South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-10-28


ING TONIGHT CALLS FOR AN
ONINI-PARTISAN ATTENDANCE
THAT THEY MAY RENDER \
FULL ACCOUNT OF THEIR
STEWARDSHIP.
People of South Bend and vicinity
viii have an opportunity tonight TO
hear their senior senator and their
congressman from this district. dis
cuss the issues OF the campaign.
Much has been said and consider
ably more read about the achieve
ments OF these gentlemen as adjuncts
of the Wilson national administration,
and the excellent work OF the ma
tionaI congress. Much has also been
said i'm belittlement of those achieve
ments. They should be heard now. at
this belated opportunity, to speak for
themselves.
The Oliver opera house should be
packed TO capacity for the occasion.
Progressives. republicans, prohibition
lists. socialists. and s0called independ-
cnts. owe it TO themselves TO be pres
ont. as well as do the democrats. Sen
ator Shively and Congressman Barn
hart are as much the servants OF the
adherents OF these other parties as
they are of the adherents OF their
own. They have "a right TO be heard
in giving their own account Of their
Stewardship.
You have heard what the republic
cans have had TO say with Sen. BOrah
as their spokesman. You have heard
the progressives talk by way of the
tongue Of ex-Sen. Beverage. Fairness
invites you TO hear Sen. Shively and
Congressman Barnhart now. There
are two sides 10 every question and
you cannot judge fairly of any issue
without giving both sides a hearing.
Democracy wants these men TO talk
20 the adherents OF the other parties.
Democrats already believe in them
and the policies for which they have
stood Unlike the progressives and
republicans they hope TO have at their
meetings. men of the other political
faiths. Barring the methods by which
he sometimes went at IL. old Dick
object OF a campaign is TO get votes"
and what is the use, save in an educa
tional sense, OF campaigning for votes
that you already have?
And even in the educational sense,
which ethically at least, should be the
fundamental campaign object, Il is
listening to that with which you do
not accord that makes you think ana
does YOU the most good. When YOU
hear that with which you fully agree,
YOU are merely Listening 10 yourself as
IL by proxy. learn nothing new, and the
most that you can hope TO acquire
from II is a hrmer conviction. We
say. therefore. 20 everyone. whether
seeking for conviction or for light.
turn out and hear Sen. Shively and
CONGRESSMAN Barnhart. 1t is as near
as you can come to hearing the demo-
cratic views OF the accomplishments
az Washington. direct from headquar-
ters, as YOU viii get in this campaign.
the later coming OF Vice Pres't Mar
shall notwithstanding
These men have been kept out Of
the campaign up TO the present week
by official duties in Washington IL is
significant Of the way i'm which the
presept administration is attending 10
business. II is also significant OF their
LOYALTY 60 duty To is. indeed. Soue-
THING quite new under the sun for
party in such complete control or ma
tiOnal affairs % jeopardize the per-
petuation OF that control by placius
duty above such perpctuauon Sen.
Shively has the present week Co de-
fend himself against the attacks OF
his opponents that have been going
on Tor months this in the whole state.
Congressman Barnhart's status is ex-
actly the same. though confined 90 q
single congressional district The
people are bound to te appreciative of
This. and give them "a hearing at the
charce shat they have. or they are not
ieing true to themseites
Remember the time Do is torignt
Ard the oliver opera house is tho
place
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