The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-11-01

| wards his climax men and women were
moved to tears.
lands IN FINE SPEECH.
The meeting was opened by Hon.
Cassius Greenlee, who introduced ex-
Congressman Fred Lands. Mr.. Lands
opened his speech by saying tha this
was his first visit to Gary and it was
safe to say that if Gary continues to do
in the next ten or fifteen years what it
has done in the past four. it will be
the largest city in the state.
Senator Beveridge is the greatest
man in this day and age. barring none,"
said Mr. Lands in the way of intro
ducing the senator the chief topic he
talked upon during his address.
WHIT HE STANDS FOR.
He stands for common honesty and
common sense on all questions of in
terest to the common people. It's not
the honest men who are against Bev-
eridge. 1t is those who are dishonest
who are trying to take his seat away
from him. They fear him and dislike
him because this man has had the
courage TO stand out against the great
est infamy of the day and age. He is
leading the fight to abolish child labor
all over the country. He is the bright
est and most level-headed champion of
pIOIeCIlOH III TINS country.
In discussing the speech made last
Tuesday by John 3. Peterson, the demo-
cratic candidate for congress, at VAL
p~araiso. Mr.. Lands shot a torrent of
ridicule and sarcasm against the demo-
cratic candidate.
You call this a free country said
Mr. Lands. and yet this gentleman
would put a tax on immigration. Thank
God my party never put a tax on the
foreigner who came to this country to
make an honest living. If this dis
tinguished American patriot had been
in congress-. if this pathfinder could
have made our laws. we would not be
here today.
"WE DON'T WANT YOU"
IF this distinguished gentleman.
who outdistances Benjamin Franklin
many miles, had been in this country
landing of the M~ayfower, he would
have said, Go back; we don't want you
here"
THE man." continued the speaker,
who comes to this country and brings
his strong right arm. is welcome. He
puts wealth in this country and he
takes wealth out If heleaves, which he
has honestly worked for"
In speaking of Judge Crumpacker Mr..
Lands said that il the congressman
could be returned to the house this fall
he would hold the second highest of
fee in the country-that of speaker Of
the house of representatives.
MADE FINE ADDRESS,.
Senator Beveridge made a cracking
good speech. He was not hurried, and
the way he tore into democratic So
phistry was a revelation to his hear
Tho +orif Tho iniC1f{ttoS n the
beef and food trusts. the stirring APP
peal to organized labor, closing with
the touching plea for a child labor law
and a promise to continue the good
work moved his audience deeply. He
ridiculed the idea of a democratic con-
gresham from this district and point
ed out that Judge Crumpacker's p
nent was a corporation attorney sole
~ and that he did not know what il
was to have the interests of the com
mon people at heart. He held a levee
after his speech. despite the fact tha'
he was worn out, and he was greeted
with such acclaim and eagerness thai
there was no question how the audience
: T stood. In part he said:
NOT PLAYING A GAME.
Don't vote for me unless you thinl
I am light. 1 don't think a man should
have any credit for doing h h
thinks is right.
81 am not playing a game. One dar'
: not play a game with human life. hu
man hearts, and the future destiny o
a republic.
Il have found that the cheap politi
clan and the powers that prey on tn
other hand consider our lives as
game. Why then should not def.
these petty bosses of both parties an
arouse the spirit of Bunker Hill II
! you.
IF you are honest, it means battle
it means the ridicule of the cynical.
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