South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-27
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Naturally though perhaps politically ought
20 feel privileged that when candidate for
Office makes public address, appealing votes,
though 10 a limited audience, what he says.
and that would like have his campaign utterances
given all the publicity possible. newspaper, of mixed
circulation therefore though assuming position
Of neutrality between candidates, cannot be blamed
for spreading gospel involved in such utteranees
since it carries who that sort of thing
as well as to those who do not. For the benefit ac-
eordngly of those Of that school of local politics who
haven't discovered as yet Indiana,
by state legislative decree have been made what is
called bone dry" April 1918, and who still
thinking we should open town. with plenty of
unlicensed license and liberal supply of booze we
desire % comnsad the following from speech by Mr.
Rudolph AcksrmaDE " Maesar hall last Tuesday even
ing. Feb. 2Oths < H|E
IF i. am elected mayor OF South Bend you
can have all the privileges that
grant,
which might mean much it might mean little. de-
pendent upon whether ne privileges that
mayor can legally" grant. But evidently he does not
mean misunderstood. and qualities this way;
AFTER the state goes dry will not object
to your having club rooms and drinks long
as you don't to shooting and hghting'"-
more OF which might be given but this is enough
TO bare the announcement that John Kuespert will
never police. if Ackermann is elected. and
there will be no attempted interference with vice, Of
the Keller uuhot- Omsted- Dtber, etc, variety.
You catch the drift. We mention it passing so
that those desire candidate thus minded-and we
are speaking to democrats particular.-can
sured that there in the field who promises to
measure UP to their liking. Besides, we have been
variously and frequently by Mr. Ackermanns
followers during the last week Of being partial
favoring Mr. Harvey F. Fostiser his opponent
lating our promises neutrality made early the
nayoralty We had thought that perhaps
this special and rnasked-for announcement of Mr..
Ackermanns position might things up
and get usreeck again into the good of the
sanzatop that Is supporting him.
still the Ackermann ORGANIZATIONS assumed quarrel
with us point except that this phase OF his
campaign seems TO be the main which he re
lies for MS nomination. that which. can
make outs lies nearest his heart We have wanted to
do him stlse special favor in return for the kind
things sfnthmen have been saying about
seekine=fr-srrtions defeat his opponent because
they say he + our candidate giving that a
son v,ls.es.-that opponent-shoud defeated. Nat
uray IN paying such weli-oved debt have chosen
10 sv,'sp eoiai which appears
Germ hYm most and hence our disposition. though
rather lselated 10 extend Tuesday nights au-
diencvske % 5o~our todey's audience Of $4,000
Anes Ehy mote Despite our having incurred the Ill
VIII - ceE,an democratic leaders through recent
-dryness." really r there any thing that We
boast 6f t'1s our fundamental democracy the right
Of the people 60 rule, decide what they want and
who they VsglS'0 DO IL Certainly. il Mr.. Aekcrmann
has that ~ tkpg oferan where IN south Bend
crery body. e,tSy where I'D. south Bend who
wants that of thing should know where 20 10
set DC. We assumed when the state went "dry'-or
sci date for such contamination so close on the