South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-11-05

Editor NeWs-Times:-
SO many have expressed to me
their desire 10 know more about
/ tn. issues in the present city cleo
ton contest that l deem it my duty
to cooperate in giving the required
/ information. The real issue is the
question of choosing between a
government by the masses of the
people who toll and a government
/ by those who use the good faith and
confidence of the people only TO serve
/ the interests of few. We live in
an age of monopoly and selfish cap
/ italism and anything we do TO en-
courage the ruling republican pow
ers, the tighter will the moose tit
around our necks.
| Whatever may have been the rea-
son for surrendering a complete mo-
nopoly TO the republi.a1 party in
recent years, no such reason now
exists in our city affairs; on the
contrary. the voters must find it
/ necessary TO redeem themselves
from an essentially capitalistIc re-
gime that has protected the huge
gains made i'm the profiteering days
/ of rising prices, by ruthlessly throw
Ping workers out of employment.
With all the wealth and the in
creased amount of money in the
country, there is no excuse for re-
| fusing TO finance enterprises. There
/ is no excuse for the concerted ac-
ton of combined republican capt.
talists to reduce wages before
reducing the general level Of prices
This has never happened before in
the history of the world. They are
not satisfied with the advantage
gained when prices We're going VI
but they also want the advantage
when prices are coming down. They
are getting you both going and
coming" The informed voters viii
remember how soon their jobs anc
their wages were threatened after
the last presidential election Re
member the Objectionable capital
lists are not in the democratic par
". this being clearly illustrated bS
our local democratic candidates anC
their supporters.
The issue is clear, but the masters
OF misrepresentation have beer
heard TO clamor for a clean city
for the evident purpose of befOg
ging the issue. our citizens vii
remember that Mr.. Seebirt, the re-
publican candidate for mayor. wher
acting as city attorney, together WITT
the mayor of the previous admins
tration. called from somewhere
character name Quilhott for the al
LEGGED purpose o. cleaning the city
You know the scandals that result
ed and you blush when you thinl
OF the undesirable publicity giver
South Bend at that time. Was Mr.
Seebirt incompetent or was he dis
honest? In either case can you
trust him? The present republi-
can admin istratiOn was provided a!
a protest against another very re
gretable republican administration
We are confident Mr.. Bllinsll
will enforce the law against the
great vices because he has repeated
~ promised TO do 80 and his wore
has been good IN the past. I have
in nv possession a letter written b!
Mr.. BiIinski in which ne says II
part: In answering your letter o.
inquiry Of recent date ] take grea
pleasure in repeating some OF III,
pledges that I will carry out if elect
ed. Those who are honestly inter
ested in my candidacy and IN The
welfare OF the city know that I an
sincere IN promising law enforce
ment Ii has ben such an integra
part or my program that I have
avoided making even the least sug
gestion to anyone that he or she
might receive any appointment