South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-09-30
CANDIDATE WHEWs AND HIS LEGALISMS.


Worried. indeed. are those local republicans who
would fetish Candidate whews' legalisms, to
the end OF having him the knowt-al of statu
tory construction because The NewsITmes has branded
him pettifogger and declines to give it We ac-
cordingly repeat it their special benefit that in the
light his construction the Adamson eight-hour
law his legal shows scarcely fit for police
court shyster. Anyhow, belongs class
with the advice recently given the South Bend
council committee the whole when that body
visited by the directors the Centennial Celebration
association. a guarantee appropriation
support of that enterprise
Mr.. Whews is infinitely worse. because his condes-
cension is much greater due the Importance of
the which aspires-and sort of expect a
certain of peanut politics among legalsms
of municipal government-the local merely being
used to illustrate. We also consider the high Of
flee from which the republican nominee has descended
an aggravaton; but the local case
illustrate the point Our city attorney seemingly
sured in advance of the kind of advice the common
council wanted read at length from state statute
that they could appropriate money only municipal
conventions, to delegates to municipal conven-
tons discuss civic questions. The centennial,
he said would have put on some sort of municipal
convention prograsn-incuding speech by the mayor,
and responses approving great work we suppose
lin order TO within that law. He didn't continue
to about the appropriation that might be made
for band concerts and entertainments, within the
purview o which. certainly centennial comes
truly the municipal Christmas tree or the Rum
Village July celebration which appropria-
tons made-because there was little music went
wit them.
Nay nay. The city attorney seemed to know in ad-
vance the kind of law the administration wanted the
common council to hear and neglected to call at
tenton to the other the being after
lied To- Z Il he
newspapers force that issue meeting had
adjourned. Now the appropriation OF money a
concert in connection with the centennial has been
turned down the Mayor Keller the city
torney and the citizen" members the council how
ever. this under the leadership of the democrats
notably Councilman Seifert-in that august body The
democrats excusable only for the that in
their leadership they exhibited the smaness of their
size not by taking refuge behind particular presenta-
ton of the law suit their taste but admitting that
they against this they gotten
thing ese-whle the citizen" councilmen anxiously
cooperated perfectly willing democrats should
make themselves the goats"
the of affairs; the same sort Of po-
tico-legal opinion that made appropriation 600
good for the equipment Of oliver heldwhch the ad-
mnisraton wanted.-but denied its validity when some
equipment similarly desired by the residents
of the fifth and seventh wards.-which the admins
tration did not want. Indeed, inclined 10 be-
eve the administration right in not favorng the
NTH and seventh ward demands but taking cover be-
hind a legal opinion rendered to suit it's taste is
cowardice and chicaney that the public an absolute
right before
And it illustrates the legalisnls Of Candidate Whews
as T. r would TO a FRAGILE" The republicans
dare not tell labor that they opposed eight
hour law and they dare not tell capital they
in favor OF it, and Candidate Whews INDUCES in the
legals1n that the Adamson eight-hour law
az ALL hoping in this disguise the favor OF both
He tells capital that wages have been raised thep
by the BILL and that enormously. but labor says
only profit by the increase. He worse than
the police shyser. because the cedness
of it. The police court shyster at least has il to his
credit he "pettifogs' side ct a time
part Of the time. anyhow