Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 235, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 October 1910 — CHOOSES INDEPENDENCE [ARTICLE]

CHOOSES INDEPENDENCE

Democratic Editor Will Help Cause of Beveridge.

The Evansville Press, a Democratic newspaper, has come out editorially in support of Senator Beveridge on the ground that the Republican senator has made good in the cause of the people and is deserving of re-election for that reason. The stand taken by the Democratic paper has caused much interest in the state generally. The South Bend Times, another Democratic paper, referring to the incident, says: “There is nothing startling about the independence of the Evansville Press.” The part of the Press editorial which has caused comment follows: “Beveridge has made a good senator and the Press believes he should be sent back to Washington by the Hoosier state to continue the goou work he has so well begun. “What’s the difference so long as the men have been found to be on the square? Call them mugwumps if you wish—the name or brand cuts no figure just so long as the men are fighting for the best interests of their constituents and not playing into the hands of the capitalistic class at the expense of the common people. “What does the Republican party as a party stand for?" What does the Democratic party as a party stand for? There are times when nobody can gnawer those questions to the satisfaction of any faction of either party. “At such times what is an intelligent voter, to do? Vote a ticket merely because his daddy did, or qfter weighing the men, their records'and the measures they represent with an open, unbiased mind, support the men and principles he holds best without regard to party yoke "If our nation is not to perish from the earth, patriots to the end of time will find it necessary to stand out against the order of things inimical, no matter what label they bear. “We all know what Beveridge stands for. He stood In the upper house ar.d raised his voice against corporation rule. He fought against the nefarious Payne-Aldrich tariff bill. He fought for the people’s interests at every stage of the game. "Forget the party name. Look at the men. Study their characters. See what they have done. The time has come when broad-minded men can have no great confidence in a community where there’s no independence of political thought and action. There’s no assurance under hidebound party rule that the right always prevail. The best men and the best measures would be rejected under strict partisanship when bosses apply the party lash for their own selflah interests." Calling cards at the Republican. - : * *.