South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-06
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DECEMBER 8, 1917.
THE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES MACHINE.

Republicans in South Bend might we'll settle down
The old "stand-pat" republican machine is back
the saddle well established there. the
present and the old steam-roler methods in store
for whatsoever eares TO raise the hand Of protest
Entrenched in the belief that the more respectable
elements of society Will continue to be humbugged
by Il, while taking itself other strong arm
the most notorious vice agencies of the community,
rendering them companionable bedfellows; these sup
plemented BY the oliver campaign contributions the
Miller journalistic influence and the Graham indomit-
able egotism. IL seemed more than Gov Goodrich
could gave his Endorsement through the ap-
pointment Of Thomas d. Mott to the superior court
judEeship federation however of his tenden
cies shown his earlier appointment of Alex. Lange
to the superintendency of the labor bureau.
Nothing else but politics, and politics of decidedly
the aciine variety can account for the governors
action. That question Of efficiency may or may not
have entered into his considerations, but if so. we
will have leave the future determine sound
his judgment. We are rather inclined to regard
It. however a dip into the oliver millions for cam
paign assistance subsidy for "copperhead" journal
ism upon which the republican state committee seems
have decided depend. along with ar ad
miration for the Graham political sagacty coupled
with the conviction that ArchibaIds pretenses are
genuine.
To it seemed impossible that Gov Goodrich would
ever fall to playing peanut" politics with the courts
institutions set guardians all the rights of the
people and Of all the people and with temperaments
that might service. This our
criticism alone IL is the criticism of practically the
entire local bar, and may eliminate the demo-
Gratis from the consideration. We will not be so hasty
about taking Gov. Goodrich "a his in
future when ne talks about playing politics with eff
cheney the aim; that is, unless construe it
mean political efficiency-in quest of machine oil
tt is sidelight for us. upon Gov. Goodrichs
political incident to which we that
induction into office. the responsibilities of state
have particularly improved his demagogc tendencies
We had thought from watching him during the past
year that perhaps the responsibilities of office had
weaned him away the political charatanry that
had marked his career as Goodrich the candidate or
with Jim Keang
But it is the old story Such aggregauons once
in power seldom place efficiency in government above
the maintenance of efHci Messrs Eli F.
Seebrt A. F. Martin. Lem J. Dare and the rest; none
o. them had any large pagn contributions lay
the governors feet; newspaper with which foot the
governors praises and furthermore all of them put
together fell short on Graham political gall Their
hackers from the file OF the party
which it seems. count for naught in republican ad-
ministrative methods or re publican political methods
either when herding that rank and
hle like many lost sheep a the polls
We congratulate the more progressive re-
Pubcans South Bend. yea. of the state upon the
ease with which they being assimiated and their
progressivisn ignored with 'stand-pat"
power. Kicked about if they were so many .yauer
dorgs" it remains be seen how long and how wei,
they VIII continue TO like It.