The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-12

The text of Knots speech, taken by |
The TINES stenographer. was as fol- |
lows:
Mr.. Chairman: Now. I don't hardly
know how to express myself this even
ing FOR the reception that have re-
ceived here. And I don't hardly know
how to express my thanks TO these
gentlemen who have gone before me
for the good things that they have said
about me l never thought that 1 was
Like the Little Fellow.
/ am a little like the fellow who was
arrested and when the prosecuting at
torney got up and abused him and
called him all kinds of bad names he
when the papers that have been abus
ing me here lately said so much about
me I didn't know but what l might
be guilty (Laughter.) But since
came here and heard my defense, like
this prisoner at the bar. 1 know now
! am not guilty. CCheers) p,o4,orm
This is q democratic meeting: A
democratic gathering. as our friend
Paine said means a gathering of the
people. Democracy means that the peo-
pie must rule; that the people must
have a voice in our government Ihey
and they must give their consent who
shall be the officers that administer
the affairs of government. Ana When-
ever you rellnquish that right. gentle
men, and when you turn it over to
Committee of three or four. it does not
matter who the committee is or how
linquished your rights as American
citizens, and you have lost the right
to govern yourselves.
Looks After "PHtch" Interests.
Now, the first thing for the Ameri-
can people to do and IL means all OF
US. and the thing for the man with the
dinner pail to do. Is to be vigilant. II
he does not look after his interests,
If the man who tolls, If the man who
works. the man who produces all or
the wealth. the great mass OF the PEG
pie If he relinquishes his right to self
government and turns il over 10 COM
mittee Of three or four or i've or SIX
then he can expect to get the kind of
government they have in Russia Ihat
Is the kind Of government they nave
eminent that most of You gentlemen
have fed the home county, across the
sea. to this country wherein you have
some rights to find 4 haven OF rest
Home Next to Dives.
| A place where you can build up a
little bone for Sea and 10 0R
and those that are across the sea, to
send back just enough to sustain the
\ mother and the babes and then build
Your little home and make yours elves
American citizens. take part in this
great government of ours, and become
| leges that all of us whose fathers and
forefathers who have been In this
| country for more than 300 years have.
Y GU have all the rights when you
| come to this country and renounce
| your allegiance to the home govern
ment and hold up your hands and
| swear that you will forever renounce
your allegiance to the home govern
! ment to protect this government and
support the constitution Of the united
States and the state of Indiana ana
become American citizens. which Is the
proudest title that any man under the
sun can claim. lApplause.)
~ OF
I did not expect to try to make a
speech. l am not a speechmaker' put
want to say to these men men here to,
who toll for a living, who toll with
their hands and produce something
useful fer humanity to those men who
produce the wealth of the country, to
! whom all credit is due for everything
we have and own, ! want to say to
these men tonight that my sympathy
my whole heart, from the time was
a little boy up until the present time
has been with you. l want to say &c
YOU that my interests in Gary are your
interests (applause) and that | have
always endeavored in my weak way
to take care of every citizen. IT ma {
tiers not how humble or how poor he
is l don't believe any one can accuse
me rightfully of turning any one IRON
ny my door my home n1 10 or my 0 Once
to get your votes. I did it because
believe in humanity because believe
In the man who tolls; because be-
IieVe that some person or aggrega-
ton Of persons who have a little more
time. who have a little better prepare
ton to take up your cause, to see ina
when YOU are toiling in the mills Dy
day and by night. as well as those wht
have plenty without the toll. my sym,
pathies are with the man who WORKS
because l can't help having my sym
Anw now want to say tonight thai
! if [ have done what you gentlemen
, think is right, if l have performed ny
work in this little ofnce NAYS , Hed'
to be right ca voice: yes ,, | wan
to say this that ] am perfectly salts
Agrees With Nr. Paine.
And l want to say further that
believe as Mr.. Paine saws, that Whel
man or a multitude Of men go q
, their work in the morning. or In tn
evening as the case may be- and tot
all day over the blistering sand an
cinders. under the blstering sun, i
, the heat Of the furnaces In the mil
that when he walks his weary wa
home mile or two miles, that he ma.
! earned his money. He has earned
{ honestly and that he should have tn
right to spend that money as he see
fit CLong and continued applauSe(
n he wants q bottle Of beer placed at nj
plate so that he may quench his thlrs
after the arduous days toll, wan
to say now thar say he ought 70 nav
1t. (Cheers.) There is no governmer
/ or no set of men have power enoug
in this government 10 take II ava
/ from him. He ought to be given tha
Y privilege, he should have that as
:, God-given right, it is his and he ougi
TO have it. (Great cheering)
Wished for Blind Pig.
Now they have accused me Of hay
ing blind pigs running and all Of tn
kind of thing. Laughter) "a voice.
? wish there was one here tonight
Yes If there was one here tonight v
could use it. 0saughter.) Gentleme
q, the time Will come, and Il viii be
- go and buy your bottle of beer. ar
y you can buy it without fear or favo
(Applause). and VIII not have 70 as
ID the Big Smoke" UP on the corner
Fifth avenue and Broadway. (Cheers
& 1 thank you.