South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-01
Gov GOODRICH WALLER DOG"
PARTISANIZING OF NATIONAL
GUARD FOR WARTIME PURPOSE

OOARD TUX NAR-l lME fChFOSESs
Again dear governor. was 70 be 50 true
and lovely and non-partisan; thinking only OF econ
and efficiency" and caring nothing aught
the public service has shown the tint OF the eyaner
dog" that him The shGke-up the Indiana ns-
tonal guard is distinctly point They It re-
organization. is; a reorganization and -
manipulation crafty the itch Of republicans Never
cleaner sweep made at the partsanizing OF the
Indiana guard the present BEEN
Adjt. Gen. Harry b. smith may pretend action upon
the advice Of non-partisan board If he likes.
board fear. when rock bottom reached. win be
found TO be Gov. James Putnam Goodrich Indeed
There be no machine building out Of the Good
rich Observation-Disclosures economy and efficiency.
presume. now. the indianapolis News the COVER
nors jews harp-or rather his "boss'-wiI succeed
getting natiobaI guard organized Deevan
Smith wants tor possibly Brother Richard
wants it-and then will have a national guSrd
isfactory- the Indianapolis News.
This is a splendid time launch such a program OF
partsanization but maybe when it comes TO a show
down and the service OF the Indiana guard nee5ed.
Uncle will have something to say. presume there
are some improvements that might have been made
among the officers OF the guard: possibly there will
others. improvements. even that be made over
OF Adjt. Gen. Harry B. Smiths alleged appoint
ments We say alleged" because we anticipate THAI
they really made by the adjutant generals
commander in chief-the governor. Adjt Gen. smith
a dummy than adjutant general He has been do
ing the will of the Il Am. There has been no
popular conversion the Indiana national
guard political footbalT-especaIIy az this time
Chief among the onenses that the deposed guard
officers have committed rendering them for
service seems having seen service along the
Mexican border they have found
about it as would have better pleased the governor ard
his henchmen. The housed, clothed
and fed. and drilled. and transported quite the
fauIt-fnding satisfaction indianapolis News
neither the faut-fnding Of the indianapolis News
full endorsement the officers men along
the Mexican border IS a wonder that they haven't
all been court-martiaIed and shot.
This really first good evidence we have had Of
the fallacy of the Chamberlain bin passed year ago.
by which the national guard federalized state
governors of every state play the game Gov
Goodrich is doing, making the guard object po-
HticaI pap"-weI likely to result in exclusively
republican officers being left only republican
men, democrats will enlist with the regulars or
wait until there is call volunteers The program
being pursued in Indiana just cheap enough; just
sufficiently political hog variety 10 Justify let
ting governor go try as he tried It
the state assembly and wound up by swallowing
dope.
If there ever time when the national guard OF
all organized handled with dip
lomatic right The country seems con-
frOnted with condition that calls for the service Of all
regardless Of party, party thing
the world that should be considered preparing 70
condition. 1t may be said that
had the national guard pretty we'll partsanized but
those know the charge guard know
better. Neither he Gov. Marshall to any
where the lengths that Gov. Goodrich has
already gone If they had wrongs or even
three, do not make rght,-and they passed through
no war times or contemplated war times in doing IT,
Gov Goodrich playing the same politics here that
suddenly knocked into a cooked hat.
Anything build up republican machine. even If you
militarize Such making OF a political ma
guard, especially at this time.
little short Of a political crime II the governor
keeps he may yet be able demonstrate the kind
republican yellow dog that he is
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