South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-08-29
Says McCray and Entire Ticket
is Tainted by Recent
Special Session.
BY Harold &. FCightncr.

LEBANON, Ind, Aug. 2S.-Henry
y. Spann. democratic candidate for
congress from the seventh district,
castigated the Goodrich Watson Nc
Cray combination in "A speech here
tonight before a big crowd He de-
clared the Endorsement oy the state
republican platform Of the Goodrich
administration had made the repub-
lican party full sponsor tor all the
crimes and follies Of the Goodrich
administration and must answer for
them at the polls in November"
The speaker said there was an at
mpt being made by the republican
leaders TO escape this responsibility
by claiming that Warren T. McCray
is not responsible for their short
comings.' although the speaker said
McCray accepted the nomination up
on the same platform that Endorsed
the Goodrich administration and il
therefore 'Lineal and direct heir at
law To all that Goodrich said and did
as governor.
MCCray I'm Close Touch
Tho speaker pointed out that Nc
Cray. since his nomination has been
in constant touch with the present
administration leaders who control
the destinies OF the republican party
and has helped them in their at
tempt TO get the party out Of the
dilemma in which GoOdrichism has
placed IT,
When the legislature was mud
ding in special session over the fol-
lies OF the Goodrich tax law, War
rem MCCray was assisting I'm finding
some way 10 again fool the people Of
~ : h
great tax folly Mr.. Spann said.
The speaker called attention to
the Charlottesville conference which
was attended by Gov. Goodrich. Sen.
New. McCray and others who CRAP
Piled with the assembly's tax law
dead lock and adopted Il plan Of &C
ton" 10 break II.
Mr.. Spann pointed out that the
plan of action" turned out To be
the Kiper-Tuthill so-called curative
tax law and that MIR. McCray by his
own free will became sponsor for all
the tax law iniquities of the present
republican legislature" The speaker
paid attention to GoOdrich's presi-
dental aspirations and their subSe-
quent fasco and declared the gov
crnor went TO work TO build a per
sonal political machine with himself
as the autOCrat Of its destiny.
Creates Political Tool.
He charged the board with creating
board Of public utilities which be
came his political tool. and so out
raGeous has become tho conduct OF
the board" the speaker said, that a
serious movement was put on foot to
have il abolished by the legislature
at it's special session. Most Of its
time has been spent in raising pas
senger and freight rates on railroads
and interurbans and in granting the
| right 10 issue bonds 10 corporations
upon fictitious valuations"
| The speaker went into a discus
sion OF the Highway commission
/ which he characterized as another
! part OF the Goodrich political ma
| chino" and which has been used
shamefully in the interest Of Good
rich politics He said that there was
an outcry over the state against the
manner in which the peoples money
/ had been wasted by the commission.
/ Attention was paid by the speaker
/ 10 the pardoninC power used by the
governor in which all sorts of Grim
/ inals were let loose upon the COM
munity.
/ When Gov. Ralston left the state