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KERN'S MISTAKE
Mr. Van Yorbis Ditcuuw the Cleveland
Democrat of Indianapolis and Points
Out Their Duplicity
Editor Independent: . The recent
contest for chairmanship of the demo
cratic city committee -ought to be
enough to set the people, not only of
Indianapolis but of the state, to think
ing and acting, , ,
For several years this city has been
controlled by the worst elements ia
it, and public business has been a
"private snap." No difference what
party has been in control, it acquired
power by the support at the polls of
the classes that prey upon society and
prosper because of depraved appetites
' and bad passions. By the aid of such
influences the vicious classes' have
been controlled and men, by their
votes, lifted ' into prominence who
could" be depended upon "to remove le
gal restraints, give free sway to thn
gratification of appetites and passions,
close their eyes whib gamblers rob
the ignorant, assist corporations to
steal our "public utilities, and open
opportunities for contractors to rob
the taxpayers.
Never before, however, has anv
party given such a slap in the face to
public opinion and so audaciously dis
regarded even the appearances of po
litical decency. There are not twenty
men in the city who do not know th it
the man selected to head the organi
zation has the reputation of being in
full sympathy with the classes in
politics and business that prosper
most when appetites and passions ar
least restrained. His reputation is
that of . a man T7ho must necessarily
seek the association of the lowest, and
who will necessarily be controlled b
personal ' and pecuniary motives. It
will be absurd to expect him to have
the ability, or even the inclination, to
make any effort in the direction of the
enforcement of law or the improve
ment of public morals. It is unrea
sonable to suppose that he can ac
tract to the party, or have any in
fluence with, men whose motives have
a moral basis, or are controlled by slc
unselfish desire for public welfare. It
will be difficult to find a single man
in the city of Indianapolis who will
say he believes that Mr. Keach wiii
be controlled in his political action by
regard for public morals or for thf
morals of any question. It is well
known that, for several, years, he has
been doing all he coull to disorganize
and defeat the party.
It is probably true that the party
is in no worse condition than when
Taggart was in ostensable control. He
represents no worse crowd than the
republican crowd now. in control, bur.
no man in the city is so prominently
idsntified, in the public mind, as th ?
leader of the low, degraded and un
scrupulous classes. He is, no more a
leader, really, than Taggart has been.
There is no difference between them
except Taggart's smooth surface.
They have both taken their . instruc
tions from Morss, editor of the Senti
nel. There were some democrats who
were foolish enough to believe that,
in supporting Keach they were op
posing the Taggart ring.' , Properly
speaking, there is no Taggart - ring
and never has been. Taggart and
Keach were both the C-ols of the ring
of which Samuel E. Morss has been
the head. Morss and Taggart had a
difference exit Taggart. Morss has
been blowing the anti-trust, horn with
considerable vigor and some eclat un
til the public learned that he is a
member of the Pierpont Morgan
Standard Oil-Economic league. Keach
was selected by Morss to complete
Taggart's overthrow with the result
that, practically, the same old influ
ence is in control of the committer
with Keach as chief-of-staff in place
of Taggart. The men who supposed
they were helping to get rid of what
they are pleased to call the Taggart
ring have made fools of themselves,
and have assisted in perpetuating th?
control of Morss in the city; organi
zation. Neither Taggart nor " Keach
knows anything -about the principle
of true democracy, nor cares anything
abou'1. them. Neither-of them in any
sense represents the friends of - Mr.
Bryan, although they both, played for
their support,- and bcth by deceptive
professions had the aid of a few of
tlem. It is remarkable that any one,
who wants democratic principles U
prevail in the party, or who desires,
the party to preserve any semblance
of decency, could be induced to toler
ate . a man like Keach, who left the
party and did what he could from the
outside to defeat it; or how he could
have any confidence in a man like
Taggart who, although he remained
with the party and professed loyalty
to It, kept up very intimate relations
with its enemies, trying to keep him
self solid with both, but actually
ready to betray either.
The mass of democrats took no in
terest in this contest between the tWD
fragments of the Morss crowd, the
difference and the result were both
immaterial. There are democrats
voters enough in the city, who were
spectators, to have prevented this dis
graceful struggle, and to have taughl
both parties that dishonesty and
treachery would not be tolerated. It
is a shame that they did not do it.
It is a matter of the greatest re
gret that John W. Kern allowed him
self to be identified with, and usel
by, the Taggart fragment. But even
his great popularity was not sufficient
to overcome the disgust excited by
the memory of Taggart's administra
tions as mayor, and his double dealing
politically. Unfortunately, Mr. Kern
has occupied a somewhat ambiguous
attitude in the public mind. At one
time he denounced the principles of
the Chicago platform, but changed
his views. There Is no doubt about
his being sincere, and the change has
been so accepted by the supporters o
that platform. There has, however,
been a feeling that Mr. Kern has been
too intimate with Morss, Taggart and
others known to be opposed to Mr.
Bryan, or under strong suspicion f
duplicity. There has been some cur
iosity, that has found expression, to
know how he was able to maintain
his popularity with them.
If Mr. Kern could have seen his
way to have said some time ago, iu
the same public way, what he has
said recently, and have cut loose from
all those who openly or secretly op
posed Mr. Bryan, he would have made
himself the undisputed leader of his
party in the state. If he had taken
this course and stood for the trutlv
as there is no doubt he sees it, with'
out so many complimentary refer
ences to Cleveland, Hill, German, Wa
terson and others well known to be
untrue, not only to the party, but to
democratic principles, he would haze
had a standing and "influence in his
party possessed by no Other man in
this state. He might not have beeu
the candidate for governor in 1900,
but he would not have been in a sit
uation to be used by Taggart to main
tain his position in the party, in the
hope that it would assist him in his
ambition to be national chairman. To
be used by such a man as Taggart,
and defeated by such a man as Keach
for such a position as city chairman,
and feel compelled to publicly de
clare his fealty to Keach, must bring
a feeling of 'humiliation that is in
describable. While there is no doubt
about his sincerity, it would appear
that he has allowed j his political
friendships and his hopes to deceive
hira concerning the real purposes of
Morss and other members of the old
Indiana Cleveland ring. -
This ring had practical control in
the campaign of lyuO. They would
have been glad to have , Mr. Kern
elected governor if they could have
teen sure that Mr. Bryan would not
cjiry the state. To have had the
Ftate ticket elected and Mr. Bryan de
feated would have given them added
pleasure.
As for Keach, what reasonable as
surance can be given, if he is to 1-e
judged by . his past conduct, that ho
will not use his position at the head of
the democratic city committee to elect
the republican ticket. There is no
man in this city crazy enough to be
lieve that he has any political prin
ciple that will not give way, to his
private interests. From this stand
point there is not a single reason why
ne will not prefer the election of
Bookwalter to the election of any
democrat, who cannot be controlled
by the elements that have controlled
both Taggart and Bookwalter.
In the face of Mr. Reach's political
tecord and his reputation, it is diffi
cult to understand hot7 a democrat
of this character can ai'ord to accept
the nomination for mayor, and take
the risk of betrayalin the headquar
ters of his own party. In the face of
the general want of concern mani
fested by the better class of democrats
the same kind of influences that se
lected Keach for chairman can select
a candiadte for mayor, The,chance3
are that they have already determined
who it will be, and that we are again
to be left the alternative of "choice
between evils" or "taking to th3
woods." .
FLAVIUS J. VAN VORHIS.
Indianapolis, Ind.
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