South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-05
City Controller Joyce Makes
Short Reply to Abuse of
HimSeIf-SayS Only Time is
Needed.
TRICKERY OF CITIZENS
MOVEMENT EXPLAINED
Only a GuiSe to Get Republicans
in Power, According to w.
A. MCInerny at Linden Hall
Meeting.

Since my early childhood I have
been taught to have the profoundest
reverence for any man who wears
the ministerial garb. / still have that
respect. A certain minister in speak
ing of me has declared that any man
who has engaged in the liquor bus
mess is a liar. / wouldn't use the
word. But If he comes back TO South
Bend in two years I'll show him that
1 am not that"
Such was the reply Of Patrick A.
Joyce. democratic candidate for
mayor, subject TO the primaries Wed
nesday, TO the second attack OF DR.
W. II. Hickman. supplying the pulpit
at the First Methodist church.
L have aimed 10 come through
this campaign without mudslinging.
1 have not said a disparaging word
about any OF my opponents. ! will
not break that rule this late in the
night. Instead I'll show what kind
OF man / am. / have been with the
people during the years Of my con
nection with the city government and
VIII stay with them. You can't
change mans nature in a fash"
More than 500 citizens packed in a
hall on Linden av. Monday evening.
listened 10 the speeches from Joyce
campaigners delivering their last tell
ing blows before the battle of the
ballots on Wednesday. Each OF the
speakers emphasized the necessity for
all citizens 10 cast their votes at the
primaries, forecasting a certain dem
ocratlc victory if the party members
meet their responsibility.
Sounds Warning.
A warning against negligence due
to the announcement that those who
DO not vote Wednesday can vote in
the citizens primary. Aug. %. was
sounded by w. A McInerny. NO
good democrat will be fooled by this
sO-called citizens movement which
purports TO be "A movement to take
politics out Of city government" said
he.
other speakers were J. b. Stoll.
G. A. Farabaugh and Joyce himself.
who gave his brief reply 10 Hickman
Clyde ellis presided and musical Sc
lections We're interspersed between
the speeches.
Pointing out that the great cry
against parties in city government
and the attendant movement toward
partisan rule is not only unjust
ifiable but actually detrimental, Nc
Inerny called upon the voters 10 look
back of what he termed the hypoc-
South Bend and see the effort OF the
disintegrated republican party tc
unite its shattered fragment with =
few OF the "holier than thou" demo
Gratis and under the cloak OF civic
regain control OF the
city for the revolt-tOrn party.
Publicly they declaim about talk
ing politics out Of city government,
they admit that the whole
movement is an effort TO beat the
democrats and put a republican i'm
the mayors Office said the speaker
McInerny then revealed how the
fear of defeat as well as loyalty rem
derS parties responsive to the will Of
the people forming the greatest safe
guard OF the peoples interests. He
showed that IL party lines were oblit-
Grated and purely personal lines es-
tablished the result would be the
concentration Of power within the
hands of a ruling Oligarchy, leaving
the great mass of citizens without
after the first election.
Fitness OF Joyce.
Judge Farabaugh. as did the other
speakers. dwelt on the fitness OF
Joyce for the office he seeks. Fara-
baugh maintained that the candidates
record for honesty as well as for
competency justihes his nomination
and election. Not even his bitteresi
enemies have dared 20 utter one wore
against Joyce as an honest man OF
as "A competent man. said he "Ab
sOlutely the only argument which ha
been advanced at any time during
this campaign has been that ne was
formerly in the saloon business"
Charles KOontZ. president OF the
Central Labor union. spoke on behalf
II the labor men. Announcing meet
ing in the Elks' temple Tuesday even.
ing. Speakers who were members Ot
the recent Indiana legislature. vii
explain the reason for the attitude o.
union labor ia south Bend as well az
throughout the state. against Charles
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