South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-10-30


zens' movement as temporary and
evanescent. its platform as kaleido-
scopic and its campaign methods as
contemplate. Benjamin T.. Shively.
United states senator, spoke to more
than 500 voters in Turner hall We'd
Iesday night
Shivelys speech was made in
acknowledging the introduction as
chairman OF the meeting, which was
the greatest in point OF enthusiasm
OF the campaign He denounced the
campaign OF slander against the city.
declared there was no occasion for a
popular uprising such as the citizens
movement purports to be, and point
ed out that the result in South Bend
will have its effect on the national
political situation.
The senator specifically declared
thas he does not believe national is
sues should be injected into munich
pal campaigns, but he pointed out
emphatically that IL the voters
should repudiate the democratic
ticket in the local election after the
campaign OF villificatiOn, a portion of
the press would be eager To hail the
defeat as a 'repulsive discrediting of
the democratic national administra-
tion from the industrial center of In
diana"
Joyce Gets Ovation.
When Patrick Joyce, the candidate
for mayor. arose to speak he was
given an ovation lasting several min
utes. Applause and shouts of ap-
proval drowned the first words of his
speech. He again pledged himself TO
be a real mayor "of the people"
other speakers were l.. NJ. Ham
merschmidt, John 3. Ston. Timothy
T.. Howard and Patrick Houlihan,
candidate for city judge. Harvey
ROstiser. candidate for city clerk,
James Mccullough. George White
man and George Zimmerman, candi-
dates for council, were also on the
rOstrum. The auditorium Of Turner
hall was crowded TO its capacity, in
Guiding the balcony.
In accepting the chairmanship,
Sen. Shively said:
Il appreciate sincerely the request
extended me to be with YOU tonight.
] appreciate il as one of those evi-
dences Of good will which is decidedly
gratifying.
Il came here a few days ago from
the national capital. As you know,
there has been quite a long and siren
uOus session there. However differ
entity the members OF different parties
NAV look at fl. there were great Ques-
tiOns which came before that con-
gress. They involved large issues.
that Will ultimately go To every fire
side. TO every factory. to every home
in the country.
They involved issues not only ma
terial and indu- trial but they in
volved questions that go To the prob
lem OF the peoples morality. high
ideals Of citizenship. and the separa-
tion OF local and selfish interests from
the interests of government
Prefers tO be Right.
"Of course. were engaged here in n
local campaign Every citizen should
he awake 10 the prudential affairs of
M city in which he lives; To be vigil,
To be watChful. is 10 be a good citizen.
The average man. after all. prefers
10 be right 10 doing that which is
not right, AMI If that were not true
our institutions in this country would
have a rather hopeless future.
II have no use for the confirmed
pessimist. There are always in the
course of government in free Coun-
tries, things that may not suit this
man or that man. But the whole
tendency IN our country is toward
higher ideals and better things. The
tendency is not only toward better
things in state and national govern
ment but in municipal government as
well. Not only is there q tendency
that the dollar paid by the taxpayer
shall give him "A dollars worth OF pub
lie service but that the general trend
of municipal affairs shall enlarge
activities going 10 the material wei
fare and the social life OF the people.
Many Serious Problems
"Of course we are not going 20 set
tie the tariff question in this city
campaign: nor the currency question.
nor the national question OF the con-
servation of our resources. But this
does not mean that YOU have no i'm
portant question. and that there are
no serious problems always confront
ing the people From things j have
seen I am not 50 absolutely certain
that there are not certain forces that
would like 10 attach national signi-
ucance 10 this election II IL happened
Go 60 the right way.
AS I move ABOUT here. and when I
am away from here at Washington
and other places. 1 am always inter
ested in what people say and think
about South Bend. And as the years
20 by. and the months 60 by ] hear
increasingly more complimentary
things said by those who tarried iit-
ne while in our city. And il always
brings a sense OF pride and satisfac-
tion. They say IL Is a we'll kept city,
clean city. a progressive city. that
there Is manifest here forward spirit
and they do not stop with the ordinary
compliment
Population Doubled.
To a man who was born la this
county. who rememb bers this city when