The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-13

of Carrollton. Who would dare tear /
out the pages of the story of that
gloomy night in 1913 when. while the /
British were bonbarding old Fort Hen
ry, Francis Keys wrote those undying I;
words: "Oh, say can you see by the !
dawn's early light" and the answer |
as the day dawned, from the threats |
a thousand cavaliers, The flag is still |
there lis there a man woman here
tonight whose pulse has not quick
ened, whose blood has not coursed
more swiftly at the story of Sheri-
dams ride and when we hum that air
Marching Through Georgia, we re-
member with a thrill old Tecumseh and
his march to the sea.
The German of st. Louis saved Mis-
souri, to the Union. From my own ma
| tive state, in answer to the call OF
Father Abraham, came Mulligan's ia
nous Irish brigade. and when that son
| of the old sod, at the battle of Rock
mountain, was being carried from the
| field dying man, he said, Lay me
down and save the flag
But what has all this to do with our
city. Just this-we may have miles
of paved streets; the best water sys-
tenn in the country; the finest business
thoroughfare in Indiana; model homes:
factories belching forth clouds of
smoke by day and pillars of fire by
night from a tohusand stacks vet we
will not have the ideal American town;
but couple with all this a community
of lawabiding, temperate men, Chris
tian citizenship-then, indeed, can we
proclaim from the house-tops to all
the world-Behold,
"A corporation has created this town
1 it has. through subsidiary compa
MES, provided the first facilities for
the future city in the way of water
supply, gas. electric lights, sewers and
streets Everything in its power has
been done with a view of making Gary
a desirable place of residence 1t is
building a great mill where thou
sands of our countrymen will find en-
ployment; it invites men to cooper
ate in a substantial way in the up
. building of Gary 1t has done all of
these things, yet it has not desired to
dictate. has no inclination to run the
town 1t is an American institution
: and recognizes the fact that you. as
? Americans. will rule here; good or bad,
Z yours will be the government.
, Il wonder tonight what some of my
ancestors would say if they could hear
! this talk l am about to confess to a
E Catholic priest. l owe him that much
: We were pioneers together in this
town; there has grown up a friend
ship between us which l pray may last
. as long as either of us shall live.
have learned to regard him as l do few
men. The Almighty. in his direction
of affairs down here, was surely pres
ent in the little old offce( with His
grace and myself, when the bishoI
told me he would appoint Father Jan
sen to this parish.
I Your reverence. it was with a sci
fish, Interior motive l first talked
shop to you. When | came to Gary
/ found 5000 people living here. Pro
vision had been made for bushes,
houses and homes, but not for churches
: for the physical but not the spiritual
= In the beginning some men were salts
d fed with conditions, but few women
d They demanded something better an,
n realizing that we could not go mucl
!. further without women, that this woul
e be a lonesome Eden without Eve, il
r, looking about for force to max
d things better, 1 met you; 1 worked you
1 sold you some twenty lots and di
IS not charge you anything extra for casI
e 1 really believe, sir, that I made yo
d think we were doing you favor whei
IS we turned over house for those saint
n ly sisters who are giving their live
y to the Masters cause. For all this
5. pray for dissolution.
If ITO the members of this order I wis
ID to say that if you live up to the tenet
), of the society you will be a power TO
is good in Gary. There are some salien
m truths which / wish not only you Blu
$ every man who has come here to max
5 this town his home. might take unit
himself. I know that the moral stand
ard is as high as it is in any place i
lie the land, but a new community alway
p attracts the derelicts and failures c
ct older towns and we have drawn on
$ share of these unfortunates, of black
is mailers of confidence men, fake bank
er ers, and there are some walking tn
Id streets here borrowing from youn
is girls. pulling off fake raff1es, VIII
IN certainly will never be of the hes
things on earth until they are lai
of away in mother earth. We have OF
h. share of grumblers and kickers VIII
is do nothing themselves for the commur
O. ity and knock those who do. If an
es of you are guilty, cut it out. Don
r, sit around and damn your town.
lg town is just as good as the people WI
ny damn it. A town is seldom the r.
he suit of virgin, natural condition
n Where we stand tonight, two sho
nd years ago was a dreary. sandy vast
a trackless desert. Today il is IL
RS wonder of hte world.
re There is no natural reason why tn
ct, should be at any time the steel cent