South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-03-21
HELPERS CONGRESSIONAL BOOM.

. TATE SEN GEORGE Y. HEPLER, having an
- nounced himself and filed his application for
a place the democratic ballot as a candidate for
congress from this district should also at once
file his resignation state senator and open the
field 20 others to enter the for that Office on
their respective party tickets. sen. HepIer having
succumbed. apparently so. to the Henoch-Hoban
wet" propaganda. and placed himself in the run
ming for federal office. no right to attempt to
hold his state senatorship until he sees
whether not he is nominated at the primary,
any than he has hold see wheth-
not he is victor at the fall election and then
expect to finish his term senator II his efforts
to serve IN Washington should fail.
Sen. Hepler has another two years to serve in
Indianapolis If he wishes to serve It. senatorship
in the being four year office which he has
served only two. Any holding onto that Office on
his part, to preclude others from filing for
the primary, would leave the filing Of the senatorial
ticket that time, IN he should be nominated
for congress. TO the county organizations. while
should It along until after the election and he
should be elected-which we would hardly encour-
age-it would mean a special election. Anyhow II
the senator's craftsmanship has evolved to such
dizzy heights that ne must have a congressional
seat from which to exert his powers he ought TO
have QUIT his senatorship with fling his ar
plication.
As the "wetness" Of the senator's ambitions
say what he may. man is judged in large degree
by the people whom he attracts and BY the peo-
pie who attract him Wet leaders and spouters
cannot around town telling that they are go
ing TO bring thus and so for congress. to rep
their cause and then expect the public to
believe after he has finally out, that indeed
there nothing to Of thing. That is Just
the old way of twofacedness The 'vvets" will carry
their message 20 the vets" you can rest
solernnly assured that; but while pretending
the opposite, the candidate. carrying booze on ore
shoulder and water the other IS expected 10 be
able to hoodwink the "drys" This light wine" and
beers" stuff IS a subterfuge and that is all it is
II is calculated add 70 the vets the almost
drys"-and then in the contamination render FRO
hibtion a complete farce II actually bring back
the saloon.
Of course the senator has right to run for con-
gress II he wants to. That should have heard
Of his ambitions in that direction however, until a
man concededly dry" had come TO the fore. in
the democratic canvas, and then that he should
have been heralded by the gloaters for Edwards.
and the old suhservients to brewery control speaks
louder than his words at least IN the language
Of applied politics. He may be a victim, as he
says. unwise friends but there is no room for
compromise such issue and under conditions,
as they are. public needs take chance on
beng deceived. The liquor traffic has been outlaw
ed IN the state and in the nation without much re-
gard for the partisan affiliations OF those who out
lavved democrats and republicans literally vie
ing with each other for larger showing under the
banner. and in Indiana especially. Mr.. Hepler has
no record either in the upper or lower house OF
the assembly tustifes the confidence OF dry
democrats republicans either one.--particularly
with the wet" noise makers loud his sup
port
With Hiram johnson and Gen. Wood each claim
ng TO be Roosevets political heir. the mantle may
be o shreds
The Seth congress will q least be notable for