South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-06-29
Partisan Investigations.

I HlAis EAOu6 cong eflolOTl1Ll COM
mittees. which for want OF a more
\ appropriate term, are called smell
I ling committee" were appointed for
I the purpose Of ascertaining whether
, or not there was any graft in the
| conduct OF the great ar over eighty
/ Investigations have been made, over
| two million dollars have been vast
/ ed, and the one result has been &c
| prove that IL was the cleanest war
| ever fought in the history OF civili-
/ zation.
Through the hands OF a democratic
| administration, there have passed
more than forty billions OF dollars,
/ and the finger OF ScOrn does not
point 10 one single democratic offic-
! ial in all America. 1t is a record
never before made by any political
party IN any country that ever con-
| Quoted q war
Scandals of 1898.
II republican leaders are not able
/ TO rejoice with Us in this American
| triumph. they should have the grace
/ to remain silent, for IL does not lie
| IN the mouths Of those who con-
| Quoted the Spanish American war 20
| indulge in the luxury of criticism
/ What was there in this war 10 COM
/ pare with the typhoid icfested camps
| and the paper soled shoe contro-
versy Of 1882 What was there in
this war TO compare 10 the EN-
| balmed beef scandal Of the Span
Ish American ware Despite all
| their Investigations, not one single
| democratic official has either been
| indicted or accused or even suspect
| Cd; and the only dignitary in Ameri-
! ca. Of any outstanding political sig
/ ntficance who Is moving in the di-
| recUon of the pcnitCn tiary, is Tru-
man Newbeuy Of Michigan.
The very power of the rcpub-
lican party 10 conduct partisan
investigation of the war, to criti-
else the president, To control
the organization OF the senate
and To wreck the prospect of
world peace, rests upon a bare
majority of one, secured
through the tainted senatorial
vote from Michigan.
The republican party became SO
| fixed IN its incorrigible ha bit of
conducting Investigations that il
| finally turned 10 the fruitful task Of
| Investigating itself. For the frs
| time since they entered upon this
program. they discovered fraud and
| graft and gross and inexcusable ex-
penditures. The revelations disclose
the fact, long understood by the
| initiated. that the meeting at Chi
Cago was not a convention but an
auction. The highest bidder, how
ever. did not get the prize The
publicity which overlook the pro-
ceedinEs frustrated the initial pur-
pose. In more senses than one. the
recent Chicago convention has left
| the democratic party as the sole
| custodian OF the honor of the coun-
try.
Republican Record Since 1918.
The republicans, have now been
in control of the senate and the
house for more than a year. They
won the election of 1918 upon the
faith OF alluring promises. They
said that they would earnestly sup
port the president. at least, until
the tasks of war were finished II
was their contention that they would
enter upon the work OF reCOnstruc-
ton with superior intelligence and
even with greater patriotism than
would be possible under democratic
| leadership. They gave publicity,
when they entered upon the recent
/ session. TO detailed and ambitious
statements as 10 their program. If
we are 10 be judged. as 1 hope we
may be. by the record. let them also
be judged by the record What
have the republicans accomplished
since their political success in 1918?
What beneficial results have flowed
10 the American people? What
promises have been redeemed
What progress has been made in the
settlement OF foreign or domestic
questions?
Twice the president went before
congress. since the termination Of
hostilities. calling attention TO need
ed legislation. He urged the passage
of laws relating TO prOhteering;
measures TO simplify and reduce tax
alton: appropriate action relative 10
the returning soldiers; the passage
Of a resolution concerning the con
structive plans worked out in detail
BY former Secy Lane. and the
measures advocated by the secretary
OF agriculture. He suggested that the
congress take counsel together and
provide legislation with reference
TO industrial unrest. and the mutual
relations Of capital and labor. After
more than a year Of sterile debate.
our country has neither peace nor
reconstruction. Barren Of achieve
ment shameless in waste OF time
and money, the record OF the pres
ent congress Is without parallel for
its incompetencies, failures and re
ludiations. Are the American people
SO unjust or SO lacking in discrimin-
alton that they Will reject the
service OF a party which has kept
it's word and place trust in party
which merely renews the broken
promises of a previous campaign
Attacks Upon the President
Republican leaders have been
moved by strange and inexplicable
jealousy Of the president Their
feverish auimosity, expressed in
gross abuse and through secret in
trigue. has been productive Of one
OF the most unhappy chapters, in
American history, recalling the SIN
liar experiences OF Lincoln and
Washington. Political malice fol-
lowed the president 10 the peace
table. A senatorial round robin"
was widely circulated. Every device
which partisanship could develop,
was employed for the purpose OF
weakening the influence OF our COM
mission at Paris, and making the
task there still more difficult AT
time when every instinct of fairness
pleaded for a whole hearted support
Of the president. political antagon-
ism and personal envy controlled the
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES forces.
The president made every sac
rifce for the cause OF peace. The
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