South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-03-19
CRITTENBERGER
LAUDS DEMOCRACY
OF THE COUNTY
State Auditor Tells Wilson
Club Work Done Here viii
Live Long in Minds of the
State Leaders.

State Auditor Dale Crittenberger, ex-
sec'y OF State Lew ]. Ellingham and
ex-Sen. Robert +. Proctor of Elkhart
we're the principal speakers at a social
session OF the St Joseph County VIII
son club in American hall Thursday
night Some 400 county and state
democrats were entertained with
speeches. music and a luncheon.
CriItenberger made the principal
talk OF the evening. lie urged the re-
conservation OF South Bend upon the
altar OF democracy and the taking
back Of the city TO democratic lead
ership. The principles Of the various
state officials he expounded upon at
length.
I'VE are with you down in Indi-
anapoIis," ne said. THE Overwhelm-
ing vote Of this county and its influ-
ence at the last election will live in
the minds Of state officials as long
as they are in Office. You people up
here do not need encouragement.
You have il to spare.
THE only criticism we have for you
is the fact that you allowed a per-
fectly good city 10 slip over into hands
that do not know just exactly what
10 do with IL now that they have it,"
Leaders Stand Out.
Mr.. Crittenberger said that it was
singing tactics OF petty opposition
that made the records of several great
democratic leaders stand out with a
prominence and luster that none
could deny.
THE democratic party has never
suffered" he declared. Instead, il
steadily increases. It's methods and
principles are rot TO be denied by
great minds and by men capable of
intelligent and coherent thought. The
antagonism that has made great men
Of RalstOn, Kern, Wilson and other
leaders is diminishing with every addt-
ton TO the strength Of the party.
Ten years ago the president OF
the United States was touring the
United States leaving in his wake the
seeds of discord. hate and seduction.
Ten years ago the governor of Indi-
ana spoke In Indiana cities in an eff
fort to dislOdge the firm principles OF
democracy and to instill into the
minds OF the populace a system OF
limitations, infringements and the
like.
Fit for the Pulpit.
"Yet now that we, the democrats
Of Indiana. Obsessed of the spirit OF
the national view, have the OppOr-
tunity to come back in the same
tone, we are silent, leaving the pur-
ity of thought, clarity of action and
make itself felt even by those Of OPP
position parties. If we tonight were
10 receive q message from Woodrow
Wilson. it would be couched in the
gentlest OF terms-the words would
rc the children of a clean and broad
m nd A, message from our governor
would be nit for the pulpit.
That is the spirit of modern de-
mocracy"
Mr. Crittenberger highly praised the
action OF Pres't Wilson in keeping hi.
prediction promise of introducing
four national reforms that wOulC
benefit the common people of tn,
country.
1.-THE first Of these" he said IVA
his reform currency bin. This bill
was the greatest piece Of Legislative
construction in the history of tn,
United States. 1t placed the nation
financial power within the stress o
the II regional banks and retaine,
the control OF the money market il
Washington, where by all right
should be.
No Financial Furry.
at IS a measure that will foreve
prohibit financial hUrries such as tina
which affected this country under tn