The St. Joseph observer., 1920-11-27
LVEN REPUBLICANS Ask THAT
LYING STOP

he is a white blackbird-and 20 rare
cum, with all of the other rare speci-
mems Of the things that inhabit or
have at one time inhabited this earth.
This association has done something
something that despite the fact that
oil of its members are rep Iblicans
stamp them as again business men Of
sense, for the association this week
has administered a most deserved re-
buke to that now famous Walsh COM
mittee, one of the numerous commit
tees created by the republican con-
Eress TO blackwash the administration
and our war record. for campaign
purposes.
Tho campaign is over and won. but
the emission Of SANDER and abuse
from the republican smut mills con-
tinues
These Illinois business men think
It is time to call halt, and sensible
and respectable citizens everywhere
agree with them. That the associa-
ton fully understands the animus Of
these attacks and the effect that these
wholesale charges Of graft and cor
ruption preferred on ex-parte evil
deuce and without a fair hearing, is
having and must have on American
business in every state Of the Union,
Is shown when it by resolution says:
Has political eNprdienCy and po-
litiCal bias 50 permeatcd the commit
tee that it has assumed the function
OF prosecuting attorney? Before the
result of the committees long and
very costly Investigation is worthy OF
any consideration or confidence, the
committee is under the obligation Of
purging itself Of the charges Of stud
led bias and unfairness."
over a year-for nearly two-the
Republican party has been deliberate
ly sowing dragons teeth up and down
the republic Its scientifically syste-
matte campaign OF SANDER has not
only tended to destroy popular conf
dcnce in and respect for the govern
ment Of the Unitrd States. 1t has not
only tended to tarni,h the glorious
ideals for which we fought In war and
TO diminish patriotic pride in our war
achievements. 1t has been so savage
and so widespread that it has gone
far to destroy confidence in the fund
umeutaI sounducss and integrity Of
American Industry, business and COM
m.rcc. II has gone far to make every
man suspicious of his neighbor. 1t
hls brought all industry under the
ban Of popular distrust.
Today. az a result Of this reckless
campaign, nearly every citizen is GO
ing around with his hand on his
pockctbook-with both hands on it.
If he can accomplish the aCrobatic
feat Of getting them there.
In 1919, In the spirit Of exultation,
Of pride, Of glory Of thankfulness
ours threatened to become a nation
Of prodigals. Everybody and his
brother, II he was not investing
money unwisely, was spending it reck-
l,ssly. That was one extreme and
the administration at Washington
prldcntly put on the brakes Had
there been wise and judicious co,
operation Of the public, regardless OF
partisanship the gradual descent tC
a lower level OF safety and sanity
could have been accomplished with
out pcrccptlbIe Incidental harm,
Instead Of there being such co
operation. however, there was almos
tho opposite and at that critical time
the full fury Of reckless part.sanshiI
was invoked TO grease the dcsccn
where grease would serve, and to pu
blocks in the way whore blocks wouI'
DO the greater harm. Confidence II
business was shattered together will
confidence in government. Today w
hayo ths opposite extreme from tina
of 1919. We are at the point Of tsmi'
and sour miserliness. People will
moods to fiji and money to spend re
fuse TO spend it, because they haE
been taught to believe that Amerlc'
SIS eaten with corruption. The resul
of many months OF continuous an
etcutoriau charges Of incompetence
extrayagance, profiteerins. some o
them deserved. many undeserved AM
purely partisan, has eaten its wa,
from Washington not only to ever,
Industrial and commercial center bu
10 the remotest crossroads. In de
liherately tainting the fountain, repub
lican calamity hOwlers and scanda
peddlers have tainted the who'll
stream,
And what other consequences wa