The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-20
MARSHALL SPEAKS
At INDIANA HARBOR
Five Hundred Persons Lis.
ten to Candidates
Speech at Harbor.
DEMOCRATS GIVE WELCOME
Says He Was Once Arrested and
Threatened With Fine and Is
in Favor Of Jury Trial.
Especial to TIE TIMES. }

Indiana Harbor, Ind, Oct. 20.-Five
hundred persons listened to the argu-
ments, interspersed with dry humor,
advanced by the Hon. Thomas Marshall,
the democratic candidate for governor,
at Cohens Auditorium last evening.
OF this number At least zoo. were re-
publicans, drawn to the meeting by
the desire to see ths opponent of the
republican candidate and to listen to
his argumentative advances.
Mr. Marshall did not arrive a the In
diana Harbor meeting until shortly af-
ter 9 o'clock, being delayed at the Ham
mond meeting. While the democrats
gave him a rousing welcome, it was
of brief duration, and Mr. Marshall
was given an opportunity to launch at
once into the text of his discourse.
With many terse tales, snappy anec-
dotes and evidences of humor, Mr.. Mar
shall attempted to enthrall the good
will of his audience. He declared him
self a candidate on the democratic
platform. and paying the expenses of
his election from his own pocket, with
out assistance from trust or corpora
ton.
Is RoundIy AppIauded.
His followers cheered vociferously
whenever his statements bore any
semblance of the invective, and the ap-
plause was fairly appreciate through
out the expounding of the democratic
doctrines.
Mr.. Marshall declared himself in ia
vor of the trial by jury in injunction
cases. Il ought to be-" he said, las l
was arrested once and threatened with
500 fine and three months in jail"
The candidate ridiculed the dstribu-
ton of wealth in America under repub-
lican protective tariff system, and de-
clared that the distribution was unfair,
being confined entirely to the moneyed
class. At this juncture, some one in
the rear of the hall called out, How
about Bryans earnings for the past
twelve years" and Mr.. Marshall de-
cided to drop the subject.
He declared the democratic party to
be the conservative party of the year,
demanding the abolition of special
privileges and the protection of vested
and property rights of the American
citizen.
Denies Brewery AffIiation.
His forty-five minute address was
closed with a denial that the million
aire brewers had raised money for fhe
prosecution of his campaign. Il am
neither a brewery nor an anti-saloon
candidate for governor of Indiana" he
interpolated, but am running entirely
upon my platform as selected by the
platform committee at the state con-
venion' Mr.. Marshall declared that
he would enforce the law against the
'high-toned buffet with the same rig
idity as against the poor mans sa-
LOOM" and. with his arms outstretched
made fervent appeal for the support
of the gathering.
Hon Robert f. Lee Of Louisiana, oc-
cupied the platform prior to the ar
rival of Mr. Marshall and spoke for
about half an hour on the issues OF
the campaign. His address was SPLEEN
didly rendered. even better so than that
of the gubernatorial candidate, but was
along patriotic, rather than political
lines.
City Chairman p. A. Parks of the
Harbor democratic organization intro
duced the speakers. Hays superb
Whiting military band furnished the
music for the occasion. Altogether
the meeting was by far the best tina
| the democrats have ever held in thi.
! city.