The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1912-02-16
EXTRACT FROM SPEECH OF
sen. BEVERAGE LINCOLN DAY.
indiana Statesman Talks at Denver
Republican Banquet.

were MADE by senator Beverage
at the Lincoln Day banquet in Den
yer Monday night:
What Lincoln lid.
Abraham Lincoln was a Wing
because he believed in the princi-
PIES of the Wing party, among
which were protection. But when
that party stuck to the old land
marks Only and would not do the
new and bigger work which was to
be done for the welfare of the ma
tion, Abraham Lincoln became a Re-
publican. He did this because the
Republican party meant progress.
Must Deal With Today.
TO continue TO be the. party OF
Lincoln, our party actively must 40
the work we rnd before us instead
OF idly praising the work our faith
ers found before them, but which is
LOW behind us. We must deal with
living and unsettled issues which
concern living and troubled men.
The task of his day, the issues of
his time, were Lincoln's concern;
the task of our day, the issues of
our time must be our concern.
Must Control Business.
What does this mean in the prac-
teal handling of present day prob
lens? Ours is a period of business.
and that is well, for business mere
" means the trade activities of all
the people. Everybody knows that
our strongest minds and strongest
hearts are engaged in business to-
day just as in the worlds past its
strongest minds and strongest hearts
were engaged in war. And just as
in such warlike times it was not
wise for nations to Danish great
soldiers or cripple their genius, nor
yet permit them to become masters
OF the country they served, SO today
it is not wise for us to drive out our
great business men or paralyze their
strength, nor yet to let them rule
or Cypress us.
Need Their Strength.
I'VE want them to use their un-
common powers for the common
good but we do not want them to
use the common good for their sell
fish ends. History shows that the
strong men, whether captains or.
bayonetted armies or captains of fl
nanced industries, if unrestrained.
use both to satisfy their growing
hunger for power, which becomes
greater the more it is fed; whereas
their strength when regulated and
controlled makes for the added pow
6. of the nation and the larger pros
perity of the people.
I'm simple phrase, let American
business men know where they are
and then tell them to go ahead and
God speed and prosper them. Let
clear and practical laws take the
place of foggy and sentimental stat
utes; and let bodily Imprisonment
of business criminals take the place
of money fines. Money fines are
paid by the plunderer out of his
loot Money fines hurt no one but
the people who foot the bills IN the
end The people suffer because
they are charged prices for what
they eat and wear of watered stock?
Then pass law making it crime |
for any interstate corporation to is
sue stock that does not have behind |
i, assets equal to a hundred cents |
on the dollar.
Strike Out Directly.
"In short, strike at trust evils
directly. 1t Is these that hurt the |
people. End the wrongs of organ
lied capital but do not try to end
organized capital itself. That can not
be done. Make it the giant servant
of the people-the mighty helper OF
our common prosperity. The people
need something done that will help
them. 1t does not make the cost OF
living less to read of futile law
suits. 1t strikes at no abuse of
capital; it shields those. abuses by
kicking up dust that blinds the
peoples eyes to the things that
hurt the people.
People Can be Trusted.
"Other questions are put to this
republic by our changed conditions.
Nearly all of them concern the peo
pies safety and sheer living Many
of them affect the saving of plumber
of peoples substance. All of them
must be answered for the peoples
good. How may this be done? Only