The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-10-18
democrats Have Made Ex-
tensive Preparations to
Welcome Peerless Leader
of the Party.
DEMOCRATS COME
FROM ALL PARTS
tBryan Excoriated Beveidge
and Roosevelt at Fort
Wayne Last Evening in a
Bitter Attack.

The advent of William Jennings
Bryan in Richmond this evening where
he speaks at the Coliseum is regarded
lby Democrats as the stellar political
iattraction of the campaign in Wayne
county and great preparations have
been made accordingly.
Mr. Bryan will be met at Newcastle
where he speaks this afternoon by
reception committee consisting of Fred
EKrone, Joshua Allen. M. Kelley,
fCharles Doney, Henry Farwig and B.
f. DrischeI, who will accompany him
ITO this city.
Henry U. Johnson will preside at
the meeting this evening. Preceding
1.-THE appearance of Mr.. Bryan L. Ert
slack, of Franklin, regarded one of the
ablest and cleanest Democrats in 1ndi-
lana, will address the crowd. 1t is ex-
pected that Mr.. Slack will begin his
address at 7:15 o'clock and that Mr..
bryan will appear at 8 o'clock.
Democrats from all parts of Wayne
Ecounty will attend the meeting. Par
ties from Cambridge City, Straughn
bStation, and LewisVille have chartered
Especial interurban cars for the event.
Automobile parties from Union and
Franklin counties have made arrange
ments to be here.
Is Popular Here.
Bryan will draw a large crowd from
Richmond. His speeches here in the
past have always been we'll received
by citizens irrespective of party be-
hiefs.
The Coliseum has been artistically
decorated for this evening. The ar
rangements committee, headed by
Webster Parry and Joseph Waterman
was busy all day perfecting the seat
hng arrangements and beautifying the
hall. A'large picture of the peerless
header" has been placed on the wall
back of the center of the platform.
Bryan comes to Richmond to fulfill
fone date of a speaking itinerary that
him in almost all the important cen
tiers of population in the state.
AssaiIs Beveridee.
At Fort Wayne yesterday, Bryan
took occasion to excoriate Albert J.
Beveridge, Progressive candidate for
governor.
In speaking of Beveridge he said:
-'There are three ways to Judge Bev-
eridge, the reformer. One is by the
length of his service in the cause of
reform, another is by the depth of his
attachment to the reform, and the
third Is by his attitude toward other
reforms. Measured by any of these
tests, neither Mr.. Roosevelt nor Mr.
Beveridge deserves to be counted as a
peader or as Progressive. if Progress
siveness stands for anything of real
value.
Calls Both Tardy.
"In point OF time they have both
been tardy. If you look back at the pc.
riod covered by the public life of both
Roosevelt and Beveridge you will find
that the predatory interests have en-.
5oyed a Belshazzar's feast. They have
rioted in power and in plunder. Roose.
welt and Beveridge have not only had
was going on, but they have been in
the very center and where they could
observe not only the spelling of a peo
pie, but the corruption Of a govern
ment.
Instead of speaking out, they have
been worse than silent They have
been the daily associates and the bos
ON friends of the beneficiaries of priv
ilege and favoritism. More than that
they have, themselves, been the bene
ticiaries. The offices which they have
held have been given to them by the
men who had their hands in the pock
cts of a nation and by bosses subservi
ent to these men
"As to the depths of their attach
1nent to reform, mans devotion to a
cause is shown by his willingness to
suffer for it. not by his willingness to
profit by it. What remorse have Roose
welt and Beveridge shown for their
1ong association with the plutocrats:
Whenever Mr.. Roosevelt and Bever
idge are ready to turn completely and
permanently from associations with
the despoilers of a nation they car
not but love those who espouse the
peoples cause"