Evening star., 1922-05-21

FOR THE REPUBLICAN NOMINA'
Beveridge out of the race finally ant
unequivocally.
But that letter fell into the hand,
Of william c. Bobbs. intimate chun
of the Hoosier leader. and lately
"chief Of staff" of the board of STRAIT.
egy that directed the Beyeridge cam
paign. So sure was Bobbs of the un.
derlying sentiment in favor of Bev-
eridge that he spirited that letter
into captivity and filed 1t away where
neither moth nor rust corrupt, in the
archives of a steel safe. The pri.
mary election of Mr.. Beveridge wa,
not alone a signal victory for the
Of the judgment and political per-
spicacity of the head of the Bobbs.
Merrill Company.
A LBERT ]. BEvERIDGE believed
he was through with active Amer.
lean public life or political endeavor
stage in the role and toga Of a senator
retiring finally from a stage that had
known no more courageous and consci-
entious public servant. no more pic
turesQue American personality. He had
written "finis" on his own political ca
reer.
For almost another twelve years he
kol Iad IN iox,r ts
of litterateur, gaining fame and favor
with each succeeding year in a state OF
literary lights, where the public ac-
claimed him the equal Of any and all
famous Hoosier wielders Of the pen. In
1914. after his defeat as progressive
candidate for the United States Senate
he retired, telling himself and his
friends 1t was for all time. In 1916 they
wanted him to come out again and
make the nght within the G. o. p. but
he was buried in THE Life of John
MARSHALL and refused to be weaned
away from his literary labors. Again,
in 1920. they begged him to heed the
call. but the cali was neither distinct
nor concerted in his estimation. Fur
thermore. he was winding up John
Marshall and preparing to tackle Abra-
ham Lincoln.
Now, two years later. he Is back in
there IL 4 reason For, as
he told his friends. and as he related
to me, he is firmly convinced the ma
jority of the people Of Indiana arc back
Of him.
1t is = clarion call to service. In the
estimation of Mr.. Beveridge. and. TAX
ing his cue from the unusually high
primary vote rolled up in his favor, he
responds to the will Of his constituents
with the old-time fire and dash that
marked him in the strenuous days OF
Theodore Roosevelt. With him, for No
vember. it will be a clean, stand-up
nght with his democratic opponent. for
mer Gov. Samuel NJ. Ralston. and with
no quarter until the flnal bell.
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HAVING been drafted for '.the
- army Of the Lord" as he and his
friends put 1t, Mr.. Beveridge made
short work Of the issue at hand. His
- IhS VIC" VI Suit Cht
svsnts-the nationalist rather than the
sectional perspective. And. as he told
me in the course of our talk, the things
that pertain to the welfare and prog
ress Of the nation and its people are
paramount to any pettifogging local
trivialities.
Il believe, as have said for the last
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establishment Of American business on
2 substantial and normal basis is the
great need Of the hour. This is what
the people are thinking about. what
they are talking about, what they want.
II you don't believe me. get out into
the trenches and md out for yourself
The professional politician thinks 9TH
erwise, for he gets his dope from other
politicians. 1t is an issue that tram
scends all partisan political considera-
tions.
what the people want they are en-
titled to have. and we shall get nowhere
with any other issues until we have
brought the economic affairs OF the
nation back to normal in fact rather
than fancy"
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THERE 10 no earthly reason why this
/ country should not return to good
times. thinks Mr.. Beveridge.
There are four fundamental things
At the bottom Of our economic situa-
tion," he. told me, "and the first of
these is class legislation. When laws
are passed for the intended. but never
realised. beneht Of part Of the peo-
pie, but always at the expense and
to the injury Of all the people, there
can be no such thing as steady and
common prosperity. Every law. to be
good and wise, must benefit all the
psepls. and not merely = class OF
group Of people.
al am Against any and all class
I am asaiast any and III
CLASSES or groups. combinAtions and