Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 September 1912 — Beveridge Meeting Well Attended. [ARTICLE]

Beveridge Meeting Well Attended.

The first political gun of the campaign in Jasper county was fired in Rensselaer Wednesday afternoon when former United States Senator AJburt J. Beveridge spoke to a packed house in the Fred Phillip’s Aerdome theatre. There were probably 700 or 800 people who heard Mr. Beveridge speak, and, while not agreeing with most of the policies he advocates, yet it must be admitted that he is a fine forceful speaker, a reputation he has enjoyed for several years. Of his speech it is not necessary to say much. He told about the republican and democratic rascals in congress who were under the control of the trusts and other great interests and of the legislation that that was put through for the latter,s benefit. He denounced the republicans much more severely than the democrats, because, he said, they had dragged the honored name of their party into the mire. A voice in the audience ashed. “How about Perkins? Who does he stand behind?” This gave Mr. Beveridge a chance to laud Perkins, and one was almost convinced that this trust magnate is a much maligned hero. However, we suppose the republican press, including the Indianapolis IJJews, will keeep right on giving Perkins h—for his alleged grub-staking of the B. M_ candidate for the presidency. The man who asked the question and who persisted in trying to get a direct answer, v even trying to argue with the speaker, was W. E. Gilmore, who lives out about Lee. He said he was “a Bill Taft republican,” and the man’s nerve was commendable even though his judgment was bad in tackling a speaker ‘ like Beveridge. One hearing the speech could not help but ask himself why it was that Beveridge, knowing aU the

1 crooks and horsethieves in Congress all these years, had not told the people about them before. No i doubt in the world but there are many such there, but wouldn't it have been better if he had told us about it before this late day? Previous to the Beveridge speech, | John G. Brown of Monon, former re- ] publican representative from Jasper and White, now the B. M. nominee I for state senator from this district, made a short talk, as also did Rev. 1 Martin of Monticello, the B. M 1 nominee for joint-representative. J Mr. Brown said that he was the jsame John Brown as of old, stood j for the same things he had i stood tor, bat that the republican i party had left him and he had ! gone to the party that advocated the principles that he thought were right. Rev. Martin made a more lengthy talk. He has all the arder of a new convert, is a good speaker and is said to be a man of exceptional worth and ability, a preacher wlio does things.

Jrom here Mr. Beveridge went to Lowell, Hammond, and Gary, sneaking at each place Wednesday evening, at Lowell at 5 o’clock; Hammond at 8, Gary at 9. John G. Bowers of Hammond was here and accompanied Mr. Beveridge on his Lake county itinerary. Mr. Bowers is the B. M. nominee for congress.

The local Bull Moosers feel much pleased over the large attendance at the meeting here, as they have reason to be.