South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-07
NEWBERRY PROPAGANDA SPREADING
FROM MICHIGAN TO INDIANA.

/ y
- indianapolis, Terre Haute and Evansville
spread through the democratic press. critical of
Frank c. Daley because Of his accepting retainer
from the indianapolis News for the defense OF
Delevan Smith. is only the cheapest kind OF
claptrap. but still. owing the basis OF
plant disgrace to the democracy OF the state.
Delcvan Smith by federal indictment
Of making false oath to his exclusive ownership
OF the indianapolis News. while the will Of the late
Charles w Fairbanks indicates that not Smith ~.
Fairbanks. the principal owner. Mr.. Daley has
entered his appearance one Of counsel for Smith.
Being democrat and L. S district attorney at the
time of the Terre Haute election that
Don Roberts his clique to Leavenworth and
later special investigator in the Indiana polls
Evansville cases, the foundations OF which
posed and prosecutions forced by the News an
tempt is being made TO hook Mr.. Daley uD
with that paper because OF his retainer. in
sort Of past collision for the very purpose Of bring
ing those election corruptiomsts to brook
Well what OF it If he in such collision?
1t a collision in a good The defendants.
most Of them, were convicted upon trial pronounced
guilty by jury and that 20 ordinary person
brands them criminals. Consequently both the News
and Mr.. DALEY justified and the fact that most
Of the accused democrats makes diff
ference. If guilty of election frauds, they belong
guilty-which leads to wonder?
Is Dcleyan Smiths indictment due to democratic
revenge because of the Indianapolis News having
exposed election frauds among democrats. or Is It
because he perjured himself in affidavit the
government? r the purpose OF the prosecution is
revenge for good work done, with perjury
only an excuse then We have been TOO close TO
republican efforts that direction.
give it very much encouragement. We would not
excuse Smith his false oath, but the reason
for his indictment should be his oath
not the fact of the News having exposed certain
democratic election crooks, who prosecuted by
democratic district attorney, landed in prison.
Not only that but Mr.. DALEY is a lawyer. He has
as much right to accept retainer from Mr.. Smith
any one else II doesn't make of him an apologist
for the alleged perjurer at ALL He will see as best
he can. that Mr.. Smith gets a fair trial and that
he is entitled too The democratic whine against his
accepting such retainer, attempting to put him in
collision with the News in the Terre Haute. In
dianapolis Evansville cases, can be accepted
nothing else than approval Of the crimes for which
the defendants in those convicted Ger
tain democratic leaders in the central and southern
parts OF the state, and elsewhere several Of whom
narrowly escaped. may feel like approving those
crimes but the rank and file of the democratic party
does not. democratic crook is better than a
publican crook and vice versa.
Indeed, so glaring this assault on Mr.. Daley
with surs at his prosecution of the Indiana cases
just this time that might almost wonder II
some oil il had not been imported from Michigan
where the former district attorney is engaged
making mincemest out Of aggregation OF
corruptionist republicans. Anti-Daiey propaganda
emanating from Detroit and other Michigan re-
publican organs, seeking to discredit the special
government investigator. quoting him sorry that
ne got into the mess" and so on, looks very much
just now. though it might also be work IN
Indiana.
II decline 10 dignity such propaganda by de-
NAL" said Mr.. Daley, and I the best answer
possible applicable Michigan republicans and
Indiana democrats alike. Indeed. might almost
guess that a Jim Helmes in the demo-
cratic party here, willing TO serve the New
berry couspirators for a consideration. Jim Heme
is the former Michigan food commissioner under
Gov. Ferris (democrat) who stands indicted for
entering the democratic for the gubernatorial
nomination last year. at NeWberrys expense his
mission being merely split Henry Fords vote and
if possible. throw the election TO the opposition.
Democratic corruptionists in India in no
position to attempt making political capital Of
Mr. Daey's retainer from the News as they are
seeking make it. They show their dirty hands by
trying it, We insist that decent democrat like Mr..
Daley has right in the democratic party.
He is the best bet in Indiana for any Office that
he cares to seek-but has ever caught him
neyships. and there he has always acquitted him
self like