South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-29
SHERMAN ATTACKS
WILSON AND PARTY
Senator From Illinois Addresses
New County Republican
CIub-DerideS Every LegiS-
Iative Act of Democrats.

Democratic administration Of ma
tional affairs under Pres't Wilson and
democratic congress has been a fail
ure according to L. Y. Sherman,
United States senator from Illinois,
who addressed the newly organized
st. Joseph County Republican club at
the Oliver hotel last night.
Every act of the present admin
stration, including the tariff revision,
new currency laws, government con-
trolled shipping facilities, and eX-
penditures, was derided by the re-
publican senator in his address. The
one hope held for staving off what
he termed the disastrous results of
democratic power is the restoration Of
the republican party.
Although Sen. Sherman declared
that he was a follower of Col. Roose-
welt when he went to the Chicago con-
vention as a delegate in 1912 the for
mer president and head of the pro-
gressive party was accorded consider
able criticism by the speaker. Re
Cancellation of the progressives and
the republicans was urged vigorously
by the speaker who stated that the
old organization was now cleaned
up" and the rebels could return with
no loss of pride as both factions rely
on the same fundamental principles.
Predicts Victory.
Sen Sherman opened his address
with the plea for the republicans to
prepare for the 1916 campaign. I'VE
will win at the next election" he de-
cIared. because we deserve to win"
He then went on TO tell of the origin
Of the trouble at the Chicago cOnven-
ton in 1912 when the organization
was disrupted He explained the
system of representation which was
the cause of the difficulties
Il was not in sympathy with the
old rule" Sen. Sherman asserted. i
was a Roosevelt delegate and stayed
by his side until he left the convention
hall.
lin 1908 Col. Roosevelt used the
rules of the party to gore somebody
else but in 1913 the rules were used
by somebody else to gore him.
Roosevelt was in control in 1908 and
put his candidate into office. But in
1912 the same man was his opponent.
Roosevelt was wrong in 1908 for he
objected to reducing the delegation
from the south and he was also wrong
in 1912 because the shoe was on the
other foot"
Sen. Sherman told of the meeting
of prominent republicans in Chicago
during May. 1913, when the objection
al features of the republican system
were removed. He declared that the
party would now reunite on an equal
basis.
1t was asserted by Sen. sherman
that the democratic tariff is a failure
and were it not for the what he
termed the wall of protection built
up by the European war the effects
of this tariff would be more pro-
nOunced.
In discussing the currency legisla-
ton Sen. Sherman asserted that it was
not having the desired result He de-
clared that its greatest defect is that
the regional banks are controlled by
a body of politicians and not bank
ers'
More than 80 were present at the
banquet which was held in the dining
room of the Oliver hotel John ]
Yeagley acted as POSTMASTER intro
ducing James 2. Goodrich. Merrill
MoOres and L. w. Henley of Indianap-
oils each making short talks The
three Indiana speakers urged ac-
ton on the part of the republicans
in the state for the purpose of attain
ing victory in l91 g.