South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-08-16
WITH REFERENCE TO "PORK."

we have never. as yet. been accused of being very
much aGherent of Mr. Thomas Taggart, but since
Mr.. Taggart has become United States senator, and
since Mr.. Hughes former supreme court justice. has
become a candidate 'viceroy OF the German en-
peror" and assumed the of American sponsor for
ex-Dictator Huerta Mexico, with considerable railing
against pork" Mr. Taggart has been rising consider
ably in estimation. attitude toward pork be-
ing especially considered In fact the short time
that Mr.. Taggart been the senate made
numerous showings of craftsmanship which have been
as a surprise many Of us. probably less
prejudiced in attitudes that much misun-
derstood
But TO pork" Sen Taggart has always dis
played commendabIe consistency. since entering the
senate considerable insistency and dead earnesness
campaign against e0travagance in departments
and appropriations Of the government. Neither does
he play political favorites any
charge imagine purpose to play politics He
upon political another assail
ing a system that has through many years Of
spending the peopiesmOney without due what
such expenditures are TO accomplish
There is quite contrast in one particular at least
between the speeches of Sen Taggar and those
didate Hughes and in this public
of Candidate Hughes assails
everything democratic. With him everything demo-
is wrong With him nothing democratic is right
the candidate nothing constructive to
he nothing his candidacy which 20
him seems the only really good thing that happened
TO the country for great many years
Sen. Taggar sees no party distinctions in assailing
the extravaganza which by centraf
government Washington since the memory of man
r1nneth not to the contrary At the time ne is
criticisms and declaring that as Ions as he a
of the United States senate he viii continue
warfare upon extrayagance. he does hesitate TO
endorse considers right. and he advocates
structve things His campaign is not merely one Of
negation and destruction
His plan 90 issue government bonds at low rate OF
interest which would probably sell at premium the
money be used in carrying forward comprehensive
and Immediate prepareduess plan. hardly fail to
receive popular approval Tie would provide for pay
the loan within fifty years. This would dis
tribute the burden Sen Taesart says the gener
alton which benefited by the expenditure. This
would Doe his plan instead of concentrating upon the
present day taxpayer TO provide the entire amount
sen Aldrich several years ago declared that $780,
100000 year being wasted the conduct OF the
national administration. Sen TaCgart says the esti-
mate OF eNtravasaucc made log sen. Aldrich
conservative and Aldrch was "a republican stand
pattes who closed his Taft resime. and
was taIklns OF The glorious republican DAYS since the
inauguration Of McNiuley-includinE the reign of T.
Roosevelt
sen AIdrich and his republican colleagues took no
steps toward saving this waste Sen Tassart proposes
that the government use the same business methods
that business corporations That this
way an Of the extravaganza be eliminated sen Tag-
s@Tt declared ID has speech that If the