South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-06-12
S Welcome to
Sunday School Folk
Not People S Voice


workers i'm south Bend. in
attendance at their 18th an
nual convention. will please ac-
cept the apologies OF the city for
the fact that underIies the dis
graceful confession OF Mayor
franklin ". Carson. i'm his add
drc>s OF welcome yesterday. with
reference TO the nOn-enfOrcemcut
OF the liquor laws.
south Bend j. not proud Of eN-
istin@ conditions. nor does the
better element in the city accept
the pending OF a suit before the
supreme court. testing the con
~titutiOnality OF the state prOhi-
bitiOn law, a. a sufficient excuse
for such conditions. II j. only an
excuse: not a. reason.
Perhaps the Tribune Griiham
machine. recently discredited cut
side of, and largely because Of its
control over city affairs. respon-
sioic "a IL il Tor. and apologize
OF the Carson regime and meth
DDS: perhaps IL il proud OF this
grist ground Out. but the sunday
school workers are adv iscd that
the city a. whole il not.
These visitors are asked To take
notice TOO, that this regime was
ushcred i'm only by majority of
-. Due TO dOuble-Crossing meth
DDS that cuddled many of our hest
people into that queer bed-reI-
lOWship' with our worst OF vice
regents. proVcrbial of political
tWO-facedness. he cot BY. Many
times that % have since. "A score
OF times or more. repented or
their folly.
u was hardly 10 he expected.
however, that the mayor would
openly admit. almost with gusto.
NJ such "A time rs this, his utter
Failing TO keep faith with the bet
ter clements that supported him
VI a convention OF bartenders. we
might have expected il: his eN-
prcssiOns OF admiration for kid"
Carson and ''Hinky Dmk." might
have taken well: but. il was hard
~ TO be expected of the chief
executive OF our city at conVen-
ton Of sunday school workers.
South Bends visitors this week
are people OF intelligence and
with sence OF decency. Mayor
Carson's excuse to them that the
pendcncN Of the prohibition case
before the supreme court. inter-
fercs with his enforcement OF the
laws against the selling or liquors
without license: against the run
ming of blind-tigers. against
"bOOt-legging' and speak
easics.' must have fallen upon
their cars "a the Vcricst moon
shine"
Whether the supreme court
upholds the state prohibition law.
or declares il unconstitutional.
there j. plenty OF law on the
statute books forbidding t..ahic i'm
liquors without a license. and no
one i'm Indiana today i operating
under license.
True it l. the prohibition law
that put a stop To the issuance
or LICENSES, but there il no law.
prohibition. Proctor or NichoI-
son. permitting the selling OF Iiq-
uOrs without license. and every
sale made il "bOor-lc gging'' or
"blind-piggeTy."
We are confident that the
mayors own city attorney will
advise him To tina effect IL he
should care TO be advised. but VIC
anticipate that he doesn't. The
mayor - merely paying his politi-
cal debts TO the vice agencies that
supported him. and he will no
doubt continue To- pay them long
a. he + mayor. regardless OF
what tie supreme court does. He
began IL while the open saloon
was still with us: before prohibit
lion became effective.
lie j. ali the more anxioGs!y
just now. doing all that he can
to make the dry period under
the state prohibition law ridlCu-
IOu~. an apparent failure. and
more susceptible To- popular dis
satisfaction.
south Bend merely asks of
these sunday school workers.
therefore. that they do not Judge
the city. OF its people. by their
mayor. Jauntily Dragging of his
sporting prOclivities. it IL evident
that ne was I'm a strange pew,
and may have actually thought.
iH his bcwiIdermeRt. that ia was
convention of bartenders and
bar-nnids. to whom Kid Car
Ion ami "Tiinky Dmk" would be
more endearing characters.
These sunday school workers
they are especially welcome
since MAYOR CarSOu's address.
They can congratulate them
selves upon the proba bility. iudg-
ing from his remarks. that they
arc the first aggregation OF such
high-mindCd and dcCcnCy loving
pcopIc. that lac ever had o.
Ca-iut. 10 appear beforehand nc
didn't know how to act.