South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-07-25
Go0ernn1ent by BootleegerS?" South Bends
Journalistic Author Of 1t Should Leaf O0r
Its Dusty Pages for Real "Rum-Soake dneSS''

Tor newspape- which according to
i post-election boasts has folsted upon a city
the rottenest administration for booteggins, and
otherwise that such city has ever had to become
even efervescent In criticism OF anyone else that
subject requires a vacuity OF moral sensibity such
as is seldom witnessed in newspaper circles. The
quotation in the above editorial Is to the point
Livery conceivable appeal known the process OF
sin by omission was made by that newspaper, to
effect the ushering-in OF this administration which
for its own selfish conven fence, It now condemns
Yet for years II cond oned. tolerated, secreed
and finally defended its course, not only as TO
boouegging but prostitution and gambing-with-
a critical peep.
Oh yes but they will say haven't we been going
after the Carson administration this cleanup
tusiness7 Gracious yes. but not account of the
cleanup business. A year ago. when the thinner
Damoacher controversy at its heght-the city
administration defended by its organ in its nefar
Ious course, turning whisky into water and insist
ing upon the OF liquor in the hope
that Il might be turned to water too,-the afore
said organ awoke morning find itself pinned
with its back TO the wall. and II squealed. That
its first peep. and It didn't peep then because 1t
cared so much about the rotten conditions in the
oity-bootlesging included.-as that Mayor Carson
wasn't doing It's bidding on some other things. It
sought to use its influence for moral cleanup a
Matchmaking hammer over Mayor Carsons head.
20 make OF him its slave There was a temporary
truce and then the mayor seems to have broken
away again.
When Bob Jones came 70 town, and con-
temporary conceived the idea municipal
house. cl eanng might become popular, it once
more sought 20 ride on the wave. and then again
became the administration apologst, playing
how we'll the mayor had brought things under his
thumb, and all was be spotless and white. It's
next outbreak was when the federal prohibition
agents arrived. oh yes. It has been going after
or him when forced 20 Il by circumstances and
when It has opined that it might be used club
for something else but with no sign anywhere OF
unselhsh adherence TO moral principle,
Government by bootleggers." is an exclusive
democratic policy IS It? Who is enforcing the fed
eraI prohibition law today? democrats
publicans7 And all the way from the national
ganization down through the and county right
10 the home" democracy is rum-soaked is it? We
have criticised the democratic organizations in that
particular ourselves but protest in behalf Of
millions OF democrats IN their homes. and whole
lot OF them running for office on the the
democrats organization men. candidates. and the
rank and file. are as high minded, moral sef-re-
specting sober. and circumspect in their homes.
and elsewhere. as republicans are-even up 20 the
threshold OF our editorial contemporary,-and this
neatly alfred drive such splendid automobiles.
be able 10 whir through the smart set" with such
becoming grace