The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-30
E. D. CRUMPACKER
SPEAKS At HUB
Republican Congressman Is
Greeted By Fine
Crowd There.
EXPLAINS REPUBLICAN ISSUES
Says That Early Tariff Revision
VIII Be Given When Con-
gress Meets.
lspecial to TIE TINES. }

Crown Point, Ind. Oct. 80. = Cen
trail Music was packed to the guards
last evening. a typical Crumpacker
crowd by the way. to hear Hon. Edgar
Crumpacker voice his sentiments on
the leading political questions of this
campaign. Well did Mr.. Crumpacker
handle the aforesaid questions, explain
ing the intricacies of some of the pres
ent Issues that are somewhat-Wnat
have to the average mind.
Mr.. Crumpacker dwelt on the neces-
sity of continuing the present policies
of Roosevelt If any material good was
TO come to the country. He dwelt at
length on the tariff. trust and bank
guaranty issues. and showed plainly
that the republican party has been in
the past. the only party TO successfully
handle the affairs of the country when
it game to deciding any of these mo-
mentuousr question.
He showed as no other speaker in
Crown Point has done, the fallacy and
utter impracticability of Bryan's pet
issue, the bank guaranty proposition,
and although it sounded well to the
ordinary layman. he said 1t was just
as practicable and just, for lot OF
good, sober, men to be compelled to
pay the fine of some drunkard as it was
for square, honest, bank to have to
pay a dividend on the rascality OF hum
dreds OF banks that would spring into
existence, simply for the purpose of
bleeding the people. only to have the
aforesaid people be renumerated by
taxes on honest Institutions that were
in no way to blame. He showed the ut
ter lack OF moral since there was in the
proposition, and said that any respon-
sible and honest bank stood ready to-
day to guarantee their deposits in the
only way that was fair TO themselves
and the people. Dwelling on the tar
IF Mr.. Crumpacker said that an early
revision was promised as soon as could
possibly be done. He showed the dis
aster that would result from the car
rying out of Bryan's theories on the
tariff question should he be elected.
and that the only way to establish con-
fidence among tie business men in
the country, so that the laboring man
could get his equal share of the prof
its. is for the two to work hand in
hand. and the best way TO restore
things TO their normal condition is to
fAiL = man III AOt PICSiQCul that Tie
people had confidence in and not one
that has in the past promulgated the
cries and doctrines that have found
to be all wong.
Crumpacker probably did not win
any democratic votes at this late day
but he certainly put arguments that il
was impossible TO get around. He de-
clared himself a friend of Jim Wat
son and earnestly advocated his cleo
ton, saying that everyone, high OF
low, rich or poor. could expect a
square deal from Indiana's' next gov
ernor. Crumpacker concluded his re-
marks asking the voter to vote for the
best interests of himself and the coun-
try by casting his ballot for William
II. Taft on next Tuesday
The Hammond male quartette
pleased the audience with two seIec-
tons which were roundly applauded
The speech last night will practically
conlude the republican efforts in tha-
line in this campaign. Now its up tc
them to get out the voter and theil
success is assured.