The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-04-06
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q statesman, a judge and patriot, but
he did not pledge himself to support all
that might be proposed merely in or
der to remain regular with his party.
Party success as such means moth
ing he said. Party success in the
interest Of the peoples welfare means
everything
There was no mincing Of words In
his speech. Evidently Senator Bev-
eridge realized that he was on trial be-
fore his party, with the convention as
the jury, for the course he took in the
tariff fight, and he made his own de-
Tense SO clear that it could not be mis-
taken.
Crowd Was With Him.
"And the crowd was with him. While
he discussed many other subjects be-
sides the tariff, the greatest interest
was manifested in what he had to say
on this important subject. When he
reached that part OF his speech in
features of the Payne-Aldrich tariff
law, one by one, he followed each
point with this declaration:
:" could not stand for 1t when it
was being considered, could not
stand for it when 1t was voted for and
cannot stand for it now"
These vigorous statements were
cheered and aDplauded in manner
that Enthusiastically showed that he
carried his audience with him. When
he told of the kind of tariff he believ-
ed in and declared that "such law
could have been passed and it shall
be passed. there was continued
cheering
Wayne countians Yeiped.
IF any person expected Senator
Beverage to side step the issue or
avoid definite statement of his pc.
sition, 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 hand
kerchiefs. They filled the aisles and
yelled long enough to satisfy any
speaker that he had made good. The
Wayne county delegation was sup
piled with small flags which they
waved as they cheered."
This, coming from an independent
newspaper like the News. shows the
impression which the speech made on
a mind entirely non-partisan and is
the best way to gauge an affair of that
kind.
Will End All Troubles.
It is believed here that the speech
of Senator Beveridge will go a long
way toward clearing up the hereto
fore muddled condition of affairs in
the ranks of the republican party, fol
1t is now definitely settled just what
are the issues and just what are the
lines to be followed in the coming
campaign. This much is out Of the
way and there is no longer any room
for discussion along that line. There
fore, as it is seen here, the party is
now In shape to 60 at it in earnest
relieved of its faction difficulties, and
undertake to whip the common en-
emy-the democrats at the election
Much favorable comment also is
heard in regard to the platform. II
is regarded as a strong declaration OF
the principles which underly the par
ty. There was no fight on the tariff
question. The platform reaffirms the
stand of the party for a protective
tariff and in that respect is as strons
declaration as has ever been made
by the party in the state. But 1t does
not say a word about the Payne-Al
drich tariff law. which has been the
cause of all of the internal trouble
this year. The platform means tina,
the new law is neither accepted OF
rejected by the Indiana republicans
thus leaving that issue out of the
campaign entirely. The republicans
know where Senator Beveridge
stands on this proposition, and since