South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-10-22
CAMP AIGN LIES
SHOWN IN TRUE
LIGHT IN TALKS
Judge 7. {. Howard in Speech
Enters a Protest Against
Defamation of the Good
Name of This City.
ToDAY's MEETINGS.

DEMOCRATS-Eld school. 1914
6. Michigan St Albert Harlan, Iden
5. Romig and Lewis Hammerschmidt
will speak.
CITZENS-Lindcns school, 1922 Lin
den av. Fred Keller, Lem Oare. y.
II. Martin and David GulfOyIe will
speak.
REPUBLICANS-H en-
= Main 81 Fred Woodward Will be
the principal speaker.
PROGRESSINES- make a
house 90 house canvass and do per-
sOnal work.
Reports persisteutly circulated by
citizens party adherents that Patrick
A. Joyce is still in the saloon business
while holding the office of city con-
troller were nailed to the wall Tues
day evening by the democratic candi-
date himself. Joyce branded all such
reports AS untrue and pointed to
record evidence 20 support his declar-
alton, in a speech TO more than 100
voters in the Franklin school build
ing.
Several Of the other speakers Of
the evening assailed the systematic
defamation OF the city for political
and personal ends and urged the resi-
dents TO rise up in rebuke 10 the city S
slanderers. Among the speakers be-
sides Joyce We're Judge Timothy T..
Howard. president of the city council.
Henry Steis. Stuart MacKibbin, otis
ROmine. John Nermande. for 80 years
a republican and still republican,
though boosting for Joyce; Harvey
ROstiser, candidate for city clerk, and
Patrick Houlihan. candidate for city
Judge. Elmer Peak, secretary Of the
city central committee, presided.
IN entering his general denial to
the charge that he is now a saloon
proprietor and owns brewery stock,
Mr.. Joyce explained the circumstances
under which he accepted the APP
pointment OF Mayor Goetz as city con-
troller.
Disposed of Business.
Before accepted that place I dis
posed of my business To Jerry NOlk-
ers, who Is now dead. The check re-
ceived was divided between my part
ner and myself and my share was de-
posted in the American Trust Co.
That ended my connection with the
business and / do not know who is
the owner now.
Il had told Mr. GOetz that before
would accept his appointment L would
dispose of my business and when 1
did accept you may be sure j had
kept my word on that proposition"
Mr.. Joyce explained that ne made
this statement because it had been
brought 10 him that the report had
been circulated in the fifth ward es-
pecially.
He reiterated his declaration that
he would reduce the tax levy if elect
ed mayor. the first promise of his
campaign. made Monday night in
Washington hall.
Judge Howard was strong in his de-
nunciation OF the mud singing
methods OF the democratic opposition
during the present campaign in drag
ging down the reputation of South
Bend.
L stand here TO enter an indignant
protest against this defamation of the
good name OF our city. These tactics
do not hurt SO much in South Bend
because we who live here know they
are untrue. But il is outside that the
damage is done, among the people
who do not know local conditions,
who may form these erroneous opin-
ions as TO what degraded city this
is"
Judge Howard paid "A tribute TO Mr..
Joyce for his absolute abstinence from
any "mud-slinging" at his opponents.
Continuing he said:
Lacks the. Experience.
And as for Mr. Keller. / have
nothing To say against him. He is q
personal friend OF mine But in con-
sidering his fitness for the position 10
which ne aspires where is his exper-
fence? He is not in touch with the
great projects which have begun dur
ing the present administration, as