South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-11-24
Assumes Seven Yelled Pseu-
dOnymS and Hands Mayor
elect Keller Few Thou
Shafts" and "Thou Shalt
NotS."
CASSIDY AND GRANT
IN LIST OF "SHALTS"
"Gab Trust" and WeidIeriteS
Barred and Woman on
School Board Must be One of
"SWeet Kind"

Maybe from this he will be able to
take the hint and the gullible public
will take it at face value"
Thus unused one of those rroverbial
"well-known business" men, connect
ed with one OF the city's largest enter
prises;" leading professional
man" a young man we'll known 10
business men. politicians. profession
al men and others" a man active In
! business life in South Bend for near
\ ly 80 years." a business man whose
position ia responsible and places him
| in close communion with public al
! fairs" and, finally if you please, a
business Woman,'-seven in one and
that one the seven
! The heptahedron grabbed the first
paper as ii came from the press,
backed up against the wall. threw out
his chest, and gazed with pride on
that striking headline which read.
"What Would They Do II Mr.. Keller
business Men Put Themselves in
His Place-Talk OF Appointments"
This is putting my wishes in the
light of being expressed by others.
prominent men, hal" lie must have
unused a bit farther, if human nature
! is worth reading; and. II will start
others to thinking and talking the
same, which is influence; influence OF
the keenest sort" was his probable
II is safe to imagine that he barely
subdued clapping his hands in self
applause.
The bright idea" that emerged
from his brain the night before. was
now on the verge Of public consump-
ton.
DIR. Jeykl and Mr.. Hyde.
Were I to advise these appoint
ments in an editorial, the mayor-elect
might consider me presumptious. and
turn me down, but putting that edi-
torial up after the fashion OF a series
Of interviews, with the interviewed un-
identified sort of covers my wishes
up, especially with the public, and
brings out the idea just the same.
The fool public will never know the
difference" "a line of reasoning that
is at least logical TO surmise.
1t is a psychological proposition.
gentle reader, and If you want to get
the full worth of it-this much free
Advertising dig up last Saturdays
Tribune, hunt the story on the front
page with the headlines above quot
ed, follow II over on the last page. and
swallow as much of those unnamed
Mr. Hydes" quoted by DR.. Jeykl, as
YOU can conveniently stomach.
In other words the Tribune has
spoken and handed out its appoint
ments. of course. this by a presump-
tive indirectiOn.
1t may be that these appointments
have been handed to Mayor-Elect KEEL
Ter direct and that the mover is pub
lished to add force and effect. but be
that as it may, there are the appoint
ments, at least, a few.
List of Thou Shafts"
In taking the matter up with itself,
the Tribune naturally" agreed with
it's pseudonyrns TO mot permit the use
-. In
expression of their views" not wish
ing TO put them 'in the erroneous po-
sition of appearing TO dictate" but 1t
is certain that Chief of Detectives
Cassidy should be retained. likewise
Fire Chief Grant, and ditto, Police
Chief Bunker unless Chapel can be
his successor Joe Luther is put out
OF the running.
Take these for the thou shafts"
The thou shalt nots" are more deep
~ yelled.
The "gab trust" for instance; "all
who spoke during the campaign"
should be barred from the city attor-
Dirt, A E. Martin and Lem ]. Dare.
YOU NAV take TO the woods. The
Tribune demands for city attorney.
"a man Of some years in the practice
of the law and who knows the law
and how 10 try cases"
And just so with. probably Rep.
Charles Weidler and his followers.
the leader especially being parucu
larly prominent among the Tribune's
'unliked."
Mr. Keller is expected 10 be in
fluenced by certain interests supposed |
TO have thrown influence toward his
election" that paper makes man /
active in business life. etc" TO say. /
Being a business man know the in /
terests to which l refer are not liked ,
by our most solid persons. ! would. ]
therefore, steer clear OF these particu- !
lar interests"
Just so too with th. only woman
that has so far been publicly mention /.
ed for a place on the school board; !
not that the delineation applies by any
means. but because that delineation I
reads very much in line with what is
likely TO be the Tribune's view OF her !.
And there ia another thing I would J
be mighty careful about" this man .
active in business life" is made To Z
add. 81 would hesitate 10 put an am /
bilious butter-in woman on the school /
board OF in any other public place. A /
man can make heaps Of trouble but /
deliver me from a woman in any .
place OF power. II a woman must be 4
chosen. give US the sweet. sensible /
kind that have good judgment and /
are not eternally trying TO keep be- |
fore the public by doing this, that, or |
the other thing"
Mrs. w. 2. Miller. mentioned for the /
school board. has engaged in a great |
many reform enterprises. not always /