The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-09-13
NUMBER OF WELL KNOWN
SPEAKERS WILL ATTEND
Trades and Labor Assembly Delegates
Adopt Resolutions Condemning it
and Calling Upon Unionists to Use
Influence in Defeat of the New
Charter.
Especial to Lake County Times.)

South Chicago, Sept. 13-The eighth
ward Citizens Non Partisan Anti
Charter association has completed ar
rangements for a joint mass meeting
to be held at Saenger hall, 9233 Hous-
ton avenue, on Saturday, Sept. II. The
association is composed of the United
Societies for elf-Government the
Eighth Ward Democratic club, the
Eighth Ward Socialist club, and the
South Chicago Trades and Labor as
sembly.
The speakers will be ex-Mayor Ed
ward F. Dunno, T. Simon. editor Daily
Socialist, John G, Harding, late of
board of education, organizer and sec
rotary Typographical union, No. 16,
Louis F. Post, Mr. Michaels, secretary
of the United Societies for Local Self
Government, Seymour Stedman of the
Socialist and others. Lee w. Carpenter
will preside, assisted by w w. Nc
Gary
Other members of the committee on
arrangements are: w. E. McDermut,
Thomas Healy, f. Foster, A. Wisniew-
ski, E. Winters, J. J. Poulton, Theo. J.
Bind, John S. Derpa and A w. Smith,
secretary.
Resolutions adopted by the South
Chicago Trades and Labor assembly:
| Whereas, We, the delegates to the
South Chicago Trades and Labor as
sembly believe that the taxes already
levied in the city of Chicago are ample,
| if honestly and wisely expended, to
meet all the legitimate needs of the
community; and
| Whereas, We believe the present sal
airy of $1,000 per year for each alder
man is a fair remuneration for ser
vices rendered in the city council; and
Whereas, We believe the peoples rep
resentation in the city council should
be increased rather than decreased; and
Whereas, We believe the present po-
lice powers of the mayor are ample
and we deprecate placing in his hands
any military power; and
Whereas, We believe the administra-
ton of the public schools should rest
with the people, who pay for them and
whose children use them; and
| Whereas, We believe the civil service
laws should be strengthened rather
! than weakened; and
Whereas We fear neither the threats
of the Legislature to withhold char
ter from the city of Chicago for many
years, nor those of Mayor Busse with
his big stick, that he will enforce the
Sunday closing laws in case this char
ter is defeated; and
Whereas, We believe any new char
ter for the city of Chicago should be
drafted by and submitted from a con-
stitutiona1 convention; and
| Whereas, We believe that the initia-
ton of legislation and the bestowal oil
franchises should rest with the people
and not with the city council, as pro-
vided for in the present charter which
gives the council power to grant fran
chises for the laying of street car OF
elevated tracks without first requiring
the written consent of the property
owners in each mile, as now required
by law; and
Whereas, The supporters Of the new
charter continually inform US that thai
document has many defects, which
however, can be remedied after it.
adoption by popular vote; and
Whereas, We believe any intelligent
body of men could draft a charter
without those defects; therefore be it
Resolved That the South Chicago
Trades and Labor assembly strenuous
ly and unequivocally condemn the
proposed new charter and call upon al
members affiliated to use their utmost
efforts to defeat that Ubiquitous piece
of legislation at the polls on Sept. II