The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-10-30

Ripping the Adamson law tsaring
the hide off radical labor leaders
| condemning the Labor Board srd
predicting that a new public sants-
ment is forming that win mr. -,
eno 10 strikes, Albert ]. Beveridea
republican candidate for 1-nftaa
states senator from Indiana es
poused the cause Of American b,,sf-
| ness interests in campaign Sneecbas
saturday at Whiting. Indiana Har-
Dor and Hammond.
With this gospel. Beveridge won
the standpatters and the New
crowd They came over in droves
The old guardsmen who Tough, hin,
In 1912 and called him a ~radical"
ana traitor TO the party forgave
everything What Beveridee Joe+ g.,
the labor vote he moro than gained
IN econciling the unreconcilablea
Il was declared.
WHAT HE SAID ABOUT LABOR
Mr. Beveridge saf1 that he was
the true friend" Of labor ana no.
its false fatterer" and recalled
that ten years ago he fought the
bandits Of Wall street.
When was in the United sta.e,
senate" he said. the gang thai
tried to run the government ans
almost succeeded were the banai+s
OF Wall street. I denounced them
and fought them in the same spirit
that l would fight the bandits Of
labor or any other bandits that trv
to run this government The Amer
lean government should be run bv
the American people and nobody
else"
Beveridge said that the Adamson
law was passed under 2 threat from,
labor leaders. He declared that II
elected to the senate he would fight
TO have it repealed. He said that
as result OF the Adamson law and
government control. the railroads
have deteriorated and the discipline
OF railroad workers has lapsed.
Regarding the living wage. Bev-
eridge said: Yes, for goodness sake
every man ought to have a living
wage-and he ought to earn III"
He said that he would endeavo-
to abolish the railway labor board
He said that the labor board had
proved to be failure and that 1t
not only did rot prevent the recent
strike. but rrecipitated il. and that
il did not settle the strike He said
that new public sentiment is form
ing that viii put an end TO strikes
TOO MANY COMMISSIONS
I viii fight any attempt TO create
any more boards or commissions
that are not absolutely necessary
the speaker said. Il am opposed to
the theory that all business Is dis
honest and must be spied upon bv
the government There has been too
much interference with American
business"
Beveridge denounced government
ownership Of railroads. IF the gov
ernment owned the railroads that
pass through Lake county you
would lose s1.352.47Se0 annually in
taxes" he said.
Summing up his arraignment OF
the Adamson law. the labor board
and labor leaders. Beveridge said
They might as well make up their
minds now that no group. no mat
ter how powerful. is going to SOW
ietize American industry"
The Beveridge followers accepted
their IDOLS new doctrine calmly. The
politicians appeared unrerturbed
Only Beverage could take such a
stand in Lake county Labor has
never had anything but songs OF .
praise on the political platform in
Lake county before and Beveridge's
capitalistic speeches were epoch
On INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Regarding International relations
said. I'll stand. if
stand alone, Tor the American pol
icy Of honorable friendship with all
nations and no political connection
with any nation.
Judge Robinson OF indianapolis
preceded Beveridge. speaking on the
budget system and saying that Eur
ope must be made to Fay every dol
ar Of her debt to the United States.
Large crowds geeted Beveridge.
The crowd at the Masonic Temple in
Hammond numbered nearly thou
sand CITY Republican Chairmaa
clyde Clevellnd introduced Mt Bev-
aridge.