Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 236, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 October 1910 — INDIANA THE HUB. [ARTICLE]

INDIANA THE HUB.

Saturday Evening Post Says Intareata of People Lie on Beveridge Bide. The Saturday Evening Poet of Sept. 24, editorially, says: “The most important election to be held this fall is in Indiana, because nowhere else is the issue between popular and machine government quite so sharply drawn. Senator Beveridge broke with the organization of his own party when that became necessary in order faithfully to represent the people Of hia state. He fought for a tariff commission—to which President Taft now so largely pins hope of Republican success—when the Republican machine scoffed at the word. Aldrich’s dictum was not sufficient reason with him for raising cotton duties which the farmers of Indiana would have to pay. For good reasons the Tobacco Trust does not like him and every “big interest" animated by like ambitions would welcome his defeat. He has been well tried and well proved “Opposed to him is Mr. Kern, who is simply a Democrat, rep--1 resenting only the party organ--1 ization—which includes Tam--1 many in New York, Taggart in 1 Indiana, Sullivan in Illinois, 1 and some faithful protection--1 ists of raw materials in the ' South. “In a seesaw from one party 1 to the other the cause of popu--1 lar government merely marks 1 time. It can never really advance 1 unless faithful, courageous, 1 able representatives of the peo- ’ pie are supported. Unlike Wis--1 cousin, for example, Indiana is 1 not traditionally Republican. ■ Party for party, the balance is 1 about even. So the question is 1 very clear-cut whether a ma--1 jority of the people will recog- ■ nlze public service above the « party label. > “Can any Indianian who will > . candidly consider it doubt on • which side his interest really > lies? If he believes in govern- ■ ment for the people, instead of • government for ‘the interests,’ • he knows from strenuous expe- ■ rience which side Senator Bev- ■ bridge is on. • “To what, that is one-half so • convincing as Beveridge’s rec- • ord, can the organization that » is personified in Mr. Kern • point?” . X J. J. J. J. J. .L J. X ■ ■ ■ . ■ ■