South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-03-05
BALIOU FoR GovERNoR.

Sen Otis L. BallOu Of Lagrange Sen.
Bailou is he OF strong democratic de-
votious scch as recently impelled him
TO cote against the Bell board of
! finance bill in the senate, for which he
was disciplined by the Indianapolo-
Hsmo state organization hosts, but
/ disciplined, perhaps 10 their detri-
inent and for the governors chair
8 The next governor bids fair TO come
from the north end Of the state. If
the democratic party fails to keep it's
platform pledges by enacting an
! honest working primary law at this
session. or otherwise. it Will be sore
/ in need of a man to head it's ticket in
1916. that at least did his best TO
bring about the fulfllment Of those
pledges. and mention Of Sen. Ballou
seems 20 have gone long way toward
| solving the problem already. as he is
reported as being discussed about the
state house.
AS the situation now stands, with
| inklings from the capitol serving AZ
! evidence, the democratic state organ
izatiOn has a candidate for governor
! in the person Of ex-Auditor William
II. O'Brien. Gov Ralston has a can
didate in Judge Duncan, head OF the
. Indiana public service commissic n.
/ What might be called the Tom Mar
! shall democrats are said 10 be saying
nice things in favor OF Charles A.
| Greathouse. superintendent OF public
instruction. These men seem all
pretty well opposed 10 everything of
importance that the democratic party
stood for in the campaign last fall.
Sen. Ballou can go before the people,
as his record in the senate now stands,
with at least the assurance that he
tried TO get the party to do as 1t had
promised TO do. instead OF trying to
get It not TO do IT, He might be
counted then as the honest-to- good
ness, bookkeeping democrat of the
state.
Otis Lincoln Ballou IS a New York
er. born in Providence. Saratoga
county. approximately sixty years ago.
In later years ne taught school at
Ashtabula. Ohio. and at Lagrange. his
present home, where be studied law
and at one time served as judge of the
Lagrange circuit court He has taken
q large interest in educational mat
tiers all his life. He is one of a few
men with whom you can come in con-
tact. who as he accumulates years.
finds it possible TO keep abreast of new
thought and concur in progressive
movements calculated TO reform the
methods of his former days The
idea that what has been must always
be. and cannot admit of change ap-
pears to have no place in his philos-
ophy. Even though a lawyer of sutfi-
cient age that one not knowing him
might anticipate him as a lawyer of
the old school, he seems young
enough even TO doubt the everlasting
efficacy OF our state constitution, and
Is one or the authors OF the Ballou-
Jones bill calling for another chance,
and this time a fair one for the peo-
4 pie TO decide on whether or not there
] shall be held a constitutional conven-
/ ton.
Which. or course. precludes any pos
sibility of Sen. Ballou finding his path
way. leading even to the nomination,
strewn with roses. The Indiana DEM
1 ocracy. from some legislative indica-
| tons, is trying awful hard to keep pace
with the republican party in its ten
denotes toward the reactionary. One
might almost presume that the contest
OF the future is to be- which one OF the
two old parties is able 20 lead in a
hasty retreat. even back past all
| semblance of democracy or repubh-
canism, TO a certain aristocracy il not
i an absolute monarchy 1t was OF this
point that Sen. BallOu broke with the
! Indianapolo-Demo organization To cast
his vote against what has been re-
j ferred 20 in this column before as the
4 Bell kingship bill. He is not an ad-
yocate OF partisan DISSATISFACTION, but
regards organization as calculated 10
serve the party for the fulhlment of
] its principles. rather than TO defeat
them. and 20 serve the people rather
than private ends.
1t is only natural therefore. that
! the heart and soul democrats. believ-
ing in the sovereignty Of the indi-
vldual in fact as well as theory, should
have taken TO casting about for a
leader in these last days OF the seth
4 assembly. The growth OF the Ballou
boom. II il should grow. viii be watch
1 ed with interest. and even if 1t should
prove mere bubble. il Is significant
OF the democratic thought as IL is
dividing itself into warning factions
about the state house 10 witness the
passing Of the 1915 legislative show.
WHY FARM JOBS CO BEGGING
According 20 Chicago's superintend-
ent OF public welfare. farmers are Of
fering transportation and in some
cases board and washing. but a great
many OF the unemployed refuse 10 go