South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-03-18
\ SURPRISE PACKAGE.

\ IT hthkSE BAOhANEE.
Mayor Bell of Indianapolis must be
"a surprise package to the saloon men
of that city. For years he was the
attorney of the brewers and during
sessions of the legislature he acted as
a lobbyist and argued against new
laws that might restrict the saloon
business. Naturally when he became
a candidate for mayor it was said that
he was the candidate of the liquor
interests. AS a matter of course the
liberal element worked for him and
voted for him. 1t was believed that
with Bell mayor, Indianapolis would
enter an era of libarality and that the
laws would be held i'm slight regard.
one of the leading hotels, in anticipa-
ton of the harvest. put in "a Sunday
bar Notwithstanding this hotel Is
owned by one of the leading brewers
of the state the Sunday bar" has
never had an opportunity TO do bust
ness. Mayor Bell says il shall not Op-
crate while he holds office. Further
more he is after the law violating Sa-
looms. He has demanded that the po-
lice explain why saloons are allowed
to operate contrary to law. Not since
the days of Caleb Denny has Indian
apOlis had such a rigid enforcement OF
the saloon laws. The saloon element,
which expected special privileges un-
course. Bells friends say that he is
acting for the good of the saloon bust
ness: that he believes the business VIII
not be permitted TO exist unless 1T be-
comes law abiding. Mayor Bell doesn't
claim that he is prompted by any de-
sire to promote temperance: he mere
~ rests his position on the assertion
that il is his duty to enforce the laws.
How ever. he has been a big surprise
and a great disappointment to the lib
eral clement which expected vide
open policy. Journal.
BATTLING FOR THE LORD"
The New York Tribune, moved by
the presence of Billy Sunday in the
metropolis to speak, had the follow
ing editorial estimate of his work the
next day:
IF you are enough of a fan to like
your religion served up in terms OF
bunts and home runs and batting aV-
erages. Billy Sunday is just the kind
of preacher you will like. If you are
not YOU don't have to go to hear MIN.
Which amounts to saying that person
al taste enters into the practice OF re-
ligions as in everything else. And 4
behOoves us all TO be polite, not TO
say long-suffering. toward the other
mans likings.
Billy Sunday was a good fielder
and a star batter and base runner on
Pop Anson's team some 20 years ago:
He made very good at the game oil
baseball before he took up his per-
sOnal attack upon the very personal
devil in whom he believes.
Curiosity can account for many OF
the 5000 religious fans who stormeo
his Carnegie meeting here. But II
cannot account Cor his big hauls OF
money and converts. in his protacted
campaigns elsewhere. CapitallZlng
the national game for religion, as We
might call IL. or batting for the Lord
as Billy Sunday calls il. seems sure
way of filing the ecclesiastical bleach
ers at any rate Erie Daily Times
CHTCAGO'S STATUE OF LIBERTY.
IL was a great meeting and the poet
orator Coughlin exclaimed in burst
Of impassioned eloQuence: What is
there more Drouder or more grand
than 10 see YOU walking side by side
10 the polls with your wives. your Sis
tiers or your mothers 10 vote for per-
sOnal liberty
Thus snake the friend OF woman
welcoming her 10 the polls. but is he
not himself a sight more prouder and
more grand Those he addressed were