South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-01-24
JANUARY "a, 1919.
LET sen. HAGERTY RESIGN NOW AND
WRITE A PRAYER-BOOK

Again our young senator Charles a Hagerty, has
in getting himself VIGOROUSLY into the lime
light making monkey OF himself through
an effort 10 initiate ex-Lieut Gov. O'Nei by falling
out with opening prayer session of the state
The lieutenant governor, it will be remember
ed. as presiding officer the senate back in 1918.
hammered down a clergyman in the midst of his
prayer. Tor enhCrting the God the
OF sobriety the moral welfare. Hagerty,
1912. from the floor Of the senate, objected to such
an exhoration or congratulation after prayer
been finished Tbat is the main difference.
Lieut.. Gov Bush and A. of the senators-44 vot-
inc, to the ST. Joseph county man,
exactly the rebuke he His threat
sign now his wanted freedom of speech having
been stepped on should be carried out, and we are
half certain that consderab BILE number either
Joseph Marshall county. would complain. We
upon mentioning Marshall county
the that feel it should bear its share
o the will but his seat,
Martin Flowers OF say by a recall of Louie Schnoll
might be put Hagertys place without particu-
larly adding to the misrepresentation that he is rem
derng his district
Al, but. says the
we don't need the thanks and congratuIa-
Of any paid representative of the Anti
saloon league We don't want any one to
the rostrum and under the cloak of
"a minister advise this body as to its policy.
b-ng brewer or distiller into this chamber
and invite him to make liquor speech
der tho guise Of a prayer"
= Evidently Sen. Hagerty thinks everybody who
prays talks senate has been bought to
his guilty conscience. maybe. inspiring
belief that all mankind like himsef-and that
speak from monetary considerations The
have been terribly afraid that the Lord
the gentleman's prayer; possibly
thought put the Almighty wise to the fact that il
a bought one. while imploring Him that
the brewers and disters would guilty of such
mootsdly nefarious methods We may know but
that Sen. Hagerty employed to say a prayer in
the guse OF a
1t isa't necessary bring any brewers or dstiers
into the senate TO prayers the guise of any
thing They being very appropriately represented
by Sen Hagerty. without any disguise. course he
pates about personal liberty" and state rights" as
disguise for something but serve its pur-
pose is the claptrap OF the brewery propagandist
appropriated and utilized for consumption by fools
We sincerely hope that the respectable people over
The particularly Bend will not change
Sen Ilagertys esninity up to the democratic party
Re is representing nobody eut Hagerty plus per
which have concede put where he i.
and took their double-crossng two years ago; MOI
bad if he had only shown spine this year
10 stick to it-but let that pass
The senator having had his blum called ought &c
resign and would suggest that he go into partner
ship ex-Lieut Gov. O'NJem to prepare prayer
book from which clergyman safely recte here
after-without taking chance provoking profess
from presiding officer floor listener who dom
have the legislature blessed or congratulated
TO high heaven. in the interests Of decency.