The weekly Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1911-1922, 1911-01-26

but not to the house, shows something
like $4,000 recovered from officers
and former officers, and $40, 900 spent
in the work of the board. Considera-
BILE sums have been recovered in few
communities, so the average amount
recovered does not in any small de-
gree pay for the elaborate examina-
lions which have been gratuitously
forced on many communities for polit-
zeal effect
The abuses practiced by Democratic
partisans in the employment Of the
accounting law to affect election re-
turns and to furnish jobs to friends.
has brought movement for TIE repeal
of the important law, or for radical
changes. The expense item is the big
cause for complaint There is no tell
ing what will happen to the statute
when the Democrats, under Taggart-
Veneman-Wise leadership, with the
lobby giving orders, goes after the
public accounting law, to change it or
to rub 1t off the books.
1t can be said with truth that II the
law is weakened by legislative action,
or IL It Is repealed, the men who mis-
used 1t In trying to ruin Republicans
and boost Democrats into Office will
be to blame, and Marshall Is at their
head.
At first the supporters Of the Cover.
nor and the friends of the accounting
board were inclined to laugh at
threats made against the law. They
declared that the enemies of the stat
ute could not repeal It, But now there
Is a different story. Since 1t has be-
come known that the governor has no
hold of any kind on the Democratic
majority, there is no certainty as to
what the majority may do when II
takes q notion to have its own way.
A Typical Democratic Play.
The Democratic governor and the
Democratic state convention, with
much JUNCTION and display, assumed
the role of father to the public ac-
counting law, though 1t was as much q
Republican measure. In all but its high
pay and expense features, as 1t was Z
Democratic measure-it Is especially
the governors desire that nothing
shall be done to weaken the law.
It would be . revolt indeed that
would lead to the amending Of the
law under which the Democratic poll
ticians are working 90 industriously
to discredit Republicans simply be-
cause they are Republicans.
The scheme Of reporting "construo-
tive charges" against honest officers
II one OF the most notoriously unfair
and cruel games ever played by de-
signing politicians. 1t IL typically q
Democratic play, and 1t ID as heaYtless
~ It IL crooked.
Stuck by His Own Friends.
In one place where the state board
II accounts employed the ~construc-
dive charges" scheme to injure the rep
utation OF q good Republican, 1t was
sound necessary to bring constructive
charges" for smaller sum against q
Democrat who was following the prec-
edents set by all his predecessors, a.
the Republican had done. The Demo
cratic ofiicer, Trustee Henry Schroe
der Of Center township, Marion coun-
ty, squealed loudly when stuck by his
own friends. and denounced the meth
DDS Of the state board OF accounts
without stint. declaring he would shut
his ONCE before he would submit to
the injustice.
Schroeder was like . lot of other
Democrats. He was like Wells of
Scott county. He was willing to have
= Republican smirched under the "con-
structiye charges" device, but he
howled when the Democratic board
stuck" him ever so little. even though
4 praised him generously in the same
report
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