The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-10-03

which is a big issue in this campaign
and pad his attention to a discussion
of the differences between the positions
of the Democratic and Republican
parties. He is acknowledged to be one
of the ablest opponents of the Demo-
cratic tariff theories. and for that rea-
son his speeches are always argument
alive and worth while. But Kern took
an entirely different tack in his speech,
and followed a line that is liable TO
draw disastrous Republican fire
gainst him in the campaign. He at
tackled Senator Beveridge's record on
everything. and questioned his loyalty
to his party principles. He told in his
speech of Senator Beveridge. an insurg-
ent, and Congressman barnard, a
standpatter, making speeches from the
same platform at Columbus. the other
night. both urging the people to vote
the Republican ticket, and he de-
nounced Senator Beveridge for being
inconsistent. He said that Beveridge.
who opposed the Payne Aldrich tariff
bill, asked the people to re-elect Con-
gresham Barnard, who supported the
bill Kern could not understand how
any man could do the like of this.
] Kern evidently forgot the inconsist-
ent position which he occupies in this
campaign. He is campaigning hand n
hand with Senator Shively and on a
Democratic platform dictated and built
by the liquor interests and the brewers
in face of the fact that it is not many
months since he denounced the brewers
! for their activity in Democratic poll
tics and made the direct charge in q
public interview that Senator .Shivels
was elected by the votes of eight mem
bribed by brewers to vote for him. Tt
a. man up a tree 1t would look like
Kern was treading on dangerou:
ground in making this the ground fol
his speech at Evansville. Kern hal
been asked many times to make goot
on his charges that eight members o
the legislature were bought by tn,
brewers. He has been asked man,
times to prove his assertion that Sena
tor Shively, his own part Senator. wa
elected by this kind of corruption. bu
in etvery instance where he has beel
. called on to make good he has refuses
TO say a word Now he is out making
speeches in the interest of the yer,
same brewers whom he denounced a
. corruptionists and debauehers of tn
, Indiaa legislature. He is standing sid
by side with senator Shively in tn
. campaign. and telling what great
good, clean man Senator Shively is, an
! never saying a word about the charg
of bribery in connection with his cleo
!. ton as Senator.
In view of the line of action he ha
adopted for his campaign. 1t is certai
! that the demand for Kern to make goo
{ on his charge will be taken up wit
s increased vigor by the Republicans an
3 they will make 1T so hot Ter him tina
: they will smoke him out on the propo
sition. Kern must either substantial
0 his charge or acknowledge that he di
/ not know what he was talking abol
when he made 1t. He cannot do les
e The people of Indiana, 1t is pointed on
: are not used to having their legislator
s charged with crookedness and corruI
n ton, and unless Kern makes good o
b what he said 1t is ebelieved here ths
e the people will not stand for him.
: Governor Marshall makes his oper
I ing speech tonight in this city. It
S expected that he Will devote most of h
i time to a discussion of state affairs.