The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-09-15
PROSPERITY IS
NOTE SOUNDED.
BY BEvER|DGE
Progressive Candidate for u.
S. Senate Opens State
Campaign Before Large
Terre Haute Crowd.

TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Sept. Is
Taking permanent Prosperity" as his
text and declaring that it will be the
paramount issue this year, as far as
the Progressives are concerned, AL
bert 7 Beveridge, nominee for United
States senator, last night formally OPP
ened the campaign for his party in
Indiana.
He was greeted by very large au-
dience. which he aroused to a fine
pitch of enthusiasm. He was severe
in his denunciation of the two old par
ty machines and the methods they in
woke to control public officials and to
enact legislation. He maintained that
the Republican organization is at
tempting to wear disguise to keep
the people from recognizing the mem
bers of the old guard who were re-
sponsible for the deeds which the Pro-
gressives assert were largely RESPONSE
BILE for the formation of their party in
1912. He boldly accused the Republi-
can leaders of taking in their continu-
GUS charges that the Progressives are
returning to the Republican ranks.
"Standpatters in Control"
With deep sarcasm he insisted that
whenever the Progressive advance an
argument that all the Republicans
j.. say is that the "Progressives are go
ing back" He declared that the Re-
publicans up to this time have not ad-
vanced any arguments why their par
ty should be returned to power. He
went over long list of prominent Re-
publican standpatters to show that
they still are in control Of the Repub-
lican party in Indiana, Ohio, New
York, Pennsylvania and in practically
every state in the Union. The sub
stance Of his argument was that the
causes which resulted in the break in
the Republican party in 1912 are still
existent He went after the Taggart-
Crawford Fairbanks-Joe Bell-Donn
Roberts machine in the Democratic
party. He also hammered the Demo
cratic machines in many parts OF the
country apparently to show that the
progressive elements are not able to
control the Democratic organization,
at least not in Indiana.
He spoke strongly in Endorsement
OF the social betterment" program
enunciated by the Progressives two
years ago. He favored the initiative
referendum and the recall as a means
of handling the political bosses and
crooked office holders. At the outset
he spoke of the grave questions that
will arise in this country because Of
the European war. He said that every
public citizen should give his best abil-
fly in helping to answer these ques-
tons when they come.
"Nonpartisanship Is Needed"
He declared that any man who
merely, for the sake of partisan ad-
vantage, seeks only to obsruct an ad-
ministration just to embarrass po-
litical opponent is not worthy the sup
port or respect Of patriotic men and
women. He maintained that any one
who would follow blindly the decree
Of party caucus cannot wisely serve
his country For the next few years
he declared that the country will need
non-partisan craftsmanship.
He said that President Wilson took
the only stand which any administra-
ton could take when he told the world
that the United States will be square
lv impartial in dealing with the war
ring powers.