Evening star., 1928-03-25
BY ANNE HARD.

eaipaS OF perhaps even WARNING ha'
reSultn"
Surely 1t is 4 naive person who iods
considers great men even dem->emi
go6s and the effort of the current his
togIsn must be 10 season popular dis
trust OF public leadership rather thar
80 tone enthusiasm for it,
And one NAV read, rs one may write
; Of characters SIS neither examples MOI
warnings but purely as figures IN tht
mao, gay, tragic and humorous spec
tscle q lie.
Ia such a spirit meet Harry New one
sSnle Senator from Indiana, now Post
master General Of the United States
On the one side listen 10 his friends a.
they say.
Three words that end in 'ty" de.
scribe him Loyalty. Honesty Modesty
on the other side listen 10 those who
SAY: ~Ee IS Just HooSier politician"
He IS s Hoosier and he is politician
He IS both Hoosier and politician of 9
type rapidly vanishing from our public
scene.
What Ho0Sier Is Like.
Tet is observe what the HooSier may
b.
When New himself tries to define the
word HooS,sr. his mind goes back to
the los cabin OF his grandmother in
That log cabin and others like il in In
diana were built bv men Of what We
'oiav often call fine New England
families" built by men who, like News
grandfather Jethro, fought under
Washington, men spoiled by four wears
q war for settling down" sovenTll Gus
Young men, brave for the wilderness.
vao struck OUT 10 make the West who
les their tanner brothers 20 go on fol-
MzH ~ . =
O! Delaware or Pennsylvania.
In the rich lands Of the Ohio and
fhe Wabash they set UP their homes.
The boy, Harry New. heard his grand
father tell o. those early days Of seeing
1ock after Hock of sheep Succunb 10
wolves. Of seeing The bridge 90 out un-
Ter The treShetS and the first crops de-
> Struye0 by oeeT. Robert New was the
Trst secretary of State when Indiana
vas admitted 70 the Union in 1915
HIS brother wsS q circuit rider in
Southern Indiana
HooSier speech mas its own curious
crawl Its own curious turns Of phrase
One Of New's friends remarked the
other oay, Is he bad sick7"
The Eo0sler soul has a deep streak
q sentiment, s strong, sen-conscious
sit O. finding beauty in the simple
scenes Of home
Love Literature and Politics.
The two great Hoosier loves are lit
STATURE and politics II for literature
Indiana produced Lew Wallace and
Riley. George Ade and the Nc
Cafcheons. Charles Major and Tark-
sTzgt0n. i also produced for politics
Hendricks Marshall VOORHEES, and
other nationally known Democrats. and
0alTeT Morton. Harrison. Gresham
C0lEsx. Fslr5snkS and other nationally
EaoEu Republicans
II Is unique State politically. The
TESnliS Of its elections can seldom ae
1Teca-sec
Politically. il illustrates the sDecula-
I've and incirtd2siistic character OF It's
people. Since the Civil War il has had
as many Democratic governors as Re-
Islollcan TIE balance between the
two parties has swung evenly in the
state Legislature, IN the National Con.
gress, 4 majority Of 30 00O0 in the
state Is smashing victory. A differ
enne O. three votes 70 the precinct wins
or scSes ar election
As q consequence. Indiana has the
most perfect system Of scientific organ
lzso politics IN the Union For example
Every STUDENT of American politics has
heard Of "Dacley@s blocks Of FIVE" The
naTe been commonly misunderstood ID
naean blocks o. purchasabIe votes
Actually, they mean the reaching down
e1 ne central political organization
- mat instead os one man in each
precinct being responsible for the poU
q ine votes and the getting out Of tins
*ote. each precinct is sub1iyided intc
ci1anfsls with SORT Of political
sergeant AZ snslr head
These are tfle mere gears and belt
~ 1ne political motor The Srfvtyss
tDFDe Is party 5oyaity For Eew. old
tlras Hoo6ler Republican. il Is neariy
life Itself
Holds B9Iterx Seoundrelx.
TO Earrv New. the man x,no bo,,,
LAS party Is close 10 being a gcolndrel
srao tae oesS Democrat is not oy natffrr
constituted 70 BE- so capable Of hoIdIns
p1Dl1c cftce as The worst Republican.
4 cls1lia&5onec and sogneWhat polfti-
CALF ]egane tine like ours may smile al
ff1As But consider his history.
ne Vas born into Z time when the
%ofc democrat" and the worc edts.
nEaao1 Sere synonymous His father
m@& esoge friend o. the Republican
C5FA War Governor o. Indians. Oliver
= h2"tDpE. SouineFp-Or. as they used
~ ASY rebel '-~syYgsDz TRIES Bere strnrs
IN Indiana. The State lottered op ,hs
eoge u Becesslon
As boy ne listened 10 stories of nov
A0sG1fl secret service co-oDeyatiup
S53ta FEDERAL secret seFgice. olsco.eye1
isse i3iots u TIE Knights o. ins Colder
Gree hon Morton nsd State militia
sop tne Trains crowded with pers0us
coming Gaio indianapolis 70 hear tne
5lefssocTa' Senator TUrpee. IN the STATE
Rouse E'9aafs, how Morton set cannon
20 every street oorner rzklng tne spec Z
g@199Fna enc then told him ~ ego
S.l 1Ssa@~ lA&hs olfeF s0cn stories he
He listened suo ike many snotbs,
Jsfpanalca1 - that gin1e-Eoosler .,
1sa1aes 2E Wolverine of snot her-sfs
Roge republican came 10 near ia,
1oTc @c99nsry"
Noted for I0yaIty.
y We na*e fallen upon oays ahen VA
mus sEs}lD211e a. Il often seems eyer
fer the word country" Iet IL ret zen,
~ Aea&1 thF virtues Of gug 0wf inn
gfaeG1&le past refuse ~ admit It's sy0g
sosssaHfIs& Rev virtue u loyalty
FfAeEBc - Morton sF2c u Grant bl
sstf4eF vas also 81 intimate friend ant
national campaign manager VI Eeals
fa2o Gaffl9ss. Ee wSk United gsafe
treasurer. Assistant Secretary ~ Treas
aFfs hDc tnaBy src most srnpsrta ftIy
oNnef - Rhat then Republican E;b{e
hsge IuoasnaD polls Journal
Harry Ae# ofeaineo politics from !sa
fancy lie sent 80 college and flin
4s&al fog Bzoosieg3 be tga yelec abfos,
~ ci5Aci1k places Ee rode horseback
fof instance bp ~ t1e runs u Ealbee
~ syria kRaB streams ~ lived. ialle.
~ s1DWs aE mountain nHt ~ & 1lpn4
before t3e N0TAe nac been MADE ssf
4Og fts hmerscaI 1agrlSt
Ite came fagins AID sent - gors o.
tie paper a. lbo4lce feporaer ana sat s
esefy neak va the SHop before he wa
tar09gh iie sent lnUg business be
cane the president ~ 4 Essyae ee,f,,ss -.