South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-10-27
aCOPPERHEADSn OR patriots. I,

The "Ifoosser Copperhead" alias Patriot, 70. dis
guse-speciaI organ the local republican candidates.
having indorsed OLea-sm, in a previous ISSUE
we wonder how it the attitude that Candidate
Hughes pretends to have taken with regard to that
brand of Americansm2
It appears have been very satisfactory to the
Comprehend" alias "Patriot"-the OLeary attempt
70 ip.,nidate the president with political threatenngs,
and .ery unsatisfactory it that the president
should have resented a recent issue. with much
display 1t presents OLearys resentment of the pres
idents resentment of nefar5ous telegram, and al
most shouts "halelujah!'
Now Candidate Hughes. his fingers burned. and
sraarting under IF comes out after
month of silence that is quite akin "COpperhead
or-.Patriots"- expressed-approval He seems to re-
pudate what OLearyism stands for though still lack
i the "nadulteratedr American manliness and sand.
10 do il with specifications. no, indeed he doesn't
pudate hard enough take OLeary 70 task or even
distinctly deuounce the particular movement which in
its insult TO the chief executive of the nation, and dis
seminaton other un-American literature, has quite
unquestionably work in his favor-through re-
publican national committee and apparently his own
connivance.
Through the Comprehensive -'Patriot''-too. pub
Ished as IL is from local republican headquarters, we
have local the grand old partys degenera-
ton taintng the entire republican ticket from Hughes
down to county commissioner both Inclusive. with this
OLeary brand 1t will take more han Mr. Hughes
evasve Reputation TO himself. the republican
party or it's gloatng or silent adhererts - OLearysm
OF the curse they have brought themselves
"Copperheadism' is the word literally typical
and constitutes one OF the blacklist pages American
political history Notwithstanding the copperheadism
OF the Civn war days The "Copperhead Is the lowest
type OF The rattenake has at least
the COURAGE that nature provided him along with
rattIers TO be employed. and which employed by
abouts before strikes and then strikes in the OPEN
but not so with his secretve cowardly twin brother;
the "copperhead' which is rattler-prooE Nature an
ticpated cowardce this sneakng. snarling de-
celvng desiguing swapping. venomous diamond mark
copperc viper. and realized that IL would
afford him raters for the courage 70 use
them was hidden nowhere in his cosmos Transformed
the world Of reptiles the world of politics the
same characteristics preveh-and whether it hide be-
hind "a beae-alk Of the Macdonald variety or a toad
stool labe'vd Nicely. little difference 1t is the
ver, devil az work. the devil take the hindmost
The OLeary socaned American Independence confer
nauEht but republican inspired or adopted
reincarnaton of the socaled "Sons OF Liberty in
reality Foes OF Freedom. that operated de-
s.roy Abraham Lincoln the sixties. Countenancing
its existence negotiating for support aflatns with
il in any FORM yea even the TO expose and
its purposes and activities. is copartnershp with IT, as
bad che timing iselfif The sneakishness
OF the federation and Appropriation of the influence OF
such a movement. is the blacklist type Of political
eussedness. and the knship the traitorous not
far OH.
Air Hughes after "a month OF sileuce-the silence
that gives consento suci: political shystry the
OLearys and the republican national committee has
been ndulgng in. not cast on the responsibility
merely by reteration Of his meaningless ~undnutea
Asnercanisui this true down and including hi
local henchman. We say meaningless "undilutee
Amsrieanism" because he. himself has proven Il