South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-11-01

blance OF the conditions Craved.
There Is no such bipartisan agreement any
where-exccpt in the minds of the republican
dope sInkers. inspired by republican leaders.
with whom the wish is father OF the thought
IL means that the republicans have lost all
hope OF eIecting mes Eli Watson, and that
by getting this rumor spread broadcast
enough democratic bandwagon climbers will
spring 10 their rescue to help them TO put over
bis running mate, and thus defeat John Worth
Kern
The democrats do need to enter into
any bipartisan agreements with the republi-
cans in order TO elect Mr.. Taggart. He was
good as elected from the moment of his NOM
ination TO oppose Mr. Watson, Watson has
been regarded by the republicans themselves
as the big weak spot their ticket-because
ne Is 10 uncompromisingly "stand-pat' and
they have hoped only win with 'stand-pat-
tiers" progressive pretensiOns.
Gladly they would trade OF Watson.
quantity to start with, 10 elect New, but no
democrat should be fooled by the story that
there has been such a trade. IL is only in the
republican mind. Convinced that there had
been any such agreement, whether with the
consent connvance of Mr.. Taggart we
would from this moment show our
him, and throw him hard and take stand
for Mr.. Watson, with all his "stand- pattlsm,"
instead.
For frankly VIC have just bit of uncon-
QuerabIe respect for Jim Watson We DO not
agree with his principles, but we do respect
him for standing openly and unquaIi5edly by
his principles. Harry New stands for exactly
the same things bu; lacks the rugged courage
m.
between Watson and New and the reason for
superior respect for Watson. He has
never tried TO climb in under the Rooseveltian
banner. He belongs the "old guard" and
is too proud TO be ashamed of il.
As between Taggart and Kern, both have
been good in the senate, but Mr.. Taggart
has had but very little opportunity TO be any
thing else. He has been i'm Washington since
the first OF the ycar-or thereabOut. Mr.. Kern
has been there since he gave Albert jeremiah
Beveridge that splendid threshing six years
ago; has been n democratic leader all the
while and especially since Pres't Wilson's
term no man in the senate has been closer
to the nations chief executive.
The man who trades a vote for John w.
Kern for a vote for Thomas Taggart, personal
Iy shames the president of the United States.
the senate, but we believe that he. and we be-
Heve that Indiana, if one or the other must
be surrendered. might better let it be the
French Lick Likewise, i'm candid
judgment, least, if republican must go
to the senate il might much better be Watson
than New. We would least know where
our senator stands in that case. with New
for senator could only guess. and, that
xxouId about no Iimita lions
sen. Taggart is not back of this Inti-kern
rumor We are confident of it. Whatever
else may be said of Thomas Taggsrt, he has
never been proven a traitor. He does not need
to trade votes for Kern for voice for himself
i'm order to be elected, and nobody has
accused Tom Taggart of being political fool.
Ii is important that Prest Wilson have a
democratic senate and democratic house If
he is reelected president. and as important as
any feature of this is the returned presence of
Sen Kern to the majority leadership. We
would dcnOunce any countenRncing OF partic-
uiar favortism against SEN Kern, by demo-
cratic leaders just as strongly, and stronger.
than we despisc republican attacks the
president. Sen. Kern has been faithful SER
want to the democracy of this sta'". That
democracy cannot afford to be unsrlteful
crooked toward him.
Yes, the president wants democratic senate
and a democratic house, which reminds u.s.
Indiana is to elect thirteen congressman. Con-
gresham Barnllart is conducting his cam
paign i'm South Bend this week. Hear Con-
gresham Barnhart at the high school audi
torum tonight. IL is case from now on of
considering local candidates, to some extent,
as well as those of the state and nation.
Remember, that with the democracy espe-
ciauy, il is the local candidates i'm the main,
who spend their money and do the hard work,
at directly Glowing with the people, funda-
mentally beneficial TO the state and national
fight, as well to their own. Democracy mas
no national or state campaign fund of mil
lions to draw upon to finance their campaigns
in particular localities. Communities generally
are depended upon TO finance themselves and
they have to- The democrat, anyone else,
who votes for Wilson for the state ticket.
or the senatorial ticket, without considering
the county candidates, is overlooking and is