Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 July 1909 — RECEPTION FOR BEVERIDGE [ARTICLE]

RECEPTION FOR BEVERIDGE

Says Republican Party Promised Downward Revision of Tariff. Indianapolis, . July 13. Senator Albert J. Beveridge was given a public reception at Tomlinson hall here, the. affair being planned by the Indianapolis Taft club. “I do not take this demonstration as a personal compliment,’ said Senator Beveridge in a brief address. “But I take this gathering as the people’s expression on a vital public question.” The senator quoted President Taft as saying: “Revise the tariff downward.” “That was not his promise,” said the senator, “that was the promise of the Republican party voiced by him. lam one of those who believe that the most serious thing' beneath the sun is a promise made between man and man. lam for protection. I believe that the American people are for it, but to be a protectionist does not mean that we are to be extartlonlsts. When a tariff rate goes beyond the point of protection, it becomes an excess.”