South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-07-29
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MEN BALK WILSON
Indiana Republicans No Little
Worried Over Reports
From Washington.
News-Times Special Service:

Times Special Service:
INDIANAPOLIS, July 2S.-Even
the less adroit of the republican
leaders in Indiana at this time are
realizing that the short-sighted
leadership of that party in the con-
gress is very likely to throw it on
the scrap heap as a relic for many
years. The partisan attitude of the
group OF republicans, who are OPP
posing the presidents desires in the
prosecution of the war, has not
found a ready response, even among
the more biased group OF partisans,
who compose the leadership of the
republican party in this state. And
if Indiana's senators and represen-
tatives join the Manns and the Pen
roses and their ilk in the unpatriOtic
attempts TO delay such legislation as
the food bill and other war meas
ures, they are going TO hear from
the folkss back home mighty soon.
For now, since the war is on US,
the HoOsier state is settled down to
a realization of that fact and though
routine still of the states endeavor,
there is an undercurrent of war
preparation and war conservation
and war determination that is all
comprehensive. Ii will not brook
narrow. partisan viewpoints in pub
lie ohicials-and that's what's
worrying some republican leaders
here right now. They are afraid
some Indiana congressman or sena-
tor is going to let his foot slip in
some of the now critical situations
in Washington. If he does so, the
party in Indiana will suffer an ire
parable hurt, and the leaders here
know that
Won't Forget Some Things.
Also they know that there are
several men IN the republican dele
CATION in Washington. whose names
are known far and wide in this coun-
try, who have not stood behind
Pres't Wilson with the enthusiasm
that they should, at all. In fact, il
is commonly known fact that their
chief endeavor since the war began
has been TO cast aspersiOns at the
presidents motives, or his methods
OF procedure. Each of these things,
although there has been no public
furore because Of them. are being
stored up in the minds OF the peO-
pie Of the state and there will sure
~ be an accounting some day
1t is pointed out here that there
exists a great difference. for in
L. l. a
manner in which many democratic
editors and leaders. are supporting
the state council Of defense in In
diana and the manner in which GER
tain of the Indiana congressman and
senators are failing 10 support the
president 20 the fullest
With the republican state chair
man at the head of the state council
Of defense. il IS still a very appar-
ent fact here that the democrats
OF the state are periodically seeking
to serve this council and thereby are
UNFOLDING the hands Of the presi-
dent and those around him in the
war situation. Meanwhile, certain
persons are pointing out, it would
be only fair for Indiana republicans
to cease their talk OF a Wilson auto
cracy and join hand~ TO defeat Ger
many.
RumOr Coalition Wanted.
II is even rumored in some quar-
tiers here that much Of the opposl-
ton TO the presidents program in
the congress has come about
through the political desires OF GER
tain republicans. who are seeking TO
force the president TO establish a
coalition cabinet. These men appar-
emily forget the presidents selection
Ct Elihu Root 20 head the American
commission 10 Russia-the most diff
ficult and dangerous diplomatic task
that has faced a public man since