Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 221, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 September 1920 — SERVICE MEN SHOULD BE REPUBLICANS, BEARSS SAYS [ARTICLE]

SERVICE MEN SHOULD BE REPUBLICANS, BEARSS SAYS

Indianapolis. — (Special) — Col Hiram I. Bearss of Peru, who won distinction for bravery and extraordinary service in the world war has enlisted In the campaign to elect Senator Harding and Is working under the direction of the Republican State Committee. The colonel has studied the campaign issues closely and da clarea that every service and ex-serv-ice man should vote the Republican ticket, because the Republican policies and platform stand for the things that are ot vital interest to the men who served in the war. "No American boy looks with favor on the prospect of spending another year or so in the trenches,” says Col. Bearss. "No American mother can be for Article 10 of the league coven-' ant, which would send thousands of our boys to every corner of the world to maintain the boundary lines of other nations. Young Men Follow Harding. “We do not want to shoulder the war debt of half the world; we do not want a one-man government. Under Republican rule we will have more eficient administration of the war risk insurance bureau and less red tape in its management; we will have no sectional legislation ; no Baksrism or Creelism. "From my observation I am firmly convinced that the young men of this nation are eager to follow in the path of such sterling Americans as Roosevelt and Harding. It looks like Harding will bo a winner this tall by a smashing majority.” CoL Bearss has been honored with eight decorations for bravery and meritorious conduct as a soldier. He b the holder of the Italian war cross, the French Croix de Guerre, and the I Distinguished Service Medal.