Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 249, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 October 1916 — CONVINCING EVIDENCE OF DEMOCRATIC INCOMPTENCY [ARTICLE]

CONVINCING EVIDENCE OF DEMOCRATIC INCOMPTENCY

Special Interpreting Commissions, Farther Burdening Taxpayers of Indiana, Necessary to Place Democratic Laws In ..—= - Operation. - No greater evidence of the Incompetency of the Democratic party can be found than the character of some of the legislation enacted by the last two Indiana legislatures, both dominated by the Taggart machine organisation. A primary law was passed by the 1915 Indiana legislature. It was so .vague in its language and its provisions were so conflicting that it became absolutely necessary that, a oommission of lawyers of standing and ability be named to construe the law. -After, thls commlasion had made itt report it was necessary that the state print and distribute thousands of copies of this report. The expense of | this was terrific and absolutely un- ■ necessary, if the Democratic legislature had gone about its work with de- ' liberation and intelligence. Again, the last Democratic legislature decided to amend the registration law. This was dono. When the time came to put the new law into operation it was found that its provisions were so vague that no two men could place the same interpretation on lta_ language. Again, it became nee ssary for the governor to appoint a nonpartisan commission, composed bf lawyers of recognized ability, to study the language of this Democratic lax» and Interpret it. After weeks of tstudj this commission made, its report and again the state had to stand the unnecessary expense of printing and distributing the report of this commission. It would seem that, if the Democratic machine could continue in power, it might be necessary to appoint-an interpreting commission for each piece of legislation enaewd. A Democratic legislature, from the viewpoint of the taxpayer, is an expensive institution. What must be the taxpayers’ idea of a Democratic legislature combined with numerous interpreting commissions? It was not always thus —during Republican administration, for Instance. -=——