South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-07-30
FINDS PAT JOYCE
PLEASANT To MEET
Miss TObin Begins Series of In
tervieWS With MayoraIty
Candidates.
My Margaret Tobin.
BY MARGARET TOBIN.
"Einey meeney meiney Mo,

mere is joyce, Weldler, kiZer, NieZ-
godzki. Landon, Place, etc, etc. All
waiting for the citizens of South Bend
10 count them in or count them out
| The burning question of the hour is,
| Whom do you choose"
He is an efficient business man."
say the friends of one.
''He is a rascal" saiy his enemies.
He is a Christian gentleman" say
I the friends of another.
He is a dub" say the opposition.
| Now, how can you make a proper
| choice of a mayor amidst such a clat-
ter as that? l made up my mind if
l was 10 find out which one to vote
| for suppOsing L had vote, l should
| have TO go out and see for myself.
/ picked on Patrick Joyce first.
Chiefly because everybody else is pick
| ing on him. Either they are picking
on him for their candidate or they
are picking on him because he is a
| candidate.
An Interview, Certainly.
Mr.. Joyce smiled a big, jovial quiz
Zical smile when l went to see him.
Would he be interviewed?
He would, with pleasure, he said,
very graciously. He wasn't named
Patrick Joyce by accident, you see.
There are a few important ques-
tions upon which 1 want to know my
candidates opinion. For instance,
votes for women.
Mr.. Joyce shied. 1t wasn't peril
nent to a mayOralty campaign any
way, he argued. Finally l cOaxed him
TO tell me what he thought, but l
wasn't TO tell.
1t was a very fair, liberal opinion.
l must say. l didn't see how anybody
on either side of the question could
find fault with it, unless they were
very radical. You might even call il
a diplomatic opinion. l have heard
but then, | wasn't TO tell.
There is another question l con-
slider important in these days when
| a slit skirt may send woman TO Jail
or a sheath gown procure her "a fine.
I'm case you are elected. Mr.. Joyce"
said 1, what will be the position of
your administration on the question
of woman's dreSS?"
Mr.. Joyce thought my question a
huge jolN. He laughed long and loud.
| Not a Dress Reformer.
THE ladies shall wear what they
| please" said he. How would l look
| trying to dictate their styles? If
there is one question above all others
that women are capable of settling
| for themselves il is the question OF
dress. Men have not business butting
in. Besides" said Mr.. Joyce, what
good does it do?"
Then we agreed, Mr.. Joyce and 1,
that men, be they officials. reform
ers, or what-not, have nothing to say
as TO wOmen's dress except TO pay the
| bills.
Mr.. Joyce has a good temper.
How does it feel 1 asked him,
| "to read a column Of mean things
about yourself each evening, with a
page or two extra on Saturday,"
"Oh. 1 don't mind" said he, good
naturedly Il just consider the
source"
And you don't sass back?'' said 1.
NO" he said "If l can't be mayor
without attacking the other fellows
who want to be mayor too, I'll take
a beating.
They know who 1 am and what
/ I've DONE" he went on. "and they
! can take me or let me go. I'm not
much at blowing my own hOrn," he
ended.
Mr.. Joyce said a word in defense of
the city that he thinks his opponents
| have slandered along with him.
! Moral conditions in South Bend
have grown steadily better, instead of
\ steadily worse, he says. The vice is
not so bad as it is painted. What
exists is due more to the wayward
ness in human nature, by far, than
! to misgovernment.
Has Opinions on Morals.
"A city can't be "A father 70 a boy
or a mother 10 a girl" said Mr.. Joyce.
| go wrong.
Paying a fine and going to Jail,
| then paying another fine and going
back to jail. never helped anybody
to be better" he continued. And
helping them to be better is what we
| want"
In the improvement of morals the.
city can only do what il can, Mr..
! Joyce thinks. 1t can try 10 bring the
offenders back on the right track with
a good scolding now and then, some
/ good advice, and friendly oversight
/ The law, of itself alone, will not elm
mate the evils In the end education
and home training must solve the
! city'S problems.
There is one qualification not TO be
! overlooked in naming Mr.. Joyce's
| qualifications for mayor; he would
make a very distinguished looking ex-
ecutive His face is genial and kind
ly. He is tall, with bread shoulders
and an erect. jaunty carriage. lie
wore a suit of business-like grey when
/ I talked TO him and a few minutes
later saw him on the street with the
brim OF a panama hat draped in the
most approved fashion, over one eye.
Likes To Go Fishing.
He told me what he likes - do
! when he Is just having run he hkes
TO go fishing and hunting, fishing in
/ the surrounding lakes and duck shoot
ing on the Kankakee marsh.
He told me what he is proudest Of
his daughter. He has brought her up
himself with the help OF his mother
and sisters. She was left TO him a
tiny baby at the death OF his wife.
She is fifteen now. Almost old
enough 10 be the boss" said Mr..
Joyce.
Then he told me what he would like
| best 70 do. After he is through being
mayor. OF course. I almost made up
my mind to choose him for my can
didate without further investigation
| when he told me that
He wants OF take trip TO dear old
| Ireland. the little green isle, that he
left when he was bit Of a boy. A
years ago.