Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 April 1918 — Republicans Up Against It [ARTICLE]

Republicans Up Against It

As a pleasant pastime for these beautiful spring days it might be suggested that the Indiana citizen attempt to draw a picture in his own mind of Governor Goodrich and the other Republican leaders of this State giving their approval to the bill introduced in the House of Representatives at Washington, a few days ago, to prohibit alien enemies of the United States from voting at elections in this country. Reports from Washington said that the bill would pass provided the governors of the several States tb which the bill would apply would give it their approval, but that without such approval the bill probably would fail. It was said, a few days ago, that there are about 25,000 alien enemy voters in Indiana, nearly all being Austrians and Germans. It is wpll known that practically all of this vote was given to the Republican i ticket in Indiana in 1916, and that the Republicans are figuring on practically all of it again this year, in case the aliens are still allowed to vote. Persons who know anything about the political situation in Indiana know : that without this class of voters, the Republicans could not possibly carry Lake county, which is the big Republican stronghold of Indiana. Thousands of Germans and Austrians—especially Austrians —are employed in the steel mills of Lake county, and they vote as their Republican bosses tell them to vote. They have no interest in the welfare of the country and they simply mind their masters. '

The Republicans for the German vote in 1916, and the Democrats say they are playing for it again this year. Therefore, draw your own picture of Governor Goodrich, Will H. Hays and the other Republicans big-wigs of Indiana burning up telegraph vires sending messages to Washington urging tha passage of the Flood bill.