South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-07-15
JULY IS. 1920.
JESSE EsCHBACHs ITCH FOR OFFICE.


adept. playing the public pap" Representative
from Koscusko county for several terms he man
aged have himself elected speaker Of the lower
house Of the state assembly since then while still
continuing position. managing TO have himself
appointed draft commissioner during the war
which contrary to his claims paid him a nice fat
salary-this followed by his appointment as chief
examiner OF the board Of accounts Ordinarily
Office is enough for a man 10 fiji at a time but
with the assembling Of the extra session Of the
legislature. Chief Examiner Eschbach back
IN his chair speaker Of the house and his party
associates insisting that it only privilege
but his right
The law presumes acceptance Of an Office ncom-
patable with already held to automatically va
the first office. IncompatabHity under the com
law, is based upon whether or not the one Of
fee comes under. over. or in any way directs the
activities Of the other. bill to come up in the
assembly TO increase the salary, impair the func-
tons enhance the snap of the chief examiner
OF the board of accounts. how would the speaker
Of the house vote. SUPPOSE it were up to him TO
break tie which way would ne break It isn't
necessary for such a bill to come up to render the
two offices relative The attempts to avert the
possibty.-but mind the law. This is a re-
publican house. republican board OF examiners
and republican speaker.
The constitution makers of Indiana however
to have determined on greater explicitness
than forth in such common rule; the rule of
conflict. or incompaubnity Accordingly it is
written:
"No person holding lucrative Office or APP
pOintment under the laws Of this state shall
he eligible to Seat in the assembly nor shall
any person hold more than one lucrative office
the time"
Mr.. Eschbach's job chief examiner of accounts
pays him $4,000 year. and he draws Sc day as
member of the assembly. II chat isn't two Jobs
drawing down the 'lucre" we would like to
know 1t is It plain violation of the consti-
tuition let him retain his seat We do not know
but that il IS a violation OF it let Sen. George Y
Herler OF this county hold his seat holding as he
does some sort Of Job highway commissioner,
having charge OF road repair St. Joseph county.
which must pay him something. The distinction
might be made that this is county job and a
state job that Sen Hepler has taken on. but being
democrat, Wen wager our hat that no republican
will Ct otherwise than that he should be IN
seated. To the credit Of Sen. Glenn Van Auken of
Auburn ne did resign when appointed to the public
service commission. but not SO the gentleman
from Kosciusko" when ne went on the state payroll
chief account examiner
Indiana. indeed. seems IN had way FOR men
judging from the great demand upon Speaker Esch-
bach for his services We are having taste IN In
diana Of real party government'-pifIe on the
law. What difference does the law make when a
party oligarchy is in control? What we need now.
TO cap the climax. is few sIread- eagle speeches
on 'rRepublicanism as a synonym of Americanism
oh yes were teaching the new-American how 10
respect the law; we are. We would suggest 10
glorfy the consistency of it ALL that Chief Examiner
Eschbaoh as Speaker Eschbach have "a bill rushed
through this session Of the assembly 10 more
effectively curb the activities Of the reds"