The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-03-14

Cube and Cuba restored to the
Cubans; the finances Of San Domingo
Strengthened out: the consular service
put on modern footing; the postomce
grafters and those who had been steal
ins public lands put behind the bars
and the reduction of the public debt
Of the Nation by almost 100000, 900.
I'VE are told that Roosevelt did
nothing about the tariff" said Mr..
Beveridge. But railroad, canal, con.
servation. labor and other matters
were the work he found before him.
The instant need Of things was his
task. When he became President no
body was asking that the newly passed
Dingley law be changed. Business had
just gone through two tariff upheavals
and could not have stood another one.
But the country did need and demand
railroad, labor, canal and conservation
legislation. Roosevelt got all Of these
through Congress. During the seven
years he was President his party's
platform did not ask or pledge tariff
revision. But 1t did ask and pledge
other needed things. And these things
which his party's platform pledged.
while he was President, Roosevelt got
DONE"
The tariff issue then ripened and
came to a head, and the Republican
party elected Mr.. Taft on a platform
pledging downward revision.
Can any fair man doubt that II
Roosevelt had been President for the
last four years We now would have a
genuine, permanent. non-partisan tariff
commission and the tariff law SO re-
vised that no uprising of the people
against 1t would have occurred"
asked Mr.. Beveridge.
Personal Ambition Not the Stake.
The speaker pointed out the fact
that Col. Roosevelt ALREADY has had
a career unequaled by that of any man
and by few characters in the history
of the world" He showed that per-
sOnal ambition does not at this time
make Col. Roosevelt available as the
nominee of the Republican party. The
nomination can only mean a sacrifice
OF peace and leisure. it can only mean
toll and battle, and the certainty of
abuse.
Still we are told" he continued,
that, with all to lose and nothing to
gain, with his worldwide and historic
reputation at stake, nevertheless
Roosevelt is trying to be President
merely for ambitions sake.
But good party men who really
want Roosevelt say: How can we
nominate Roosevelt and yet make our
campaign on the record of the present
administration? The answer is that
We will make our campaign on the
record of the Republican party and
on the record Of Theodore Roosevelt,
our party's real leader. Good party
men say We must indorse the record
Of the administration. Shall We in
dorse the Payne-Aldrich tariff bill?
Shall we indorse the Winona speech?
Shall We indorse the railroad bill Of
1910 If 80. which bill-the one which
the administration sent to us Or the
one which months of hard lighting by
progressive senators changed into the
law that finally was passed."
Mr.. Beverage recalled the fact that
by some it was held that the Repub-
lican party owed Mr.. Taft the nomira-
ton as matter OF party gratitude.
yet" said Mr.. Beveridge. he has
held ONCE every day for nearly thirty
years at the hands Of the Republican
party and all but one of these offices
came to him by appointment. am
glad he held these Offices and make no
complaint of it. 1 mention it only be.
cause 1t is said that our party owes
the nomination to Mr.. Taft, whereas
Mr.. Taft owes everything to the party.
And during nearly all these thirty
years, what battle did he ever fight
for our party until four years ago: Yet
he read lifelong Republicans, like
Jonathan Dolliver. out of our perry.
Still, We are told that We mus. support
him, win or lose, because We owe him
our support solely as a party matter.
But We are told that we must not
be for Roosevelt because he has been
ungrateful to Mr.. TAFT. l thought IL
was just the other way around. Roose-
welt has done everything for Taft.
What has Taft done for Roosevelt?
Roosevelt continued and supported
him In the Philippines, Roosevelt ap-
pointed him Secretary of War. Roose.
welt supported him for the nomination
and election as President: and only
Roosevelt's vast influence with tho
people placed Mr.. Taft in the presi.
dental chair"
But 1t 10 said that 4 third term
means the downfall Of the Republic,
Col. Roosevelt ought to be elected for
nothing else than to end this silly su.
perstition. The third term idea came
into being one hundred and twenty
years ago when the world was afraid
Of kings. Today kings merely amuss
w. With China and Persia and Tur.
key overthrowing their ancient dynas-
ties before our eyes: with Russia put.
ting the bride In the teeth of the
Gar; with Portugal throwing its king.
let over the cliffs; with Mexico kick.
ing Diax out Of the country-no moro
comic idea ever was suggested than
II We elect the best man to do our
work for eleven years instead OF seven
years We are going to have = king.
Roosevelt did our work 30 we'll
that We want him to do 1t now. He IN
willing to do it only because We ask
him to do It To choose Roosevelt
will mt siye him anythin1 h. hs, mt