonel RoOse-
Telt finished his speech, hundreds
pushed forward 20 take his hand. In
he rush the railing or the stand was
broken down and men fought with
zach other TO get near the colonel. One
nan urged his way almost TO Colonel
side and reached out his
rand 10 touch him. Another man, who
vas Just beside him. struck the man
n the jaw with his fist TO get him
tut of the way.
The crush became so great that the
police feared a panic. Mounted police
'Orced their way into the crowd and
DE TO stand back. until the colonel
md Senator Beveridge had been res
,ued.