The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-20
STEPS LOCAL OPTION
MARSHALL SIDE
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| maintain that stand on an equality
with every one.
Il see loo men who control 25 per
cent of the wealth of this country
They can close the factories or open
them at will, but I notice that at the
present there are not very many that
can close
Just at this juncture in the speech
a package of fire-crackers which had
been purchased to draw the crowd to-
gether. were fired off and Mr.. Marsh
airs speech was delayed for several
minutes until the noise stopped.
The democratic candidate for gov
ernor went on to say: "I am the
democratic candidate for govern
or. You can have me If you want
me. The republicans are not in the
double harness with prosperity. You
can have what you want in America
IL you take 1t. If you don't take 1t,
you must take the medicine
Decries Intimidation.
Mr.. Marshall spoke of an article he
had read in paper in which man
who owned a separator factory said
that he would close down If Bryan
was elected. He denounced this as an
attempt on the part of the owner of
the plant to coerce his workingmen
into voting for Taft. He said there is
no difference between the employees OF
that man who is compelled to do what
his employer demands and a negro
slave.
Man is a slave" said he, who will
not do what he thinks is right within
the law" Mr.. Marshall said they call
MIN a dreamer and remarked, Il hope
what 1 see is not a nightmare"
L see vast numbers of discontinued
workingmen." said he. whole wages
nave gone up % per cent and the cost
of living so pc recent. 1 see corpora
lions declaring dividends of so per
cent with which the capitalists sur
round themselves with luxury"
voice in the audience said: Have
the democrats any solution to offer"
Mr. Marshall ignored the question. Mr..
Marshal said that If things were not
rectined the army of discontent will
level all property rights, but admitted
that there was solution without do
ing that. You have got to take The
democratic party or socialism, shouted
the speaker
Roasts Office Holders.
All I am asking is that those fell
lows be put in the hole Let heaven do
the rest" He state dthat he was on
posed to the Office holders trust and
declared 1t was an endless chain The
corporations put the Office holders in
power and the office holders looked
after the corporations
Speaking of the Lonewortb or.i-
ne SAID: You remember that Nick
Longworth married Alice. 1t was the
family fool who gave away the family
secrets. There will be eight years
more OF Taft and then eight years
more or papa" according TO Mr. Long
worth.
He declared that there are lots Of
men who are chesty in America ar
go into office 1 will not be the ruler.
the people will be the boss. fl can
give a good administration that will
be my proud hour"
He roasted the republicans for nor
making their campaign contributions
public before the election and said thai
II they did not, it would embarrass
them, in fact it would damn them.
Side Steps Local Option.
propose TO fight this election out
on the theory that it is the neonla.s
election. The brewers never gave me
cent And that was closest that Mr..
Marshall got in his whole speech To
the local option question.
He then sprung the old one about
What trust has the republican party
ever betrayed" the answer to which is
not a trust"
He said that the power trust had
patched things up with government
although Mr.. DUPONT its president. had
been blown as high as the explosion
at Terre Haute.
10 illustrate the attitude of the re-
publican party towards the trusts. Mr.
marshall said that it reminded him Of
the old soldier who was covered with
gray-backs. He reached inside of bis
coat and pulled one out and said to II
don't know whether you bit me or
not. but I will give you the benefit Of
the doubt" and forthwith he put him
back
Defends Labor Record
Speaking of his labor record Mr.
Marshall said that no laboring man has
asked where he stands. However, he
failed to mention a single thing he
ever done for labor. He stated that II
ne We're elected governor he would
not appoint police board, except on
the recommendation of the mayor and
council of the cities of the state. He
did not say that he favored the repeal
of the Metropolitan police bill, and in
fered. from what he said, that he did
not favor its repeal.
He said he favored home rule in the
manner he had described and said that
no man had right to call in the
netghbors to lick his wife unless he
finds that he can't lick her himself.
Mr.. Marshall spoke at considerable