South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-07-15
Other Editors Than Ours
CALLS THEM COPPER HEADS.
(By Walter ). Chambers.)

(By Walter ). Chambers.)
So desperate has become the republican situation in
Indiana because of the pro-German tendencies its
leaders and the constant and continued catering
the disloyal elements thar the Indianapolis Star
Wednesday Of this week kicked over the traces and
read the az the republican organization and
candidates In a long editorial with a line head
ing this republican newspaper takes the leaders
diana task for their pussy-footing and goes
10 accuse the organization Of copperheadsm
Starting the attitude of of the grands
fathers half century the editorial like all well
regulated hornets has the singer in its tail After
summing up the deplorable situation in which the
publican leaders got the party at its convention, the
Star concludes with this bald statement of facts:
IF republican party in Indiana is to
abandon its attitude @ unhinching
tive prosecution of the TO a complete and
Overwhelming victory, in favor of timd
and trimming policy toward the German vote,
then it deserves TO lose the election and it
probably Will. There is n difference between
a democratic copperhead in 1864 and a re-
publican copperhead in 1918. Win the
should be every mans motto. The only
criticism that is good for anything is that
show win quicker make
its results more permanent and sure.
For the state organ any political party to charge
with apprehension is not a light matter
and would not be done unless political affairs were
in desperate condition. This outbreak, however was
bound 70 persons fomar vith state politics
we'll knew. 1t sudden a Of
getting ratified the result Of series of
dating back to the republican state convention and even
before
More Wilson Than Anti Wilhelm.
No sooner had that convention adjourned than the
charge was made and sustained that platform
the speeches had more TO say in condemnation Of
Prest Wilson and the United States administration
than it did of the kaiser and the German empire.
There it printed in black and white in the re-
publican newspapers that he who could read.
It written record. made and published by the
repu blicans and - which democrat had hand.
They both indicted and convicted themselves pro-
Germanisrn in the document
In the longest platform ever written by any party
in this state there TO offend
the rankest prO-German disloyalist So keen were
party leaders to fasten this German that
they considered the feelings Of thou
sands of loyal republicans who had sons in the United
States army rskng their lives against very gov
eminent whose supporters the republican convention
and leaders were afraid TO offend To the parents Of
these boys like a stab the when they
were expecting friendship. And this is why the In
dienapolis Star that there is difference
tween a democratic copperhead in 1864 and repub-
Hcan copper head in 1918"
g. o. p Needs Political Moses
Hunting an issue is the main business of the re-
pu bcan organization these days The party man
met in state convention last May, but the ammunition
they bring down approval brought
of protest Nor this protest altogether from
outside their own RANKS Attacking the president and
states administration, nsead kaiser
proved boomerang
Not one plank in the great long platform struck a
popular chord in the public mind And the things
omitted caused comment than questions dis
The footing and the fear OF the
TO boldly meet pdtrlOtic problems disguised only
the independent voters but thousands their own
party.
This resulted conference of republics state can
didates being called couple OF weeks ago and they
spent entire day the SEVERN hotel dlScussn q
what issues they could go before people and ask
for support Some OF the holder favor OF taking
sauare-toed stand affairs would
be TO repudiate the republican platform. and il was
argued for the candidates openly ignore
the platform and take up other issues would be an
a acknowledgement OF their mistake would result
disasrously The conference adjourned without results
and the candidates have zone stumbling the rocky
road OF discomfort the convention and
platform
Compared 10 the republican state convention Ban
0uos ghost common barn yard scare crow II
rises 10 the republican candidates and republi-
can leaders. and will down What the G. 0. p.
of Indiana need Is political Moses lead them out
Of The wilderness Of error and pro-Germanism.