South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-02
GOV. GOODRICH'S MUCH-WANTED
ONE MAN POWER.

AS the SEVENTEEN general assembly approaches its
close interest in governor. with
spect to his machine building program, calls for analy
sis quite much though it had all been enacted
Say nothing of the defeat of the oil inspection
BILL merely attempt pave way for substitu-
ton Of republican democratic inspectors and the
crinlp that has been put highway commits
sion system the governor wanted it is well to know
had the had his way, the only Off
Gals whom the people would be allowed to vote
governor lieutenant governor auditor of
All other officials boards commissions and employees
should named by and work under the direction of
the governor.
There you are. Mr.. and Mrs. Voter Is that plain ?
Can you fully understand what he says? Gov. James
P Goodrich who that the people not quail
ifed to govern their affairs told audience of
indianapolis business other night that this is
his idea of the people for the people and
by the people. The governor has demanded that laws
passed by the present general assembly giving him
most of these appointments said the new
constitution will give him the others.
The really funny part of it that these features
loudly touted Goodrich economy measures which
democratic denounced by the Goodrich
newspaper lobby for threatening defeat The Good
speech designating offices for which the
people should allowed to vote. made the In
dianapolis board of While allows that the
should chosen by voters, he has
introduced bin taking from the auditor all the
appointments of the excepting chief
Probably he concludes this might not be able
TO much damage any executive program
The women who have been discussing the governors
views the rights the people self-government
have been wondering what in the world they have been
fighting for. They have struggled for a number of
years right suffrage. Now that they have
finally there going be nobody vote for
All officials to be appointed by the governor
This leads to another important consideration, and
this the the constitutional convention The
governor has been working since the general
sembly convened through bills that will help
him to build political machine If he is lacking in
particulars chief executive supporters say
they will take their anyone or any COM
bination when it comes to handling a good machine
organizations Jim Goodrich has got them all dstanced.
IT is we'll for the people right early in the
paign be up and doing. Constitutional convention
delegates be elected September The women.
for instance, say they going study the constu
ton and the changes that ought be made Far
important that they their attention studying
the right of compose that convention The
men who should there not the sort of men who
their affairs. They be drafted for the work.
There will little constitution and
needed changes unless the sort of delegates
to direct the reconstruction. will by
all selfish and political interests to pack this
ton There both and with hobbies that
the people will not to have driven into the const-
tuition The Goodrich lobby will there with plenty
of backing urge just foolish stuff as the COVER
has been advocating about power
in the hands of man.
The governor has gone further than the one propO-
ston concerning state officials who shall no longer
stand in the elected list He says appoint all
county assessors. he may control the levying of
county and state HE the power to
remove all city county officials all prosecuting
attorneys and judges in the districts counties
designate his personal choices their successors
Ali this sounds foolish people ordinary thinking
powers, and it would impossible belief that the
governor could have any such thing IL
he had not been pressing bills passage by egs-
lature constantly making speeches advocating all
that is here quoted
II the democrats in the legislature keep OF
these things people of the state
both the and women should remember that the
most important the constitutional convention
will be done when the delegates are chosen Vote only
for who to protect the interests of
the people and there will be need worry. But 10
Of this type is first necessary to induce
these 10 become candidates. The women say they
going study practical politics in order TO best ex-
ercise their duties an6 powers. Here an excel
lent lesson Make the nominations first and then
in the elect your nominees. Then will you
be able protect the from fads and isms
selfish considerations.
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