South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-02-26

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when it confirmation Of something that he
really himself. The mayor has proposed from
the start do things just about he pleased, and
ne has always done about he pleased figuring it
would seem. he proceeded that he could always
make about the saloons and vice. to keep
attention from everything else and hold the support
Of the utra-pous whose interest in public affairs sell
dom pass beyond that score.
If Mayor Keller ever called his advisory board to-
gether for a consultation matters OF public policy
from his vice subcommittee, nobody heard
of The railroad. track elevation subcommittee
has few times. but the mayor so busy think
ing about pleasing the preachers and ambasting the
saloons and about municipal ownership, ct cetera Ito
help the dear peepul' that he loves we'll, save
when their dissenting voice., that even this
important committee has been unable to make much
advance There is his censorship committee too, with
which he has managed to humbug pety into seeing
halo about his head, but calling his advisory
! board together, nay. nay.
Fact of the matter is that his advisory board a
joke with him now, and it always joke. lie
poked fun il from behind closed doors, when he
was running for office, and he has intended
either then let it interfere with of his
schemes 1t may necessary later, to bare
the brazen hypocracy Of this more brazen dema
gogue. back in those campaign days he looked out
field action smiled that everlastingly sick
y the gullibity of the dear pee-pul' that
he pretending love, and be anxious to serve
and respect with high Utopian ideals.
do to speak this way of Mayor Keller
We had hoped that as an official he would consistently
measure up the standard that he for himself
when he running for office; this during the last
three Of his rum after the liquor interests and
other vice forces had given his Heutenants quite dis
tinctly understand that there would be little split
ting of their support in the hope that if elected he
would dOuble-crOss the other fellow. And Mayor
Keller's campaign that he is waging, even
including his promotion of the recent indictments has
been judgment. least a of getting
even with those who refused to support him office
than because of any overplus of virtue
Understand this $ talk. without reason
this editorial pretty close supporter
of Mayor Keller during considerable portion his
canvass challenge clergy this city,
bly, the committee in charge of the Billy Sunday
nacle fund. deny that it considerable time
before they could get Mr. Keller out in the and
openly pledged strict law enforcement Let Rev
II. B. Hostetter, pastor Of the Westminster Presby
terrain church, and Rev c. A. Decker, pastor the
First Baptist church. who especially active in
their efforts TO get Mr.. Keller out into the deny
this charge If they dare They will have call the
editor The News-Tmes a liar if they do, and he
promises to turn the other cheek.
That Colfax school meeting was Mr.. KeIer's first
public utterance that he would enforce the law 1t
followed the final turn-down of his lieutenants by the
so-called organized interests with nego
tiatons held However, those lieutenants not
give up trying their influence on individual cases. We
are not accusing Mr.. Keller of personally INDUCING
in such negotiations. oh no. he was too smooth
for that. lieutenants did the work for him. just
as his lieutenants doing the work for him in this
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Rupel and Mr.. Glenn in and talked matters with
them before appointing them, he told the Wash
Ington birthday party Tuesday night the Muessel
school, may that he truthfully said that
he had told them what to do in this case
since faithful hasn't needed to. They
knew their duty and they performing it. Those
who wish blame Messrs Rupel Glenn may do
so if they wish, but blame them only accept
ing such position of puppetry and then trying to
bluff it through under pretense OF sincerity.
Revenge for the dismissal of John A Wood and
determination get control the school city, was
the very from which the citizens movement
started 1t planted in the legislature during
session Of 1913 with Rep Charles Wedler spon
sor. You may noticed that there
introduced in the legislature elect school
direct of the people 1915. Certainly Mayor
Keller approaching full control of the board by
that time. The "housecleaning." so-called, that
to make the public schools of the city, through the
appointment of teachers etc, veritabe political
chine for Mr.. Keller and Mr. Weidler manipulate,
was approaching realization a substantial
We know what talking about in this matter.
Law enforcement Fairgrounds. lower lighting rates,
etc, all of them but fringe about
the school control idea up, the
votes.
If there political platform that disguised
hypocracy and won favor for satan in the name of
virtue, it the citizens platform upon which Fred
w Keller rode into office this insofar the
designs of certain of the original promoters Do you
suppose Mayor Keller is going this prize reaiza
ton aside that he has it within his grasp the
grasp Of his inspiring angel" who by making a bluff
campaign for mayor the democratic ticket succeed
ed in carrying him ghost democratic sup
port? 1t is expecting their type of human
nature; nature in perfect keeping with his
consider the peoples plan of adjusment-or do any
thing else but bull the thing through
Hadley announces that he is "out of the race" for