South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-05-26
WHEN IS A RADICAL2
next winter

o1 course. it could hardly be expected that anyone
ccdld join issue with the hgh-ups or "Iow-downs' in
republican campaign manipulations, without being
taken TO task. To oppose the hypocrses of repub-
Hcanism always hes been. and perhaps always will
he akin to sacriege in the minds of the republicans
II only therefore. pre-
parednes parade propaganda instituted by repub
Hcsns in New York under the disguise Of patriotism.
and depended to overrun the country by appeal
TO human mockngbirds should inspire pro-
test. upon the veil being removed:
Editor News-Tmes:
Your opposition to a preparedness parade
Is type of radicalism that ought not to be
tolerated II traitorous I am a republican
and / tell you this is not a republican move
ment but popular movement The demo-
Gratis are hurting this country against the
rocks of foreign aggression and doing nothing
TO save us. Congressman Gardner ex-Prest
Roosevelt and others have pointed
repeatedly Should we never
heed. etc" Patriot
Patriot TO what? We would like TO know. of
respect Patriot" who that his name be with
held. If letter is used viii just call him Patriot"
but opine. with about the same tinge OF serious
mes, accept his charge of 'radicalism" and Of
being "traitorous." His patriotism mainly the
republican party and our righteousness runs in the
direction only that we any
particular allegiance our "radicalsm" too would
us with regard To the preparedness parade.
ought TO be shifted 10 critics shoulder. From his
standpoint he might better charge the worship
OF fettish-anti- mitarism. II is the paradis
lists who the rad GALS this time; who demon
carr people off the realm Of ght-head-
edness. RaGicalism. the popular sense, least,
presumes great change and anything under sun
TO get it,
1t is the old republican game frazzle When
the & O. o. was in power everybody was pessimsts,
anarchists who disagreed with the existing order Of
things. They were radicals wanted change Some
rhng heish then. the republican standpoint. we
assure you-and they practiced long that they
seemingly cannot get over IT, laundering pell-mel
10 get hold OF the governmental reins again; who
ere the pessuists anarchists ploters after change
radicals-nowe What is this talk. advanced by Con
gresham Gardner ex-Prest Roosevelt and
others" about the democrats hurting this
country AGAINST the rocks Of foreign and
doing nothing 20 save US" type OF crack
Drained pessinnisn anarchy. and radicslism2 And
this preparedness cry which Of the frenzied sort
when it turns 10 paradism merely part Of that
same pessimsrn anarchy and radicalsm, gasping FOR
II there were any patriotism in IT, why didn't
the original promoters the preparedness parade here
accept the proposition David L. Gulfoyle at
the "Wednesday meeting Of the Rotary club? His sug-
eestion was that. IL we have parade. let us
put on a patriotic parade. and have July Fourth
OF course that wouldn't carrying out the republican
propaeanda 10 have the parades. many possible
in advance OF the republican national convention and
Furthermore one would hardly expec, COL George NJ
studebaksr TO allow any wrenches be thrown into
the machinery plans the republican party Mr.
GuiIfOyIe vas talking good 4 patriotic pre-