South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-03-15


damnedism" that marks the mayors policies when the
public chances be harmony with the carrying
out OF his designs by his followers. Here
you have ii in practically Mr.. CampbelIs own words:
When a is delegated to a public office
he should be allowed 10 carry out his wishes
ne fit and be hindered by public in
reference.
II remember rightly. another OF the Keller
Rupel-CIem defenders some weeks ago addressing the
Muessel school Washington birthday party, enter
tanned very similar conception public right OF
protest this he later asked TO be understood;
The school board is under no obligation to
tell the public its reasons for everything that it
does. All have right to ask is that they
their best judgment and this done have
right interfere
course all this special application is to public
Gals delegated" by Keller the seeming ID. tile
god" Of our municipal salvation but If we remember
rightly, in years long gone by, the little
god and these Of his hosts not particular
about hndrances and nOn-interference with officials
delegated by other mayors with regard 10 carrying
Cthe oficals'p We
Of them recently find vigorous fault with
the best judgment of
We little gods" making.
There is a legend a sort of legend. more Iess
based fact that back in the colonial days there
flag proposed for this country like pres
except blue background. of the
stars it would nave carried coiled snake and under
meath it, this inscription:
1t calculated warning from the thirteen
original colonies Great Britain, whether pro-
posed by satirst of Tory inclinations colonial
bOnehead that failed to the coled reptile,
sneaking poisonous slur Brains revolving subjects
that would be fitting adaptation for Keller ad-
mnistraton flag here South Bend has recently been
apty proven.
Indeed yes. and especially in this school board af
fair. The coiled snake, and the don't tread on me-
attitude, with which its venomous sneaking, insinu
ating bite character OF a against whom
not single of the aggregation dare make
and direct charge. sufficiently significant ad
ministraton embem-and especially now. since pushed
to the wall they seek pretend that there in
sinuating character assassination to it.
What is there-"Pharisees hypocrites. whited
sepulchres Outwardy beautiful but inwardly full Of
dead mems bones."-what there hideous then,
in the for the dismissal of Mr.. L. Montgom
cry that you will not tell?
Why weeks, up o within asst ten
days-and still when talk to the less
couldn't mention Keller. RupeI Glenn.
in reference to the school board matter one of their
defenders they would come back
insinuating remark:
Oh we'll il knew what those
maybe you wouldn't be so eager to keep Mr..
Montgomery
and further impression that you always got some
times in quite akin plain English. it must
be case of wine, women or money; and, believe,
quite without question. that such was the impression
intended be conveyed
doing things. No character sun is safe.
when the ephemereal dew that it everlast-
ing gold falls in the way those political
ambitions man who will defame a young girl, brib-
Ing her let her be dragged into a political
campaign. in order dscredt a worker against him.
isn't likely be prescriptions about protecting
character of superintendent of schools that and
his cohorts would like rid Of order to render
their political power a trihe more supreme
Defend the characters of Rupel and elem? So far
as know, their personal characters need no de-
Tense. We least have challenged their char
acters except Wedler- Keller political nincompoops
and that challenge still stands?
Neither do pretend in the sweet coated lam
guage of several of the city hall speakers to con-
ceive of Messrs. Rupel CIem's actions as in good
faith but mistakes. That is all right for dip
lomats. but if thought mistakes we would
forgive and forget without further comment To our
mind il is cod-blooded of political skuldug-
gerry. and believe that the public opposed 10 their
actions so. or the public confidence of them
would not have been destroyed South Bend does
want its schools to Mr. Weidler or Mr.
Keller for political intrigue.
And why draw weider nto it? Not that he is of
different mind than Mayor Keller by any means The
mayor and Mr.. Weider in perfect accord on this
subject and cooperate without friction.
but while amply supplied with the necessary bulldog
tenacity. it sometimes happens that mayor runs
short Of brains, and he needs a Charley Weider to
supply them 1t thus that believe from knowing
his methods. that and not Keller who in
directly least, school board con-
roversy se-ni-proven, if proven. by his always
lurking in the vicinity of where he matter is likely
to up
Don't tread me-" coiled snake splitting deadly
poison for political pelf; flag that should
fly above the city hall in the stead Old Glory until
Mayor Keller out. Then perhaps we can return
again from Prussan bureaucracy to a more ideal
Americansm which right of the people to know
anything of why their public do certain things
may again be revived
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