South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-05


completed the first eighteen months OF
his administration Of city affairs--and
evidently the republican wing OF the
citizens party that gave him office,
speaking through its leaders.-or its
self-assured leaders has repented
OF its folly and proposes To return in
1917 10 old-time indulgence in parti-
san city elections.
II we may take our contemporary,
the Tribune local republican organ, as
authority-which we'll we may, in view
OF the infallible judgment accredited
to il, by administration supporters
the mayor has failed. or. at least par
TALLY failed, in everything.
We shall quote unsparingly.
The indulgent reader will perhaps
remember that in those memorable
campaign days in 1913. this paper
then under different management. and
a different policy. not, however. entire
IL repudiated,- oppressed very little
confdnce in Candidate Keller's prom
ises, or in our contemporaries sancti-
ned assurances as to the wonders that
he was certain TO accomplish. If elect
ed
II may also be recalled that on fire.
quent occasions since he went into Of
fee. we have criticised him. the de-
partments under him, and the council
that is independent of him, both for
things done and things left undone.
For us 10 do this sort of thing, has
been repeatedly denounced from plat
form and pulpit. as "nagging" the ad-
ministratiOn. and uttered for political
purposes, ct cetera, and our reason for
the quotations that we shall submit, is
not only that they are combinations
of criticisms that we have made, but
that they advance others.
In consequence Of which, we wish TO
submit 90 a certain coterie of reverend
and estimable gentlemen; who, if we
have been playing politics and nag
ging' the administration-to para
phrase the famous Chandler telegram.
lis playing politics" and "nagging"
the administration MOVE
And that there may be no misunder-
standing, we viii ask the leaders
among that coterie, to please stand
up, notably:
Mayor Fred w. Keller himself.
Rev. Henry l.. Davis, pastor
First NJ. Z. church.
Rev. r. X. Dougherty, pastor
Grace NJ +. church.
Rev Henry B. Hcstetter. pas
tor Westminster Presbyterian
church.
Rev. John s. Burns, pastor
Trinity Presbyterian church, and
FL
commission.
Rev Charles a. Decker. pastor
First Baptist church.
Pres't John r. Campbell. of
the Y NJ. G. A.
Hon. William Happ. chairman.
and Hon. David L. Guilfoyle,
treasurer citizens party city COM
mittee. whose argumentive genius.
along with that of the mayor af
ter two months Of effort, con-
WINGED our contemporary that the
citizens movement had a chance
TO win, and that IL ought TO clim1
into the band-wagon and apprO-
pirate the journalistic credit.
Or. II IL makes them tired 10 stand
up. let the gentlemen sit down, and,
embracing copy OF last Saturdays
edition of their sanity Tribune. allow
them 20 follow US The first quotation
is just an easy opener:
No fair-minded person who has
carefully observed the movements
OF the administration can fail To
recognize both advancement and
failure. Mayor Keller
s-' has shown much ability
as we'll as partial lack of that nice
balance OF Judgment that makes
for better things lie has
promoted ideas which have
created better condi-
tfons. while he has given
evidence OF failure 10 observe
many needs which a more observ-
ant official If guided solely by
desire 20 properly serve the peo-
pie. would have seen.
Now what do YOU think OF that ?
The asterisks CO. represent adjec-
tives. sentences. other verbiage, etc.
that can be omitted without in any
way changing the sense. We merely
want TO show for an easy start. that
il is written i'm the infallible journal
istic guide OF The above named gentle
men. that Mayor Keller has at least a
partial lack Of that nice balance OF
judgment. that makes for better
things" and that perhaps he has not
been guided solely by desire to
properly serve the people"
Accidentally expressed yes, i'm
deed. Sweet perfumed-with the es-
sence OF polite Indebtedness and
now. for our contemporary view as
to the mayors piety:
The police department has been
partially purged. and banishmeQt
OF public gambling de-
vices is one of Mayor kellers
best acts Establishment
OF censorship for moving picture
houses is action of ad-
ministration which II should fol-
low with strictness. Plac-
ing OF a policewoman on police
force IS ia keeping with modern
thought. Health laws have been
enforced 10 a degree. but. perhaps
not with that vigor that ought 10
prevail Efforts Go assist the un-
employed Is humanitar-