Richmond Palladium (Daily), 1 January 1902 — Page 2

1 IMP' Indiana Republicans Keel : to Renev the Ties of Al

legiance to Party. THE NOTABLE ADDRESSES Keynote of the Coming Cam; paign .Souiitled ly the Tarty Leader. The New State Chairman Makes His Initial Appearance In Public ?" Meeting. Indianapolis, Jan. 1. If there is anything in an outward expression of enthusiasm, the Republican party in Indiana may fairly declare itself in fit and excellent condition for an entrance upon the coming campaign. For evidences of this enthusiasm were everywhere present yesterday at the annual Republican "love feast." and the signs were taken to be encouraging in an unusual degree. The meetof the Republican party workers of the state preliminary to the opening of the campaign was very largely attended, all sections of the state being represented, and the interest displayed on all sides and the evidences of com plete harmony everywhere apparent gave cause for felicitation among the leaders of the party. The formal meeting at the Denison hotel was presided over by State Chairman Goodrich. To many present this was the first introduction to the new chairman, and it is clear that he left a very agreeable impression upon those within the sound of his voice when he called the meeting to order. His introduction of the several speakers was performed in a happy manner. The first to speak, by right of his position in state politics, was Senmtor w. Fairbanks, who, as did all the speakers, fou&a-the audience liberal with applause, ttenator Fairbanks said: Senator Fairbanks' Speech. It has been quite difficult jfor me to meet w ith you today because of duties and responsibilities which test upon me elsewhere, but I could pot allow any demands anywhere else to prevent f Lot Ttoniittl-nna ttrYtn fought political campaigns. There is something that is individually helpful and inspiring in such meetings as this, -composed of those who have served well their party and their country. 1 am one who holds to the belief that every man should discharge well his civic duty, and that he can do it in no better way than by serving in the Republican party. Party service is honorable and commendable if it is rendered for exalted purposes and for wholesome ends. If rendered for such purposes, it can never be dishonorable or censurable. The Republican party of Indiana has a brilliant and honorable record. It has from the beginning served well the state and no stain rests upon it. Its north star has ever been the public interest, and it has never departed from this splendid truth, either in defeat or in victory. I congratulate you that w-e meet under such agreeable circumstances, and when the prospects for continued Re publican ascendancy are so promising Conditions everywhere are proclaiming the wisdom of Republican policies and the soundness of Republican ad ministration, state and national. The party has been tested in the severe beat of actual experience, and it has met every reasonable demand upon it What more could be required? Our party judgment upon great public questions has invariably been the soundest. When many states wavered and equivocated, Indiana has stood firm upon the great cardinal doctrines which have given us national anc state supremacy and filled the countrj with prosperity and contentment. We must continue to subject to the most rigid scrutiny the proclamation of out party faith, and we must let the world know that Indiana Republicans have no hospitality for policies born of hys eria or for hysterical statesmanship Mere party success is barren; it is

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utterly ri- ar.i.Irs it it does not pro mote the public welfare. Te p-o.. have given us tLeir confidence in i. especial degree; we must not forfe. it; we must continue to deserve t hold it, aaa this we shall do if we arc but true and faithful in the dUchar.: of the public business. ltepul;lstai.isi must be syn-r.yaou- with so-jci economical .ida.:nistratioa. It has a! ways been so; it is si today, it BJi. ever continue so .o be.

The Republican party has alwav been an assurance to both capka! an labor of that stability which is essen tial to the success of each. It has never yet tor the purpose of mere temporary triumph attempted to stone at war with the other, knowin;: full well that that victory which is no. founded upon truth and righteousness is but temporary, and in the end worse than defeat itself. W e must not oly enunciate sound and wholesome principles, but must nominate good men men who will faithfully, intelligently and successfully administer the public business. The battie is half won wher. the very best men who can be in duced to serve are offered for the suffrage of the people. There are no offices so insignificant that we can afford to nominate for them unfit or in-efScic-nt men. Wherever any office is to be filled it should not be filled by anyone who proposes or desires tc subordinate it to mere personal ajj grandizement. An important campaign lies immediately before us. I have never seen the party in this great state more eager for the contest or more confident of the result. We will meet it upon the high plane ot principle; it shall be a contest of principles, and we shall set Republican fulfillment against Democratic prophecy. We shall offer good men for the people's suffrage, and we invite our political adversaries to do likewise. In this connection permit me to observe that it has seemed to me that during the last few years we have been putting politics in Indiana upon a higher plane than ever before. There is less of defamation than in earlier years, and more appeal to the reason and judgment of men. May it always be so. Republican victory the coming year means much. The legislature to be chosen must apportion the state for legislative purposes. This is really its most important function. It is essential that we should carry both branches of the legislature in order that we may enact a fair apportionment law one that is free from any taint or suggestion of the gerrymander. Thorare many here that recollect full well the long and arduous task we had in tearing up, root and branch, the Democratic gerrymanders and putting upon the statute books an apportionment law which is fair and just to all parties. We meet with no trace of factional disturbance. To the administration of VPlt It IJ!Snl.i lnv 1 It forecasts trTaint. ' Senator Be .40 saAi then intro duced by the fchaTrmaSr"who made fitting reference tth senator's recent trip around the world and of his special observations in the Philippines. Senator Beveridge was given the acclaim of the gathering. He said: Fellow Republicans: Glorification of the Republican party is always beautiful, and at a love feast ot itu-t workers it is especially appropriate. It is therefore with pleasure that 1 echo the sentiments of my distinguish ed colleague. But, after all, the Re publican party is not the end it is tht means. It is the welfare of the Amer icau people that is the end. It is the power and glory of the American na tion that is the end. The Republican party is splendid ir history and dear 10 us today solc-lj and only because it has been the ageni of American progress at home and American supremacy abroad. It if because the millions of American cit iztns have understood this that the became Republicans. It was this which drew to our organization the myriads of former Democrats wht have wrought so sturdily for our re cent victories and who constitute to day so valuable and so valued an ele ment of our strength. t Every true Republican is such onlj because he thinks tnat that is the best way for him to be an American. Re ' publicanism is only a method of Amer icansm the highest method yet de j veloped, and that is the cause of tht continuity of our power. But, fellow Republicans, it is not . past we must be all this intensified in the present and the future. I dis credit not the Republican party's pas I hold its record dear, as historj holds it glorious: all its deeds foi country and for man; all its ordin ances for human rights; all its enact ments for the permanent prosperity oi the republic memories of battlefield and council hall, of heroes, warriors statesmen, of mighty names, historic work and deathless fame, of Lincoln Sumner. Grant, of Morton, Harrisor and Blaine; of homestead laws, of th policy ot resumption, of the great stat utes of protection, of the equalit amendments to the constitution al these are ours as much today as whet they were vital with the necessity oi the hour. But these are conditions executed the record of things achieved noi problems existing and pressing for at answer. And it is to these last tha' we must address ourselves. We can not depend exclusively even on oui recent past, whose brilliant splendo. is so near that it well might blind us the new and immortal names we hav given to the world, new and destiny'

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determining deeds, new victories for the nation's honor and the majesty of the Cag. We have fought and won the battle for honest money. We have saved the name "United States" from shame. We have driven from the itands of the Occident and Orient the savagery and incompetence of a senile race, and we are building there the best administration ever given by a governing nation to its wards in ail the history of the world. We nave lifted the financial center of the human universe out of Europe and set it down within the boundaries of the American republic. Germany sells her bonds to us. England comes to us for funds. Russia advertises her securities for sale in Chicago daily newspapers. Our lines ' of trade, even thougu they have been t carried on foreign ships, have woven a golden network of American comSENATOR BEVERIDGE. merce around the globe. But we cannot, lest on itus. l ue taw 01 the itepujiicau Pirt. s Lie is progress, to UO Uc lulUfca as UlLHIlio UUlc demands theui, to counsel vvuu eveUvS, to u new uiciuuus to new cuiiuiuoua wuicu me oia uei.i.oaj 110 louder 111, to move onvvaru us me worm moves ouwum, ae, aim nuia this beginning 01 cue ii.cuueu cc-mury to see that liie Lniicu Elates actually leaus in lue u.a.rtii vl me nations. Xue iicpuoiican party is the only politic cii ui &d.ui4it.ion mat ever grew great on lci.oiy, and vuis is tne reaboii 01 mu.,. iiiiiacie lor us victory has ititanc uoiu-i uut an oiportuuuy to uo new anu cooatructi ve work, to j;iake wise pioiets, to achieve conservaiive aa.uuce. Tins is wnat has won lor us ma allegiance of the tiiougatiul, taruesu progressive men of oiuer jiarut-f , tuis s vuy it is that in Aojciitdii puoiic lite loaay there is notiiing utu tao puny ol lUe government on iue one taiij, and on lue Other baud a tusoi baoiizo-a opposition without a sinie cicar oeiiet or a single concrete con;eytiou. This teiis wny tue counaencw 01 in, ccahtry is ours, and leus ""ft-', pa now tLat con . 'V Tr-j 1 1 , . f u 1 1 1 1 g stiie. iui meas im iu'i u innp make organization vital. Princi pica are tne lue-oiood without whici kkri nnraniza.ion. however perfect, 1 reless. The people care nothing fo. the snoils of otlice. Tne people a - r c f.rinn Hilt tM'Q spise lue ceuus Ul - W people care everything for the Prf's" perity 01 the country; the people cre everything for the power and glOI7 of the republic over all the earUMa on all the seas. Therefore y to the future that we must turnlour facS, ana to u f wf Tmust put our hands; and it is upon the work that we do and the progress we make mat the next campaign must be fought and won, and not on progress past or work accomplished yesterday. Aii the problems are not solved. The great question of American ships on the world's hign seas must be discussed and fcettled and that is a question profoundly grave. The readjustment of our commercial relations with tile world wnose trade we must retain and increase, must be studied with caution, solved - with regard to the intricate interlacings of industry, executed fearlessly and firmly, but with conservatism and delicacy, and that is a problem graver still. An American colonial policy must be builded slowly, carefully, wisely, with scientific method, until the world shall admit that America's way of governing a dependent people is the best way yet devised, just as the world has been forced to admit that American inventiveness has produced the best machines yet constructed. The reform of our financial chaos, so solidly and brilliantly begun, must be continued until our finances are arranged in scientific system, responding to improving business methods for finance exists for business, not business for finance. "Scores of national necessities branching out from these fundamental lines will one by one require attention. And this is the weighty task before the administration. And upon the record the administration makes in doing this work the Republican party must appeal to the American people. And. fellow workers of the Republican party, the Republican administration will do that great work well. Inspired by the example of the greatest American president since Lincoln the immortal MeKinley with the chart of the future made by that master mariner before him, with the voyages MeKinley traced thereon and the ports he marked to guide him, with the final orders of our greatest captain sounding in his very soul, with his own clear, even, firm mind and fearless heart thus aided, with the prayers and faith of the American people to uplift and sustain him. Theodore Roosevelt, our new commander, will guide the republic safely through every storm and over every sea. Our highest hope for him. our best belief in him is that he will

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proTe the worthy successor of tha best beloved of presidents, whose world-policy an'i unyielding conviction gave to America a new place ani r new name among the nations r.ni h? will. With sympathies as Tare 1 as American interesis, v, i h outloo'; as br3 ' as American destiny, wi:h courage a high as America's mission in tlscheme of civiliza'ion, with purpose as steady as American character, with faith in and love for the American people, the very passion of his Theodore Roosevelt will risa to th ? sti.:? w heights to which the successor of William MeKinley neciTs must rise as th chief magistrate of the f.-st nat'or, o' the world, the president of the United States. Ths Governor's Address. Governor Durbin was then introduced. The governor said: Mr. Chairman ani Gentlemen: I am a Republican! I deem it hardly necessary to make this statement in proof of my fidelity -0 the party, but rather for the purpose of emphasizing tne iact mat eacn or us should accept it in our minds and hearts as a cardinal principle, shorn of all selfish purpose, open to but one interpretation the permanent good of the organization to which we here renew our allegiance, regardless of mere personal considerations or individual ambitions. We are not the Republican party of Indiana; only its humble representatives, and whatsoever ve may do or contemplate doing will prove of no avail unless it has the stamp of approval of the great mass of sovereigns of thia commonwealth, each of whom, happily, has equal voice in the affairs of government. The immortal Abraham Lincoln left to us as a valued inheritance the forceful injunction. "Keep close to the people." Iet us. therefore, bear in mind, especially those of us who have been favored by preferment, that we arc but servants of sovereigns who have the power to create and unmake, to determine and condemn. The Republican party has achieved success by systematically and determinedly adhering to positive policies. To recount its victories, to enumerate its beneficences, to dwell upon its glorious achievements in peace and war. would be but to repeat nearly all that is comprised in the pages of history concerning the progress of the republic. The eyes of the nations of the world are now upon us. From every quarter of the civilized world come mutterings against the so-called "commercial invasion by the United States." The earth has been traversed and oceans have been spanned by American genius and industry. We have expanded, not only territorially, but likewise GOVERNOR DURBIN. commercially, so rapidly that the great strides made are not adequately realized except by those who are patient students of statistics. And all this has been accomplished through the wisdom and guidance of the Republican party! We should be thankful for these results, and it is most befitting that we should here and now renew our devotion to the principles which have brougnt about conditions which redound to the greatness and glory of our countryIn the progress that has been made in national affairs. Indiana can consistently claim its full quota of credit and honor. Our senators and representatives in congress have been in full accord with administration policies, and their loyalty is appreciated and commended by their constituents. With such a record, with rarely a note of discord, there is no reason why we should not look to the future with the same feeling of hopefulness that has so well served the good purpose of crowning the past with achievements as distinctly great as any to be found in the p.nnals of time. Indiana is a Republican state. That fact has been established by the returns of the several general elections last past, but we must have care that this prestige, obtained only after 8 long and persistent struggle for supremacy, is not frittered away by ill advised coumsel or action. Fortunately, the party in this state has never been dominated by any one man 01 close-corporation coterie. Our people are too intelligent, self-reliant and independent to tolerate anything par taking of the characteristics of polit ical bossism. Any assumption of dictatorship ia repugnant to their sense of right and justice, and they may le confidently counted on to resent the

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least encroachment upon what they i consider their vested preras-UH ; as ' free men. Those who assume leader1 ship must ever t ar in mind that per- ! sonal or political ambition "s doomed I to disaster unless it is cordially r-?:n- i forced by the rank and file. Some j other parties may possib'.y succeed ry j j star-chamber sessions, secret confer- j j ences and close-corporation methods. , j but the Republican party cannot e1 ect to do so. I believe every man. ! however humble, who shirrs our po.- j itical belief should be taVen into com- ! plete confidence and full fc-'lowsi?. j Furthermore, our constant aim sfcotil 1 be to unite all efforts in behalf of ; party harmony and success, rather ; than for individual aggrandizement. The coun'ing of chickens before they j are hatched is not always productive j of results most desired: hence it is far better to defer mathematics al-ag 1 those linse until after the incubator j has received proper attention. i You gentlemen here assembled are j charged with an highly important re- j sponsibility. You represent a power j that has been instrument in enanc- j ing the material and social welfare of the state, pcnt in giv.n? broader sig- j nificance to our claim to a nation guaranteeing human liberty, influential in aiding to add star after star to the blue sky in the rippling red and white folds of "Old Glory." Let us jealously guard the sacred trust, ever mindful of our rsponsibility and obligation to the people, for by no other means can we retain that confidence and support unon which the future success of our party depends. Since the preceding annual love feast, death has claimed three illustrious men to whom we are all cordially attached by ties both political and personal. William MeKinley, president. Christian, statesman, American nobleman, fell victim to a bullet fired by a worthless monster. The tragedy was so wanton that it shocked the sensibilities of the whole civilized world, producing grief sincere and universal. To that far-seeing man. whose mortal remains now repose near his old home in Canton, the Republican party owes much and the people of this nation, regardless of party, owe more. He served his countrymen faithfully and efficiently; he died without a blemish on his record in the public service. Another life of great usefulness and honor was ended with the passing away of our illustrious fellow citizen. General Benjamin Harrison. As lone as he lived we were glad to accord him the distinction of being the foremost citizen of our state, the accepted leader of our party. As president of the United States he demonstrated qualities of statesmanship that won the respect of men of this and every other nation. As 1 citizen, a co-worker and friend his counsel was always valuable, his assistance much sought. On the field of battle he proved his courage and patriotism; In the councils of his party he was masterful; m the forum he was invincible. His life was one of usefulness, and his name will survive in the list of Immortals who have been conspicuously identified with the progress of the foremost nation of the world. And. still another, whom we respected and loved, answered the dread summons, which came so suddenly, so unexpectedly, that v.e were dated by it. When James A. Mount died the Republican party of Indiana sustained a loss that cannot easily be repaired. He was essentially a man of the people great of mind, 01 heart and conscience. He had faith in the people, and they had faith in him. because they knew he was honest with them and honest with himself. His influence for good was far-reaching for the reason that he was known to be right eous. He had barely cast aside the j robes of office he had so signally honored when the hand of death, swift I and nnr. la'.d him prostrate and life- j less. His public services were char- j acterized by thoroughness, fidelity! and efficiency, and his memory Is sa-, credly cherished by the people who know full well that in all his efforts he j was inspired by wholesome, unselflsh, j lofty purposes. j "The good deds of men live after j them." Let us therefore profit by the j record of the life-work of these de- j parted statesmen and heroes, by emu- j latlng their virtues, by consecrating 1 ourselves anew to correct principles I and invoking the grace of the good God above us in all our undertakings in behalf of what we consider to be for the best interests of the party, the state and the nation. Congressman Holliday Talks. Congressman Holliday of the Fifth district was called on, and he spoke briefly but enthusiastically of the Republican party, the work it had accomplished and what it expected to do. "We men of the old guard," he said, "bring greetings to our young friends, and we ask them to press forward as the old men have done before them. A policy is judged by its results. No maxims of government will satisfy the people unless followed by accomplished results. "The history of the nation for the ' past half century has been the history ! of the Republican party. The small j period during which that party was, out of power may be regarded as a I mere interregnum. We are strong be- f cause our promises have been fulfilled, i Because our pledges have been kept. ! the people have been true to ns. They j have been true to us because we have I been true to them. j "The industrial conditions, the finan- j clal conditions in the United States to- j day are the wonder of the world. We j are making history now. However J prosaic matters may appear, the na-1 tion today is making history. Thef isthmian canal, 30 long a dream, ij'

now In fair progress to reality. And it will be an American canal, built by American capital. Tnen there are the little brown men beyond the sea. We have been reproached thai we wra not willing to give thesa self-gave rnment. Every self-respecting ' - the United States would go darn on his knees and thank God if they were capable of self-government. But not a dollar that Is collected there as customs is to be covered into our treasury. Every dollar shall go to build up the Filipino people. TI e world never knew anything l;ke this in the treatment of a colony before. In dealing with the wards of the nation, the American people have fnUowe.1 the admonition of the Bible, 'Whatsoever ye would mat others do uuto ycu di ye so unto them." If we maintain the standard already set the American people will hold up the l an 's of the adnsinistiation as Aaron held up the hands of Moses, and we shall go forward to new victories and greater trlviaphs for the party and for the country." The other tn. liana congressmen who were present at the meeting were evidently busied about other matters at this stage of the love feast, for though calls came for all of them to address the meeting, only Congressman Overstreet could be found. He responded briefly. Calls then came for Frederick Landis, the rising young "silver tongued" orator o. Logansport. He responded in his characteristic way. paying eloquent tribute to the memory Oi the great names in the Republican party that are now lniprishably recorded on history's scroll. Dr. C. H. Good of Huntington and Carey Cowgill of. Wabash responded briefly to calls upon them, and the meeting adjourned. FAIR WEATHER FORESIGHT. Krrdrd roa(rrilor.al Action mm Virnril In the tireat Xorthwrrt. The indications are that the senate will refuse to ratify any of the reciprocity treaties before it and that nothitS will be done to extend the markets for our products In for.is countries, as earnestly advised by the late president ni:U by his successor; that nothing will te done to repeal or modify the protective duties which have done their work and are no longer needed for protective purposes; that nothing will be done to take our currency out of its straitjacket of government bond securities and make Its volume automatically adjustable to the wants cf trade. Whatever else may be done, it seems to be the general understanding that, to use a common expression, there is to be no tinkering with the tariff or the currency. The country is prospering, they say, with the tariff and the currency as it is. They have done very well. Let well enough alone. But it is precisely in times of prosperity that prudent business men prepare to put their busiucss on such a solid foundation that it will not 1 sunken when storms come. The rail-, roads of the country have been doing v.ell and making lare earnings with heavy grades and light and cheap rails and a cheap equipment of cars rud locomotives. But the wise and farseeing business taen in charge of them have been and ere taking advantage of the prosperous times to reduce their grades, to lay heavier rails and to ho improve their equipment as to greatly reduce the cost of transportation and thus Insure good earnings for the roads even in hard times. They are doing what all discreet business men are doing, and what the trovernnient should do is to take advantage of the present period of prosperity to adopt such measures as will place that prosjerity on a solid foundation, so far as it is affected by government policies, and thus make it permanent. The extension of the foreign markets for our products is oae of the most imperative needs of the country. The industrial activity of the country is so enormous that our own markets will soon be glutted with the excess of their products. Unless new fields of consumption are found c broad we are fast approaching that perioil cf over. production which means the shutting up of factories or the reduction of their lalor forces and the throwing of many thousands out of employment. It is an entirely sound principle that the benefits of reciprocity should not be purchased at the sacrifice of the interests of American industry, but it is a wholly fallacious and vicious perversion of that principle to say that reciprocity should not be had when it conflicts with the Interests of any American Industry. There are some Industries which are not worth protection and which are protected at the cost of all other industries. The opposition in the senate to the ratification of the commercial treaties before that body comes from the representatives of small industries which would not be injured by the 20 per cent reduction of their protective duties and which are of but little account anyhow. Our currency Is a fair weather currency. Its lack of adaptability to the busiuess needs of the country In business emergencies contributed greatly to aggravate the panic of 1803 and tha depression which followed it. It has been put on the safe foundation of the gold standard. It Is a sound currency so far as its stability is concerned, but it is not responsive to the wants of trade. The time to make It so Is now. The man who won't mend his leak roof In fair weather is likely to be sorry when the rainstorm comes. St. Paul Pioneer Press.

Water tke Deurla. It is as right for the national government to make the streams and rivers cf tb arid region useful by engineering works for water storage as to make useful the rivers and harbors of the humid region by engineering works of another kiad.-Presided Mesaace. ,