Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 248, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 October 1914 — MANY THINGS HURTING DEMOCRATIC MACHINE [ARTICLE]

MANY THINGS HURTING DEMOCRATIC MACHINE

Ft, Wayne News Says TiiiirtFairbanks Outfit Is Marl Hit. ft! WAYNE, lad., Oct 7—Dectaring that the desperate efforts of the Democratic state cemmlttee to get speakers of aatienal reputation for participation In tho Democratic campaign indicates clearly that the Demo mats realise they are "up against R," the Ft Wayne News enumerates a number of things which it says are working to the great detriment es the Democrats in Indiana and are proving very Instrumental In bringing about Republican success this year. The News says the following are working tremendous injury te the Democrats: "The brasen administration es Dean Roberta, Democratic mayor Of Torre Haute, and his amaalng effrontery In aspiring te the governorship es the state. “The disgraceful condition of the state’s flnaaoes, duo to the freaked extravagance of the Democratic party after It had pledged the peeple a pelley of ‘economy, retrenchment and reform.’ “The public knowledge of crooked work during the last legislature, by means es which nauseating salary grabs were Impudently pleoed en the statute books, thougk they had net been passed by the legislature. "The obnoxious candidacy of Speaker Cook, the man who signed ihe salary grabs and had then placed en the statute books, for secretary es State. “The underhanded and wbelly despicable manner in wftlah the state

Democracy is boosting tho Ball Xoooo movement In the hope that It will taka enough strength- tram the Republican party to defeat the latter. “Tho 111-smelling- effort* te- blacken the record of Hugh Th. Miller, Republican - candidate Jer> United States senator. "The oemplete desaiaaaoe of the Democratic party by Tost Taggart, Urmwford Vhlrbaakn and all tho other forces of ovlL "The lack of accomplishment of any great pvMle improvements or anything worth while by the present DomooratAe state administration, despite the party’s unparalleled expenditures at pstMlo money. "The Democratic debauchery in tho primaries in connection with tho Bull lfoosors, which resulted in the arrests of seme of tho ring loaders. “Small wonder, Isn’t it, that the Democratto party leaders are worried." s