The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-07-25
Ex-senator Beveridge De-
nounces Regular Republi-
can Organization in a Let
ter to w. H. Dye.
MORE REASONS TO
SUPPORT COLONEL
Appeals for Unity in the Ov-
erthrow of Boss System
Says the Crisis Requires
United Action.
(National News Association

INDIANAPOLIS, July 25.-Former
Senator Albert J. Beveridge, in a let
ter to William Holton Dye, denounces
the regular Republican organization,
and allies himself with the Progress
sive party. The letter was written
from Seal HarbCr, Me, where the for
mer senator has been spending his
vacation. In the letter he says that
during his entire public career he
fought for the welfare of the people
and that the present crisis demands
that all voters who believe in a pro-
gram of progressive legislation for the
benefit of the people do likewise.
The letter is as follows:
civilian Holton Dye, Esq, Indianapo-
lis, Ind:
"My Dear Mr.. Dye-This answer to
you must serve as an answer to others
who have written me fronls other states
as we'll as from. Indiana.
"As to Mr.. Roosevelt: Those who
supported him before the Chicago con-
vention have all the reasons for sup
porting him now that they had then,
plus. the frauds perpetrated against the
people at that convention, by which
Mr.. Roosevelt's nomination was pre-
vented. Mr.. Roosevelt has not chang
cd; he is the same man, with the same
record, standing fer the same ideas
and policies as before.
AS To Taft.
"As to Mr.. Taft: Those who opposed
him before the Chicago convention
9haxesaAl the reasons for, opposing him
now that they had then, plus the
fralds perpetrated against the people
at that convention, by which MIR.
Taft's nomination was accomplished.
Mr.. Taft has not changed; he is the
same man now that he was then, with
the same record. standing for the
came things ana backed by the same
men and influences as before.
The argument of party regularity
would weigh with party men in Mr..
Taft's favor if he had been fairly nom
mated by lawful majority of dele
gates honestly chosen. But he was
not SO nominated. Therefore, party
regularity can not be invoked in his
favor.
But the question before the coun-
try is far more important than the
career of any man. We ought to
have two political parties in Ameri
ca, through which men who believe
alike can vote together and be sure
of having their votes express their
genuinely liberal or progressive party
and a genuinely conservative or reac
tionary party.
But, at present, we have two par.
ties, neither of which is wholly liberal
or progressive on the one hand, nor
yet wholly conservative or reaction
airy ON the other hand. So there is a
large membership of each party which
believes in liberal or progressive poll
cies and also large membership OF
each party which believes in conserva
tive or reactionary policies. Yet re
dictionary Democrats and progressive
Democrats are asked by Democratic
politicians to vote the Democratic
ticket Notwithstanding the utter antag
onism of their views; and likewise, re
dictionary and progressive Republicans
are asked by Republican politicians to
vote the Republican ticket notwith
standing the utter antagonism of theil
views.
This illogical condition is seen ever
in Congress. Democratic and Republi
can senators who think alike on greai
national policies that affect the whole
nation find it difficult to vote alike be
cause of the differences of their nat
ional party membership. This pre-
vents the.people's representatives whe
believe in the same policies from
working those policies out into logical
comprehensive laws; permits suci
special interests as wish to profit a
get what they want more easily; fos
ters the party boss system through
which these interests work-a system
unknown and impossible under an.
other free government in the world.
The Boss System.
"The boss system is now fastened
on both old parties. Notorious bose.
are in the saddle in both Democrat,
and Republican parties in various i'm
portant states. Indeed, this Blacl
Horse cavalry is the most effectiv,
arm Of the Republican and Democrat,
forces in the practical work of tn.
present campaign. OF course sucl
men do not work for the peoples wei
.are. They do not work even for tn,
welfare of their respective parties
They work only for the nonpubh
powers behind them The boss sys
| tenn is bipartisan, and, in its yer,
nature. hostile to the people.
Requires United Action
aThe present crisis, then, requires