The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-09-25
Jensen MAKES HIS
CAMPAIGN OPENING
Progressive Candidate for
Congress Creates a Fine
Impression.-Boss Rule a
Topic for Beveridge.
The address delivered by Mr.. 4
Beveridge last evening will be
found elsewhere in this issue:

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The largest crowd which has attend
ed a political meeting in this county
for many years last night heard the
addresses delivered by Albert ]. Bev-
eridge, Progressive candidate for gov
ernor, and Gurlief Jensen, Progressive
candidate for Congress from the Sixth
district, at the Coliseum. Fully 5000
people attended the meeting and the.
big hall reverberated with applause
during the speeches of both candi-
dates. Fully 1000 people failed to
gain admittance to the hall. Beveridge
was given great ovation when he en-
tered the hall and when he arose to
speak, civil war veterans, working
men attending the State Federation
of Labor, farmers. business men, and
women arose en- n1asse and literally
shouted themselves hoarse. 1t was
some minutes before the former sena-
tor could obtain quiet.
Conspicuous on the stage and on the
front row of seats were Grand Army
men. The boys of 81 were among
those who were on their feet first
when Beveridge arose to deliver his
address Enthusiasm was rife while
Indiana's foremost citizen urged his
audience to go forth and battle for
good government.
Dr.. Dennis Presided.
Following seyexal. selections from
the Richmond CitS band, DR.. David w.
Dennis, of Earlham college, called the
meeting to order and DR. s. r. Lyons,
pastor of the Reid Memorial church
opened it with prayer. Dr. Dennis
then introduced Mr.. Jensen of Shelby
vile, saying:
''In my boyhood they called this dis
trict the burnt district George w. Ju-
lian represented the district at that
time. His watchword was Justice The
Progressive candidate for that office
today is worthy to take his place. This
man is laboring man. He manufac-
lures pumps used in measuring oil
and gasoline to see that the Standard
Oil products are measured right"
This was Mr.. Jensen's first intro
duction into local politics, and in a
forceful manner he explained the prin-
ciples of the new party, saying that
they were constructed around the
home and fireside. Mr. Jensen spoke
of the initiative, referendum and re-
call and of other planks embodied in
the Progressive platform.
Men have interpreted liberty to
mean license and a number of men
have usurped this liberty. One voice
| of the people of the country is being
heard and the men who are champion
ing the Progressive cause say that
| liberty shall be for all the people.
These are serious days." said Mr.
Jensen. "On November the shackles
| which have bound our women will be
snapped and the chains which have
| forced our small children in mills and
mines will be broken and all will stand
erect, enjoying liberty in that fuller
sense.
The Principles Not New.
"The new party is as old as the prin-
ciples of the man who first walked
| the burning sands of Galilee. We be-
lieve in party to serve the people
| and not the people to serve the party's
| bosses.
"It has pleased the Sixth district
Progressives to nominate me for Con-
gress. | am not asking your support
for myself but for the sole purpose
that We will stand by principles of
right. promise you that 1 shall stand
on our platform.
In introducing Mr.. Beveridge, DR..
Dennis spoke of him as the Prince
of Orators" at the head of the
prince of Causes" Mr.. Beveridge
spoke of Col. Roosevelt as a man who
verse.
| Makes Attack on Bosses.
Mr.. Beveridge declared that the
bosses of both old line political par.
ties helped the other in time of need
In speaking on this point he referred
to the meat law, saying that that stat.
ute was placed on the books through
the Democratic-Republic boss sys-
Item. He also referred to the Lorimer
case He said that every veteran news,
paper correspondent in Washington
would bear him out in the statemen,
that there are now worse men in the
United States Senate than Lorimer He
mentioned the big bosses of both old
line parties.
The planks in the Progressive plat
form were expounded by the head OF
the party in Indiana in a clear and
concise manner. Mr.. Beveridge declar
ed that the state is cheated out oi
about $3.50, 900 annually in road tar
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