South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-01-06
WILSON, 8 COMING
STIRS INTEREST
Indiana Democracy to be Fa-
vOred With Presidential Visit
Because of Central Location
and Harmony in Party.
BY Lew EIIingham.

TNDfANAPOLIS. Jan. cit is
true story that the presidents cab
met decided that the president should
deliver public address and they like
wise decided the time and the place.
indianapolis and the Indiana demo
cracy were favored only because il is I
near the center Of the nation. and
also because there is less political
friction among the members of the
presidents party in Indiana than in
any Of the surrounding states. This
will be a great surprise TO those re
publicans ar republican newspapers
who have been convincing themselves
that the democrats in Indiana were
shot full Of holes and that not even
saltpeter would save them from de-
feat in the next election. 1t is evil
dent that the president-and the
president is usually Tight-lOOks upon
Indiana and especially the democratic
party of Indiana as a compact po-
litical organization and that they are
in hearty sympathy and accord with
him and his administration. He is
right. There is not a state in the
union that is fer" the president and
also in accord with him and his poll
cies any more or any harder than
is the democracy, as is also the great
mass of the Hoosier populace. But
the president is coming.
VIII Handle Senators.
He viii not only discuss his admin
istratiOn but he viii also blow out
OF the water some Of the members
of the United States senate whose
chief stock in trade is senatorial
courtesy" At present writing there
is some friction between the presi-
dent and the senate. All the appoint
ments OF the president are confirmed
10y the senate. and when one Of these
appointments happens to be contrary
To what some senator thinks is good
politics i'm his state, he simply makes
a. point OF order against confirmation,
and then that old flee bitten "sena-
tOrial courtesy" holds up that APP
pointment or forces the president 10
withdraw il. The president VIII have
"a few mild hammered things 10 say
about this ancient custom and so an
added interest is attached to his visit
To this city The president may go
MS length. He will find the people
in this state in accord with him in
what he has done since assuming the
highest office in the land, and they
will be especially sympathetic and
wish him God speed in Kidding the
senate OF a rule and custom that
is too old and ridiculous for even
serious thought in this present day.
Col Dick Miller. president of the
Indiana Democratic club, viii be mas
ter of ceremonies at the Wilson meet
ing The president accompanied by
his private secretary and Sen. Kern
will arrive about 1 o'clock Friday and
&c directly TO the home of Sen. Kern
where luncheon viii be served TO the
visiting party. From there they will
go To the Tomlinson hall meeting and
nj 5:45 Will depart for the return trip |
10 Washington. The presidents visit |
here will be short and sweet but it /
is also a visit that concerns nation /
Statesmen. politicians and citizenship /
in general are vieinS with each other I
i'm anticipation as 10 what the presi- !
dent may say and how he will say 1t. |
Ii is "A ten To one shot, that no mat |
ter how the statesmen and politicians |
may accept the gospel as preached /
uDon this occasion by the chief |
executive of the United states, the /
citizens will rally 10 the cause and 4
back the president TO the limit II
is also safe prediction that there I
are few senators who viii wish /
they had never heard much less have /
practiced senatorial courtesy upon |
a president who has the backbone to |
defy them and who is willing to play I
a little senatorial courtesy of his /
own.
VIII Discuss War.
Another subject that the president /
is likely TO discuss IS the war. The /
eastern press have lately been giving 4
considerable space 10 the probability |
of being brought into the conflict that
is now raging i'm Europe. 1t is en- |
barrassing TO an administration that
is bending its energy and bringing in /
To service all the diplomacy at Uncle |
Sans command To avert war. 10 have /
a lot of jingos and Il yellow press do |
ing the things and saying the things
that might bring this nation into |
such a conflict. We are very glad TO I
say TO the president that the lid is off
and that he may feel free 20 rii his
system OF any old thing that may be
lurking therein. We viii gladly hear
him To the end and will applaud /
whenever the occasion demands.
The meeting at Tomlinson hall for
this occasion viii DE open 90 the pub I
lie There will be no red admission /
tickets taken at the door and no mat
ter what your politics. religion or
previous condition of Servitude may
be- YOU are welcome. So come. 1t /
VIII be "a privilege to see and To hear
the president of the United States /
Either Gov. Ralston or Sen. Kern viii
preside.