The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-11-28
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Notes
BY T. c. II.

The recent disclosures made at St.
Louis. showing shortage of the Ma
tional T. P A. funds of some $27. 900.
fully and amply justifies the position
Indiana has taken as regards national
affairs during the ~ few years.
These disclosures prove conclusively
that the fight, aimed at the national
secretary-treasurer, by the Indiana di-
vision. has been just one.
His utter lack of ability, his incom-
potency, his helplessness and antiquat-
ed and obsolete methods, have been Tor
years the means of retarding the
growth and effectiveness of the great
national body of the T. P. A. And
now comes the stealing of large sum
of money by some one connected with
the national office. If this stealing
has extended over a period Of years,
does not La Beaume's great inability
become so palpably clear as to show
how loose he was in his methods and
how little he knew of the inner work
ings of the national headquarters? AS
national treasurer he should have
known the financial condition of the
organization down to the smallest
| item. There may have been a time in
the affairs fthe T. P. A. when La
the affairs of the T. P. A. when La
in hand, but that time has long ago
ceased to be. The T. P. A. has grown
so great, in spite of LaBeaumes meth
DDS. that a man of great executive
ability and with a keen insight into
business affairs has been needed for
some time, at the head of our treasury
department. The successful handling
of a large sum of money is not the
work for every man. 1t is indeed no
child's play.
To handle the affairs of an organi-
cation of 5000 members is one thing.
! but to handle the more intricate and
complicated business of 10000 men,
bers. requires man possessed of more
ability than does Mr.. Louis T. La
Beaume. His failure proves the JUS
tice of the claim of Indiana, that a man
of business knowledge, shrewdness
and sufficient determination is essen
tial to the success of our organization.
| The national secretary-treasurer re-
quires a man fearless in the perform
ance of his duties and with the deter
mination to follow always the correct
and honorable course. not a weakling.
easily estrayed and the certain prey
of crafty, designing men.
We should have man keen and
alert to business. not one who per-
mits others to handle the affairs of
trust as they see fit. We need a man
aggressive, upright, modern. full of en-
ergy and with the force to carry on
successfully the great work of the =.
P. A.
And in the passing of LaBeaume II
behooves every T. P. A. to see that the
proper man is chosen to this office
to be permanent successor to our late
treasurer.
And will the board of directors. too
receive a vote of confidence and re-
main in office to do their bidding as
they see fit? Where does the nation
al board figure in the scandals Of the
organizations? Is it not their duty to
maintain a careful and watchful super
vision over the general affairs of the
organization Is it not their duty t.
carefully audit the books of the treas.
urer at stated periods and examine the
records in a most thorough manner:
1t appears from a distance that the
directors. like La Beaume. have proven
their unworthiness to be at the heai
of our organization. True, there are
three members of the board, who have
always stood for the right. sad it il
that these three honest, true and LOYAL
men are in the minority and can dc
nothing.
To the three men who have Tough,
for the right. all praise TO the bal.
anee of the board the entire member
ship body OF the T. p A. hold them re