South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-09
VICTORY FOR BETTER ELEMENT. Ell?

VICTORY FOR BETTER ELEMENT, Ell?
Since the election disposed al have beeh to bury
the AFFORD Mayor Carson all the op
pOrtunity possible up the high standard
him the mouths OF Pharasaical puritists
it with reluctance that this comment. II
is however like most o the in which we
INDUCED during the campaign the defensive, and
exposing prevaricaton and chicane invented by the
opposition-of course called "mud-slingng because Of
bringing truth highland in the aftermath Of
the election it may be out OF place.
We are brought to by the comment on the election
by the republican organ published yesterday and the
story the election published the day before
The republican organ is. OF welcome draw its
picture high. pure intellectual. civic
moral standards OF the mayor elect and all
who voted for him. republican. democrat and political
and anticipate that all Of these will
regard themselves supremeIy honored. still
maintain right OF protest.
OF course. the republican organ cannot throw mud"
That would be impossible but for a specimen of the
mud with switch have deal we will begin
first with stories published by election night.
Just exemplary Of its animus Here is of them;
Shortly after the first extras reached the
last night announcing Ackermanns
election. the democratic nominee stepped into
the Western Union telegraph office
his employers at the Pennsylvania freight
office in Chicago that he elected Whether
a telegram received Chicago
from Ackermann this morning is not known"
II is a falsehood, every word OF it. He never did
anything of the kind; did it for him. and he
asserts that he thought of such thing send
ing telegram to the company. 1t is just yellow
attempt of the republican organ throw a false light
confirmation previous fasehoods published by
of the interest the Pennsylvania railroad had
item this way:
Alderman a the Oliver hotel and on
learning the stepped the south
entrance and made a short speech TO hun
dreds OF men. thanking them for their sup
port and assuring them that he would do his
best A second speech in progress in the
Oliver bar when the official count came
a few minutes later herald rushed in
gave the announcement that Carson was
elected"
That second speech "'"' in the oliver bar when
the official came" the other lie heart
ed satan could invent.
1t may be that the republican organs news staff
having gone to the Oliver bar to celebrate
which is a fact-had become so pifhicated that they
didn't know Rudolph Ackermann from a circular saw
and what they must have and heard buzzing must
have been the circular saw. Rudolph Ackernanr
never darkened the door OF saloon election
night 1t is just another lie, and characteristic 81
what have been confronted with by outburst in
situation and nnuendo, since the beginning of the
campaign
We wonder why the republican organ doesn't tel
about the celebration Kable's. Carson
tell who there, who made speeches. what they
said what they consumed!
Why doesn't 1t tell the truth that after DR. Carson
had rushed forward Wednesday neutrality-suspicious. Il
get that oath off his chest that he had been promis
ing to be loyal to by qualifying for mayor before
the votes were hardly counted-he took his automo
bile with Gilbert A. Elliott Nelson Kyser and Harry
Enge and started the rounds of the saloons al
over the city, thanking them for their support
setting up the drinks wherever he went
BY the time he the cluster of emporiums a
Studebaker st. and Laporte av.. he drunk tina
he couldn't walk straight, when he got back t,
the Jefferson hotel bar ne had begun to sobber.
This is mayor; the that represents tn
high ideals that republican contemporary tell
the good church people about; that was 81
generous in answering the church societies: the on
that such puritists in politics Nelson
Harry Engel went over from the democratic party t
follow, and following still, even on his cee
bration sprees.
His election "a distinct victory for the better ele
ment" is It? Well maybe il is. 1t is the first time
even throughout the campaign, that we have ever sa
a word about DR.. Carsons purely personal habits
and we defy proof TO the contrary-but he's mayor
now, sworn in" and IL the purpose go throw
ing mud-plain unqualified les-at Mr. Ackermann
they have been doing for weeks we would sugges
that they had better pull down the blinds
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