South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-10-01
SOME REPUBLICAN PURITY.

SOME REPUBLICAN PURITY.
Never. perhaps. in the history Of
Indiana, has a political party been
reduced to such straits for campaign
material as has befallen the republi-
cans in this year OF moral uplift and
intelligence, Ammo Domini, 1914.
Their only hope. as confessed by
their own conduct, appears 70 lie in
the realization that the public mem
DRY sometimes runs short, and that
perhaps they can get by on the pres
ent forgetfulness of what has gone
before.
Accordingly they have set them
selves upon a presumably high ped
estal, apparently calculated to over
awe the multitude and there shouting
to the top of their voices. we are told
that everything is going 30 the dem
milton bow vows, and must continue
SO 10 go. unless they are ushered in
To effect a wholesale redemption.
Graft and corruption are their pet
epithets. thrown at all opposition,
and these usher from their mouths
with such dogmatic assurance and
audacity that 10 question the purity
of the source is calculated to bear a
resemblance to ear-sacrilege.
And thus the demagogue is always
fast at his work. It is his scheme to
detract attention from himself to
those about him.
We have no reflections 20 cast
upon the high character and purposes
Of the great mass of republicans, but
they ought not to be further misled.
and when the managers of their party
seek TO get control of the state by
falsehood and SANDER, they cannot
complain if the weak places in their
own armor are attacked.
Democrats have made mistakes, of
course. in their legislative policies. but
no Ananias Baker has ever fourished
in the face of a democratic legisla-
ture the money given him as a bride.
No Joss bills have flooded demo
cratic legislatures with a corruption
fund 10 secure legislation to remove
the railroads OF the state from the
jurisdiction of the courts of the state.
Those are republican antics exclu-
sively.
Neither have the people forgotten
the fostering condition of public af-
fairs under republican officials made
public few years ago by a republi-
can governor. which forced three
state officials out of office and sent
one OF them to the penitentiary.
The people have not forgotten that
but a few years ago republican clerk
in the bureau of inspection. by raising
vouchers, by issuing vouchers to per-
sons not in existence. and by items Of
expense not incurred succeeded in
appropriating 10 her own use more
than seven thousand dollars of the
public funds
The people have not forgotten that
one f. +. Earle republican deputy
FISH and game warden embezzled
more than seven thousand dollars Of
the funds belonging 10 that depart
ment and the state has never been
able TO recover any part of ill., Earle
not only stole the money belonging
70 the state but he actually stole the
stenographer belonging 10 the office.
and with her fled to other jurisdic-
tons.
How unlike this record is that made
~ the democrats when they are en-
trusted with power IL Indianai
The last legislature enacted meas
ures of a most restrictive character.
affecting many of the important in
terests of the state and of some not
in the state but doing business here.
This restrictive legislation affected
railroads and other public utilities.
insurance companies and school book
concerns. and divers other similar in
terests
Republicans are dened Co name any
democratic member of that body
whose vote was east against any of
these restrictive and remedial meas
ures through corruption
No legislature in the history of the
state gave the people more far-reach-
ing. helpful ano sanely progressive
laws than did the last one No won
der the progressive platform In 1914
recognized the hish character OF the
work done by that legislature. Fair
minded and public spirited citizens OF