The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-10-07
WHY NOT BE FAIR?

Is it no longer possible to be fair in politics?
All the rancor and bitterness of the democratic campaign in this county
and in this district, are being conferred on Congressman E D. Crumpacker,
the ablest, the most loyal and the most respected representative that the
Orders have gone ut to concentrate the fight OF Judge crumpacker and
they are being carried ut faithfully and to shameless degree. despite the
which invests his high Office.
way II the Benton Review, the gr0aaest kind Of instrumentation, is car
red 0 nd the worstk kind of lies are being disseminated throughout the
confines If the district about the distinguished republican, who las so
splendidly represented this distrta.
We cannot believe that o estimable a gentleman IS John B Peterson
of Crown Point. MI. crumpackers opponent is responsible for these attacks
% s aanepts A naa as ,e ae 'o or oo ~ n1s ~ roteus IN t pov Lies Leo.oa av.
GRAFTON ought to be given credit for at least a little commonsense.
Judge crumpackers reputation is not confined to Indiana 1t knows n o
a leader in the republican party of the United states. He is a intimate with
Former President Roosevelt and a personal friend of Mr.. Tahs He is held
The potshos of the notorious Roby and Robertson of that vile Wheat
field Telephone, long since in its grave, will never injure Judge Edgar crum-
packer with the thinking voter.
The republicans of the Tenth district ave a duty and a trust to pre-
form. It il. o send Congressman Crumpacker back to Washington with the
biggest majority eve given. The man who claims to be a republican and
does o vote for Judge crumpacker is a sorry republican. He is an migrate
to republican principles. The Tenth district ongressman is a republican
republican, no a democratic republican. He has beer making speeches over
the district which, if followed suit by other carnpaigners, would cement the
party into a compact fighting organization, which would weep everything
The "a who calls him a standpater doesn't know what he is talking
AS pointed out repeatedly by this paper, Judge crumpacker worked for
tariff revision and against cannonism long before of the socahed in
If some of the democratic editors, who are now slandering Congressman
if h mpaV we're b ouest' 0 tat 'q Mr p cram 10 sep an msSi Mr. r ca n v w sn a at s psopr
points long, long ago. because he condemned certain features in the Payne
How man democratic speakers today are travelling u p and down the
country advocating a arf commission?
Do they know that Judge Crumpacker is the author Of the tariff com
mission bill now before the country and that instead of hiding his light
under a bushel ought to claim credit for it? The tariff commission is his
handiwork as members of the last congress know.
1t means a vast dal o he people of this great industrial hive whom
they shall send to congress. Vital to its progress, as the next two year
shall be, it would be a pity were a nan without n experience in h intr
caces and fnesse of getting legislation, tied hand and foot by a minority
and that nexperience should be sent o Washington to do things for ti
great district.
Admitting that Mr.. Peterson is a gifted gentleman with great lega
talent inc a delightful personality, a ongressman aus nave other quail
fcations to represent this district in its vital hour in the seats of the mighty
and these Mr.. crumpacker has proved automatically that he possesse to
profound degree.
Let lot TIT republicans OF the Tenth district forget that Mr.. Peterson
is a democrat and Mr.. Crumpacker a republican. Let hem OF forget tina
they ent aim to congress last time with a majority of 5000 INC that if h
deserved that majority w years ago, he deserves more than that mex
month.
Judge Crumpacker belongs to the party which always % forward.
is the part of evolution, while Mr.. Petersons democratic party has stoo
still and ever gon backward in the last decade.
And who ever heard Of Nj Peterson in democratic politics until th
summer?