South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-10-31
Sen. B. F. ShiyeIy in Address
at Magyar Hall DenOunCeS
False PretenSiOnS of Citi-
zens' Organization.
SAYS IT IS KNOWN
AS PROGRESSIVE CITY
George Kemeny, Editor of a
Hungarian Paper at CIeve-
land, O., Makes Talk to Men
in Their Own Language.

MEETINGS FRIDAY.
DEMOCRATIC - Oliver school
Speakers. William McInerny and
Floyd Deahl.
MaennerchOr hall. Speakers, j. Il.
StOlIy, Stuart McKibben. T.. T.. How
ard and Judge G.. \. Farabaugh.
PUBLICAN-Llnden school and
Magyar hall.
CITIZENS-NOOn meeting at Stu
debaker plant. Fred Keller and 9TH
or candidates to speak.
More than 500 voters assembled in
Magyar hall on S Chaplin st. Thurs
day evening and heard United States
Sen. p. +. Shively. George Kemeny. of
Cleveland, a national figure among
Hungarians, and several other local
speakers discuss the issues in the mu-
nicipal campaign.
The democratic ticket. supported by
a united and responsible organization
willing and capable of carrying out
constructive policy. with candidates
whose records proclaim their fitness.
against temporary movement, dis
solving on election day, with csndi-
dates who have been untried and
who are campaigning on a ''prospec-
tus'-that is the principle Issue
sounded in the keynote struck by the
several speakers Thursday night.
II have always maintained" said
Sen. Shively, as principal speaker
that a public record is a safer cri-
teriOn upon which to base q iudg-
ment than a prospectus"
Patrick Joyce. candidate for mayor
was given an ovation which lasted
for several minutes. Speeches were
also made by Harvey Rostiser, can
didate for clerk, Patrick HOuhhan,
candidate for city Judge, Joseph Pal
u L. AT
Bilinski. city clerk. Gus Haslanger.
Jere Hagerty, O.. \. Farabaugh, W. A.
Mcfnerny. and ID. ID. Nemeth. The
latter has beer "A life long republican
and still adheres to that party but has
endorsed Joyce in the mayOralty cam
paign. a. Dombos presided.
speaks In Hungarian.
George Kemeny, who made the
principal speech i'm the Hungarian
language. is the editor OF paper pub
lished in Cleveland which circulates
among the nationality throughout the
entire country, the Liberty" He is
known as "a leader among his people.
His address aroused great enthusiasm
i'm the audience.
Senator Shively was the first speak
CT 10 be introduced by the chairman
The senator had been warmly APP
pIauded on entering the han and the
mention OF his name by the chairman
was the signal for another demon
stration OF approval. During the SEN
ato-s address a marching club head
cd by a band entered the hail.
Shively began his address with the
declaration that South Bend is a good
city in which 10 live in spite Of per-
sistent defamation at the hands of
the citizens party adherents.
south Bend Praised.
I've heard in washington "A hundred
times and i'm many other places out
nh Wis
n the city that they consider IL one
81 the most progressive cities in the
country" said he.
The senator then took a ding at
newspaper correspondents response
bile for the stream of vituperation
which has been poured over the city
i'm portion OF the local and state
press and assailed their attitude as
hypocritical He said their attacks
were solely for political reasons and
that their private opinions were not In
accordance with their public utter
anCCs.
Il know OF a correspondent for a
newspaper down state. - said Shiveiy.
who recently visited our city and who
expressed TO several people his en-
tire qualification at the manner in
which South Bend has kept house.
lie saw our park system, our water
works plant, which is undergoing eX-
tenSiVe Improvement, our street clean
ing department In operation. In every
department ne saw the evidence OF
good administration OF the City's at
fairs and said the city was one of the
best he had ever seen. Not long aft
erwards there appeared ia the paper
he represents under his signature an
article defaming South Bend rs badly
governed. machine ridden and rival
ing old SOdOm in wickedness.
The speaker uttered "A rcbuke 20
correspondents OF papers who traduce
their city and spread broadcast "a bad
name for a dollar a column, dlstOrt-
ing. misrepresenting and taking" IN
order 10 advance the so-Called citi-
Zens' propaganda and 10 pad their
monthly pay envelope.
Sen. Shivety declared there Is no
occasion for any so-called citizens
movement and reiterated his deClara
ton OF it's temporary nature with
new figure,
1t comes upon the stage. has its
lream sees it's vision and disappears.
leaving behind no solid body OF citi-
zens ready 20 redeem pledges made IN
the heat Of campaign"
He also referred 10 the secret cam
paign 20 "whlsperers" which he said
he was convinced Is being carried Oh
I'M the city and warned the voters 20
shun the attacks OF those who feared
to make them In the open.
City Judge O.. A. Farabaugh COM
mended the democratic party 10 the
voters as a party OF deeds