South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-10-20

SOME REASONS WHY EVERY
DEMOCRAT SHOULD STAND BY
THE PARTY TICKET REGARD
LESS OF BLASTED PRIMARY
FAVORITISdS.
y booklet issued this week by the
democratic county central committee,
dealing with the local candidates Of
The party. brings the campaign home
and reminds us that there is more
than a senator. a congressman and a
state ticket. TO be elected this fall.
Last May the three leading parties,
democratic, progressive and re-
publican.-went into a primary, as re-
CURED by d state law applicable to
counties of the size of St. Joseph. and
nominated county tickets.
With the democratic party there
were contests as TO virtually every Of
flee. There were also. in few in
stances, with the other parties. 1t
was patent. that, wherever a contest
existed, not all could win and some
one or more would have to go down to
defeat. IL is the winners-the men
whom at least "a plurality of the vOt-
ers in each party favored at the pri-
mary,-who viii go on the ballot in
November, under their respective par
~ insignias. The booklet to which we
refer tells something OF the life story
of the county candidates whose names
will appear on the democratic ballot.
And we take it that democrats who
participated in the primary already
have their minds made up as to how
they will vote with reference to these
candidates. We anticipate that they
intend 10 vote for them, and this re-
gardless Of whether in certain cases,
the candidates for particular offices,
on the November ballot, are the same
as those favored by the individual
voter at the primary or not.
The point is right here
Not man entered the booth at the
democratic primary and cast a vote
for the necessary number of candi-
dates. but who, insofar as his men
won, is insisting today that the dem
ocrauc party should back those men
to the last notch; nor. but who would
be insisting the same with reference
TO his favorites who failed. had they
been successful.
And the democratic party would
be unfaithful 10 itself TO do other
wise. Mr.. Man has the right idea.
but ne is not justified in asking of
other democrats what he would not
do himself While the word game"
Is scarcely the ethical one to use in
this connection. yet for lack of a bet
ter one. we submit that that man is
a "piker'' OF the most dispicable sort
who enters the game" OF politics, or
any other game, and then gigs" out
when he finds he isn't being given
everything his own way.
You have 10 play the game of poll
tics pretty much as YOU play the rest
OF the game OF Hfe-or the game OF
love You have TO give and take, and
il YOU are not willing 20 do that, you
seldom get very far. But all this
asiue. the democratic ticket-the tick
e. which a plurality OF the demo-
cratic voters favored at the primary.
lis deserving OF full democratic sup
port III is "a ticket that no one need
be ashamed of. and even republicans
and progressives might do worse than
10 indorse IL with their votes in "a
number of instances The booklets
should be placed i'm the hands Of every
voter and studied.
And democrats especially should
remember that IL is these county can
didates who are bearing the HRunt OF
the local campaign that is being made
in behalf OF the state. senatorial and
congressional tickets The true demo-
Crat wants the national and state dem
ocratic administration ind~ ed this
fan. and 20 secure that in, sement.
81. Joseph county must do its share.
These candidates are working for the
bringing about that Endorsement. as
we'll as the election Of themselves, and
they are deserving OF full democratic
support IN that connection. The man
who turns down the county ticket.
and still pretends 20 be a democrat in
state and nauona. affairs. is. 20 put
II lightly. az least an ingrate-for
party loyalty. like charity. is a thing
mat begins at home.