South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-04-30
AMONG THE MANY GOOD REASONS
WHY RALPH SMITH SHOULD BE
NOMINATED

Republican assumption, propaganda and poppy
cock and the recently apparent democratic lethargy
TO the contrary Notwithstanding democracy has a
good chance of winning this year electing "A
president and major democratic congress-but it
must have candidates for those offices. capable Of
comprehending issue, with the capacity for MAX
ing campaign. and able to spread conviction
through that campaign that knows what is
talking about and is telling the truth. least
he it. The presidential nomination. think.
safely be left to the San Francisco convention
and there is no contest in this state for the
ination to the senate but here in the 18th district
it is different. Here nave two candidates before
the democratic primary. OF whom in his ad =
vertisng seems think that candidate in the fall
canvass capable of making such campaign is
acty the thing that democracy ought not want.
State Sen. George Y. HeIler negatively boasts
that he is sort of unkno quantity in the matter
Of acquaintance with public questions and insin-
that TO be able to discuss them rather dis
qualities one for craftsmanship. His only positive
boasts that he is business man, wet and
farmer. says he will vote intelligently all
subjects though he doesn't promise to give any
display of such intelligence in advance of his cleo
ton. We must take him his word the point.
He voted for the Indiana tax law, a member of
the senate instance and ''inteligenty." sup
pose but he has never gotten through apolOgzing
for it.
His opponent Ralph y Smith Of Iaporte is
man Of quite different caliber Though a lawyer h
has sIent almost as many years on a farm, and
gives almost as much his time farming does
Mr. Hepler besides being student Of public ques-
tons. and thoroughly competent to convey his un-
derstanding Of them to an audience. Ralph Smith.
if nominated at the primary will convince you Of
the intelligence" with which he will vote on the
questions come before congress, before you will
come to vote i'm November You won't have to take
him Intelligence unfathomed" or sight unseen
save as displayed on window cards.-but will find
him perfectly competent present his case, and
not only his but that OF the democratic party
No one who heard Mr.. Smith the high school
auditorium recently doubts this Smith is a demo-
crat, and knows why he is a democrat. The Wilson
administration will go undefended throughout
the fall campaign with Ralph Smith on the ticket:
neither will ne have ap ologize for cast
by him for the Indiana tax law-two features that
will be of benefit only himself a
didate but of benefit the democratic ticket
and every county ticket in district
will beat Andrew J. Hickey at the election: is
thoroughly comretent to cope with him in any
paign that Mr.. Hickey may wish to wage-unless
perhaps. IL be a barrel campaign
Indeed yes the democrats will do we'll think
this over; democrats generally. and Democratic
candidates in particular that is if they are going
into the campaign TO win. There should be Ques
ton with anyone as TO the superiority OF Smith
ever Mr.. Hepler as a At candidate for congress
and if we are not mistaken. when the primary vote
is counted. will indicate that there hasn't been
much TO that question