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INDIANAPOLIS, IND.
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—“THIS IS THE YEAR”—
WOOD has little to be proud of in that plurality vote in Indiana.
GOODRICH says he has no apologies to offer. Neither has Wilhelm.
AMONG THE THINGS we had not missed were those crowds patheti
cally fighting for whisky at the Haag drug store.
AND THERE ARE a few more outrageous things in the county gov
ernment that the democrats might have mentioned in their platform.
THAT “HIGHER PLANE" on which Will Hays says this campaign is
to be conducted probably is different from the $2.50 testimonial leveL
WILLIAM P. EVANS lost a simple blind tiger case yesterday in crim
inal court. Is this a recommendation for a prosecutor in Marion county?
THE MANNER in which certain coal operators are fighting to avoid
trial in Indianapolis is hard to reconcile with their earlier statements that
they had nothing to fear from the indictment
OF COURSE the republican platform committee had trouble in pre
paring an endorsement of the tax law. Not all its members keep their
money in public utilities and their autos in their wife's name.
JAMES F.T.T WATSON, also indorses the state administration of Jim
Goodrich— including the garbage deal, the convict labor, the paroled
chauffeur, the cost plus remodeling of the statehouse, the tax law, etc.
ALL IS HARMONY in the party that represents the “aristocracy of
kultur and intellect- in Indiana, but the republican press Is admonishing
the convention that its purpose is to fight democrats, not republicans.
Marshall Belittles Taggart
Thomas Taggart of French Lick is the democratic nominee for
United States senator from Indiana. He is also recognized leader of
the democratic party in Indiana and as such is entitled to some respect
even from so highly cultured a political aspirant as Thomas Riley Marshall,
the vice president of the United States.
Mr. Marshall, however, does not appear to recognize that he has any
obligation to the man who has worked unceasingly and without stint for
democratic success and is today offering up the peace and health of ma
tured years in an effort to bring back his party to the place from which
it was ousted by the Indifference and incapabilities of such bi-partisan
leaders as seem to appeal to Mr. Marshall.
The vice president goes out of his way to afford the republican press
an opportunity to discredit Mr. Taggart by giving voice to the following
remarks concerning Mr. Taggart:
“He likes to boss and nanje candidates, and all that, but he is not a
candidate for office for the money he will get out of it I can say that
without hesitation- But as far as politics goes, we have never played the
same game and I have never followed his leadership. Ido not believe in
the kind of politics he believes in.”
The glee with which this statement is received by the republican press
is justified on analysis.*
It attempts to depict Mr. Taggart as a political boss rather than a
chosen leader of his party. It raises an ugly issue by insinuating that
there are people who believe Mr. Taggart is running for senator for the
purpose of lining his pocket with gold.
It sets up by inference that the leadership of Mr. Taggart and the kind
of politics he plays are beneath the dignity of a man of Marshall’s type and
in some way or other so contaminated that the doughty vice president
should never be accrued of participating therein.
It is the opinion of the great majority of voters of Indiana that Mr.
Taggart is a political boss only in the sense that he has the courage to
stand for the best interests of his party as a whole.
It is, of course, a gratuitous insult to give voice to a suspicion that Mr.
Taggart is either a self-seeker or a grafter.
It is very obvious that Mr. Marshall has never followed the leadership
of Mr. Taggart. Had he done so the democratic party of Indiana would
not now be so demoralized.
It is very evident that Mr. Marshall does not believe in the kind of
politics that Mr. Taggart does. If Mr. Marshall had half the loyalty to
democracy that has marked every act of Mr. Taggart he would not have
accepted Brewer Fleming as his chief patronage distributor when he was
in the governor’s office and he would not have ignored the state commit
tee as he did when he dispensed patronage from Washington as vice
president.
But, passing over the things that have transpired and looking into the
future, it becomes more and more evident that Mr. Marshall does not be
lieve in the kind of politics Mr. Taggart does.
If he did he would now be engaged in helping the democratic party
recover his home state rather than helping the republican press tear
down the political influence of the one man who is willing to do more
than anyone else toward bringing about a democratic victory in Indiana.
Several months ago The Times went on record as favoring William
Gibbs McAdoo as the democratic nominee for president It took thi
stand in the full knowledge that Mr. Marshall had his lightning rod in
the air and expected to become Indiana’s “favorite son.”
No more complete justification for ignoring Mr. Marshall’s self-inflated,
rt iblican-launched boom is needed than the petty way in which he now
attempts to put himself on a higher plane than that occupied by Thomas
Taggart.
Watson 9 s Swan Song
Yesterday marked the beginning of the end of the political power
of James Eli Watson in Indiana.
From yesterday on to that distant future day when Watson himself
will realize that his political zenith was reached long ago there will be
a steady decline in his prestige.
Watson’s failure to control the state republican organization, his bend
ing of the knee to the Wood Interests and his complete capitulation to the
Goodrich machine constitute a sorry spectacle for his adherents in Indiana,
who constitute the ;majorTty of the republican party, and under a more
able leader would dominate it.
Watson failed because he never knew when to fight For many
months he has allowed his political opponents to surround him with men
who were never loyal to him. He has permitted the party in Indiana to
go as his opponents desired to direct it, and always, under the delusion
of promoting harmony he has sold out the men who fought for him in
critical moments. *
Voters tire of a leader who runs away. They adhere 'to a leader who
succeeds.
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Watson can not expect by his personal magnetism to hold to him men
whom he has repeatedly enlisted under a banner that he invariably lets fall
in battle.
Because Watson did not have the courage to assert himself in 1916
he suffered a crooked defeat at the hands of the supporters of Harry New.
Then he accepted a senatorship as the price of his silence.
This year Watson prepared to assert himself and had he been more
aggressive and energetic he might have seized his party reins in Indiana.
But at the last minute he wilted and the control of his party went back
into the hands of Jim Goodrich and others.
Asa salve to his feelings Watson may be trotted forth as the “dark
horse” from Indiana in the Chicago stable of “dark horses,” but it will
avail him little.
Or he may be deceived into thinking that Goodrich et al. will earnestly
support him for the senatorship, but why should they?
Watson, as a party leader, is dead in Indiana.
Watson, as a presidential candidate, is sure of defeat
Watson as a candidate for the senate is “up against” Tom Taggart
and oblivion.
<M*r. James Eli, we hate to see you go! I
On Sending: Editors to Jail
Some time ago the Indianapolis
Times editorially made serious
charges against the criminal court of
Marion county and in connection with
proceedings in the grand jury room
during the investigation into the
filthy conditions in the Marion
county jail. The prosecuting attor
ney of Marion county, one Clara
Adams, protested to Judge Collin*,
and contempt proceedings wore com
menced against—not the editor and
editorial writer who wrote the edi
torials and was responsible for them,
bnt—against the managing editor
who had no jurisdiction whatever over
the editorial page. This fact was dis
closed to Jndge Collins. Mr. Butler,
the editorial w riter and editor, told
him that be wrote the articles. Mr.
Kilgajlen, the managing edit>r, ex
plained that he did not write them,
bnt that Bftler was the author. And
Collins brushed all this aside and
insisted on pnnlshtng for contempt a
party who had nothing to do with
the proceedings to which objection is
taken. Mr. Butler in a signed article
following the sentencing of Kllgallen
to jail for twenty days, declaring that
this was done to prevent Batler from
proving the charges be had made true.
The rase has been appealed to the
supreme court. Without having any
positive knowledge as to the merits
of the controversy we do know that
it is a serioos proposition to throw
editors in jail for telling the truth.
Fortunately few editors are cowards
or lacking In the conrage of their
profession, even though it be unfor
tunate that so many can not conceal
their contempt for some officials In
Indiana.—Ft. Wayne Journal-Garctte.
WHEN A GIRL MARRIES
A New Serial of Young Married Life
By ANN LISLE.
CHAPTER XXXIV.
As I whirled through a morning of
packing and making arrangements to
leave the Waigrave, I kept remembering
that Botty Bryce was in Washington.
I wanted to forget—but there was so
much to forget!
Little ghosts started from every cor
ner of the room to haunt me—tender
words, caresses. My hands insisted on
lingering over Jim’s clothes as I folded
them and packed them; and while my
bands did their service, bitter memories
made me tremble to my very finger tips.
I tried to- forget the cold, business-like
tone of my husband’s first letter—once I
found myself laughing hysterically as I
thought of that first “love letter’’ —but tn
a moment I swung back again to my
packing. That kept me mercifully busy.
At the apartment I found Evelyn Mason
waiting for me. fin the black Italian
Urquer console table between the front
windows stood a jar of dull pottery
filled with deep red peonies. They
breathed a fragrant welcome; and Eve-'
lyn, pouncing upon me with a flutter
of kisses, put the welcome Into words:
“Greetings, Anne, dear! I'm so glad to
share in the making of your first home.
The posies are Tom’s representatives—or
perhaps, Mrs. Cusick, the cleaning
woman, is! This room is washed and
combed already and she’s working her
way back to the bedroom via the kitchen
ette. We'll give her a few extra Jobs
and then run over to the "Santvoort to
have lunch with Thomas, and he’s coming
back this afternoon to give os the bene
fit of his masculine advice and strength.”
Evelyn darted about eagerly and help
fully. doing little odd jobs and giving
dilutions between sentences.
“Won't Jimmy be dee-lighted to come
home to this cosy little nest oil feath
ered for him!” she cried.
Her way of talking seemed very clever
to me—-she purred like a contented kitten!
her throaty little voice. Us quick catch
with the tiny scratch of malice back of
it, were very amusing, but I decided I
was very glad that Evelyn liked me.
Under her direction the trunks were
hidden away in a curtained corner of
the large, square bathroom. The bags
were stowed in the deep window seats
of the bedroom. Presently all signs of
“Just moving in” were smoothed away.
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The young lady across the way says
the Persian Tug weavers are going into
other lines of business where they can
earn more money and she snpposes not
so many genuine antiques will be man
ufactured now and they’ll be higher
than ever.
The little Ice chest In ths kitchenette
was threaded by frost-covered pipes—
Evelyn explained the refrigeration plant
—and the dumb waiter system of remov
ing refuse. She propelled me through a
few simple arrangements with the Jan
itor, the fruit vender and the man who
left rolls and milk, and then I found my
self at the Santvoort.
After lunch Mr. Mason taxied us about
on a shopping tour for linens and house
hold uteuslls. No one expected me to
think for myself—l felt like a very large
baby suddenly come into possession of a
most efficient Mr. nd Mrs. Fairy God
mother. 1 might have chosen blue striped
bath towels. Evelyn selected lavender. —
Copyright, 1920.
(To Be CuqflDiinl.)
Tast nights dreams
—WHAT THEY MEAN—
Did you dream of vineyard and grape*?
Much pleasure in life and financial suc
cess are promised by the mystics to
those who dream of grapes, and the omen
is especially favorable if you dream you
are in a vineyard and see the grapes
hanging upon the' vines.
Success in business ventures la foretold
to those who dream of a vineyard, and
for lovers tbe dream la an omen of an
early marriage.
While it is a good sign to dream of a
vineyard at any time. It is considered an
especially good augury to dream of one
In tbe seasou in which tbe grapes are
ripe.
If yon dream you ar eating grapes
and that they are pleasing to the taste,
It is an omen of many Joys abesd of you
and much money coming to you; but If
they taste sour and unpleaaant the dream
foretells sorrows and trials before you
reach the ease and affluence foretold by
the general signification of such a dream.
Some of the oracles say that to dream
of eating white grapes is a sure sign of
great monetary gains, purple ones of a
considerable fortane coming to you and
black ones a danger of losses.
To dream of pjeklng grapes from a vine
Is an oinen that you will soon meet a
stranger, who will have considerable to
do with your life thereafter.—Copyright,
1920.
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