South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-15
MARCH IS, 1917.
aREsCuE The PERIsHING."

Perhaps we are trine dense but really may
be we don't catch drift-reference being made to
those eloquent euloges republicans down town. test
Tying to the wonders of Franklin r. Carson, o. p
nominee for mayor Waited the breeze wednesday
through the party's photograph thought at first
hush that the had died and that they were as
songs Of praise to the departed Really they bear some
resemblance to epitaphs-in monologue-but after
naturer deliberaton. conclude differently.
The doctor is not dead yet---and of course
speaking poitically-not yet but in the absence
of some sort stimulant for the public. In other
words apparently felt that he is in need of some
bolserng put In better shape for public
acceptance Some array Of "prOminents'' too; Rome
Stephenson, George wheeock, Charley Dolph, Gene
Miller Oily Clark Jim Jude Tom Slick Clarence steed.
Frank Warner. Alex Kertis, Art Russell Ed. Witwer'
Louie smith Archy Graham and Louie Landon-all of
whom speak right out for the doctor, just though
he needed
Furthermore such a non-partsan, public spirited
ray Of prominents behold Nothing partisan about
their endorsements; why, of course not Who ever
heard of Archy Graham, Tom Slick Rome Stephenson,
or any of the rest aggregation voting the repub
ucan ticket. being a republican nominee; er.
mean not being EN-? Who hearu of them
doubling while the campaign was on but that all
such nominees of the &. o. D. had all the executive
ability world with character sublime intelligence
infinite; that the ideal candidates,
eficiences Joshua, the Sun-Stopper?
"Jemima Brickman. but thems some indorsemints."
ali right, right oppOrtune, ditto. Just the
brotherhood getting ready to congregate at the
Y NJ C. A.. in company with dry democrats and the
women. register protest in favor of someone to
independent and the whole primary arrange
ments It explains maybe. why the brotherhood call
made no reference 10 dry" republicans relieves
the thought Of the that it have been
because there amt such animal. Possibly they
is" but when it comes to politics they're republicans
first. the brotherhood mentioned apparently
meaning brotherhood men who are independent.
Why independent ticket, Teresa when have
here DR. Carson. republican time mayor Laporte
and president of the Central Baseball league all ready
subject to being elected to enforce laws
sonabe and just spirit and who, from what he told
Tom Slick, VIII measure mp TO the highest standards
Of law enforcement Tom conceives of the stand
ards? why il ne had never been mayor OF La
porte baseball presidency ought endorsement
enough if he had been baseball presi-
dent just think his having mayor of Laporte!
Maybe you read Of the wonders of DR. Carson
mayer Laporte-some nineteen years and more
they have transcribed for local consumption.
I-lporte must been a little than New Car
Isle Rolling Prairie 1894 '9S. II had a pOpu-
iation 7,115 1910 surely ne could handle
a Of such magnitude this was twelve
years earlier still all satisfactorily
saloon keepers Of then and three othersncluding the
editor party papsr nov-weu, such an
perienced" ought c be able TO South
Benzs hash and that Of its $4,000 people, with one
and his eyes shut.
But why kick away the proPs2 We want to be kind.
Evidently the g. y. think DIT. needs
them and possibly he. himself conscious of it. Ad-
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publican nominee that looks shaky Call Bell 275;
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