South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-29
OCTOBER %, 1913.
THE O. o. P. SLUSH FUND AND SOURCES
OF ANTICIPATED SUPPORT.

OF AN LIZA BID SUPPORT.
Revival of the Graham Miller political machine an
its self-induction the local campaign with Mayo
Carson the spotlight commissioned from republica
national headquarters dispense slus- fund that
commissioners TO fear might be sufficiently
legitimate BY the regular organization is an in
teresting commentary upon the lengths which the
D., willing to go in order to control the nel
congress The combination comedies that the eleC
ton of Andrew J. Hickey for congress is their mai
objective. They in the election of count
treasurer auditor and clerk too certain harmon
effect. and they would like the prosecutn
attorney on their list mainly for municipal reason
the thing elect Hickey.
Naturally the big businesses" interested in dodgn
taxes, and the curtailment of their profteerni
who the fat contributors" to the republican cam
paign funds are more interested in Hickey than any
else. but the real interesting thing aside fror
the slush fund appeal the booze vice ele
ments. is the from which they admit their
ticipations of success providing the poison can b
sufficiently effectively distributed.
They expect to win if they win at all on the pee
pies disanections figuring thus
They will OF course get the solid vote Of
the dyed-in-the-wool" republican who never
votes anything else but the republican ticket
no difference what,-and then;
They bank on the fact that the Polish
have furnished the most of the volunteers and
conscripted men for the army-nearly half the
county's quota-and the Polish are mostly
democrats;
3-They admit that they count on 90 per
cent of the pro German vote: the vote of those
who are peeved because Wilson recommended
and Barnhart voted that should go to war;
Next they count on the hundreds of folk
angry over the manner in which they have been
urged. solicited. and impressed into buying
Liberty bonds. to support the Red Cross the
''War Chest and the various auxilaries;
5-Parents with in the army. who lack
the patriotism to be proud of it. and are dis
concerted their absence. constitutes an
other element who they assert will vote with
them to rebuke the administration;
Same with the pro-Austro- EIungarians
and war prohteers who are being taxed on their
profteering and
The farmer whose mind they have pois
oned with criticisms of congress and the presi-
dent because Of their 81 20 wheat and the
false pretense that they have been discrimn-
ated against in behalf of southern cotton.
In other words Mr.. Voter unless YOU come unde
of these classhcatons. with the exception of y,
2 the republicans seem to expect your supper
this fall. The stand-petters at any pric
and the "dsanected" plus the 'absentees" seem
constitute their only hope
1t makes nice assortment The &. o. p. ought TO
proud Of its dependence upon such array Of SUI
porers Certainly one could hope Of deprving ther
that reactonary. dyed-in- thewooI stand pat vot
No ore would care. much more than they woul
weep. 20 deprive them Of the 3rd 4th. 5th and St
classhcatons. but with the End and 7th classified
tion it S different.
Any set or party leaders who work themseve
Up into gIeefuiness the fact that members OF
opposition party doing the major portion Of the
hgh5ng for them. haven't great deal of patriotism
TO brag Of