South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-05-20
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CAII OF THE SANS
(Ft. Wayne Journal Gazette.)

To those who are holding up their hands in
holy horror at the nomination Of Lew Shank and
Dom Roberts. would like to say a few words
And particularly do we want to address
marks to the men who have been houting their
"Americanism' in public and private.
In the first place there would be no need for
holding public meetings against .'un -Americansm
it not for the consciousness that the under
dog Is not getting fair play. and the fear that
may get tor. The same forces are at work in
this country and we believe the result Of the In
dianapOlis and Terre Haute primaries is a mani
festation OF it. that produced the Sans-culottes in
the French revolution and made that sneer Of the
nobility badge of honor.
The newspapers the morning of the primary
contained the action Of the supreme court reeas-
ing millionaire the United States from
the verdict that sent him to the penitentary
in which Dom Roberts compelled to serve
time for much less Offense. 1t is true that the
court decided that the law Unconstitutional
and did not go into the guilt or innocence Of New
berry. but the average man only the fact that
he turned loose. We freely and without any
sense of shame say that if had read the news
just before going to the polls last Tuesday, and
had been a citizen OF Terre Haute we should have
voted for Dom Roberts! And why not? Has the
average republican any sense Of shame at the
presence Of Newberry in the United States senate?
Terre Haute Is the home Eugene V. Debs. The
working men and women OF that city hold him i'm
affecuonate personal regard. He is in the peni-
tertiary. Sen LaFollette. who said more and
things than Debs said during the war is in the
United States senate! a wealthy citizen OF Terre
Haute time since the prohibition law and
constitutional amendment became effective was
known to have had large quantities of intoxicating
liquors in his cellar. He has been unmOlested; yet
the poor devil Of a bOOtlegger given short shrift
when caught plying his vocation.
In Indianapolis an ordinance was passed picket
ing places where a strike might be against
peaceful means OF merely asking refrain
from taking the places OF the strikers That kind
of business seems be the kind "Americanism"
held by a class Of citizenry who do most congre-
gate at such places as the Columbia club but il
is not the idea OF Americanism held by OF the
men and women who voted for Lew shank
Just the noblesse prided itself illustrious
pedigree. SO does the SNUG prosperous citizen OF
today pride himself his "Americanism." To him
Lew Shank and Dom Roberts unspeakable-
but he doesn't see anything wrong with Newberry
and II he is a republican. LaFOllette is guiltlees
while Debs should remain in the penitenuary. Diff
ferent only in time, place and form from the Sans
culottes IS the attitude OF that class people
day toward the well-fed shOuters OF American
ism" The worse things they do to offend the
upper ten the better And so they vote for Lew
Shank and Dom Roberts
We have seen the fairly and regularly elected
representatives OF political party IN this country
expelled from legislative halls for lawful reason
whatever. We have seen and imprison-
ed and banished from the country without Judge or
jury We have seen the houses and persons of the
people the objects OF unreasonable searches and
seizures meetings broken up the freedom OF speech
and the freedom OF the press outraged. The
age man who works with his hands IN the cities
in AL this the action OF what he believes 10
be favored and privileged class. And he strikes
a 10 by voting for Lew Shank and Dom Roberts
Nor IS the thing have in mind made less
acute by the votes OF women The Terror OF Terrors
demonstrated that OF the Sans-cuottes the female
OF the species more deadly than the male"
AS long conditions they are, not
only going have such demonstrations or ap-
proval for any who stands for the things the
so-called best citizen abhors but it will keep on
the problems now before this country and the
world