South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-29
THAT PARTISANSEIIP Wall II
WASHINGTON THE Wall OF
THE DEMAGOCUE.

D LASTING away at their political rock repubI
~ cans i'm congress have finally reached the open,
and no longer make pretense. IL seems. that their
patriotism T. other than partisansip OF course
hiding behind the fact, and seeking justify them
selves because, the national administration Is demo-
cratic and the chief executive has seen fit to sur
round himself especially in his cabinet with men OF
his political views, ami sympathy with hts
policies.
Crime isn't IT, i'm times like these. that a at
RE helm OF state should want co0peratives for his
aides. rather than characteristics who
TO see his administration succeed, all the moreso
because of the hardships involved, rather than 10
see IL fall?
Even Mayor Carson has that much sense. Tell "a
Of instance In peace war. where executive
i'm city. state nation. supported by a political
party, and with political party responsible 30 the
people for him. has made il custom To hamper his
success by numbering up his official family with OPP
pOnens his party interested i'm its failure. and.
perhaps, entirely out OF harmony with himself and
his purposes?
Even i'm states and municipalities: yea, even in tue
nation. where Bipartisan boards provided for.
the legislative bodies creating them have always
IL that the administration constituting the
boards might have majority of like political faith
with the chief.
Did Lincoln take men into his cabinet of opposing
faith? No. he prohted by the futile attempt OF
Washington nOn-partisaniZe ms administration
and the unsatisfactory result. Furthermore, Lincoln
had trouble enough with "a cabinet chosen from his
own party. due 20 the jealousy various members,
and their lack of harmony with his views.
Did Mckinley 90 into the democratic party for
members of his cabinet, did Roosevelt. Taft?
publicans" i'm those days well during the score
taryship OF Col ". j. Bryan-Or since.
And yet Sen. Reed smOot, he of many wives
from UtahSay now has the cOnsummate nerve 10
suggest on the floor the senate, Prcs't VIII
ought TO have n republican secretary of war
Roosevelt for instance; Good God! man who has
never done anything but damn the president, and
everything that he has done since he went into
Office.
Time of great stress" Yes. Ever, body should
DC for the government Sure Men of both parties
i'm the administration, that all work
together. Beautiful But experience proves that
who cannot work apart seldom work together any
better.
If there were the patriotism in the republican
leaders, that there ought to be. regardless of party,
proven by cooperation the floor congress- there
might be some excuse for such talk, but unfor
tnatcly this Is NOT the case.
IL all goes explain the senatorial attacks
the president; upon Sec'y Baker. The republicans
want that berth the mad dog" Roosevelt; as IL
TO load him of the democratic party, to mess
every thing up for theni-and let them take the
curse-a congressional attitude which including its
superwar board demands renders it imperative that
the president not only take only men i'm whom he
have personal and political confidence into
his official family, but that he must strive to keep
control OF congress well.
1t explains the sending of Vice Pres't Marshall
into Wisconsin tocampaign there for Joseph Davies
the democratic candidate ;hc senate. Congress-
man LcnroOt would probably he a better i'm
the senate than would his late republican opponent
Thompson, and Thompson would perhaps have
been better than Victor Berger: but. eliminating
Berger. while Thompson and Lenroot both vowed
themselves against the kaiser, it was plain from
their campaign i'm the primary that both also
against Wilson, LenrOot ny means i'm the least
And since his nomination. i'm the campaign proper
Congressman LcnrOot has made bones his
opposition To the president and his administration.
IL Is all wrong. He dcrides Baker He demands the
super-war board He is doing nothing i'm Wisconsin
but to enhance the disquet and dissatisfaction CR
German Americans with the man who recommend
ed TO congress that be declared.
Oh YES. with one breath. he is strong against the
kaiser. but i'm the next bc Iamcnts necessity of
toleratinS the president-a sort of lesser of two
evils.
The president l. right i'm throwing his influence
into Wisconsin to elect if possible, a democratic.
senator. An efficient war government demands a
congress in harmony with the executive as well As
cabinet that is coopcratlvc-and through partisan
snip seems about the only way get il.
Republicans in congress sinned away their day of
grace with respect to having partisanship eIimin-
ated from the war administration. when they in
Jected partisanship into 1t.
Don't forget that the heads three very inn
Portant branches of the program, appointed
by the president, republicans
The federal food administrator il n republican
The federal fuel administrator is Il son OF -eDubIi-
can eN-presideRt The head of the national council
of defense is n republican.
craftsmanship! Fiddestcks. II Charles Evans
Hughes had been elected president i'm 1916 and had
he this war on his hands. there wouldn't be Thin,
under the sun for democrat TO do hut 70 carry
a gun and face the Hun i'm the very front ranks
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