The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-06-09
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WILL FIGHT
DEMAGOGUE
Peculiar Spirit Spreading
Over Some Sections OF
Indiana
rTTuEs BUREAU AT STATE CAPITAL

TIMES BUREAU AT STATE CAPITAL
INDIANAPOLIS. IND, June >
Strong evidence that demagogic radi-
calisn will be the enemy both of The
n ajor political parties will have 10
fight in the coming campaign IS al
ready manifest. The same peculiar
spirit. which first infected larger cit
les and resulted in such mayors as
I.ylznd in New York. Thompson in
Ch.ea 20. Shank in Indianapolis
condition which students of political
history are trying to anaiyze. ap-
peas 10 be spreading over some sec
tions OF Indiana.
-hat the radicals. or home rulers
as they style themselves. are going
TO make a drive on the candidates
for the state legislature in an effort
to line UP nominee on their side
without regard to party affiliations
is shown in the announcement OF W.
". Spencer. Of indianapolis, democra-
tic nominee for state representative.
and present spokesman for the home
rulers" Mr. Spencer says he Is pre-
raring a list OF questions to be sent
TO all nominees for the house and
senate.
RADICALS woERYINo THEM
To say that the radicals are not
worrying the leaders in both parties
would be stating an untruth- Fol-
lowing the democratic state conven-
ton. which through the efforts or
Samuel NJ. Ralston. democratic nom
lice for United States senator. and
others affiliated with him. the radi-
cal ideas to some extent were kept
out of their platform. prominent
republican, declared privately that
he was glad the democrats were
able to hold them down"
This republican was not talking
from a partisan point of view. be-
cause it would have been better for
the republicans if the democrats had
ryn hog wild IN their platform. This
would have served TO align all the
conservatives on the side Of the G.
O. r His viewpoint was that radi-
calls mis- gaining 10 such an extent
that any attempt TO curb 1t is best
for all no matter where the pres
sure comes from.
The following plausible creed is
being sent out by the home rul-
ers"
The home rule. or local self gov
ernment organization is not a third
pat scheme in any sense and there
is no question involved except the
one of centralized high cost gov
crnnent, with high tax rates. in
which those who supply the public
funds have no voice in either the tax
rates or how tax money is to be ex-
pended, as against a local, home
rule government under which those
who pay the taxes have a voice in
public affairs
RESEMBLES CoMMUNIs1r
The political leaders in Indiana
polls do not believe the home rule Il
radicals are themselves advocates
of sovietism. but at the same time.
shey point out. they make their ap-.
peals In a manner resembling advo-
Gates OF communism hoping TO en-
snare the unthinking mass and es-
pecially those who are distressed at
tne nlEn tax rate now III eIeCI gem
orally throughout the state and ma
tion.
Before the campaign warns UP the
republicans intend TO take some of
the wird out Of the sails of the home
rulers by exposing their demagogic
assertions that centralized high cost
government" results in high tax ra-
tes and takes from the people a vols
in their local affairs.
To begin with tho home rulers are
spreading the word that the boards
and commissions In the state house
are RESPONSIBLE for high taxes.
Tie answer TO this is simple
TIE borals and commissions in the
state house. with the exception of
the stare highway commission. which
spends its money IN improving local
roads. thn offices of all the state Of
hcials. including the governor, and
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