South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-10-21
Has Been in Touch With FL
nanceS of the City For Four
Years and Knows They Are
in Condition to be Reduced.
KNOWS He CAN KEEP
WORD WITH CITIZENS
Hypocrisy of Citizens Move
ment Shown in Talks by w.
A. MCInerny, Judge G. A.
Farabaugh and Others.

eff i am elected your mayor l will
reduce the city taxes. i know they
are in a condition to be reduced be-
cause i have been i'm touch with the
finances of the city for the past four
years The report that taxes have
been raised during the present ad-
minisTatiOn circulated by the citizens
party adherents Il untrue. This Il
the first and only promise that l have
made you during this campaign and
make it because I know i can carry
IL out IL elected"
That statement was the high spot
IN an address by Patrick A. Joyce.
democratic candidate for mayor. a a
meeting in the third ward Monday
evening. Washington hall was filled
with more than 400 who heard
speeches by the following besides Mr.
Joyce: City Judge g. a. FaTabaugh,
w. A. McInerny. Patrick Houlihan
Harvey ROstiser. Frank Biliuski. Jere
Hagerty. Daniel Obrodovich. Joseph
Wypzynsl<i. IsadOre Cohen. Louis
SchnOll, Barry Scanlcn. James A. Nc
CuhOugh. George y. Whiteman and
Mayor Charles l.. GOetz. George
Sands presided
At the same time at a meeting of
the democrats in the sixth ward in
the headquarters at Mcpherson and
being organized. There were $50 at
this meeting The following officers
were elected: Frank NeizgOdski.
president; Alex. Rakowski. vice pres
ident: e. +. Ballka secretary: c. IIany-
zewsl1i, assistant secretary; Jacob
GoetZ, director first precinct; Jacob
Urbanski. director second precinct,
Frank Witucki. director third pre-
cinct, and stephen Spychais1i, director
fourth precinct.
Speeches were made at the sixth
ward meeting by NeiZgodski RakOw-
ski. John Smogor. Urbansd and
Balka.
Joyce Makes Reply
Al the third ward meeting Joyce
replied 10 the arguments that Le was
being backed 10y a machine" by de
claring that IL there was machine
anyone was free 10 join without an
initiation fee.
And as for "A boss" said Joyce.
well il I'm elected mayor. you'll be
the boss. ] viii be mayor OF all the
people if elected and the humblest
can have an audience with me-
The candidate then referred 10 his
record in public service 10 prove that
ne was "a champion of the people,
concluding by summing up his opin-
ion of what the mayors job means
In South Bend.
1T means" said he. finding out
what the people want and then giving
il To them
Joyce was given an ovation when
ne arose 10 speak and il was several
minutes before he could begin be
cause of the applause.
W. A. McInerny scored the citizens
movement as political scheme To-
take the fruits of victory from the
democratic party and called upon all
democrats 10 remain loyal tu the
party and not let the success which
has come in city. state and nation
slip away as a result oI the Subter-
fuge.
McInerny assailed the speech of a.
D. Martin at a citizens meeting i'm
the COlfaX school recently i'm which
the latter called upon his hearers
to uphold the traditions OF their
"Anglo-SaXon forefatherS.
He Forgot Thousands.
THAT speaker forgot that the
Anglo -SaNons whom ne lauded DO not
make up the entire population of
South Bend no not even the major
ity." said NCInerny "He forgot the
thousands OF Germans. of Poles. of
Hungarians OF Slavs and Jews who
make up "A great part of this citys
people and who pay a great part of
the City.s taxes Tie forgot these peo-
ple OF whom indeed. America this
great melting pct is composed in his
passionate plea for Auglo-SaNo
deals
The speaker poir ont that not
since the election of Schuyler ColfaN
Tor mayor had the third ward return
I'd a majority against the democrats
His closing appeal that the majority
for joyce this year be made "A record
breaker was greeted with continued
applause.
Referring 10 Inconsistencies i'm the
citizens party promises McIue.ny de-
clared that from one source he
learned that the grocers' association
IS behind Keller because Keller has
pledged himself 10 stop peddllng and
abolish the city market which Injuries
grocery business. From another
source came the information that CON
sumers were behind Keller because
he promised a large appropriation 60
extend the market.
Which OF these promises are YOU
- believe 2' he asked
More inconsistency.
Down town they're talking temper
ance he continued and I'm the
fashioned 'back-door campaign An
other OF those ineXplaiuable nconsis-
1encies."
Judge Farabaughs speech was a
review OF the democratic ticket which
he praised for honesty aud compet-
ency. lie assailed the citizens Tor a
double cross to the candidate for city
clerk. Alex Iangei.
Citizens men are going about