Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 83, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 January 1917 — CHEAP NOTORIETY [ARTICLE]

CHEAP NOTORIETY

The alleged “leak” in news of the sending of President Wilson's recent “peace note,” an investigation of xhich was made by congress on charges made by Congressman Wood of the Tenth Indiana district, has resulted in nothing more thus far than to give Mr. Wood a little cheap and unenviable notoriety. All the evidence that Wood had to base his charge on was mere rumor that apparently no one else but Wood had heard anything about, and'when the “evidence” was investigated it was found to be of no value whatever. It is possible—indeed probable—that “leaks’’ do sometimes occur by which stock gamblers profit immensely from advance information but such things are very rare indeed wWen we take into consideration the temptation presented to •attaches, and especially those of foreign governments who are said to be poorly paid, to profit by private information which necessarily comes to them. However, Congress-

man Wood is a very bitter partisan and. 'would go to , almost any lengths to embarrass the administration. ■ This was shown last Rummer in his vote on a certain resolution in congress in a matter of critical importance to this government, where he was the only congressman from, Indiana to vote as he did, and then boasted that he “liked to* see the Democrats squirm.” Wood is a partisan first and a patriot afterward, and the country is to be congratulated that there are few like him In our national house of representatives.