Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-23
INDIANA G. @. P.
LOSES OUT AS
VOTING NEARS
Continued FROM rage One,

ment against Wilson in Indiana ex-
.rpressed by any others than the paid
prspagandists of the Republican party
and the few persons of light mentality
whom these propagan dists have deceived.
FIND IT SOURCE
OF SATISFACTION.
The program Of abuse Of Woodrow VIII
son is viewed with certain amount Of
satisfaction by Democrats who realize
that there are a very few votes that can
be affected by Il.
Ex-President Taft, at Bloomington, de-
clared that a Democratic vote this year
was 2 vote to indorse the Wilson admin
istration As the Wilson administration
includes among its accomplishments the
successful prosecution of the war and the
origin Of the League of Nations, both Of
which are supported by the majority OF
Republicans, as well as Democrats, the
Democrats are not challenging that state
ment.
However, Mr.. Taft hurt the Republican
campaign considerably. for IL what he
saws is true 1t is also true that a~Fote Cor
the Republican State ticket is a vote to
indorse the unspeaksbIe Goodrich admin
, istration.
The achievements Of the Goodrich ad-
ministration were the increase OF taxes
beyond q place where capital can obtain
8 fair return after deducting taxes and
the bankrupting of the treasury by ex-
travagance and waste.
The Endorsement OF the Goodrich ad-
ministration is not likely to extend past~
/ the action Of the Republican State con-
vention In Incorporating it in the plat
form and emphasizing It by the nOmina-
ton for State treasurer OF Ora Davis
who went short in his accounts as treas
urer Of Howard County.
Both Republicans and Democrats ars
ready to concede that the women voters
hold the election results in their hands.
The Democrats are elated over the fact
that the women Of this State are pro-
ponents of the League Of Nations, that
they never were Influenced in the least
by the anti-Wnson h2rangue, and that
they registered in Democratic areas far
more vigorously than in the known Re-
publican communities.
NOW GENERALLY LOOK
TO MARION COUNTY.
But the eyes OF the politicians gen
orally have at last been turned on Ma
rion County, where the final and real
fight Of the campaign In Indiana is to
! be made.
As Marion County goes, SO win go tss
State.
Never before have the Republicans
been so utterly without a county issue
as this year.
Their ticket is a reproduction Of the
administration which includes such
scenes as gambling in the county jail
dissertation Of the pauper dead, compro-
misses with boOtleggers. garbage plant
deals, collapse OF street and road i'm
provement, jail deliveries, election frauds.
broken promises, neglect and extraTs
/ gance, all topped OF by the setting of
tax levy more than 90 per cent higher
1 than last year on a valuation increased
more than 81 per cent.
( Citizens of Marion County are be-
/ ginning to think seriously as to whether
Z It is really necessary to collect more
/ than 100000 a year additional taxes
from them for the purposes of county
government. and the State government
+ has not helped matters a bit by insist
/ Ing that the State administration is self
supporting"
Republicans are ready TO concede that
/ Thomas Taggart viii carry Marion
I County by big majority over the weak
kneed James Z. Watson.
I Political thinkers know that IL Tag
! CART goes over he win take the Marion
County ticket with him.
/ On that basis Of reasoning it is sp-
parent that the State Of Indiana is lost
/ to the Republicans.