The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-11-04
Beveridge Jumps from lafay-
cite to Michigan City, Arriv-
ing late, but Finding Very
Big Audiences.
"POWERS THAT PREY"
SUBJECT OF ADDRESS
Tells Of the Funds the interests
Have Shipped Into the State
to Defeat the Progressive
Ticket.
Especial Correspondent.)

Especial Correspondent
Michigan City. Ind. Nov. A long
tedious Journey from Lafayette to
Michigan City ON an accommodation
train caused . few minutes delay In
the meeting At the latter point last
night. Senator Beveridge was escort
q immsdiataely to the Grand Opera
house where . crowd Of seventeen
hundred had been anxiously awaiting
his arrival since half past seven.
After . short brilliant speech from
the Mps Of Fred Landis. at the close
oe which he was heartily .applauded
and cheered. Senator BSvsridge was
introduced By the chairman Of the
meeting. Mr.. Charles J. Robb. editor
Of the Michigan City News. In intro
duotng the senator. Mr.. Robb empha.
siso1 the fact that the formers name
would not appear ON the ballot slip.
but that vote for the two republican
candidates for the legislature would
BE- two votes for Senator Beveridge.
wton that body elected . United
ststss senator. M
4yas several moments before the
se4ter could b heard Abqve the.
he1f4 Spplauae which GFeeted him.
He to6k SUr his theme tSS efforts wf'
the powsrs that prey upon the COM
moa people Of the country. to defeat
the peogroesive movement in Indiana
By pouSing money into the state for
that purpose. That corruption fund
the senaAor said between now and
next Tuesday would show itself In
divers ways. that already Il had
shown itself In the gamblsrs' chal-
1snge on the betting boards. every
0ollar Of which money had come from
the war chests Of the Invisible Gov
srnmsht. The people of Indiana un-
desstood such cheap political tricksry.
% Net cemprshsnd.
They do not comprehend" said he
stAAt the milMens Of good men and
woAsn IN this country have minds
Ar souls. that they read and under.
Sand.
"A corruption fund ID coming Into
tbs state" he said. 'as know It has
Oooe into other states to Hill the pro
groosive movement and crush the
men In Warrington who dared to
stanA against the unrighteous power
of wicked wealth. We viii all see Il
IN dark and sinister forms between
now and next Tuesday. We will and
IL eject In those subtle ways In
which crafty political bosses are 20
schooled. We will flnd Il first in the
gamblers' challenge ON the betting
boards. every dollar Of Il coming from
The war chest Of the Invisible Govern.
mOnt.
''There 10 this difference between
the Southern Confederacy in Lin-
coln's day and the universal confeder.
acy We are fighting now. and that 10
that whereas the former had been
brave enough to lift their battle flags,
sAoot at you and be shot at. the pow
ers Of pillags In the twentieth CEN
tury work BY . subtler means. No
shooting TOR them. No. but lobbyisss.
agents and all forms OF corruption.
~lnvlslble Government
The fundamental issue not only IN
tAls campaign but In All future cam.
peiOns until this war IL over 10 be-
tween each one Of you men and your
Ap9seAolds On the one hand, ana the
invielble Oovernment that plunderu
ni1sty millioas q people and tries "a
dictate that peoples laws on the other
hand."
d opening HID discussion Of the tar.
% question Senator Beveridge said !:
sYoa have al heard Of the night we
ha4 In coagress last year: such q
AsAt a. that never had occurred BE-.
eors-it win never occur again"
He showed the connection of the
sDecial interests with the tariR deal
1nG specifically with the cotton. steel,
weqa and tobacco interests and OF.
p>nAning HE attitude upon these sche.
au1eas during the tariR session.
~ consider this . moral question. |"
- oaid. "A moral question admits OF
- compeomise. The tariff commis.
80 alone can make our tariRe nor
any and economically Just and &C
oga1o.
sThe candidate for coogreeo on the
0o0ocfatic ticket" aid The senator,
swool1 support hin IN HE Aght for .
noe1oaal child labor law because ol
~ oomoczatie doctrine Of states
y1G>tA 0tatss' rights and national
s1Cnke are beth fundamentally based
(csadlsed 9 Pass six.l