The Lake County times., 1922-12-16
READY To
FIGHT FOR
PROGRAM
New State Auditor Seeks to
Get Banking and lnsur-
ance Under Contract

INDIANAPOLIS, 4no-' LeU'
Those who are more or less initiated
Il ,,hlfc a4airs are having some
....s assumed by
s49e ofe
the democratic legislators -
ference IN Indianapolis carrier ~
-,
..s.~ during the all
.-,ha-s
Gay mee'4hs' ~
worked out legislative pFosF al
u.bicr, unrld be formldable. y not
staggering for a majority in tire as
.,.,-. a,orftv with a governor
~. sn-es 1ro-
posed.
such triyial things as tearing UP
-. and nasstux an
- orecss
other ohe'
and boards ana col'il1Aiss'o''7'
ing a limit on the amount OF niohe%
the state may spend In puiIalhs
roads or aiding schools are some "
the matters the democrats have ia
ken Oh their shoulders.
while protesting against central
4zatto- and advocating home rule
ana seaounc.nS the game OF playing
no,tttcs the democrats did not over
look the fact that they elected an
auditor Of staff. Therefore, they
,~onose 10 enlarge the field of his
actfvttses and place under hin, the
departments OF banking. insurance
- mas
are nov separate departments
!, a. NOT clear to many politicians
- the capital how the democrats
,ro,oSe 70 get such a measure
,sxses In a strongly republican SEN
-. I'D approved by republican
e-oyArnor
R,f i. Is presumed that while
eov,A ~ The sheep among the demo
c-at3c assenahlyrnen are swallowing
III iris program, IN good faith and
49, ro;ng 10 put up O scrap for IL
go ~ Marty leaders are merely
,,+,.rr o,,t the program as a basis
For conpaiSn!nE two years from
ro4.
There i. no doubt that their tear
dozen. nrogram will fall hat That
IS exactly what the democratic lead
ers desire. X would De nurliut 70
them IN the Future 'o AaNe
measure they cnaapioneo e''a01eu'
But when they fa1l ol enAc' ll1eae -
VII be easy 70 go on. tne stump :"
two Years and paint pictures ol me
grand old times we "o14o 'io~ "
having = the repuphcans nao liol
conspired % kil our o44~
There were t"o not PoAe7 .A
democrats ielt n Nne ife -" '"7
advice that any ol t4io sse,AiO-' ','e-.
who desired coulo Rahaie 'ieh ou'
the party Wooio NOT a1AiioH AeueS
their extstance. lhese are 'He a'eS-
tons o. the PUBIC service eoi'iii''9
sion and the direct primary law.
As the time for conyening the es-
sembly approaches u appears tnae
the hosts VINO oes'Feo 20 @oo1iSN 'He
public service COMMISSION
crawled into their Tig"anas. "nen
face 70 face with the problem OF
eliminating a board which is STEADY
ing factor IN hundreds OF millions
Of dollars in investments IN the
state the most rAdlca4 are se'llHs
cold feet.
T-a farmer IL hAconafn- a user of
rs,bl'r utility service. Electricity
IN the farm rs becoming common.
some are asking the question. who
viii regulate the town boards and
city councils. The giving of electric
service Is NOT a simple matter like
The country CO. operative telephone
cor,na-y The tendency Is for larger
and stiI1 larger electric conpantes.
F.n1}nae-S forecast the day when
r7asriy ali the Juice will be made in
tie coal fields and sent by high ten
sion wires to remote parts OF the
s.ate. Obviously this is a field for
state regulation.
But while the .aboiit1ouists'' are
hard to Hind there are-7anv members
who expressed the belief that there
should be some changes IN the law
This sentiment was found among
both republican and democrats leg
isIators while they were in Indiana
polls None of them had specific
amendments in mind. but they were