South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-21


death kneu Of rcpublicanism. es-
prcially the Goodrich brand. I'm In
diana was prophcsied by Claude G..
Bowers. Of Fort Wayne. permanent
secretary or the state democratic
party IN an address before the cor
Nen:iOn here today. Stating that
the people OF Indiana viii never toll
crate another administration such as
that now nearing its end he declared:
GOodrichism IS disease. 1t never
has and Il never will become an cpl
demic In Indiana. 10 can only be con-
tracted through the close contact Of
an affectiOnate embrtCc-and IL has
no lovers That Is the reason so
many thousand republican farmers
have been able 10 live under the
same roof with 70 without sickening
with the contamination. But IL is such
a loathsome disease 20 all lovers OF
local self-government that We pro-
pose. through "A system Of sanitation
and the permanent isolation Of the
victims 10 make its recurrence for
ever Impossible I'm Indiana as long
IS grass grows and water runs.
The people Of Indiana will soon
De called upon 10 determine whether
The best interests cf the state will be
Bubserved during the next four years
10y a democratic or republican adj
ADMINISTRATION. They happily may
light themselves 10 their decision 10y
the experience Of the past During
the last Is years We have had eight
years Of democratic and eight years
Of republican rule. The eight years
Of democratic administration is
bounded on one side by Hanlyism
and on the other side by Goodrich
ism. and between these turgid.
treacherous streams lies the happy
valley OF democratic rule.
Both republican administrations
Logan with pious pretence and ended
in a popular prayer for a speedy end
and a quick burial without n resur-
rection.
The republican governors OF the
last 16 years have found the
regular sessions Of the legislature all
100 few To suit their autOcratic pur-
poses, and the republican party Of
Indiana has come TO be "A special SEES
sion as we'll as a special interest
party. When they have not called an
extra session to anticipate the will
of the people. they have been forced
10 call one 20 rectlfy the insufIer-
able bIunders OF administrative in
efficiency.
One peculiarly OF these republican
administrations Is that at the close
OF each. republican politicians hold
their nose in paying tribute in pub
lie. and then ask for "A vindtcatiOn
for the party on the strength of their
own secret damnatiOn of its rule.
For Is years we have never apOl-
Ogized for a democratic 6dministra-
ton: and for every repu blican adj
minisTation in 16 years they viii be
busy with reservations amendments
and arnIana ffnuz for &
There IL a reason why democratic
administrations have been 50 sOoth-
ing and republican administration
40 provocative OF the public temper.
Democratic governors have never ar
rogated 10 themselves the combined
functions OF all three departments OF
the government. They have never
considered public office "a personal
opportunity. They have been old
fashioned enough to observe mere
constitutional forms old fogy
enough TO stand for local self-gov-
eminent. and commonplace enough
to not aspire 10 the purple robes OF
autocratic power.
But now. thanks be. we are APP
preaching the end Of GOOdrichism in
Indiana. Goodrichism in the flesh
will pass with the expiration Of the
present gubernatorial term. and the
taxpayers OF Indiana propose that
Goodrichism in the spirit shall not
live on in the continuance OF a re-
publican administration.
Democratic Administrations.
We need not here discuss the ad-
ministration of Mr.. Hanly. But what
IN inenable relief when we passed
from the fever OF Hap.yism into the
cool. comfortable atmosphere OF JEFF
fersonian simplicity dignity and Eff
Of he ~ 4 mi
tratiOn OF Tom MARSHALL No demo-
Crat has ever apologizcd for that adj
ministration No republican has ever
seriously asSailed IT, IL constitutes
one Of the most notable chapters in
the history OF the state and still re-
mains one OF the assets Of the In
diana democracy II was pitched
upon "A plane so high that al the
nation saw, and summoned Tom
Marshall to higher hOnors. whence it
well may summon him 10 higher
honors still.
No democrat has ever apOlogiZed
FOR the administration of Samuel II.
Ralston. and no republican has the
temerity 10 seriously asSail II now.
lie found the state IN debt. as Il had
been for more than three quarters
OF a century. And through the APP
plication OF business methods ne not
only nCulOaleQ every penny OF the
states Indebtedness but he reduced
the taxes OF the people. More than
that: not only did he liquiiate the
debt and reduce the taxes. but At the
time OF the coronation of Caesar. he
turned over more than three and
three-quarter millions OF dollars in
the public treasury.
Yes for the FIRST time In so years
n democratic administration put Us
out OF debt reduced the taxes and
nlled the treasury,
And we did IT, too without laying
violent hands on the sacred rights or
any taxing unit OF the state We did
Il too. without sending impudent in
ouisitorial agents forth into the
homes OF the people 20 quarrel with
housewives IN their husbands alb
sence about the number of dish rags
they had hidden from taxation in the
chest.
The Marshall administration was
an asset OF the party and credit 10
the state. The EalstOn administra-
ton was an asset OF the party and a
credit 20 the state. / now propose
10 show that the Goodrich admin
fstration II a liability To his party
and has been an abominatiOn and =