South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-08-16
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Here IS a most interesttn quota
ton from speech at Tomlinson
hall in Indianapolis BIZ Sen. Albert
jeremiah Beveridge on March Il.
1912. In the light OF recent history
and the tremendous prosperity OF
the country and the fs-ct that bust
ness had been going 10 the DOES as
ne said. for three years previous 10
the time when he was making the
address. what he said is OF peculiar
interest 10 Indiana people. Here is
a part Of his speech as quoted from
the indianapolis News. and please
bear carefully in mind the date on
which he spoke. four year, ago.
-Four democratic years will be
hard enough on the hunired Of
thousands of honest business men in
the country, but it will be harder on
the millions OF men who earn their
bread by the sweat OF their faces.
To these latter IL will mean the
pinch of hunger Add 10 these four
lean years two more years to recov-
or from them. Take these six years
out of the life of a business man
fifty years old and you have taken
from him much, but take six years
out Of the life of a working man
fifty years old and you have taken
from him well nigh all. .
Some good men thing right and
mean well but cannot get things
done. Roosevelt has the gift Of
achievement II IS not a question
Of whom we shall honor most. but
who can serve us best Business.
peace and prosperity mean more TO
us than any mans political for
tune.
There is a nationwide need of
sound business laws which will give
our whole people a renewed and
steady prosperity. For three years
we have seen business growing
worse. 1t is time that we should
begin to make business grow better
o" Taft a republican, was then
our president and we had plenty OF
protective tariff.
Mr.. Hughes should read carefully
some Of this. such as business,
peace and prosperity mean more to
us than mans political fortune"
Albert jeremiah might also recall
that he said there is a nationwide
need of sound busir ess laws which
will give our whole people a renewed
and steady prosperity" Will AL
bert Jeremiah be honest enough TO
admit that the Wilson administra-
ton has not only given these sound
business laws" and that the sound
business laws" have brought "the
NJ n1 NJ So HNr
prosperity" Will Albert jeremiah
not recall that he told us for three
years we have seen business growing
worse ?" And will he not admit
that while ne told us 1T is time that
We should begin to make business
grow better" that the democratic
administration under Woodrow Will
son has made il grow better and
better every month of the four years
until today our prosperity is the
greatest in the history of the United
States? Will Albert Jeremiah not
also admit that he was mistaken in
predicting the pinch OF hunger"
which the rule of democracy was 10
bring?
Two years after he made the
speech which is herein quoted, AL
bert Jeremiah Beveridge made an
other speech in the same Tomlinson
hall. this time to the progressive
state convention, the date being
April is, 1914 Among many other
things of the same sort he said:
Here in Indiana the republican
managers are men who we're lieu
tenants in the old machine, whose
orders the republican organization
is carrying out this very moment
Promises to reform a party so con-
trolled, insult the intelligence Of
the people, for breaking of promises
is their specially
Will Albert jeremiah be Just as
honest with the people of Indiana
in 1916 and tell us if Jim Hemen-
way, Joe Healing, Jim Watson.
Charlie Fairbanks, Jim Goodrich,
Harry New. Will Wood and the rest
of the bunch in 1914 are not the
same yesterday. today and for
ever? Would he advise the
voters of Indiana 10 trust them any
farther in control Of a political
party or in political office in 1916
than he would have trusted them in
1912
II would at least he most interest
ing 10 hear through and by what
process the political publication and
regeneration of Joe Healing. Jim
Goodrich, Jim Hemenway. Jim Wat
son. Harry New. Charlie Fairbanks.
Will Wood and the rest of that I'VE
are for the people bunch. has taken
place since the troublous days OF
1912 and 1914.