South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-09-09
BARNHART WILL
NOT TAKE STUMP
Writes County Chairman Re-
cent Bereavement Has Left
Him IncapaCitated.

/ Congressman Henry A Barnhart.
! democratic nominee for reelection
from this district. will not go on
the stump during the campaign.
Word 10 this effect has been re-
ceived from BaTnhart by Frank
N1ayr. jr. dem ocratic county chair
man. Congressman Barnhart re
Gently lost his wife and in his let
/ ter TO Chairman Mayr. states that
he does not feel capable. physical
| ly OF mentally of making an ex-
tended campaign. in all probability
| he will spend a few days touring
| the district in an automobile but is
not expected TO make any speeches.
In his letter 20 Chairman Mayr.
| Congressman Barnhart points out
the ease with which a democratic
speech can be made this year. point
ing out that a supporter of the ad-
ministration need only refer to the
records of the past three years. His
letter to Chairman NIayr follows:
| Washington, u. c., Sept. 6, 1916.
Mr.. Frank Mayr, jr, South
Bend, Ind.
| Dear Sir:
| AS chairman of the democrat
ic county central committee, /
write TO tell you that for the
present. il will be impossible
for me 10 enter upon a speak
ing campaign. The recent mis-
fortune in my life and the long
siege of worry leading up to it
has left me physically and men
tally distressed TO such an ex-
tent that 1 must have some
time to recuperate and 1 hope
my friends throughout the dis
trict will not expect more OF
me for the time being than
that I give prompt attention TO
official duties alreay incumbent
upon me. ] hope to be able to
drive through the district and
see my friends and learn of the
needs of the pubic, but I am
not equal to the ordeal it would
be for me to make speeches at
this time.
OF course il is unfortunate
for me that such is the situa-
zion as there has been never a
year in my experience when
democrats were so fortunate
in having a record of efficiency.
peace and prosperity as now
and anybody can make a good
democratic speech and an in
teresting one by simply post
/ ing up on the record of the
/
ments and giving the facts. or
all the years Of democratic
party history this is one in
which we can tell the whole
truth and look an- fair minded
man in the face for our admin
istration has kept UP out of
bloody war. out Of threatened
financial disaster. out OF strike
/ ruin. and out of other deStTUc-
/ tive misfortunes that are be-
setting most other countries of
the world. We have peace and
happiness where others have
war and woe: we have album
dant prosperity where others
have ruin. we have liberty
where others have virtual slav-
cry, and we have a bright fu-
ture for all OR people where
others have only black despair.
Let the opposition continue
criticise and abuse If they
must but we owe a patriotic
continuation of service to hu-
manity's welfare and to this
! obligation my public services
, shall continue to be consecrat-
ed and my private life devot-
ed.
Hoping to hear from you
and others who have business
Of any kind with me, advising
YOU that myself and clerks
will take care OF requests for
official service as promptly as
we always do, and thanking you
and the voters OF st. Joseph
county for many favOrs. I am
Your friend
F-NRY A RARNHA PIT