The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-07-19

the state. Each side seemed to be try
ing to Guido the other in the amount OF
stuff sen out The brewers got a little
ahead of the Anti-Saloon League. be-
cause. they had more money 70 spend
and could hire a larger for &c of as
sistants The brewers developed a
daily bulletin service. mailing thous-
ands of pieces OF mail matter each day.
1t was up to the Antf-Saloon League
to do something to hold its own, SO it
bought a naultfgraph, operated by hand.
with which it could make 500 copies an
hour of any piece Of literature which
it wished to send out. This led the
brewers by several lengths. and for
few days the Anti Saloon League had
the lead.
But the brewers came to bat strong
in the next inning. They went out and
bought a fine new multigraph which
is operated by electricity. and which
is capable of producing 5000 copies an
hour as against the leagues 500 copies
Thus the Antf-Saloon people were out
classed by the sheer use of money. The
brewers machine cost $500, while the
leagues machine cost only 500. Now
the Anti-Saloon people are talking
about raising enough money TO enable
them to buy electric attachment for
their machine, so they can again catch
up with the brewers. They haven't
made 1t yet
George Williamson, of Knightstown,
| Republican nominee for representative
from Henry county. was in the city.
yesterday and called at the Republi-
can state headquarters. He is very
optimistic about the Republican pros
poets in the Sixth congressional dis
such that the Republicans will easily
sanguine as to his own election, for
Henry county is q strong Republican
county.
/ The farmers are pretty we'll salts
| fed with present conditions" he said
/ and they can be counted on to vote
| their party ticket this year. They dc
not see any reason for making any
| change of any kind at this time. / see
the Democrats are trying to make much
out of the cry about the high cost OF
living, but the farmers are not com
! planning on that score. once in a while
you hear a man say something of thai
kind. but 1t is not often. I am in the
dry goods and clothing business a.
Knightstown and A few days ago
farmer came in with his little son and
fitted him out with a new suit and out
fit of clothes He was complaining
about the high cost of everything
said to him: Now see here, you are {
good old Democrat, aren't your H
said he was Well, now. how old wa
you before you got ae nice suit ant
outfit as your have just bought you
SOM Why, Mr.. williamson I nevel
had such a nice suit of clothes unit
after 1 was twenty one years old, tn
fellow answered Now, that show
present conditions. People live bette
and buy better goods no than the,
used to buy. They have more none.
than ever before and they spend NOR
money than they ever did. I tell you
the whole country is prosperous fror
one end to the other, and as long a
the people are prosperous they are no
, going to vote for change"
One of the organization tasks tina
confronts both parties this year Is tn
problem of organizing the foreign vot
ers Of Lake and St.-Joseph counties
Two years ago the Republicans wer
!, able to get the best of the Democrat
: with the foreigners in those two coun
. ties, because it was a presidential yea
and the organizations had plenty of re
sources with which to naturalize
thousands of the foreigners. And tn
:. result was hsown at the election. TIL
; year, however there has been som
fear that 1t might be more difficult I
. naturalize the foreigners because {
: the fact that this year the campaign
a state fight instead of a national on
However, both sides are going afte
the foreign vote in those two countie
: and it will be a race between them &c
: the most of 1t.