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 * Senator Albert J. Beveridge**


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Albert J. Beveridge went into politics in the year 1884. At the age of thirty-seven, Beveridge entered office as a United States senator for Indiana. He served there as a Republican until the year of 1911. Beveridge lost his seat to the Democrats the 1910 elections when he followed President Roosevelt to the short-lived progressive party. When the party disintegrated, Beveridge attempted to go back to the Republican party but failed to hold office again. With his political career coming to a close, Beveridge began spending time writing historical literature. One of his major works was his four-volume set //The Life of John Marshall// which won him a Pulitzer prize. He also became a member and secretary of the American Historical Associaion.

**Position on Issue** -strong supporter of imperialism -supported Theodore Roosevelt and his progressive views -believed: -race's duty to civilize world -U.S. could not retreat from Philippines -God marked us as chosen people to "lead in the regeneration of the world" -if we abandon the "island empire" it would be irretrievable, but if it's a mistake to keep it the error can be corrected -Philippines to be very valuable: "I have cruised more than 2,000 miles through the archipelago, every moment a surprise at its loveliness and wealth. I have ridden hundreds of miles on the islands, every foot of the way a revelation of vegetable and mineral riches..." -have one of the three greatest ocean possessions of the globe and so it shouldn't be abandoned -"And yet all this kindness was misunderstood, or rather not understood. Senators must remember that we are not dealing with Americans or Europeans. We are dealing with Orientals. We are dealing with Orientals who are Malays. We are dealing with Malays instructed in Spanish methods. They mistake kindness for weakness, forbearance for fear. It could not be otherwise unless you could erase hundreds of years of savagery, other hundreds of years of Orientalism, and still other hundreds of years of Spanish character and custom." -administration of good government is not denial of liberty -"The Declaration of Independence does not forbid us to do our part in the regeneration of the world." - our country's form of government was the best in the world -Americans were the chosen people  **Reasons for interest in topic** Albert J. Beveridge held interest in this topic as he had strong opinions on how the country should be run. This showed itself truly when he lost his chair as a senator. Despite the fact that he no longer had to be involved in the matter, he continued to do research and write about it in multiple award-winning books.

**References** "Albert J. Beveridge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." //Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia //. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Nov. 2012. "Annals of American History." //Annals of American History //. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Nov. 2012. .

"Annals of American History." //Annals of American History //. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Nov. 2012. <http://america.eb.com/america/article?articleId=386516&query=albert+beveridge