Evening star., 1916-10-05
INDIANA OUR Way
BOTH SIDES CLAIM
Republicans and Democrats
Equally Confident in Pre-
dictions Of Victory.
"ROOSEVELT Ill GET YOU
'EF YOU DON'T WATCH OUT"
BY N. o. MESSENGER.

BY N. o. MESSENGER.
FRENCH LICK, Ind, October 5.-Per-
haps you would like to hear what the
politicians are talking about out here
in Indiana. where the democrats and
republicans are at it hammer and
tongs' day and night in an effort
to elect presidential electors. governor
and state ticket, two United States
senators and representatives in Con-
gress.
They are obliged to talk, because In
diana is a close state. because the peo-
Pile are interested, and lots Of them
so undecided in their minds that it is
incumbent upon the politicians to give
them the best they have in their line
of argument or special pleading, which
ever you may call it.
How Democrats Argue.
Well, here is the way Senator Tag
gart and Senator Kern talked to a
group of democrats. republicans and
progressives in the little hamlets Of
Martin county nearby yesterday in
joint speaking trip they made. This
was way Dack IN tne Hills, Wnere tHe
farmers have a little patch of corn In
the valleys and their mules have a list
to starboard as they plow along the
uplands.
'Is there any man among you who
can't get work if he wants it?" asks
Senator Taggart Aren't you getting
better wages and bigger prices than
ever before? Is there any one who
really wants to go to war with Mexico
or any other country? And. in the
of yhof hov
you for asking for a change of govern
ment?"
Whereupon, like the man in the song
at the turnpike bar. they "just scratch
eight-cylinder car as the candidates
drove away. Senator Taggart and Sem
ator Kern think that the decision of
the people on these questions will de-
termine the election in Indiana. and,
they believe it will be determined in
favor of the democrats. I journeyed
from Chicago down here to ask these
two senators to tell me honest to
goodness and cross their hearts the
situation as they view it, believing that
there was anything wrong with the sit
uatfon from a democratic viewpoint.
And they allow as how they don't
think there is.
Sample a. o. p. Thunder.
Now hear how the republicans talk.
James P. Goodrich. republican .candi-
date for governor. speaking over in
Clay county last night. went after his
opponent, Mr.. Adair, in this fashion;
When I say. Mr.. Adair. how do you
stand on the budget system of appro-
priations? He answers: Stand by the
President
when ask what have you got to
say on my plain for abolishing the oil
inspectors? He answers: Thank God
for Wilson. ey--E
When 1 ask how he stands on the
Of any public official to be increased
during the term Of his Office, he re-
plies; Wilson has kept us out of
war;"
Then McMurtie, speaking in Brazil.
declared that the democrats are basfnE
their appeal for votes on emotions and
not on good business arguments, with
such assertions as are credited to
cans are elected they will plunge us
into war"
He spoke principally on the subject
of taxation and showed how the re-
cent laws passed by democratic legis-
latures have added to the taxes OF the
individual counties Of the state He
said he had found everywhere a pro-
test against high county taxes, and
pointed out one instance where the
money spent on the repair of gravel
year TO $4,000 year in the course
of few years.
Col. Roosevelt for Premierp
Next Charles A. Towne. formerly of
Minnesota. speaking down at Goshen,
quoted from Col. Roosevelts speech,
i,to %
Welt stands for war. He went on to
predict that If Hughes is elected
Roosevelt will be made Secretary of
State, and that in the event of the Eu-
ropean war not being brought to an
end by that time. the United States
would become involved in warfare with
one and possibly several of the great
powers.
President Wilson. Mr.. Towne said.
had succeeded in preserving peace. and
for having accomplished this he was
entitled to the non-partisan support
OF the nation. The President was COM
pared with Washington and with Lin
coin. The speaker insisted that under
President Wilson more real construct
i've and progressive legislation has
the period of time under any other
President.
By the way, it is reported that the
democratic national management in
tchub " spring d coup lAe Idbt lew
days of the campaign, too late to have
| 1t corrected, by charging that II
Hughes is elected Roosevelt will be
made Secretary of State, and that the
Germans will have to look out for
squalls.
| It is a fact that the democratic ma
tional management believes now that
| before the campaign is over the Ger
| man vote will suddenly come en- masse
| to their side. as they took the side
against President Wilson at the outset.
Courting German Vote.
Every effort possible is now being
made by the democrats to bring about
this change through some psyche
logical drive" at the Germans. Prob
ably the hardest blow the democrats
| have received in this state, however,
was delivered by the Indianapolis
News, an Independent paper of supreme
| influence in Indiana, containing go
many Independent voters. The New 8
was not enthusiastic for Hughes until
the eight-hour wage bill was forced
through. when 1t Endorsed the stand
| Mr. Hughes so promptly took.
| The republican leaders Of this state
are convinced that the eight-hour wage
coercion sealed the fate Of the demo-
cratic party in Indiana. and the best
republican Judgment opposed to Sena-