South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-13
HEAR YEl HEAR YET MAYORALTY CANDI-
DATES ALL PARTIES:


the of the day.
II appears be a Of smoking out process.
tensibly. least. public may guess a trihe
more inteigently which of the sundry candidates TO
oppose mayhap. afford the quizz-masters grounds
for lament, occasion to find fault and opportunity to
suspcionize, answer. whatever
the answer may be.
This is just as it should Why should the dear
peepui" be pestered pummeled. pulled pleaded at and
politically pasteurzed, by this and that; Cncin
natuses snatched from the plow-without least
little back-tak calculated upset one-sidedness
of it.
A little goose-fesh the quest of public
trust" just him the it may not prove
private snap" may "chastiser" if nothing
more. We want to know
Will YOU in keeping with the apparent pur-
pose OF the quzz in starting let the newspa-
per that supports you election of
your nomination. dictate your appointments,
provided you victorious,-and otherwise
dominate your administration in the service OF
friends punish its enemies?
a perfectly sensible question everybody must
admit who has watched the course Of Mayor Fred w.
Keller particulars. the that
ported him. We leave 1t to the candidates profit by
Mayor Kelers experience. they wish. 1t is
question that can be by Yes" No and,
Yes to those who would escape the mayors pitfalls.
OF course there is a difference newspapers and
the above query is more particularly directed the
republicans democrats with this additional
wisdom suggested:
earth can you expect to escape full
responsibility conduct your
pointees If they are alone and exclusively your
appointees. and how you expect to
the public, directly or through such appointees.
upon a business basis. eliminating politics"
without getting the advise of some wiseacre
business basis" is. where the
elimination of politics and "partisanship"
differs?
And quite likewise with respect to the question OF
enforcement involving the liquor laws gambling
prostitution street-walkng. and the like
ourselves, especially with respect to the
loon. upon the task weeks ago. in our
mild way assisting eliminating in
stitution from the domain OF politics in the city cam
paigns this year from future administrations OF
city governments; successful, the first three
months the We preferred saloons to
the eternal ranking grumbling growing. their
influence government. making of them goat
and a post around which whip candidates off,
Gals political effect
The saloon. before long. will be gone. and all that
be prostitution gambling street-wak-
ing and blnd-pigs; which is enough. We putting
it up to you:
When you take your oath Of office should
you ever get a chance do you intend commit
ting perjury tell the truth, and then have
YOU the backbone to stick to It?
You will promise Almighty God under lifted hand tc
support the constitution the United States. the
of Indiana, and enforce all ordns the city
state statutes. etc. the of yopr ability. The
question
( is of ABB
backed by honesty of purpose and determine
ton the public fear your running
amuck through not knowing how to run Use
!
Likewise, with respect the problem of economy
and the pursuit of progressive ideals" questions
preceding the last be by yes" or mo
but to the latter suggest a extensive self
analysis; dOve-tailed into this:
Do you know economy from parsimony or a
! progressive ideal from passing fad? What
the difference between fundamental principle
and your funnybone; between serving the pub
lie and the private interests that fleece the
public?
! We just mention these things in passing City gov
eminent according to guess. for an ex
ecutive with moral stamina economic insight sociology
cal impulses good proportions and the in
cination and ability things up. than Il
does for list of concluding generaities forced IRON
around the corner to Grassland accompaniment.
What South Bend wants isn't much men who car
lprOmulgate platforms IS men who can be depend
ed upon to execute--not Observation-Disclosures
The OF the city is placed at the head no
OF big business corporation, our municipal
family. We would like TO have a man at whom no on,
needs to blush hen they call him PA our munich
pal dad" II it only gotten out of the heads
candidates for office the purpose of govern
ment is the protection of some private interests;
they could but be made see that it is a monste
family affair and that the who CRAFTS upon it, o.
misappropriates its