Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-09-14
URGES VOTERS TO
FORGET THE WAR
Continued From Page one

democracy is triumphant throughout the
world.
"The covenant of the League Of Ma
lions is established and thirty mine ma
lions have already joined it.
Germany and the Austrian people
will soon be members of It and the
German people in Europe can be better
served by the United States as a mem
her of the existing League of Nations
than by separate peace with Germany
THE Germans can not afford to remain
outside of the League of Nations. and
the United States will assuredly, join
the league-and when it does, 1t will
be in a better position to mitigate the
severity OF the peace treaty with the
Germans than If the United States should
be completely outside of the league
II should be happy TO see America
open its markets to the sale of German
securities at fair rate of interest IN
der the safeguards of the Government
so that our people might furnish the
German people with materials necessary
to restore their industries and commerce.
II greatly desire to- see the hates en-
gendered by the war cease and surely
It is better for American citizens of
German extraction not to put themselves
ocratic party because the Democratic
party voiced the will of the American
people in fighting the autoeracies Of
Europe.
CHARGES G. o. p.
KEEPS WAR ALIVE.
IF citizens of German blood adopt the
policy Of supporting the Republican party
on this issue, and for this reason they
will surely subject themselves to the
charge of entertaining malice against
those who supported with loyalty the
rights of the American people, they
Will keep alive the memory of the war
and their neighbors will say that such
men favored Germany during the war
and were opposed to America defending
its rights.
"And they will do more.
'They will show a lack of intelligence
because they win be supporting the very
Republican leaders who denounced the
Democrats for not fighting sooner.
Have they forgotten that the Repub-
Hcans denounced the Democrats in the
campaign of 1916 for not going into the
war?
Have they forgotten that the Demo
Gratis made the campaign of 1916 ON the
theory that Wilson had kept us out Of
war?
saThe Democrats did not go into the
war until the overwhelming opinion Of
the American people demanded it. Demo
Gratis and Republicans-it was a peoples
war at last
"Let the war be forgotten.
sLet the nations be at peace.
LET America help all the nations OF
ho41 hn hav
been misled by unwise leadership into
a bloody fratricidal strife.
1.-THE Communications ought not to
keep alive the memories Of the war
the sooner it is forgotten the better.
'tGerman Americans ought not to
change their party affiliations because Of
the war; indeed, they, as other citizens,
should consider the tendency of the two
great parties and if they are progress
sive and liberal citizens they should sup
port the progressive liberal Democratic
party, and If they are conservative OF
reactionary citizens they should sup
port the conservative and reactionary
party under Republican leadership.
DR.. McCuIloch, in an address preceding
Senator Owen, fayed the Goodrich ad-
ministration, as combined with Senator
Watson and Candidate McCrsy, for the
'cheese-paring" policy as regards the In
diana public school system.
The tax hoard also came in for its
share Of criticism from DR.. McCulloch
when he declared that the board had re-
fused in many instances to authorize
bond issues for the erection or repair OF
school buildings
"In innumerabIe instances counties
have been forced to go to the bank TO
borrow money at high rates of interest
In order to have funds for actual run
ming expenses" said DR.. McCulloch.
THE administration has not even been
sincere. because their refusal has been
with the false plea Of economy and a
desire to hold the tax rate down only
until election is over.
Contrast the record ofthe Democratic
party and note that 1t was a Democratic
constitutional convention which brought
Into existence our great common school
system Of Indiana, with the common
school fund the rights and privileges Of
which the poorest child in the state finds
rich heritage.
THE doors of the public schools were
then opened TO poor and rich alike, to
the common people as to the aristOcrat.
TRACES SOURCE
OF GOOD LAWS.
Uniform text book laws for both the
elementary and high schools, saving an
nually to the people of Indiana thou
sands of dollars; the first pension law
for teachers and its later extensions: the
medical inspection and sanitary school
building laws: the establishment of pub
lie Fairgrounds; the making Of fire
drills compulsory: the modification of
the minimum wage law TO increase the
salaries Of experienced teachers; the i'm
provement Of the compulsory educational
law; the establishment of the office Of
high school inspector thus enabling tbs
State of Indiana to maintain a system
OF secondary schools of greater service
10 the young people of the state-all are
acts of Democratic Legislature.
"Since the establishment Of the public
school system no law has ever been en-
acted that viii have as great an inhu-
ence on the educational and social Iif,
OF the people of Indiana as the voca
tional law.
"To the Democratic Legislature Of 191:
we are indebted for this law.
1.-THE fundamental purpose of public
education is good citizenship.
Surely it will aid that purpose wber
the pupil leaves that schoolhouse If h,
il In e measure ready to enter the world
and earn a wage without spending year,
in an apprenticeship.
cit win not only inspire confidence
hut conduce to morals and reduce idle
ness
1.-THE progressive thought of today IA
vors this in our school systems, and
thong it may be retarded in its prog
ress it viii surely come in the fullness
Of time"