South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-10-31

bic for a campaign issue. The closest
scrutiny has failed to reveal anything
Objectionable 10 the numerous other
remedial measures OF legislation and
they too have been ignored.
Turning from legislation to foreign
policy the opponents OF the admins
tration at one time sought to assail the
presidents firm position. but the de-
Velopment OF events with which the
whole country Is familiar has demon
strated even TO the most captious
critic that his attitude has been wise
and prudent, and that if any other
plan had been followed, this nation
might at this very hour be involved in
serious international difficulties. Re-
publican criticism Of the administra-
tons foreign policy has ceased and
I'm its stead there is almost universal
praise of the careful course which the
president has pursued
When all else seemed TO have failed
the republicans turned to calamity"
and sought to make that the slogan
Of their campaign. The calamity is
sue. which never had the slightest ex-
cuse for existence. except to aid the
republican party in getting back into
power, died a-bornin'." The effort
to achieve success by making the
people believe that they were lot OF
, bankrupts and paupers but did not
know il has met with the fate which
il deserved
In its extremity the republican party
is making one last desperate attempt
to convince the people that the. demo-
cratic party is committing a grievous
error in passing the emergency war
revenue bill. and that II should be re-
pudiated on that account. The issue
tempted issues were futile. AS Presi-
dent Wilson very properly said. the
situation which has arisen as a result
OF the war across the sea is not of
our making.
The present tariff law like its prede-
cessor was formed in contemplation Of
peace and a continuation Of COM
merce and industry generally through
out the world. No tariff measure
could be written in times OF peace 10
meet a situation resulting from war.
The statement of the treasury depart
year and a month before war began
showed its healthy and flourishing
condition under the Underwood bill.
War came and importations decreased.
! OF necessity. revenue decreased.
The republican party could no more
democratic party. and it is absurd to
| attempt 10 maintain that ii could. The
| government must have a sufficient in
| come 10 meet its eXpenses-eXpenses
which were incurred upon peace
basis, and which are necessary for our
| existence and development-and no
| party can succeed which is SO un-
! patriotic as to deny the government
! the means of its maintenance The
| democratic party has adopted the best
! posi- BILE method OF meeting the
emergency. a method which the re-
/ DuDHCdnS NOuAu llloSl lkcAS nave
adopted had they been in power, as
they did when an emergency arose as
a result Of the Spanish-Amerioan war.
The tax will not bear heavily upon
the average man, and the republican
I party is making, or trying TO make.
more fuss over it than are the people
, who Will pay il. The republican party
tx going down again in the sea OF
politics and IT is grasping at a straw.
The voters understand the situation
and they can not be deceived. They
know that the president has acted
wisely heretofore. they have conf
dence in him and are willing TO trust
him for the future. and SO the repub
\ leans are left without a single legiti-
mate issue i'm this campaign.
II is a sorry plight. but they de
+ serve their fate.