The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-03
THE FOUNDER SAYS

Uncle Henry BichneII was telling
about the Blaine campaign several
years ago. At that time Mr.. Bicknell
was president of the Garrett Republican
club and in that capacity it was his
duty to look after the speakers who
were assigned to the city.
One day the county chairman re-
ceived word that a speaker by the
name of ]. Milton Turner had been as
signed to Carrot. A committee was
sent to the depot to meet the speaker
and escort him to the hotel. When they
came back one Of hem said to Bick-
nell: Have you see the speaker?
Bicknell admitted that he had not.
We'll he is as black as the ace of
spades" was the information which
was impaired to the president of the
Garrett Republican club.
Uncle Henry was about the maddest
man in DeKaIb county. To think that
the state committee had palmed off a
negro speaker on a city which did not
have more than one negro in it was
too much for the Carrot druggist.
However. it was decided to make the
best OF a bad bargain and not let the
democrats know that they were put out
about It.
1t was not long before Bicknell
heard that the democrats had the
Hon. ]. Milton Turner corralied in a
saloon and it was rumored that they
were trying to get him drunk.
BickneH sent a good republican
down to see how the speaker was get
ting along. The investigator returned
and said: THE negro is all right, but
the democrats are all drunk.
Then came the torchlight parade
Uncle Henry Bicknen and the county
chairman were compelled to march
along on either side of the negro. Talk
| about making sacrifices for the party,
said Bicknell, in telling about it.
The negro made a great speech. Ir
fact 1t was better than one made By
the candidate for the vice presidency
the next day. After the meeting 4
devolved upon Mr.. Bicknell to take tn,
speaker to the station. He did not ge
him there until after he had made
supply of spirits.
On the way to the station Bicknel
met the committee of democrats VIII,
were coming from the depot with tn
candidate for the vice presidency. The.
gave Bicknell the laugh and. of course
he had but one way of relieving hi
feelings and he used that to the limit
Young Republicans of Hammond
Have you heard your father tell o
the great campaigns of the past. Hav
you heard him speak of the great cam
paigns Of twenty years ago when hun
dreds Of marching men kept step t
martial music. Have you heard hin
tell Of the days when he was a youn
man and marched in line with tore
across his shoulder or perhaps an il
Illuminated sign which mbore tiers
inscription regarding the issues OF t.
day. That was an old-fashioned cam
paign. And that is just the kind o
campaigning that is being done i
Hammond today. 1t Is an inspirin
sight to see such a spectacle. 1t is a
inspiration to be a part of it. TIL
! young man of today who does nc
take a part in this great business {
electing a president is missing on
of the experiences of life time. TIL
republican party raakes a peculiar az
peal to the young man. It's construC
tive policy, the fact that through
the administrative policies of thisgres
government have been developed ar
will be developed make 1t the part
| to appeal to the young man. Ever
: young republican should show his RI
publicanism by at least marching
;, the parade. Every old republican shoul
:. held to re-enact the scenes of the Of
days.