South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-03-17
RALSTON FLAYS
COP. ATTITUDE
TOWARD WILSON
One Dominating Idea Is to Dis
credit Past Administra-
ton, Is Charge.
TOO MUCH POLITICS
Declares Real Economic Prob
lens Have Been Overlooked
by Republicans.

1IUNCIE. Ind. March 1c.-For-
mer Gov. Samuel NJ. Ralston candi-
date for the democratic nomination
FOR United States senator from In
diana, in opening his campaign
here Thursday night. delivered an
attack on the present republican ad-
mlnistratIon. which he asserted. had
taken over the reins OF the govern
ment at n time when the United
states was the financial and eco
nomic leader Of the nations OF the
word, and IN two years Of its admin
istration had placed the country In
"a state of hopeless business depres-
sion, while the leaders fioundered
helpless about I'm the consideration
OF economic questions.
One Dominating Idea.
The fact stands out plainly that
I'm every problem the republican
leaders have attacked 90 solve-in
every measure that has been debated
in congreSs-the one controlling and
dominating republican idea has been
to oppose anything the former pres
ident favored and 20 favor anything
ne opposed.
Mr. Ralstou's speech in part was
as follows.
THE time was when this country
could prosper and hold itself alOof
from other nations. but that time
has passed. The great world war, in
a large measure. remade the world.
When we lived alone and wer ac-
tually Indifferent 10 economical
conditions in other countries our ma
ton did not occupy the position II
now does in world affairs. 1t was
not then a world power. nor was II
looked 20 for word leadership; but
when Woodrow Wilson was released
from further official duties on March
4. 1921. this country had moved up
TO a higher international attitude
than it had ever before occupied.
There was not then a nation any
where 10 be found that did not look
10 IL 10 lead the way in the re-
construction work, internationally
speaking. the great war had made
necessary.
This reconstruction work was alb
solutely demanding the attention OF
statesmen everywhere. Ii was un-
dertakcn on big scale by the ad-
ministration then in power. but the
new administration was so lacking
in its conception of world conditions
and was so bitter I'm its hatred of
the administration Immediately pre-
Ceding II, that 10 has had no time 10
give 10 the service of humanity, on "a
broad scale It's time had been
spent upon wreaking vengeance
upon Woodrow Wilson, while in an
economic and commercial sense our
country has gone upon the rocks.
che records Of business failures are
crowding court dOCkets and pros
perity has disappeared from the
land.
Forward 60 Prosperity.
$50 distressing are business cOndi-
tions under this republican admins
tration that ex-senator Bevcridge. in
a burst of eloquence, proposes as a
republican slogan; Forward To
Prosperity. That sounds familiar.
Ii is very similar 10 the republican
slogan of two years ago and four
years ago. when the people were
told that all that was necessary to
restore business prosperity was re-
publican president. The country
mas ALAtu AtlaA AtAlANAN " AAAA AAAN IT,
suit that It's experience has been
most distressing. and now eX-Sen-
Beveridge says.
The task OF the hOur-the only
immediate tasks TO restore
American business to health and
vigOr In no other possible way
can prosperity be achieved. Until
that is done. all other projects
must be postponed. The first
work that must be accomplished
is to relieve the people from dis
tress
Il suppose the ex-senator wants
il understood that If he had been in
the senate. under "a republican ad-
ministrauon. something would have
been done long ago 10 have brought
relief TO the people or 20 have avert