South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-11-09
NOVEMBER o 1920.
VII ONISM' AND "GOODRCHISM. '


Perhaps one Of the most remarkable reflection
on the recent election. that we have seen, come
from our democrats friend. the indianapolis Times
In an effort 20 claim credit for the comparativel
largo democratic vote in Marion county, disregard
ing the fact that the Indianapolis News also large
Iy Supported the democratic cause this year,
points out thst the proportionate increase i'm Ia
republican vote iu that county. was not larg
as ia yander6urs and Allen counties. next tw
largest in the state. and presumes to ten why /
saws.
ALLEN county where Edward Hoffman, sec
rotary of the national democratic committee.
lives and operates the Fort Wayne Journal
Cazs;te sometimes referred TO as the only reg
U1r democratic paper i'm Indiana. gave Hard
~ plurality over Cox Of lU325 against the
Huekez plurality of 69s over Wilson.
1.-The Journal-Gazette made the greater part
Of It's campaign on the national issues.
"Vanderburg county, the home Of Benjamin
Rosse. state chairman. who controls the Evans
vile Courier gave Harding "A plurality over
Cox Of Sass. Mr. Wilson carried this county
over Hughes by 90 votes.
THE Courier confined its campaign almost
exclusively 20 national affairs and congratulated
itself It's failure 20 take AN interest in the
state issues.
In Marion county the Times devoted its
campaign almost exclusively to the state and
county issues and the county was practically
attention 20 state affairs.
Marion county gave Harding plurality Of
1927 over Cos. Hughes obtained plurality
Of 1855 over Wilson in 1916 and in the 1918
election Marion county went republican by
$3.50 plurality.
a little analysis aiscloses that the repubH-
can landslide I'm Indiana struck considerable
OF a suag in Marion county.
The republican plurality jim Allen county
was approximately IA times what it was i'm the
last presidential campaign.
THE republican plurality i'm Eanderburg
county was approximately SIS times the differ
ence between the votes of the last presidential
election
.'The republican plurality i'm Marion coun-
IS was only a little more than three times the
plurality Of 1915
All this IS Interesting far as 1T goes. but the reo
son is yet 20 come; the main reason as the Time
sees IT, After taking cornizauce of Dr. carlton q
AIcCuuoch and Mr. Thomas raggart being Indian
apolis men. and the increase of negro votes. alon
with The whites through the acknowledgements o.
women. etc. il takes credit for keeIue down th
republican plurality this way.
Apparent, the male and female white
voters were about equally divided IN the cam
raien of 1920 and the republican plurality was
due almost wholly TO the republican control OF
the negroes who now hold and viii continue
to hold the balance Ci power I'm the county.
"If is also Significant that the only apparent
dissa tIsfacJIon IN Indiana with the state and
county administrations was expressed in Marion
county where practically the only campaign
against the republicans ou state and local is
sues WAS made.
.The Times declared. following the Maine
election that Che democrats had a better
chance of carrying Indiana ou the state issues
than on the nauoua. issue of The League of
Nations
The assertion was not acceptable TO the
democratic organization and the theory was
NOT put 10 test through any other agency than
the Times
"The results elsewhere I'm Indiana compared
with the results I'M Marion county clearly dem
onstrate the soundness Of The assertion"
. Now we hold no brief for or asalns, any Of III
above named papers. and since we have not bee
classified perhaps we should keep STILL but la
we been classified lt would have had TO have bee
along side the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette an
Evansville Courier and hence this comment. tn
Times in ITS campaign on state issues labeled IN
opposition "Goodrichisn," and dealt with iJ in niue
the same nasty. personal hate vein as The re
pubucans dealt with what they called Wilson
ISM II that Is the kind of campalsu one ma.
wage in order TO get votes in these latter day
making a goat" Of somebody. and eNaEgeratinE ia
personal element 20 the exclusion Of vital primo
piles. well 1t is no compliment 20 the people
America. no compliment to the PEOPLE OF Indian
spolis and no credit to the newspaper that make
a business or
The manufacture OF "anti- Goocrichisu1" by az
peanng 10 every dislike OF the governor. FOR IN
things that he did. or didn't DO. making IL a pei
sonaI matter just the same as The manufacture
anti-yvusonisrn." never changed the vote of any
one IN Indianapolis OF out except iEnoramuses
the type referred to in Chicago address by
Ham Lewis. when he said:
"A Of people. and many wcuen VIII be
found especially addicted 90 &c.. win never be
aole 20 vote for or against anything except
Individual. They VIII not take the time and
haven't The capacity 20 comprehend Triu-